LG’s new flagship phone, the Velvet, will be revealed in full on May 7th. The company posted a teaser video clip to its Korean YouTube channel evoking raindrops and a catwalk — a reference to the phone’s unusual camera layout and supposedly fashion-forward design. Of course, LG has pretty much already announced the Velvet, sending
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple says it found no evidence of hackers exploiting the newly discovered vulnerabilities in the Mail app for iPhone and iPad — – It saw no immediate threat to users after investigating — Hundreds of millions worldwide use Apple’s mobile devices — Apple Inc. said it found … Apple says it
Read MoreTravis Scott’s first virtual performance wasn’t just spectacular — it also broke a record. This evening developer Epic Games revealed that the concert, which took place inside of Fortnite, saw 12.3 million concurrent players participate. The developer says this is “an all-time record” for the battle royale game. The previous record holder was last year’s
Read MoreApple has reportedly patched the issue in the latest beta version of iOS. Mail app on iPhone may be vulnerable to email hack, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} Paayal Zaveri / Business Insider: Slack says it will not reopen its offices until at least September 1 of this year, will continue to pay contractors and hourly workers their regular wages — – Slack will not reopen its offices until at least September 1 of this year, and is committed to continue paying
Read MoreExplore your options for high-quality beef, pork, chicken and seafood all delivered to your door. The best meat delivery services in 2020: ButcherBox, Rastelli's, Omaha Steaks and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJ.R. Reed / CNBC: Tech companies cut hiring, with analysts seeing ~20% drops in job openings between mid-March and mid-April, steep drops in supply chain logistics and delivery — – Despite the massive shift to remote work and the surge in demand for certain online services, the tech industry has seen a widespread drawdown in
Read MoreThe “Zoom draft” provides some of the most hilarious and awkward moments in NFL Draft Day history and Joe Burrow’s curtains get skewered. 2020 NFL Draft: The best memes from the weirdest draft day yet – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTom Simonite / Wired: Low paying but accessible jobs in crowd work, such as tagging photos and filling out surveys, are seeing a boom on platforms like Mechanical Turk since COVID-19 — People who’ve lost jobs and are stuck indoors are turning to crowd work—filling out online surveys and transcribing audio for less than the
Read MoreNo-fuss, oven-ready meal kits. The best prepared meal delivery services in 2020: Home Bistro, Daily Harvest, Freshology and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt was a virtual magic show that turned the game’s world inside out. Travis Scott’s Fortnite concert was a live online experience for the ages, if a bit short Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreRobot vacuums clean better, faster and are smarter than they’ve ever been. These are the best models for sale right now. Best robot vacuum of 2020: iRobot Roomba, Neato, Eufy and many more vacuum models – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf there’s one thing you can say about Fortnite’s live events, it’s that they keep getting more ambitious. From the original rocket launch to the mech vs. kaiju battle to the black hole that wiped out an entire island, each new event is more elaborate than the last. Now we can say the same is
Read MoreImage: NBC NBC’s Parks and Recreation will be returning for a half-hour scripted special next week to raise money for Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund, NBC announced today (via The Hollywood Reporter). The special is scheduled to air on Thursday, April 30th at 8:30PM ET / PT. The episode follows series protagonist Leslie Knope, played
Read MoreThe rapper dropped new tracks in a jaw-dropping concert. Travis Scott event in Fortnite: How to watch it again and find the Giant Astro Heads – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreZoom is no longer just for your weekly meeting. But the change in how we use the platform has brought its own growing pains. Zoom calls on weekends are up almost 2,000% – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe news comes a week after CEO Sundar Pichai told employees the company is slowing down hiring. Google to cut marketing budgets for second half of year, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Nickelodeon All three seasons of Avatar: The Last Airbender will be hitting Netflix in the US on May 15th, the streaming platform announced today. The beloved animated show follows the adventures of Aang, the show’s namesake Avatar, as he masters the elements of water, earth, fire, and air and helps stop the Fire Nation’s
Read MoreAt the end of May, NASA astronauts are slated to launch to space from the United States once again, after nearly a decade of launching on Russian rockets from Kazakhstan — but NASA does not want members of the public to travel to see the mission in person. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine is urging people
Read MoreWork on the latest iteration of Elon Musk’s Mars rocket is progressing rapidly despite some setbacks. SpaceX Starship SN4 is almost ready for its turn on the test stand – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSpaceX now has more than 400 flying routers in orbit, with plans to more than triple that number in the coming months. Elon Musk says Starlink satellite broadband beta testing to start soon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Jessa (@directedbyrian) The stalk market in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is bringing the internet together. After one user shared her incredible turnip prices on Twitter today, it caught the attention of The Lord of Rings star Elijah Wood. Wood privately messaged Jessa (@directedbyrian) asking for her Dodo code so he could visit her island
Read MoreMicrosoft officials say they’ve been taking some behind-the-scenes steps to try to head off current and future cloud capacity issues. Microsoft: Here's how we're trying to manage increased cloud demand Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon employees have accessed sales data from independent Marketplace sellers to help the company develop competing private-label products, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Past Amazon employees and one current one told the WSJ that rules barring the practice weren’t uniformly enforced. In addition, former
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