In the matter of audio, we’re well past the reign of the home hi-fi and the boombox. If you’re not listening on headphones or directly on your phone, you’ve got a brick-sized Bluetooth speaker pumping out the tunes. Still a fan of the old-school, [Amanda Ghassaei] built some bookshelf speakers with a hip aesthetic. First,
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge With the Game Developers Conference not taking place as planned, Facebook is instead making a series of Oculus-related announcements this week through what it’s calling the Game Developers Showcase. The first big news, however, is mostly about Facebook’s own software: the Oculus Quest is getting a major
Read MoreBloomberg: Amazon confirms at least five workers at its warehouses in Spain and Italy have tested positive for the coronavirus, says the facilities will remain open — At least five workers at Amazon.com Inc. warehouses in Europe have contracted the coronavirus, a sobering development … Amazon confirms at least five workers at its warehouses in
Read MoreHow a presidential promise launched Verily, an Alphabet-owned health science unit, to the front lines of the pandemic Trump announced Google was building a virus screening tool. Then someone had to build it Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreWhile repairing a real-time clock module for a 1970s HP computer that had been damaged by its leaky internal battery, [CuriousMarc] began to suspect that maybe the replacement clock chips which he had sourced from a seller in China were the reason why the module still wasn’t working after the repairs. This led him down
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube say they’re working with each other and healthcare agencies to tackle misinfo about COVID-19 — Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube put out joint statement promising to fight COVID-19 fraud and curb misinformation. Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube
Read MoreDanny Crichton / TechCrunch: HashiCorp, which helps companies manage cloud infrastructure, raises $175M Series E from Franklin Templeton Investments at a $5.1B valuation — The rise of the cloud over the past decade has forced software developers and DevOps engineers to completely rearchitect the modern web application … HashiCorp, which helps companies manage cloud infrastructure,
Read MoreWolfie Zhao / CoinDesk: Bitcoin’s price crash casts a shadow over mining firms, which have spent $500M+ since Sept. to prep for the “halving” in May, where mining rewards drop by 50% — Bitcoin’s price crash last week has cast a shadow over mining firms, which have spent over half a billion dollars overhauling equipment
Read MoreThe data privacy battle between Uber and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation has been brewing over the last 18 months. Uber files federal lawsuit against Los Angeles over location data privacy – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreVerily says it only shares the data with Google with explicit permission. You can’t use the service if you don’t agree. Google, other companies get your data if you used Verily's coronavirus site – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Google has made the call to slightly delay the launch of its informational coronavirus website to “later this week.” The site, which the search giant had not planned on making until last week, has been at the center of a swirl of contention between President Donald Trump, Google,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A group of the biggest technology companies in the US say they have banded together in a commitment to fight coronavirus-related fraud and misinformation. The group includes Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube. All seven companies sent out a joint statement Monday evening announcing the effort.
Read MoreDirector Jon Watts imagines a film for our times with Spider-Man: Work From Home. Even Spider-Man works from home in this coronavirus-quarantine movie parody – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe wrestling extravaganza will still air live on the WWE Network. WWE WrestleMania relocated to training facility amid coronavirus spread – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMikey Campbell / AppleInsider: US ITC to investigate alleged touchscreen patent violations in parts used by Apple, Amazon, ASUS, Microsoft, Motorola, LG, Samsung, and Sony — The U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday said it plans to probe a number of tech companies, including Apple, on patent infringement claims … US ITC to investigate alleged
Read MorePhoto by Matthew Hatcher/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images An attempt by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to delay Tuesday’s presidential primary until June 2nd has been denied by a Franklin County judge, according to the Columbus Dispatch. DeWine had filed a lawsuit in an attempt to delay the primary to curb the spread of the novel
Read MoreThe wrestling extravaganza will now broadcast from WWE’s Performance Center training facility. WrestleMania 36 relocated by WWE due to coronavirus spread – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYour WhatsApp conversations may soon become a little more ephemeral. A recent Beta of the app introduced to the Google Play Store suggests WhatsApp will allow you to set a timer on messages to delete themselves in private chats, as reported by WABetaInfo. While we reported on this feature back in October, it originally only
Read MoreThis router and pair of satellites is designed to cover up to 6,000 square feet at speeds up to 2.2Gbps. Fill your home with Wi-Fi using an Orbi tri-band mesh router 3-pack for just 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image}Chinese video-sharing app TikTok once instructed its moderators to hide posts created by users it deemed to be ugly, poor, overweight, or disabled, according to documents obtained by The Intercept. It’s not the first time media outlets have got their hands on these types of memos from TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance. According to a 2019
Read More{$inline_image}Chinese video-sharing app TikTok once instructed its moderators to hide posts created by users it deemed to be ugly, poor, overweight, or disabled, according to documents obtained by The Intercept. It’s not the first time media outlets have got their hands on these types of memos from TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance. According to a 2019
Read MoreWe’ve been hearing rumors for months that Apple is planning on releasing a new budget phone this year, known as either the iPhone SE 2 or the iPhone 9. But a new report by 9to5Mac suggests Apple is working on a larger iPhone 9 Plus too – the first we’ve heard of such a device. Previous
Read MoreNo matter what you think about Nixie tubes, you’ve got to admit that having a Nixie custom made for you would be pretty cool. The cost of such a vanity project is probably prohibitive, but our friends at Keysight managed to convince none other than [Dalibor Farný] to immortalize their logo in glass, metal, and
Read MoreThe first episode shows Westworld hasn’t lost any of its Westworld-liness. Westworld season 3 premiere recap: Dolores, Jesse Pinkman and algorithms – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe spread of misinformation is still a big problem for social networks. Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg: 'All hands on deck' to combat coronavirus misinformation – CNET Source: CNet
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