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April 28, 2020

Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 is acquiring DivvyCloud, a cloud security and governance startup, for $145M in cash and stock (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

Ron Miller / TechCrunch: Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 is acquiring DivvyCloud, a cloud security and governance startup, for $145M in cash and stock — Rapid7 announced today after the closing bell that it will be acquiring DivvyCloud, a cloud security and governance startup for $145 million in cash and stock. Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 is acquiring DivvyCloud,

The best prepared meal delivery services in 2020: Home Chef, Daily Harvest, Freshology and more – CNET

No-fuss, oven-ready meal kits. The best prepared meal delivery services in 2020: Home Chef, Daily Harvest, Freshology and more – CNET Source: CNet

Beam Your Program to Another Computer

If you’ve programmed much in Linux or Unix, you’ve probably run into the fork system call. A call to fork causes your existing process — everything about it — to suddenly split into two complete copies. But they run on the same CPU. [Tristan Hume] had an idea. He wanted to have a call, telefork,

Dancing black holes create mega flare brighter than one trillion stars – CNET

OJ 287 is a black hole binary system that puts on an extreme light show every 12 years. Dancing black holes create mega flare brighter than one trillion stars – CNET Source: CNet

April 28, 2020

How a handful of employees at Apple quickly pushed forward the development of a contract tracing API and collaboration with Google in less than a month (Christina Farr/CNBC)

Christina Farr / CNBC: How a handful of employees at Apple quickly pushed forward the development of a contract tracing API and collaboration with Google in less than a month — – Apple and Google announced a partnership to bring contact tracing to smartphones on April 10th. Their software toolkit will be released on Friday.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly overhauled board to assert more control – CNET

The departure of key directors has helped consolidate decision-making power at the social networking giant, the Wall Street Journal reports. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly overhauled board to assert more control – CNET Source: CNet

April 28, 2020

Samsung reports Q1 earnings with total revenue ~$45.4B, up 5.6% YoY, and operating profit of ~$5.2B, up 3% YoY, as chip demand was solid amid COVID-19 crisis (Hyunjoo Jin/Reuters)

Hyunjoo Jin / Reuters: Samsung reports Q1 earnings with total revenue ~$45.4B, up 5.6% YoY, and operating profit of ~$5.2B, up 3% YoY, as chip demand was solid amid COVID-19 crisis — SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) said its operating profit rose 3% in the January to March period … Samsung reports

The 17 best video games to play with your kids – CNET

So your kid wants to play video games with you? Here are a few to get started. The 17 best video games to play with your kids – CNET Source: CNet

Animal Crossing New Horizons: How to earn bells quickly with Nookazon – CNET

You can buy, sell and swap almost anything in Animal Crossing using Nookazon. Animal Crossing New Horizons: How to earn bells quickly with Nookazon – CNET Source: CNet

April 28, 2020

Apple Maps now shows COVID-19 testing sites

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple Maps will now show COVID-19 testing sites in all 50 states and Puerto Rico (via TechCrunch). When you search using terms like “COVID-19 test” or “coronavirus test,” places that offer COVID-19 tests will be marked on your map. If you start typing COVID-19 into the search

April 28, 2020

Ford says it is delaying the commercial launch of its self-driving vehicle services being developed with Argo AI to 2022, to reassess its strategy amid COVID-19 (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Ford says it is delaying the commercial launch of its self-driving vehicle services being developed with Argo AI to 2022, to reassess its strategy amid COVID-19 — Ford said Tuesday it will delay plans to launch an autonomous vehicle service to 2022, as the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted … Ford says

April 28, 2020

AMC Theaters will no longer play Universal movies after Trolls World Tour’s on-demand success

AMC Theatres will no longer play Universal films effective immediately after “unacceptable” comments were made from NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell on its decision to bypass a traditional theatrical release for Trolls World Tour and make it a digital exclusive, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In a new interview with the Wall Street Journal, Jeff Shell

