If you’re considering an international trip any time soon, your first stop should be the CDC’s Travel Recommendations by Destination map. There you can see how your destination country ranks in terms of COVID cases. Read more… Plan a Low(ish) Risk Vacation With the CDC's Travel Map Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreBranded App by Wix will help users create their own native mobile apps without having to write a single line of code. Wix wants to make it easier and cheaper than ever to build your own app Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThe latest Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft release fixes for 44 different vulnerabilities, including the much-discussed Print Spooler flaw. Microsoft's August 2021 Patch Tuesday: 44 flaws fixed, seven critical including Print Spooler vulnerability Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreInSpace, a new virtual education platform that allows students and instructors to interact online much like they would in physical spaces, has announced integration with Instructure’s Canvas learning management system. Virtual Ed Platform Adds Integration with Canvas Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreEnhanced Cookie Clearing allows Firefox users to wipe any trace of a site from their computers. Firefox update brings even more privacy protection to your browser Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreMicrosoft is working to bolster live video streaming in Teams with the acquisition of eCDN vendor Peer5. Microsoft acquires Peer5 to supplement Teams' live video streaming Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe Disney Plus show opens up a wonderful multiverse of limitless storytelling potential. Marvel's What If…? review: MCU gets gloriously weird in animated adventure – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge AI research company OpenAI is releasing a new machine learning tool that translates the English language into code. The software is called Codex and is designed to speed up the work of professional programmers, as well as help amateurs get started coding. In demos of Codex, OpenAI shows
Read MoreYou can get lots of free stuff from hotels, from the absolute basics all the way up to luxurious perks that make you feel extra fancy. Some are obvious, like free tea bags and those little bottles of shampoo and lotion, but others you may have never thought to ask for. Read more… The Best
Read MoreThe person in the white suit is wearing a prototype of NASA’s new xEMU in 2019, whose development has been delayed, an inspector general report found. | Photo by Joel Kowsky / NASA via Getty Images NASA’s development of new astronaut space suits will be nearly two years late and nix its effort to land
Read More“A lunar landing in late 2024 as NASA currently plans is not feasible,” the report says. Elon Musk offers to make moon spacesuits as report calls out NASA lunar delays – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple Pay and Google Pay will also be accepted. AMC will soon accept bitcoin for movie tickets – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCuomo said he’ll leave office later this month. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns in wake of sexual harassment allegations – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe bill now heads to the House of Representatives, but once it reaches President Biden’s desk, it will create a national EV charging network. Bipartisan infrastructure bill passes US Senate with billions for EV charging network – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MorePerhaps the last thing you think of when it comes to a full moon is a very large fish, but August’s full moon is primed to change that. This month’s full moon is alternatively known as the Sturgeon Moon, which should evoke images of large, aquatic vertebrates enjoying life beneath the surface of a gleaming
Read MoreClimate change and other big problems won’t be solved by tech alone. Tech Can’t Fix It Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images After weeks of negotiations, the Senate approved a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure package Tuesday authorizing over $500 billion in new spending to improve roads, bridges, and other physical infrastructure like broadband and EV charging. It’s the largest domestic spending bill in over a decade. “It’s taken quite a while. There
Read MoreAdorn your images with text, stickers, emoji and more. WhatsApp on web and desktop gain simple image editing tools Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreNvidia’s A2000 is nearly half the size of the RTX 3090. | Image: Nvidia Nvidia is launching its new RTX A2000 GPU today, designed for professional workstations. It’s Nvidia’s smallest Ampere-based GPU so far and can easily squeeze into small form factor workstations. Like Nvidia’s old Quadro cards, the RTX A2000 is designed primarily for
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The surge in COVID-19 cases around the United States, driven by the highly contagious and fast-moving delta variant of the coronavirus, is accompanied by a similar surge in virus misinformation, The New York Times reported. Rates of misinformation about COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccines increased dramatically from June
Read MoreThe tech giant becomes the latest to adopt tougher standards as the industry comes under fire for not doing enough to protect children. Google to Increase Privacy for Teenagers in Search and on YouTube Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAMC’s chief executive Adam Aron confirmed that the biggest theater chain in the U.S. is wading into the cryptocurrency quagmire. AMC will let customers pay in bitcoin by the end of 2021 Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMs. Greene violated Twitter’s Covid-19 misinformation policy with a tweet on Monday, the platform said. She could be permanently barred if she violates the policy again. Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene for 7 days over vaccine misinformation. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBeyond the camera, Apple’s next iPhone lineup will feature “relatively modest upgrades,” reports Bloomberg. iPhone 13 will get big camera upgrades and a smaller notch, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUnlike its global rivals, the German carmaker has not set a date to phase out gas-powered cars, and investors aren’t pleased. BMW says its next model will prove critics wrong. BMW Has Fallen Behind in the Electric Vehicle Race Source: NY Times Tech
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