The automaker and charging firm will target cities, and more importantly, suburbs to expand charging station access to new areas. GM and EVgo will bring over 2,700 new fast chargers to national network – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MorePanasonic is Tesla’s leading cell provider, and more energy in the cells means longer driving ranges and potentially smaller batteries altogether. Tesla battery cells in for more juice, supplier Panasonic says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreYou don’t have to pay a fortune to stock up your college laptop with software – these free options are just as good. The best free software for students 2020 Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreMicrosoft is continuing to focus its Cortana digital assistant on productivity scenarios by phasing out Cortana Skills starting in September and dropping Cortana mobile app support and more in 2021. Microsoft to end support for Cortana app on mobile; Harman Kardon speakers in early 2021 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWe’re showing you where to buy Windows 10 for the best price if you need to upgrade your PC’s operating system or build a new rig. Buy Windows 10: the cheapest prices in August 2020 Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreAs lawmakers debate whether Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon are monopolies, a reporter recalls her attempt to avoid interacting with the companies. I Tried to Live Without the Tech Giants. It Was Impossible. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube plans to discontinue its community captions feature, which allowed viewers to add subtitles to videos, because it was “rarely used and had problems with spam/abuse,” the company announced. It says it’s removing the captions and will “focus on other creator tools.” The feature will be removed as
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge On July 29th, the long-awaited Big Tech antitrust hearing from the House Judiciary’s antitrust subcommittee was held. For several hours, four of the biggest figures in tech — Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, and Google’s Sundar Pichai — were grilled by lawmakers. This week
Read MoreThe Switch can run Crysis. Crysis! ‘Crysis’ runs on a Nintendo handheld. This should be front page news. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreSoftBank has been rumored to be exploring a sale of ARM — the British chip designer that powers nearly every major mobile processor from companies like Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, and Huawei — and now, it might have found a buyer. Nvidia is reportedly in “advanced talks” to buy ARM in a deal worth over $32
Read MoreBattletoads will make its way back to the Xbox One and PC. Rare is announcing today that Battletoads will be available on August 20th on Steam, the Microsoft Store, and as part of Xbox Game Pass. The original game, developed by Rare and released in 1991, was a cult classic, and Microsoft confirmed its return
Read MoreThough it’s been a few years since avocados were unfathomably trendy, it’s still one of those foods that gets its own day every year. And that day is today: Friday, July 31, 2020. If you’re a fan of the fruit (yes, it’s a fruit; technically a berry), there are deals to be had in restaurants
Read MorePhoto by Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images Massive tech companies may have been the focus of this week’s antitrust hearing, but one of the most arresting speeches came from a much smaller outfit. Partway through the hearing, Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) played testimony from a third-party textbook seller on Amazon, who believed the company had started blocking
Read MoreNormally $150, the surprisingly effective Avantree Aria Me with ANC and aptX-HD also includes a wireless-charging stand and detachable boom mic. This 5 headphone uses science to create better sound for older ears – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA product listing touted the Xbox Series X and Xbox One shooter’s new features before being removed. Halo Infinite leak suggests multiplayer will be free-to-play, support 120 FPS – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} Surviving COVID-19 is one thing. Becoming healthy again is another. Recent studies have found that even people who didn’t seem to have life-threatening cases show signs of damage to their heart. We don’t know what the future has in store for them. Read more… We Still Don't Know All the Long-Term Consequences of 'Mild'
Read MoreFacial recognition technology raises ethical dilemmas and privacy concerns. Is it okay that our phones, computers, and social media apps not only recognize us, but also collect and store data about our faces? These concerns grow as the tech becomes more accurate, and more government agencies, private businesses, and … Read more… If You Won't
Read MoreMicrosoft highlights new Teams features at a time when students and teachers are probably working remotely. Microsoft Teams: These new features fix remote classroom shortcomings Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe internet from space race is on. Amazon's Project Kuiper gets FCC approval for over 3,200 internet satellites – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: It’s hard for Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook to keep up the pretense when posting massive profit in the middle of a pandemic-fueled recession. Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook tried to downplay their power. Then big profits showed up – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCCleaner is a popular PC optimization tool, but it comes with a number of bundled apps – and that has proved problematic. Windows 10 is warning users not to install CCleaner Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreTLDR: Soundsnap brings you an archive of over 280,000 professionally-created sound effects and audio clips for use in all your audio and video projects. Creators need assets to create. Whether you’re a video editor, a sound mixer, a music producer or a podcaster, you never know when you’re going to need just the perfect sound
Read More{$inline_image}Amazon is ready to funnel more than $10 billion into Project Kuiper, after it secured government approval to launch more than 3,000 broadband-beaming satellites into low orbit. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously (5-0) in favor of Amazon‘s bid, pitting the ecommerce giant squarely against Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the internet-from-space race. “In addition to providing ground
Read MoreBloomberg: The French startup scene also suffers from a lack of diversity, but it cannot be measured because it is mostly illegal in France to track people’s ethnicity — – Bloomberg polled top venture capital firms on diversity policy — ‘Absence of ethnic diversity doesn’t seem to bother investors’ The French startup scene also suffers
Read MoreOffice 365 Advanced eDiscovery goes beyond search basics Source: Search Compliance
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