{$inline_image}According to former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, some companies are withholding free access service from families who have outstanding bills or other debt problems with the company. Education Leaders Push to 'Remove Fine Print' from Keep Americans Connected Pledge Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreLeslye Headland, co-creator of Russian Doll on Netflix, is the rumored showrunner for the upcoming Star Wars series. New female-focused Star Wars series could be coming to Disney Plus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis Friday, the Library of Congress celebrates its 220th birthday. The nation’s library manages about 410 million digital files — 15.9 petabytes worth of digital collection content. To celebrate, the Library has released the “LOC Collections” app, which makes its digital collection available on any mobile device. Library of Congress App Offers Mobile Access to
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Verizon announced today that it’s extending its pledge to provide an additional 15GB of high-speed data to customers with a wireless plan through May 31st due to the coronavirus pandemic. Verizon notes that customers will not have to perform an additional action to opt into the extended offer
Read MoreImage: Nikola Electric big rig startup Nikola received a $4.1 million loan from the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) meant to help small businesses keep people employed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an April 15th filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It’s at least the third EV startup to receive money
Read MoreSamsung’s Galaxy Watch Active 2 has taken another big step toward offering blood pressure monitoring, a feature Samsung has been promising since the original Galaxy Watch Active was released in 2019. This week saw Samsung’s Health Monitor app get regulatory approval from South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), the first government agency
Read MoreIf we cannot stop COVID-19, can we at least look forward to the point in time when we are all survivors of the disease, and presumably immune? It’s a tempting idea, but fatally flawed. Herd immunity can protect individuals, but it won’t keep a population safe from a disease that has no vaccine. Read more…
Read MorePhoto by Drew Angerer/Getty Images Chinese operatives helped amplify a viral text message that falsely claimed President Trump was going to instate a nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19, reports The New York Times. US officials said the operatives were engaging in disinformation tactics similar to the ones Russia used in 2016. The rumor, which gained
Read MoreManicures have been in the news a lot this week, as some states begin to open up businesses like nail salons and gyms, and as desperate, washed up reality stars clamor for similar restriction-lifting in their backyards. Well, look, nothing I say here can stop you from going to a nail salon if you have
Read MoreThe developers of the Vivaldi web browser are enhancing its already strong privacy features with built-in content blocking tolls that nix ads and prevent trackers from collecting your browsing information. Read more… Block Ads and Tracking With Vivaldi's New Built-In Browser Settings Source: Life Hacker
Read MorePhoto by Ethan Miller/FilmMagic Russian Doll co-creator and showrunner Leslye Headland is reportedly working on a new Star Wars TV series for Disney Plus, according to a new report from Variety. The series is said to be a “female-centric” show set in a different part of the timeline than other current Star Wars projects, although
Read MoreThe widespread flour shortages have created a situation where we’re grateful just to get our hands on whatever we can get. Whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cake flour, whatever bag is left on the bare shelves, we’ve probably just grabbed it and been happy we could get anything at all. Read more… Make Your Own
Read MoreThe Hisense 65R8F is back to its all-time low price on Amazon. Add a 65-inch 4K HDR Roku TV to your media room for 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMere weeks ago, in the Before Times, I got an email from a reader asking whether it could be worth using your tax return to buy a mobile phone. Read more… When Does It Make Sense to Buy a Mobile Phone Outright? Source: Life Hacker
Read More{$inline_image} Mere weeks ago, in the Before Times, I got an email from a reader asking whether it could be worth using your tax return to buy a mobile phone. Read more… When Does It Make Sense to Buy a Mobile Phone Outright? Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreFrom bouncing Ping-Pong balls off pots and pans for the perfect #TrickShot to turning pillows into D.I.Y. dresses, here’s how people are staving off cabin fever while in lockdown. The Social Media Challenges Helping Keep Boredom at Bay Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreImage: Netflix The most pressing issue entertainment companies around the world are facing is what the rest of their year looks like. Production on sets around the world has completely stopped, movies are being delayed on a weekly basis as theaters remain closed and shelter-in-place orders from government bodies remain. Some analysts and industry insiders
Read MoreQuibi launched as a mobile-only streaming service with star-packed shows, but almost immediately users complained you couldn’t watch on TVs. Quibi confirms you'll start getting support to cast to TVs next month – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFacebook Facebook says today, it’s going to display the location of “high-reach” Facebook pages and Instagram accounts on every post the owners share in order to give people “more information to help them gauge the reliability and authenticity of the content they see in their feeds.” The company didn’t say what it considers a high-reach
Read MoreLeft: YouTube when unfolded / Right: split-screen when folded | Image: Samsung YouTube has released a new update to take advantage of the Galaxy Z Flip’s “Flex Mode,” allowing the app to split the screen in two. While watching a YouTube video on Samsung’s new flip phone while the phone is partly unfolded, the top
Read MoreIt’s moving non-urgent tasks to times when there’s the most wind or solar power for 24/7 carbon neutrality. Google is shifting datacenter compute load to match renewable energy use – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreElon Musk’s planned broadband constellation hasn’t been stopped by the coronavirus pandemic. SpaceX sends 60 more Starlink rockets to orbit, nails the landing – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Impreza and Legacy are also included and could house faulty fuel pumps. Subaru fuel pump recall hits popular Outback, Ascent SUVs – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all higher education institutions (90 percent) in a recent survey used some form of emergency distance education to complete the Spring 2020 term. And 56 percent of faculty who moved courses online were using teaching methods they had never used before. Survey: Emergency Move Online Forced More
Read MoreWith campus closures leading education institutions everywhere to scramble to move instruction to an online format, Campus Technology is convening ed tech experts and practitioners to share their ideas and best practices in a virtual event on May 5. CT Launches Virtual Summit on Distance Learning Source: Campus Technology
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