The videos, even the dark ones, share one thing: They make an untenable situation more tenable by creating a community. Salsa made with a drill, and more: TikTok offers glimpses of life during the Texas storm Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreTony Romm / Washington Post: The Internet Association, whose members include Facebook and Google, joins a lawsuit from the US Chamber of Commerce challenging Maryland’s digital services tax — The lawsuit from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and groups such as the Internet Association, whose members include Amazon … The Internet Association, whose members include
Read MoreMicrosoft is making it tougher for users who’ve looked to Long Term Servicing Updates as a way to avoid feature updates for Windows 10. Microsoft is cutting Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC support from ten years to five Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreYou can now pay for parking and bus fare in Google Maps. In some regions, the new tools can even replace the digital transit fare and parking apps your city already uses, meaning you can now plan, travel, and pay all within Google Maps. Read more… How to Pay Bus Fares and Parking Meters in
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Microsoft completes its probe into its SolarWinds-related breach, finds hackers stole some source code but no evidence that they abused its internal systems — Microsoft says it has completed its investigation into its SolarWinds-related breach. — Microsoft’s security team said today … Microsoft completes its probe into its SolarWinds-related breach, finds
Read MoreImage: Rudeism Hades, Supergiant Games’ Greek-themed roguelike, can be a pretty tough game. But one intrepid Twitch streamer took it upon himself to up the challenge by beating the game in an incredibly nontraditional way: by using a controller made out of an actual pomegranate. Pomegranates are a big part of the game, serving as
Read MoreHere’s the start time, the livestream and everything else you need to know as NASA’s latest Mars rover tries for a dramatic touchdown on the red planet. How to watch live as NASA lands its Perseverance rover on Mars today – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOne glance at the state of things and it’s evident humanity’s evolved itself into a corner. On the one hand, we’re smart enough to create machines that learn. On the other, people are dying in Texas because elected officials want to keep the government out of Texas. Chew on that for a second. What we
Read MoreThe issue appears to affect the Pixel 2 series, but may be spreading to newer phones. | Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Some owners of previous-generation Pixel phones are having serious trouble with their cameras. Android Police has noticed a recent increase in one-star Play Store reviews for the camera app used by
Read MoreA coalition of tech and business groups have joined together for a lawsuit challenging Maryland’s newly passed digital services tax, as first reported by The Washington Post. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Maryland, argues the state tax is preempted by federal law and violates various constitutional prohibitions against state taxes on out-of-state
Read MoreThe tech giant said it’s been building privacy protections into the iPhone for years, but couldn’t bring all of them to the Mac until the M1. Apple shares how its M1 Mac chips bring a lot of iPhone security tech to its computers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft is readying Office LTSC and Office 2021 clients for release in the latter half of 2021 for customers who can’t or don’t want to purchase Office via a cloud subscription service with regular feature updates. Microsoft's next non-cloud Office releases: What's coming when Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreDon’t want to subscribe to Microsoft 365? Don’t worry: Consumers and small businesses will be able to buy a one-time purchase Office 2021 package later this year. New version of Microsoft Office won't require you to pay for a subscription – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAs an Android user, how do you share apps with other people? You probably tell them, “Hey, I awesome downloaded [cool app name]. You should play/use it too.” But Google has introduced a new way to share apps from Google Play, and it’ll be pretty useful when (if?) we’re ever able to hang out in
Read MoreIt’s hard to keep up with all the streaming services available these days, but for Android TV users, one of the big ones the’ve long been missing out on is Apple TV+. That’s finally starting to change today. Google announced that the Apple TV app is now available on the Chromecast with Google TV, as
Read MoreI never realized how many of my friends and acquaintances are healthcare workers until my social media feeds started lighting up with vaccine selfies. People flash their reminder cards or brandish their bandages, and that’s a good thing: Each vaccine selfie is a little public health message, and you’re doing your part… Read more… Why
Read MoreKeyboard shortcuts are great. Even so, a person can only be expected to remember so many shortcuts and hit them accurately while giving a presentation over Zoom. [Sebastian] needed a good set of of shortcuts for OBS and decided to make a macro keyboard to help out. By the time he was finished, [Sebastian] had
Read MoreOn Wednesday night, with a winter storm of historic magnitude battering Texas and leaving millions of residents without electricity or potable water, Senator Ted Cruz decamped for the sunny climes of Cancun, Mexico with his family. Read more… How to Take Time Off Without Screwing Over Your Coworkers Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreAndroid 12 is beginning to take shape. Google today revealed the first preview for the next version of its mobile OS, an update that will endeavor to make Android “more intuitive, better performing, and more secure.” Although this previews is intended strictly for developers — ‘mainstream’ betas usually arrive around summertime — there are already
Read MoreDieter Bohn / The Verge: Google releases the developer preview of Android 12, available for Pixel devices, with many developer-focused features and changes — The big, consumer-facing changes will come later this year — Google is releasing a developer preview for the next version of Android, Android 12, for Pixel devices today. Google releases the
Read MoreA big question about the future of commerce is how local businesses will succeed online. Who Wins the (Online) Corner Store? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Facebook is now rolling out multiuser support as an experimental feature for Oculus Quest 2 headsets, the company announced on Thursday. The primary account holder will be able to add up to three additional accounts to one device. Facebook is also rolling out app sharing as an
Read MoreWe live in the information age where access to the internet is considered a fundamental human right. Exercising this right does largely rely on the technological advances made in optical communication. Using light to send information has a long history: from ancient Greece, through Claude Chappe’s semaphore towers and Alexander Graham Bell’s photophone, to fiber
Read MoreJoão Carrasqueira / Neowin: Facebook adds multi-user support and app sharing to Oculus Quest — Facebook is making Oculus Quest headsets easier to share with others with a couple of new features being rolled out starting today. Support for multiple user accounts as well as app sharing are coming to the more recent Quest 2
Read MoreAfter calling FX home for several years, Atlanta creator Donald Glover is reportedly moving to Amazon with an overall deal worth eight figures, according to multiple publications. The news was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter. As part of the deal, Glover will work on a series of projects for Amazon, including the recently announced
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