Blame is shared in these two fatal crashes, and the NTSB wants everyone to step up. In Tesla Autopilot crashes, NTSB says drivers and regulation are also to blame – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreA spacecraft run by the Japanese Space Agency made a lasting impact in the solar system. Hayabusa2 spacecraft blasted a bus-sized crater into an asteroid – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePlease don’t panic buy. We know this is easier said than done. We don’t have a toilet paper shortage per se, but it’s tricky to come by, sure, since everyone went out and bought it as if we were in the apocalypse. And don’t even get me started on hand sanitizers—important, absolutely, but pretty difficult
Read MoreRosario Dawson will be joining season 2 of The Mandalorian for Disney Plus, where she’ll reportedly be playing fan-favorite character Ashoka Tano, according to a report from SlashFilm. The move marks the most overt link between Disney’s popular animated Star Wars TV shows — which include Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels,
Read MoreImage: Paramount Following in the footsteps of other movie studios, Paramount Pictures has announced that it’s speeding up the digital release of Sonic The Hedgehog. The film will be available for purchase on March 31st after a successful theater run that established it as the highest-grossing video game film in US box office history, according
Read MoreWith information changing quickly, it’s hard to find the latest and most up-to-date COVID-19 information. Today, the World Health Organization announced a new Health Alert system through WhatsApp. The free service is designed to help answer some of the questions the public might have about coronavirus. It’s available… Read more… Get Up-to-Date Information on COVID-19
Read MoreIt’s often been our experience that some of the most impressive projects are the passion builds, the ones where the builder really put in their all and obsessed over every detail. Even if they don’t always have a practical application, it’s impossible to look at the final product and not respect the accomplishment. Case in
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google has completely canceled Google I/O 2020, its biggest event of the year, due to the ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus. The company announced on March 3rd that it canceled the physical I/O event, but now the whole thing is off. “Out of concern for the health
Read MoreFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropic groups are working to help increase the number of tests for the novel coronavirus in the Bay Area by at least 1,000 tests per day in “the coming days,” he said in a Facebook post on Thursday. Zuckerberg’s Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) tells The Verge that the goal is to
Read More{$inline_image}Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Being apart from the people you love and enjoy can suck. Even without the current need for preemptive social distancing, sometimes ordinary life can keep you away from your social
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sony has issued an update to clarify its stance on backwards compatibility for the PlayStation 5, saying the upcoming console will support an “overwhelming majority” of the 4,000-plus existing PS4 titles. Prior to the update, Sony’s Mark Cerny, the system architect for the PS5 who detailed its full
Read MoreThose who have been suddenly introduced to the wonderful world of working from home over the last couple of weeks may have experienced a bit of culture shock. Even with today’s open floorplan workspaces and less-formal expectations, work isn’t home. That’s especially true with young children in the house, who’ll probably respond to seeing mommy
Read MoreA new AI system has revealed that we’re finally getting better at wildlife conservation. Researchers came to this conclusion after using machine learning to analyze more than 4,000 studies on species reintroduction across four decades. The system evaluated the outcomes of conservation programs by assessing the study abstracts with sentiment analysis, a form of AI
Read MoreA message of ‘stay safe’ is being said and shared repeatedly these weeks, and it’s echoed across communities with great sincerity. As COVID-19 spreads to over 80 percent of countries around the globe, and the death toll climbs to nearly 10,000, it’s worth reminding one another to follow instructions from local healthcare workers and leading
Read MoreIt has been a week. Schools across the country have shut down—some for the rest of the school year—to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Parents have been scrambling all week to work from home or find child care or set up schedules that kind of, sort of resemble a school day. It feels
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Discord banned 5.2 million accounts between April and December last year, the company revealed today in its second transparency report. The most common reasons for account bans were spam and exploitative content, which includes nonconsensual pornography (so-called “revenge porn”) as well as sexual content related to minors. The
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Much like T-Mobile’s “Netflix on Us” promotion, customers who want free access to shortform video streaming service Quibi will have to meet a specific requirement: they must have a multiple-line plan with the carrier. Quibi will only be free in an exclusive offer “to subscribers who pay for
Read MoreCOVID-19’s spread in Asia also caused manufacturing problems for handset makers, something Apple warned about last month. Smartphone sales post biggest drop ever in Feb as coronavirus stops shoppers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe financial services company is making the prediction based on preliminary reports across 30 states, says Bloomberg. US unemployment claims could hit record 2.25M this week, says Goldman Sachs – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePresident Trump said today that federal student loan borrowers can skip their payments for 60 days. But it’s not automatic. Read more… You Can Suspend Your Federal Student Loan Payments for Two Months Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreImage: Activision Call of Duty: Warzone, Activision’s new battle royale (BR) game that released less than two weeks ago, has more than 30 million players, the publisher announced on Friday. That makes it one of the fastest-growing free-to-play titles in the industry, putting it on par with BR competitor Apex Legends, which hit 25 million
Read MoreWalmart DTD 555 Walmart is looking to hire 150,000 additional employees to temporarily work at the company’s stores, clubs, and distribution centers to meet the increased demand from shoppers as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the company announced on Thursday. The company also plans to pay $550 million in bonuses to its current
Read MoreA former Facebook content moderation facility in Phoenix. | Photo by Jessica Chou for The Verge Facebook is close to reaching a settlement with a group of content moderators who developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suffered other harms while working to remove disturbing content from the social network. In a court filing this week,
Read MoreThe policy will be available to new owners in the event they lose their job as more industries shut down to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Hyundai, Genesis will cover 6 car payments amid coronavirus economic impact – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreOn Wednesday, March 18, President Trump signed H.R. 6201, aka the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, into law. I’ll just go ahead and quote the bill summary, instead of trying to re-summarize it myself: Read more… What You Need to Know About the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Source: Life Hacker
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