April 28, 2020

Overwatch’s biggest star is moving to Valorant

Photo by Robert Paul / Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch’s top professional player is moving on to a new game. Today, Jay “Sinatraa” Won left the Overwatch League’s San Francisco Shock, and ESPN reported that it’s so he can switch to a different title: Riot’s new team shooter Valorant, which is currently in closed beta. Won will

April 28, 2020

Leak: The budget-priced ‘OnePlus Z’ could launch in July

In the months leading up to the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro‘s launch, we’d heard multiple rumors pointing to a ‘OnePlus 8 Lite,’ but that clearly never came to fruition. But for those wanting a cheaper OnePlus device, not all hope is lost. Leakster Max J today posted an image teasing a ‘OnePlus Z’ to

Leak: The budget-priced ‘OnePlus Z’ could launch in July

{$inline_image}In the months leading up to the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro‘s launch, we’d heard multiple rumors pointing to a ‘OnePlus 8 Lite,’ but that clearly never came to fruition. But for those wanting a cheaper OnePlus device, not all hope is lost. Leakster Max J today posted an image teasing a ‘OnePlus Z’ to

A Flag-Waving Hat for All Occasions

When [Taste the Code] saw that his YouTube channel was approaching 1,000 subscribers, it was time to do something special. But celebration is no reason to be wasteful. This flag-waving celebratory hat has endless possibilities for the future. The build is simple, which is just right for these strange times of scarcity. An Arduino Uno

Google’s revenue is up, but coronavirus crisis is hurting advertising

Google parent company Alphabet makes the bulk of its money from selling online advertisements, a business that is taking a hit during the pandemic. Google’s revenue is up, but coronavirus crisis is hurting advertising Source: Washington Post Tech

Postmates strike: Give us COVID-19 protections, or no Chipotle deliveries – CNET

Some delivery workers for Postmates are holding what they call a “Chipotle delivery #GuacOff” from April 29 to May 1. Postmates strike: Give us COVID-19 protections, or no Chipotle deliveries – CNET Source: CNet

Ford delays the launch of its self-driving robotaxi service until 2022 – CNET

The reason for the delay? You guessed it, coronavirus. Ford delays the launch of its self-driving robotaxi service until 2022 – CNET Source: CNet

April 28, 2020

Jay Z is using copyright strikes to remove deepfaked audio of himself from YouTube

Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z has become an unlikely source of inspiration within the budding community of artificial intelligence-powered impersonation, known colloquially as deepfakes, and the rap icon’s record label has taken notice and issued copyright strikes to shut some of it down. It’s not that Jay-Z

Google beats sales expectations despite economic toll of coronavirus – CNET

But the search giant warned of a “difficult” second quarter. Google beats sales expectations despite economic toll of coronavirus – CNET Source: CNet

Alphabet’s Profit Is Up, but Company Warns of Difficulties

The chief executive of Google’s parent company said it experienced a “significant and sudden slowdown” in advertising in March. Alphabet’s Profit Is Up, but Company Warns of Difficulties Source: NY Times Tech

April 28, 2020

Google’s Meet teleconferencing service now adding about 3 million users per day

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google’s Meet teleconferencing service is now adding about 3 million users per day, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced on the company’s first quarter earnings call. That’s up quite a bit from earlier this month — Google had said that more than 2 million new users were were connecting on

April 28, 2020

Uber’s CTO steps down as company reportedly mulls 20 percent layoffs

Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images Thuan Pham, Uber’s chief technology officer, is stepping down, the ride-hailing company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday. Pham was the longest serving top executive at the company, having joined Uber in 2013. The news of his departure was first reported by The

April 28, 2020

How to Use Your Travel Accessories at Home

Although most of us aren’t getting on flights, taking road trips or checking into hotels for the time being, we can still make use of all of the travel accessories we’ve collected to make our lives easier on our journeys. Two weeks ago, our friends at The Points Guy recommended specific travel accessories to purchase…

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