Lego Super Mario sets will launch Aug. 1 – CNET
The Starter Course will cost $60, but tackling big bad Bowser will require a $100 expansion set. Lego Super Mario sets will launch Aug. 1 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Starter Course will cost $60, but tackling big bad Bowser will require a $100 expansion set. Lego Super Mario sets will launch Aug. 1 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft’s new PowerShell script runs Folding@home in Windows 10’s Sandbox secure virtual-machine container. Microsoft: This Windows 10 PowerShell script lets you securely fight coronavirus with Folding@home Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreEvery rumor we’ve heard about Apple’s 2020 Apple Watch. Apple Watch 6 rumors: Sleep tracking, blood oxygen levels and a kids edition – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEdge Networks is launching Evoca, a new kind of pay TV service broadcast over the air, this summer in Boise, Idaho. Cable TV channels from an over-the-air antenna? Next Gen TV makes it possible – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Bowser’s Castle Boss Battle Expansion Set | Photo: Lego / Nintendo After Lego and Nintendo’s surprise announcement in March that the two companies were working on interactive Super Mario Lego play sets, we’re finally getting details on the actual sets and how the interactive video-game-in-real-life elements will work. Lego and Nintendo also announced the
Read MoreIllustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge Today is Tuesday. Yesterday was Monday. It has gotten confusing. My colleague Chaim Gartenberg made a Twitter account that can help. Otherwise, if you live in Cleveland, just watch your local news. The biggest news yesterday was Quibi’s launch. We have a full slate of coverage, from the
Read MoreIn the process, the automaker found out it can move faster than a Mustang Shelby. How the seats in an F-150 helped Ford make ventilators and respirators – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEveryone from YouTube stars to amateurs are creating parody songs about coronavirus and social distancing. Meet the ‘Weird Al’ Yankovics of our social distancing era Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreFacebook An unexpected outcome of the current pandemic is that big tech companies, which have spent the past three years on the defensive over their data collection practices, are now promoting them. Over the past four days, Google and Facebook have unveiled new products that aim to improve our understanding of the disease’s spread and
Read MorePhoto by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for AT&T In an attempt to support and celebrate healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization and international advocacy group Global Citizen have announced plans for a benefit concert on April 18th. As well being broadcast live on TV at 8pm ET, the Lady Gaga-curated event will
Read MoreOur robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Faraday used to say: Let’s whip up a knowledge omelette! Bitcoin price We closed the day, April 06 2020,
Read MoreHinge A pandemic has taken over the world, but people are still dating. Today, Hinge is launching a new feature, called Date from Home, that the team thinks will make it easier to transition the texting chat into a video call. From a chat, daters can tap whether they’re ready to have a video call
Read MoreOver the past 10 years or so, electric vehicle battery technology has evolved to the point where cars can be charged from zero to 80% in a matter of minutes. But a group of scientists in the US believe they have made a breakthrough that could lead to even faster-charging batteries. In highly simplistic terms,
Read MoreMicrosoft is starting to open up its xCloud game streaming beta to countries across Europe. The software giant originally launched the xCloud preview in the US, UK, and Korea back in September, and it’s expanding to Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. Anyone in these countries can now sign
Read MoreAlex Hern / The Guardian: WhatsApp now limits forwarding of viral messages,which have been forwarded five or more times, to one group at a time, to fight fake news — Restrictions on frequently forwarded messages intended to disrupt false Covid-19 claims — WhatsApp is to impose a strict new limit on message forwarding … WhatsApp
Read MoreRecently the New York Times reported how Amazon was flooding the market with new logos and brands. Essentially, Amazon finds cheap manufacturers to produce goods and matches them with sellers that will brand and sell the products on Amazon‘s marketplace. The strategy is to flood the market in a category, leverage the Prime listing, and move on.
Read MoreAs the world scrambles to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, social distancing is the best solution we currently have at our disposal to contain the spread of the dangerous virus. For most organizations, companies, and government agencies, this means they must recommend or instruct their employees to work from home and avoid congregating at
Read MoreMicrosoft says IPE (Integrity Policy Enforcement) was designed for immutable and embedded systems (e.g. network firewall device in a data center). Microsoft announces IPE, a new code integrity feature for Linux Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge With heightened scrutiny on the potential of private message apps to spread misinformation related to the coronavirus pandemic, WhatsApp on Tuesday said it would place new limits on the forwarding of messages. Starting today, messages that have been identified as “highly forwarded” — sent through a chain
Read MoreFeargus O’Sullivan / CityLab: A look at Airbnb’s challenges amid the pandemic crisis, as global bookings fall and prospects for the travel accommodation industry turn murky — The short-term rental market is reeling from the coronavirus-driven tourism collapse. Can the industry’s dominant player stage a comeback after lockdowns lift? A look at Airbnb's challenges amid
Read MoreAn experiment under 4,600 feet of Italian rock wasn’t immune from the pandemic’s interruption. Will Coronavirus Freeze the Search for Dark Matter? Source: NY Times Tech
Read More{$inline_image}During the last ten years we have witnessed the growth and flourishing of ad tech. Since then, many good things have been said about the roaring success of industry giants. Now it’s time to unveil their fails and learn our lessons. We live in the heyday of recently-born advertising technology. Ads served automatically grew from
Read MoreA trio of space rocks flamed out over the same part of the globe on the same night. Three fireballs spotted burning up over just three hours – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMike Isaac / New York Times: Facebook’s automated systems may have blocked organizers of DIY face mask hand sewing efforts; Facebook says it was in error and is working to resolve the issue — The social network said it had made an “error” in threatening to ban the organizers of hand-sewn masks from posting or
Read MoreElon Musk’s rocket company sends more employees to quarantine, but it’s able to continue “mission essential” work at factories, according CNBC. Six more SpaceX employees test positive for coronavirus, report says – CNET Source: CNet
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