The experience can feel similar to madly refreshing the Ticketmaster page in hopes of scoring rare concert tickets. But much more is at stake. For younger generation, securing vaccine appointments for parents can be ‘full-time job’ Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreWe’ve lived through pandemics before, and the silver lining is that they eventually go away. Remote work was not a reaction to the COVID-19 crisis; it’s been an option for many during the past several years—and one that most people used at least some of the time. In many respects, enterprises were preparing for a 99%
Read MoreNo-one has visited the Moon since 1972. But with the advent of commercial human spaceflight, the urge to return is resurgent and generating a new space race. NASA has selected the private company SpaceX to be part of its commercial spaceflight operations, but the firm is also pursuing its own space exploration agenda. To enable
Read MoreThese steps, experts say, could prod more people to abandon the scourge of hoaxes and lies. How the Biden Administration Can Help Solve Our Reality Crisis Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMore regulation for the pay now, pay later sector could see consumers better protected according to FCA proposals. Buy now, pay later businesses facing stronger clampdown on credit terms Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreDid a shirtless man on a rooftop just scream “niche design improvement?” Yes, they did. And you know what? It was me. And I was yelling about the new landscape boot screen feature that’s appeared in the just released iPadOS 14.5 beta. Basically, if you have an iPad that works with the Magic Keyboard you’ll
Read MoreEd Bott / ZDNet: Steven Sinofsky talks about publishing his new book “Hardcore Software”, a first-person account of his time at Microsoft, in a serialized form on Substack — Steven Sinofsky, who ran the Windows division at the peak of the PC revolution, plans to use a popular newsletter platform … Steven Sinofsky talks about
Read MoreDonald Trump placed Xiaomi on a blacklist over suspected ties to the Chinese military in January. Now Xiaomi is fighting back. Chinese phone-maker Xiaomi sues US government over investment ban – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAmerican automotive giant Ford has inked a deal with Google that will bring Android Automotive to “millions” of cars. In a Medium post yesterday, Ford announced that it’s partnering with the Big G to help modernize its plants through use of AI, use its cloud services, develop new retail experiences, and create new ownership offers
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge TF Securities analyst Ming-chi Kuo has corroborated reports that Apple and Hyundai are working together on an electric car. In a research note quoted by AppleInsider, Kuo says that Apple’s first car will be based on Hyundai’s E-GMP platform for battery-powered electric vehicles. The E-GMP platform was
Read MoreWe’ve all likely seen the amazing images possible with a scanning electron microscope. An SEM can yield remarkably detailed 3D images of the tiniest structures, and they can be invaluable tools for research. But blasting high-energy cathode rays onto metal-coated samples in the vacuum chamber of a bulky and expensive instrument isn’t the only way
Read MoreSingapore telco offers enterprise customers the option to run its Multi-access Edge Compute 5G platform, tapped to process applications such as drones and augmented reality, on Microsoft’s Azure cloud network. Singtel offers 5G edge computing on Microsoft Azure Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreRemedy’s supernatural thriller Control was one of the best games on the previous generation of consoles, but it’s also one that clearly struggled on the hardware. In 2019, when I reviewed the game on a base model PS4, you could feel the action chug along when the action got too intense. It worked, but just
Read MoreThis article was originally published by Michiel Mulders on .cult by Honeypot, a Berlin-based community platform for developers. For the latest updates, follow .cult by Honeypot on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. You’ve just landed a job interview for a technical role. Congratulations! As a next step, you’ll likely want to learn more about the
Read MoreRyan McMorrow / Financial Times: A profile of Kuaishou, a Chinese TikTok rival, which is likely to hit a valuation of over $60B during its IPO this week, roughly one-third of ByteDance — Video sharing app is pivoting business model to advertising and ecommerce — Gu Jing spends two hours a day filming himself skinning
Read MoreLG has introduced the rebranded Dell Mobile Connect for its smartphone users and the app is already available for download from the Microsoft Store. LG’s Virtoo app can let you connect LG phones to Windows PC Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThe BMW i3 debuted on the market in late 2013, one of the brand’s first electric cars. Also available with an optional range-extending engine, early models featured a 60 Ah battery providing up to 130km range on a full charge. However, times have changed, and over the years, BMW have updated the model with larger
Read MoreLast year, when everyone started wearing masks, it became difficult to use Apple‘s Face ID feature to unlock iPhones. The company made unlocking slightly faster by immediately bringing up the passcode screen when your iPhone detected you’re wearing a mask. Now, it plans to let you unlock the phone with Face ID while wearing your mask
Read MoreIn a meandering chat, the world’s richest man also talks Cobra Kai and Robinhood. Elon Musk talks Mars, Neuralink and Dogecoin in surprise Clubhouse interview – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChris Albrecht / The Spoon: Saudi Arabia-based Foodics, which offers restaurant management software including a cloud POS system, raises $20M Series B, bringing its total raised to $28M — FOODICS, which makes restaurant management software, announced today that it has raised a $20 million Series B round of funding. Saudi Arabia-based Foodics, which offers restaurant
Read MoreThe movie’s director and co-writer is working with Disney Plus on several Marvel series. Black Panther series is coming to Disney Plus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreElon Musk’s company plans to launch civilians into space on a Falcon 9 rocket later this year. SpaceX will send a crew of 'everyday people' into orbit on Dragon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCasey Newton / Platformer: The unedited nature and serendipity of conversations makes Clubhouse a compelling platform for productive discussions on otherwise fraught topics — Elon Musk disrupts podcasting. PLUS: Robinhood’s big mistake — I. Andreessen Horowitz and the backdoor pilot — Hey, did you hear Elon Musk went on Clubhouse? The unedited nature and serendipity
Read MoreHadlee Simons / Android Authority: MediaTek announces Helio M80, its first mmWave 5G modem, says it will be sampled to customers “later in 2021” — – MediaTek has announced the Helio M80 modem. — This is the company’s first mmWave-capable modem. — MediaTek debuted its first 5G modem, dubbed the Helio M70 … MediaTek announces
Read More“I thought I was going to die,” said Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. AOC's terrifying account of the Capitol siege: 'It almost felt like a zombie movie' – CNET Source: CNet
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