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March 4, 2020

HPE partners with AMD to use its chips in HPE's $600M US DOE supercomputer contract announced last August to optimize AI and ML for nuclear weapons support (Natalie Gagliordi/ZDNet)

Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: HPE partners with AMD to use its chips in HPE’s $600M US DOE supercomputer contract announced last August to optimize AI and ML for nuclear weapons support — This is the third US exascale win for Cray, which was recently acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise for $1.3 billion. HPE partners with

Pandemic film Contagion becomes one of iTunes most-watched movies – CNET

As COVID-19 spreads across the world, Steven Soderbergh’s medical thriller hits the top 10 rentals. Pandemic film Contagion becomes one of iTunes most-watched movies – CNET Source: CNet

Apple reportedly pulls out of SXSW over coronavirus concerns – CNET

Apple had planned to screen three new Apple TV Plus originals at the festival. Apple reportedly pulls out of SXSW over coronavirus concerns – CNET Source: CNet

Uber's former self-driving car leader ordered to pay Google $179 million – CNET

Anthony Levandowski, the alleged architect behind the infamous Waymo v. Uber self-driving car trade secrets lawsuit, continues to deal with the fallout of his reported actions. Uber's former self-driving car leader ordered to pay Google 9 million – CNET Source: CNet

March 4, 2020

Reddit partners with an SMS hotline to help users expressing suicidal thoughts

Reddit today revealed it’s rolling out a series of suicide prevention tools. The most important of them is a tool that would potentially get at-risk users the resources they need, in the form of an automated message that other users can send via Reddit‘s reporting feature. To do this, Reddit‘s partnered with Crisis Text Line,

March 4, 2020

Apple will no longer premiere new Apple TV Plus projects at SXSW

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is pulling out of SXSW due to coronavirus concerns, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported on Wednesday. Apple is following in the footsteps of Facebook, Twitter, Amazon Studios, and others in not attending the Austin-based conference due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Variety also confirmed Apple’s withdrawal from the

March 4, 2020

Facebook says it is testing its Messenger app for macOS, which was first announced last April, in several non-US markets, including France, Mexico, and Poland (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Facebook says it is testing its Messenger app for macOS, which was first announced last April, in several non-US markets, including France, Mexico, and Poland — At Facebook’s 2019 F8 developer conference, the company announced plans to introduce desktop apps for its popular communications app Messenger. Facebook says it is testing

Star Engineer Who Crossed Google Is Ordered to Pay $179 Million to Company

Anthony Levandowski, who helped pioneer self-driving cars and was accused of taking Google’s trade secrets to Uber, also filed for bankruptcy. Star Engineer Who Crossed Google Is Ordered to Pay 9 Million to Company Source: NY Times Tech

March 4, 2020

The iPhone can now (barely) run Android thanks to Project Sandcastle

Just a few hours ago, we wrote about how it’s now possible to jailbreak an iPhone with a rooted Android device. But we have another case of developers committing tech heresy today: The enterprising team at Project Sandcastle managed to get Android working on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Why? Because they can. And adding

March 4, 2020

Go read this essay about how life in the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak is ‘a living hell’

Photo by Getty Images NPR has a sobering essay about living in Wuhan, China, which is the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. Wuhan has been under a government-ordered lockdown since January 22nd. And according to the author of the essay, who wished to remain anonymous to avoid punishment for criticizing the Chinese government, the lockdown

Microsoft to introduce a free tier of its Cosmos DB NoSQL database

Microsoft is planning to introduce on March 6 a new free tier for Azure Cosmos DB, its multi-model, globally distributed cloud database. Microsoft to introduce a free tier of its Cosmos DB NoSQL database Source: ZDNet Microsoft

March 4, 2020

Former Uber self-driving unit head Anthony Levandowski, a key figure in the Uber-Waymo trade secrets trial, ordered to pay $179M to Google over contract breach (Paresh Dave/Reuters)

