Feeling stressed and lonely? Of course you are. Now imagine living in a confined space, no bigger than your average apartment, two hundred and fifty miles above the Earth, for six months to a year. Read more… How to Cope With Isolation, According to an Astronaut Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreA dumb, yet glorious shelf, Aukey dual plug charger, Spalding NCAA Hoop, and a pair of Fitbits lead off Monday’s best deals from around the web. Read more… Monday's Best Deals: Nebula Mars II Projector, Rosetta Stone, Bose QuietComfort 35 II, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MorePhoto by Dan Seifert / The Verge At Best Buy, Amazon’s Echo Show 8 comes in a two-pack for $130, the usual cost for just one of these smart displays. To take advantage of this deal, head to this page and simply add two of them to your cart, and feel free to mix up
Read MoreThe data is coming from companies in the mobile ad industry, reports The Wall Street Journal. Phone location data being used to track Americans amid coronavirus outbreak, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe demonstration ratchets up employee discontent with Amazon’s handling of worker health during the health crisis. Amazon workers in Staten Island to strike against coronavirus working conditions – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGame sales are spiking. Online gaming is too. Lots of people are playing video games during coronavirus lockdowns – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: @OnLeaks and iGeeksBlog The OnePlus 8 will be announced on April 14th during an online live stream, the company announced today. OnePlus says the lineup will consist of a “full series of 5G devices,” and there will be a handset with a 120Hz display in the lineup, up from the 90Hz displays found on
Read MoreMuch of the world is focused on isolation and for those blessed to be able to work remotely Jabra will soon have its latest Evolve2 professional UC headset available. Remote work optimization: Jabra announces new Evolve2 headsets certified for Microsoft Teams Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft is ending all minority investments in facial-recognition startups because it can’t check them for compliance. Microsoft: Here's why we're withdrawing our stake in facial-recognition startup AnyVision Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreToday is National Doctors’ Day! Celebrating NASA's Astronaut-Physicians Source: NASA
Read MoreEveryone is Zoom-ing nowadays—unless you prefer one of the solid alternatives to the can’t-get-enough-of-those-virtual-backgrounds meeting solution. And while you’ve probably heard a bit about how a Zoom meeting host can tell if the Zoom window isn’t focused on your computer when they’re screen sharing, there’s one… Read more… This Quirky Zoom Setting Can Make Your Private
Read MoreAsus and AMD have put Intel on notice Continue reading… Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 review: AMD has rewritten the rules Source: New feed
Read MoreAcer has announced that it will release a new version of its Aspire 5 laptop this year, powered by AMD’s Ryzen 5 4500U mobile chip. The company has also revealed the release date for its Ryzen-powered Swift 3. With both lines, Acer aims to provide fairly slim products at an affordable price; reviewers often note
Read MoreWith grants and marketing spending, the social media giant hopes to support outlets doing essential local reporting but struggling with a drop in advertising. Facebook Aims 0 Million at Media Hit by the Coronavirus Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSome money will be given to local news outlets as grants, and the rest will be spent on the social network’s ads. Facebook invests 0M in journalism during coronavirus crisis – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI’ve always loved Half-Life, and its first foray into VR shows the true potential of the platform. Half-Life: Alyx is my Half-Life dream come true – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe app-based quiz came back Sunday evening after being rescued by an unnamed investor, the Wall Street Journal reported. HQ Trivia returns after February shutdown – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: Your phone is filled with tiny delights just waiting for you to discover them. My iPhone's Live Photos are hidden portals to a world before coronavirus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDon’t let tattle-tale software features disrupt your remote workflow. Using Zoom while working from home? Here are the privacy risks to watch out for – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image}In the era of big data, memes and disinformation, the Democrats are trying to regain their digital edge as the president and his loyalists dictate the terms of debate. Trump Won the Internet. Democrats Are Scrambling to Take It Back. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThese are unprecedented times — so should our marketing strategies change in line with the reality we’re currently living in? This is the question rippling through various marketing communities as people are trying to get their bearings and form some kind of a plan to move forward in this rocky economic climate. And the classic
Read MoreThe coronavirus has ground social, economic, and educational exchanges to a halt around the world. For now, public health officials are relying on tools like social distancing to minimize the harm of the virus, but in the long term, a COVID-19 vaccine is the best hope of a return to normalcy. It normally takes a
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Read MoreElectric vehicle charging point installations in the UK are being put on hold in response to the coronavirus outbreak. As industry magazine Electrive reports, numerous EV charging providers are no longer installing “non-essential” public EV charge points and private EV connectors. [Read: Yes, electric cars will create a waste problem — but only if we
Read MoreLast November, two Twitter employees in the US were charged for allegedly spying for Saudi Arabia. Now, the Arab nation is using flaws in telecommunications network infrastructure to snoop on its own citizens traveling abroad. A whistleblower told The Guardian that millions of secret requests originated from Saudi Arabia were made for tracking folks traveling in the
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