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April 21, 2020

UK-based Blue Prism, a robotic process automation company that helps businesses automate HR, personnel, and more, raises €100M at a valuation of ~€1B (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: UK-based Blue Prism, a robotic process automation company that helps businesses automate HR, personnel, and more, raises €100M at a valuation of ~€1B — In a sign of the robotic process automation market’s continued strength in the face of an economic downturn … UK-based Blue Prism, a robotic process automation company

April 21, 2020

Facebook takes $5.7 billion stake in Indian internet giant Jio

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Facebook has made a huge bet on India by investing $5.7 billion into Jio Platforms, the tech subsidiary of multinational conglomerate Reliance Industries. Jio variously operates broadband, mobile services, and online commerce platforms, and Facebook’s investment gives it around a 10 percent stake in the company, making

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

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

The best meat delivery services in 2020: Porter Road, Crowd Cow, Omaha Steaks and more – CNET

Explore your options for high-quality beef, pork, chicken and seafood all delivered to your door. The best meat delivery services in 2020: Porter Road, Crowd Cow, Omaha Steaks and more – CNET Source: CNet

Facebook Invests $5.7 Billion in India Internet Giant Jio

It was the largest bet by the social network on the developing market, where millions of people have gone online in recent years. Facebook Invests .7 Billion in India Internet Giant Jio Source: NY Times Tech

Peaky Blinders is getting a prequel game for PS4, Xbox One and Switch – CNET

Peaky Blinders: Mastermind has you control six Shelby family members and is coming to Xbox One, PS4, Switch and PC later this year, reports IGN. Peaky Blinders is getting a prequel game for PS4, Xbox One and Switch – CNET Source: CNet

Nearly 25,000 email addresses and passwords allegedly from NIH, WHO, Gates Foundation and others are dumped online

Thousands of alleged email addresses and passwords linked to prominent organizations battling the coronavirus pandemic have been dumped on the Internet, where they almost immediately were used to foment hacking attempts and harassment by far-right extremists. Nearly 25,000 email addresses and passwords allegedly from NIH, WHO, Gates Foundation and others are dumped online Source: Washington

April 21, 2020

Zoom will soon let you report meeting participants to help bust Zoombombers

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Zoom is adding a way for hosts to report meeting participants, according to the app’s release notes published on April 19th (via PC Mag). In theory, that could help the company track down trolls that take over Zoom calls and share inappropriate material, a practice more colloquially known

April 21, 2020

Peter Thiel’s controversial Palantir is helping build a coronavirus tracking tool for the Trump admin

Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images Palantir, an analytics company co-founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel, is supporting the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in building a tool to track the spread of the coronavirus, according to a new report from The Daily Beast. The tool, which is reportedly called HHS Protect Now,

Elon Musk and the first Tesla Roadster star in this throwback from Jay Leno's Garage – CNET

It’s pretty cool to go back 12 years in time and see how far the Big T has come. Elon Musk and the first Tesla Roadster star in this throwback from Jay Leno's Garage – CNET Source: CNet

New ventilator gets us ready for a second or third wave of coronavirus – CNET

The hospital ventilator crisis has eased slightly, and the Spiro Wave wants to keep it that way. New ventilator gets us ready for a second or third wave of coronavirus – CNET Source: CNet

April 21, 2020

Patreon lays off 13 percent of its staff

Image: Patreon Patreon has laid off 30 employees, or 13 percent of the company’s staff, due to economic difficulties created by the COVID-19 pandemic, as first reported by TechCrunch on Tuesday. “It is unclear how long this economic uncertainty will last and therefore, to prepare accordingly, we have made the difficult decision to part ways

Trump to suspend immigration to US for 60 days amid coronavirus crisis – CNET

President cites job protection as the reason behind an executive order. Trump to suspend immigration to US for 60 days amid coronavirus crisis – CNET Source: CNet

Netflix Earnings: Nearly 16 Million New Subscribers Join So Far in 2020

The streaming giant added nearly 16 million new subscribers in the first three months of the year. Netflix Earnings: Nearly 16 Million New Subscribers Join So Far in 2020 Source: NY Times Tech

Stony Brook Team Builds Spare-Parts Ventilator in 10 Days

A cross-disciplinary team at Stony Brook University in New York has prototyped and tested a ventilator that could be used as an alternative to standard ventilators should the supply run out. The project was done in 10 days. Stony Brook Team Builds Spare-Parts Ventilator in 10 Days Source: Campus Technology

Lonely? Need to talk? Chat confidentially with these apps for free – CNET

Don’t let social distancing turn into outright isolation. These apps let strangers lend a friendly ear, and they’re completely free. Lonely? Need to talk? Chat confidentially with these apps for free – CNET Source: CNet

April 21, 2020

How to celebrate Earth Day 2020 online

April 22nd, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the annual celebration of the environmental movement. In 1970, according to EarthDay.org, about 20 million Americans assembled to demand greater attention to the protection of the planet. Since then, activists around the world have gathered each year to mark the day. Ironically, this year’s Earth

Crossbraining Uses Video Capture for Assessment

An education technology company has enhanced a program for experiential learning and assessment that can be used with K-12 and career and technology students. Crossbraining Uses Video Capture for Assessment Source: Campus Technology

April 21, 2020

Netflix will reduce developing ‘product innovations’ as teams go remote

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Despite employees adapting fairly well to working from home during the global pandemic, Netflix is reducing the number of product features it experiments with as a precaution. “Our product teams, for example, have been relatively unaffected,” Netflix’s letter to shareholders reads. “As a precaution, we have temporarily reduced

April 21, 2020

Adobe’s Photoshop and Fresco iPad apps get new $10 per month bundle

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Adobe is now bundling Photoshop for iPad and Fresco Premium into one package. The bundle allows iPad owners to gain access to both for just $9.99 a month, instead of paying that same price for each of them. Creative Cloud customers with a subscription to the individual

April 21, 2020

Gogo furloughs 60 percent of its workforce as passenger air travel collapses

Photo by Interim Archives/Getty Images In-flight internet provider Gogo is placing more than 600 workers on unpaid leave, or about 60 percent of its workforce, the company announced on Tuesday. The Illinois-based company says sales of its in-flight internet service are expected to drop as much as 70 percent in April on commercial airlines, as

April 21, 2020

Assist COVID-19 Research by Sharing Your Fitbit Data

I know that my Fitbit isn’t meant to be used diagnostically, but I’m also sure I’m not the first person to have noticed a correlation between, say, an increase in my resting heart rate a few days before the onset of a winter cold. That’s why I was very excited (and personally validated) to learn

April 21, 2020

How to Regain Access to a Locked Linksys Account

Linksys is currently forcing password resets for anyone with an account on its “Smart Wi-Fi” service. This behavior might seem random, or even alarming, but it’s part of an effort on Linksys’ part to mitigate malware attacks that targeted its users earlier in April. Read more… How to Regain Access to a Locked Linksys Account

April 21, 2020

Snapchat use is, predictably, way up with everyone home and staring at screens

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Snap has been building a product optimized for the pandemic. It features more original content than ever before, as well as games and augmented reality lenses for people to play with, keeping people glued to their screens and in the app longer than usual. The strategy is paying

April 21, 2020

Netflix says Tiger King is as popular as Stranger Things

Courtesy of NETFLIX Tiger King was already one of Netflix’s most viral shows, but now, the streamer has confirmed it’s also one of the biggest: it tied Stranger Things’ third season as one of the most watched shows on Netflix. Netflix’s letter to shareholders notes that Tiger King was watched by more than 64 million

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