Paresh Dave / Reuters: Former Uber self-driving unit head Anthony Levandowski, a key figure in the Uber-Waymo trade secrets trial, ordered to pay $179M to Google over contract breach — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The former head of Uber Technologies Inc’s self-driving technology unit must pay $179 million to Google … Former Uber self-driving unit

Tulsi Gabbard’s $50 Million Suit Against Google Is Dismissed

The Democratic presidential candidate had accused the tech giant of infringing on her free speech when it temporarily suspended her advertising account. Tulsi Gabbard’s Million Suit Against Google Is Dismissed Source: NY Times Tech

Federal judge rejects Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's suit against Google that claimed the brief suspension of her Ads account last summer violated her free speech rights (Steven Overly/Politico)

{$inline_image} Steven Overly / Politico: Federal judge rejects Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s suit against Google that claimed the brief suspension of her Ads account last summer violated her free speech rights — A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit in which Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard accused Google of temporarily suspending … Federal judge rejects Rep. Tulsi

March 4, 2020

IBM stops all domestic travel for internal meetings due to coronavirus

Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images IBM announced Wednesday that it’s halting all domestic travel for internal meetings and cutting down on international travel because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The company is also banning employee participation in external events with more than 1,000 attendees. IBM says those restrictions apply through the end of March. IBM is

March 4, 2020

Thanks, coronavirus: Apple reportedly has few replacement iPhones to go around

It’s become clear the coronavirus epidemic has had massive repercussions on the tech industry–and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Case in point: A report by Bloomberg suggests Apple is struggling to maintain its inventory of replacement iPhones and iPads. According to the report, Apple recently told Apple Store Geniuses – its tech

When Voyager 2 Calls Home, Earth Soon Won’t Be Able to Answer

NASA will spend 11 months upgrading the only piece of its Deep Space Network that can send commands to the probe, which has crossed into interstellar space. When Voyager 2 Calls Home, Earth Soon Won’t Be Able to Answer Source: NY Times Tech

Lighting Up a Tiny Train Needs Tiny Tools

A tiny toy train that [voidnill] illuminated with a small LED strip fragment demonstrates several challenges that come with both modifying existing products, and working with small things in general. One is that it is hard in general to work around existing design choices and materials when modifying something. The second is that problems are

March 4, 2020

Quibi has raised close to $2 billion, and it hasn’t even launched yet

Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Video streaming service Quibi, which will debut next month, has raised another $750 million in funding, according to the Wall Street Journal. That brings the total investment in an app hardly anyone’s seen to $1.75 billion. The company didn’t

Coronavirus updates: First death reported in California, more events cancelled – CNET

The latest updates on the COVID-19 outbreak including: The first death in California and the second in Australia. Coronavirus updates: First death reported in California, more events cancelled – CNET Source: CNet

Nokia and Ericsson pitch themselves as Huawei 5G alternative – CNET

Executives from the companies tell lawmakers they have what it takes to build safe and secure US 5G networks. Nokia and Ericsson pitch themselves as Huawei 5G alternative – CNET Source: CNet

Renault Morphoz concept: One EV crossover, two sizes – Roadshow

So, this electric crossover can actually shape-shift. Renault Morphoz concept: One EV crossover, two sizes – Roadshow Source: CNet

March 4, 2020

Etsy has started cracking down on coronavirus merchandise

Etsy is escalating its response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak by removing merchandise on the platform that mention the virus or COVID-19, the respiratory illness it causes in human beings, according to a new report from BuzzFeed News. Hundreds of listings have already been removed under the new policy. The decision is aimed, it seems,

Take advantage of Amazon's Pantry delivery service to order household staples to your door – CNET

There’s no need to brave those long lines and empty shelves from coronavirus hoarders. Take advantage of Amazon's Pantry delivery service to order household staples to your door – CNET Source: CNet

Valve explains one of Half-Life: Alyx’s first levels in this video tour

{$inline_image} Image: IGN You can now check out perhaps our best look yet at the VR-only Half-Life: Alyx, the next game in Valve’s seminal franchise, thanks to a new video with 13 minutes of uninterrupted gameplay posted by IGN. The video takes the main character Alyx through one of the game’s earlier levels, which was

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