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Filings: Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook made up the biggest sources of Biden campaign contributions among corporate employees, who gave $15.1M+ (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Filings: Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook made up the biggest sources of Biden campaign contributions among corporate employees, who gave $15.1M+ — Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Facebook made up biggest source of donations to Democrat among corporate employees Filings: Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook made up the biggest sources

F.C.C. Broadband Plan Includes $50 Monthly Subsidy for Millions

A proposal released by the acting chairwoman of the commission is an attempt to close the digital divide. F.C.C. Broadband Plan Includes Monthly Subsidy for Millions Source: NY Times Tech

Des Moines U to Apply CARES Act Funding to Telehealth Tech

Des Moines University, a medicine and health sciences institution in Iowa, has received a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to outfit a planned state-of-the-art simulation center on a new campus. Des Moines U to Apply CARES Act Funding to Telehealth Tech Source: Campus Technology

Sony is bringing back Twisted Metal… as a TV show

Image: Twisted Metal Wiki Sony is bringing back its Twisted Metal franchise, but this time it’s going to be a TV show, not a video game. According to Variety, the show is moving ahead in its production, with the writers of Deadpool and actor Will Arnett signed on as executive producers. The Twisted Metal games

Zomato raises $250M and is now valued at $5.4B, two months after closing a $660M Series J; analysts: Zomato has 50% marketshare in India's food delivery market (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Zomato raises $250M and is now valued at $5.4B, two months after closing a $660M Series J; analysts: Zomato has 50% marketshare in India’s food delivery market — Zomato has raised $250 million, two months after closing a $660 million Series J financing round, as the Indian food delivery startup builds

What’s the Difference Between Aukey and Anker (and Does It Matter)?

You found a battery pack on Amazon, but you can’t remember who made it. It was short, started with an A? Aukey? Anker? Something like that. Well, in both cases you could be right. These two companies have frustratingly similar-sounding names, similar product lines, and are similarly known for making inexpensive… Read more… What’s the

Dish is confident in its plan to offer 5G in its first major cities by end of Q3 2021

Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen wants to make American wireless great again. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Dish Network co-founder and chairman Charlie Ergen underscored the company’s commitment to building a 5G wireless network on today’s Q4 2020 earnings call. He restated the intention to bring 5G online in its first major

SEC delists shares of Long Blockchain Corp, a former iced tea company and poster child of crypto-investment excesses, after years of missed financial filings (Matt Robinson/Bloomberg)

Matt Robinson / Bloomberg: SEC delists shares of Long Blockchain Corp, a former iced tea company and poster child of crypto-investment excesses, after years of missed financial filings — Long Blockchain Corp., the former iced-tea company that became a poster child of crypto-investment excesses … SEC delists shares of Long Blockchain Corp, a former iced

Your Melted Butter Needs Fish Sauce

In terms of fishy flavor enhancers, fermented Southeast Asian fish sauce is my absolute favorite. I love a tinned anchovy, especially when combined with a mess of slow-cooked garlic, but fish sauce has a deeper, more savory, almost caramelized flavor that keeps my mouth interested and engaged in whatever I put it on.… Read more…

New York City will reopen its movie theaters for the first time in nearly a year

Image: Marvel New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will allow movie theaters in New York City to open with a limited audience capacity for the first time in nearly a year. As part of the restrictions, theaters will only allow a maximum of 50 people to sit in any one screening (restricting capacity to 25 percent).

Whistleblowers: Arizona's inmate management software has been unable to interpret sentencing laws since 2019, leaving hundreds eligible for release incarcerated (Jimmy Jenkins/KJZZ)

Jimmy Jenkins / KJZZ: Whistleblowers: Arizona’s inmate management software has been unable to interpret sentencing laws since 2019, leaving hundreds eligible for release incarcerated — According to Arizona Department of Corrections whistleblowers, hundreds of incarcerated people who should be eligible for release … Whistleblowers: Arizona's inmate management software has been unable to interpret sentencing laws

Watch: Amazing NASA footage shows Perseverance rover setting down on Mars

NASA today released breathtaking new footage from the Perseverance rover’s arrival on the surface of Mars. The Perseverance rover left for the red planet on 30 July 2020. After a mostly uneventful transit through space, it managed to touch down on the surface of Mars at 20:55 UTC on 18 February 2021. I love rocks.

