Microsoft is rolling out its new standalone Cortana productivity-aide app and updating its Cortana app with new features on iOS, simultaneous with the Windows 10 2004 rollout. Microsoft continues its productivity-aide push with the new Cortana app for Windows 10 2004 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft is releasing its Windows 10 May 2020 Update today. It’s the latest “major” update to Windows 10, and its big features include the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 and Cortana updates. Microsoft released a final version of the update to testers last month, and everyone on Windows 10 can get access to the May
Read MoreIf you’re struggling through a tough financial phase, your retirement account may seem like a good spot to get some income quickly. And if you’ve been eyeing your own 401(k) or IRA during the coronavirus shutdown, you’re far from alone: a new Bankrate survey found that 27% of people have turned to their retirement… Read
Read MoreImage: Microsoft Microsoft is adding new abilities to Outlook’s “Play My Emails” feature, allowing you to use voice control to organize your emails and day-to-day schedule. The company originally released Play My Emails for Outlook last November, letting Microsoft’s AI assistant Cortana read emails out loud to users. With the new features, Cortana will allow
Read MoreArizona’s Prescott College will reopen on-campus classes this fall with a new risk-management strategy: using a flexible block-class schedule to minimize contacts among faculty, staff and students. College Using Block-Class Plan to Reduce COVID-19 Risk Source: Campus Technology
Read More{$inline_image}Arizona’s Prescott College will reopen on-campus classes this fall with a new risk-management strategy: using a flexible block-class schedule to minimize contacts among faculty, staff and students. College Using Block-Class Plan to Reduce COVID-19 Risk Source: Campus Technology
Read MorePonyFinal infections have been reported in India, Iran, and the US. Microsoft warns about attacks with the PonyFinal ransomware Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIf you’ve been furloughed during the coronavirus pandemic, you might be asking yourself whether it’s better to wait it out or whether you need to start looking for another job. Read more… Should You Job Hunt During a Furlough? Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIt seems budgeting, saving, and investing are all the rage nowadays, and that everyone’s joining the FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) movement. This is reflected by the increasing popularity of budgeting and trading apps, ETFs (exchange traded funds, baskets of stocks you can invest in to spread your risk), and business news sites. But who
Read More2015’s detachable in a 2020 world Continue reading… Microsoft’s 13.5-inch Surface Book 3 puts modern guts in a dated design Source: New feed
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Today, Twitch has a new home for gaming news: the channel Twitch Gaming, which will showcase everything from new game reveals to Twitch drops. In a blog post, Twitch says the channel will be led by streamers, and it already promises to break big news — like, for
Read MoreThe platform announced updates aimed at helping creators monetize their audience. Instagram Wants Its Influencers to Make More Money Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreUsing fast radio bursts from deep space, astronomers detect half of the missing matter in the cosmos. Bizarre radio bursts solve the universe's 'missing matter' problem – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf there’s one thing parents have learned during the pandemic, it’s this: Little kids suck at video chatting. Maybe we already suspected this based on the occasional, disastrous FaceTime or Skype call with out-of-town family. But then we were thrust into this all-online-all-the-time reality, in which video chats feel… Read more… How to Help Kids Get
Read MoreImage: Instagram For the first time in its history, Instagram will start sharing revenue with creators through ads in IGTV and badges that viewers can purchase on Instagram Live. The company has hinted that ads would come to IGTV for more than a year, often saying the long-form video offering would be the most likely
Read MoreThe applications for this thing are fairly endless. Plus: Save up to 75% on dozens of Ubisoft games. Turn any monitor or TV into a computer with this HDMI PC stick for 2.59 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHBO’s massive new Max streaming service launches Wednesday, but not every HBO subscriber will get the upgrade. Find out if you qualify. HBO Max is free for millions of subscribers. Are you one of them? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe latest move in GE’s restructuring comes as Savant seeks to expand its foothold as a supplier of professionally-installed smart home systems. High-end smart home brand Savant acquires GE Lighting – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA Kingston 480 GB SSD card, a BBoutique sex toy giveaway, a Le Creuset stockpot, a copy of Xenoblade Chronicles, and a large room air purifier lead Wednesday’s best deals. Read more… Wednesday's Best Deals: Kingston SSD Card, BBoutique Giveaway, Room Purifier, Sun Care Product Sale, Le Creuset Stockpot, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreAll eight Harry Potter movies are streaming on HBO Max, which is surprising considering executives were clamoring to bring the Boy Who Lived home to the newly launched streaming service but weren’t clear as recently as earlier this week when that would happen. The Harry Potter films were originally tied up in a deal with
Read MoreThe Crew Dragon spacecraft sits atop a Falcon 9 rocket. | Image: SpaceX For the first time since 2011, a space mission carrying two passengers to the International Space Station will launch from US soil. It will also mark the first time a private spacecraft has carried astronauts into orbit — and you can watch
Read MoreAmerica’s jigsaw puzzle consumption has increased wildly in the era of physical distancing. People stuck indoors with nothing to do have turned to tiny, brightly colored, irregularly shaped slices of cardboard to provide them with a sense of control over a chaotic world. Retailers can’t keep puzzles in stock, and… Read more… It's Time to
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge Woot is offering the iPhone XS Max at its lowest price yet. You can pick up a new model in space gray with 64GB for $700. This is 30 percent off of its usual price, and if you’re keen on having the latest-generation iPhone, it’s a good way
Read MoreThere’s a fairly new piece of malware making the rounds on Discord. Dubbed “AnarchyGrabber3,” the software logs you out of the app and captures your Discord credentials—email, login name, and password—when you try to log back in. To add insult to injury, it even disables your two-factor authentication, if you’ve… Read more… How to Identify
Read MoreIf you can’t afford an iPad, Lenovo has a new 10.3-inch Android tablet for $250 with a charging dock and speakers. Lenovo unveils Windows 10 Yoga Duet 2-in-1 and budget Android tablet with Alexa dock Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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