A Captain America skin is now available in Fortnite, Epic Games announced today. He’s the latest comic-themed skin to be added to the popular free-to-play battle royale game. Captain America costs 2,000 V-bucks (about $20) from the Fortnite in-game store. If you buy the skin, you’ll also get Captain America’s iconic shield, which isn’t just
Read MoreResearchers have developed a model that uses social-media and search data to forecast outbreaks of Covid-19 well before they occur. Can an Algorithm Predict the Pandemic’s Next Moves? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by John Lamparski/Getty Images Billionaire Peter Thiel, the most famous Trump supporter in tech, is distancing himself from the president’s reelection campaign. Thiel fears President Donald Trump will lose the race, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Thiel soured on Trump after COVID-19 left tens of millions of Americans unemployed; the
Read MoreTry as you might, you cannot escape Lin-Manuel Miranda. Hamilton hits Disney Plus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCan’t-miss meat deals, comin’ in hot for the long summer weekend. Best meat delivery deals for the 4th of July – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReview: The film version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway hit isn’t exactly like going to the theater, but it still delivers a theatrical thrill. And at far less the cost. Hamilton on Disney Plus a heartwarming hybrid of play and TV movie – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Ubisoft is making a number of internal changes in response to allegations of misconduct against multiple employees, including two executives accused of groping and otherwise sexually assaulting female employees, that surfaced last week. The company has already placed those employees on leave and opened investigations into the abuse
Read MoreThe so-hot-it-won’t-stay-in-stock $400 VR headset has been popping in and out of stock for weeks. Here’s where you can find it right now. Want an Oculus Quest? It's in stock, but inventories are limited – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKeep an eye out for the somewhat-secret Captain America challenge. Fortnite Season 3 challenges and where to find Floating Rings at Lazy Lake – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitch appears to have banned SayNoToRage, a popular Destiny streamer, after several women said that he harassed them or touched them without consent. Their stories played a large role in kicking off the recent wave of harassment and assault allegations from Twitch streamers and other members of the
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Steph Korey, the co-CEO of luggage company Away, will be stepping down from her role within the year, co-founder Jen Rubio and co-CEO Stuart Haselden told staff today, after employees voiced concern over Korey’s recent social media behavior. “Steph’s personal social media activity does not reflect the
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple’s AirPods are among the most popular headphones on the market. They’re compact, easy to pair with your devices, and they offer reliable connectivity, which can sometimes be a problem with truly wireless earphones. So there’s a chance that you might be looking for a deal on them.
Read MorePhoto: Olympus Olympus is becoming the latest camera company to release an app that allows customers to use its mirrorless cameras as high-quality webcams with a new OM-D Webcam Beta app, via PetaPixel. For now, the OM-D Webcam Beta only supports Windows computers and works with five of Olympus’ mirrorless cameras: the OM-D E-M1X, the
Read MoreThis week, Epic’s free game is a fast-paced experience that, like the Wizard of Oz, starts in black and white and transforms into technicolor. Play Hue, a colorful puzzle adventure platform game, for free – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDoes your voice assistant often seem a little too eager to chime in? A recent study by Ruhr University Bochum and Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy found over 1,000 words and phrases that Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant frequently misidentified as activation commands (also known as “wake words”). Here are… Read more… You
Read More{$inline_image} Amazon Prime Video’s dedicated app for Windows 10 is now live in the Microsoft Store, the company announced Thursday. It allows you to stream videos and download them for offline viewing. While it’s always been possible to stream Prime Video content through a browser like Chrome, there was no way to download videos on
Read MoreT-Mobile is shutting down the service to bolster its own offering. Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy S20 is the only device unaffected. Sprint customers say goodbye to their 5G service – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe internet is changing, and the freewheeling, anything-goes culture of social media is being replaced by something more accountable. Goodbye to the Wild Wild Web Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBy cutting out the middleman, these online-only brands offer high-quality products at lower prices. Best direct-to-consumer cookware to buy for 2020: Made In, Brigade Kitchen and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAs the United States’ post-pandemic reopening plans increasingly look like a bad on-again-off-again relationship in many states, many workers have been concerned about losing their unemployment benefits. Read more… That Extra 0 Unemployment Benefit Could Get Extended Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreRecently, headlines warned of a new flu virus with “pandemic potential,” based on a study of viruses on pig farms in China. There’s no need to immediately start freaking out, however: While it’s always a safe assumption there will be another pandemic someday, this one is not cause for concern just yet. Read more… Wait,
Read More{$inline_image} Recently, headlines warned of a new flu virus with “pandemic potential,” based on a study of viruses on pig farms in China. There’s no need to immediately start freaking out, however: While it’s always a safe assumption there will be another pandemic someday, this one is not cause for concern just yet. Read more…
Read MoreThe yawning void known as J2157 eats stars like ours for breakfast. Perhaps every breakfast. Fastest-growing black hole devours about one sun every day – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHotels are gross. There, I said it. It’s something we often forget about, especially if we’re staying at a place that’s a bit classier than the Schitt’s Creek Motel, but anywhere you sleep where 1) other people have slept and 2) someone else has to clean is invariably going to fail you. That’s just the
Read MoreThey’re like 65-inch TVs, only smaller. The best 55-inch TV for 2020: LG, TCL and more compared – CNET Source: CNet
Read More