Majority of UMBC Students Respond Positively to OER

A recent student survey on the use of open educational resources at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County garnered positive responses from the majority of respondents, who reported engaging with the low- or zero-cost digital course materials and homework tools. Majority of UMBC Students Respond Positively to OER Source: Campus Technology

Epic Games will settle Fortnite loot box lawsuits in V-Bucks

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Epic Games will give Fortnite players 1,000 V-Bucks if they ever purchased an in-game loot box, presented within the game as “loot llamas” containing randomized items, as part of a proposed class action lawsuit settlement to be approved later this week. While Fortnite’s massively popular battle royale mode

Samsung’s recent Galaxy devices will now get at least four years of Android security updates

Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge Samsung has announced that it’ll be extending the amount of time that its Galaxy smartphones and tablets will be getting security updates. Now, devices released from 2019 and onward will receove at least four years of security updates. Previously, Samsung offered either monthly or quarterly security updates for

Watch NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars in HD

NASA on Monday released stunning, high-definition footage of its car-sized rover landing on the Martian surface last week, the first-time that a spacecraft’s landing on Mars has been recorded in video. Watch NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars in HD Source: Washington Post Tech

SolarWinds hearing announced by House committees – CNET

On Feb. 26, execs from Microsoft, SolarWinds and FireEye will testify on the role of private companies in preventing and investigating cyberattacks. SolarWinds hearing announced by House committees – CNET Source: CNet

How to Score Free Screeners Before New Movies Come Out

Your average cinephile might itch with anticipation before a new blockbuster release, but unless you’ve got a legitimate critic’s platform, you’ve got slim chances of receiving that coveted screener. Luckily, it’s probably easier than ever to become something of a movie critic, provided you’ve got the necessary… Read more… How to Score Free Screeners Before

PS5 restock: What you need to know about buying a console at Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, Amazon, Target and more – CNET

The PlayStation 5 has been out of stock since it launched last November. Here’s when and where to expect more to arrive at retailers. PS5 restock: What you need to know about buying a console at Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, Amazon, Target and more – CNET Source: CNet

The best earplugs for sleeping in 2021 – CNET

Whether you need to block out a snoring partner or noisy neighbors, these earplugs have your ears covered. The best earplugs for sleeping in 2021 – CNET Source: CNet

Stunning Footage of Perseverance Landing on Mars

The much-anticipated video from the entry descent and landing (EDL) camera suite on the Perseverance rover has been downlinked to Earth, and it does not disappoint. Watch the video below and be amazed. The video was played at the NASA press conference today, which is still ongoing as we write this. The brief video below

EquityBee, a marketplace that aims to help startup employees exercise stock options, raises $20M Series A led by Group 11 (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: EquityBee, a marketplace that aims to help startup employees exercise stock options, raises $20M Series A led by Group 11 — EquityBee, a stock option marketplace startup, has raised $20 million in a Series A round of funding. — Group 11 led the financing, which also included participation … EquityBee,

To the list of places testing driverless cars, add Las Vegas

Hyundai’s joint venture with Aptiv is testing driverless cars on public streets. A fleet of robotaxis could soon follow. To the list of places testing driverless cars, add Las Vegas Source: Washington Post Tech

IBM, Call for Code, and the Linux Foundation announce new open source projects to combat racism

The Linux Foundation last week announced it was hosting seven open source projects in partnership with IBM and David Clark Cause’s Call for Code for Racial Justice. Background: Call for Code for Racial Justice launched late last year to solicit solutions from the global coding community. The goal of the challenge is to come up

Source: Aviatrix, a provider of multi-cloud native networking software, raises $75M Series D led by General Catalyst, valuing the startup at $700M+ (Kevin McLaughlin/The Information)

Kevin McLaughlin / The Information: Source: Aviatrix, a provider of multi-cloud native networking software, raises $75M Series D led by General Catalyst, valuing the startup at $700M+ — A startup that helps companies avoid networking foul-ups when they run applications in the cloud is grabbing attention from investors. Source: Aviatrix, a provider of multi-cloud native

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