Two weeks with the latest Animal Crossing Continue reading… Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a chill, charming life sim that puts you in control Source: New feed
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Uber expanded its previously announced policy on sick pay for drivers during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, drivers who test positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus; are personally placed in quarantine or asked to self-isolate by public health officials; or have their Uber accounts suspended
Read MoreMicrosoft officials say they’ve finally crossed the 1 billion device ‘active monthly device’ milestone for all flavors of Windows 10 combined. Microsoft hits its promised one billion Windows 10 number two years later than originally expected Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft is revealing today that 1 billion active machines are now running Windows 10. “Today we’re delighted to announce that over one billion people have chosen Windows 10 across 200 countries resulting in more than one billion active Windows 10 devices,” says Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Modern Life and the Search &
Read MoreOMNY will collect a significant amount of information from riders, including smartphone device identifiers and location Continue reading… The NYC subway’s new tap-to-pay system has a hidden cost — rider data Source: New feed
Read MoreOnline enforcers are dragging in hundreds for questioning as an assault on online speech continues. They are a sign how Beijing has given censors a more punitive role. Muting Coronavirus Anger, China Empowers Its Internet Police Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAs true-wireless earbuds dominate the market, Beats has added a cord to its Powerbeats Pro to create the more affordable Powerbeats 4. Is it a good value? The new Powerbeats 4 are old-school wireless headphones that cost 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreExperts show that slowing the spread of COVID-19 will relieve the burden on healthcare systems and save lives. Here’s how you can help. Coronavirus pandemic: How social distancing can help flatten the curve – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUber and Lyft have rules to keep riders safe from drunk and reckless driving. Customers may be abusing them to get free rides. Uber drivers are losing their jobs over fake DUI complaints – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf social distancing has made you already blow through all the movies and television shows you had in your queue, Netflix is dropping a bunch of new stuff this week to help you build it back up again. Read more… What's New on Netflix the Week of March 17, 2020 Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreImage: Beats They’ve already leaked plenty and Walmart even put them on shelves before an official announcement, but now Apple’s Beats brand is launching the new Powerbeats 4 earbuds. Like past versions, these use a neckband design, though the cable now runs behind the ear. The Powerbeats 4 have been upgraded on multiple fronts. They’ve
Read MoreArielle Pardes / Wired: Many Facebook groups have sprung up in response to coronavirus fears, offering information on emergency preparedness, blood banks, and coordinating local help — Social media has fomented a lot of division, but people are using it to strengthen their communities against the coronavirus pandemic too. Many Facebook groups have sprung up
Read MoreExpedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos (right) pose for pictures in front of a Soyuz trainer. Next Space Station Crew Takes a Break From Training Source: NASA
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge France’s competition authority, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has fined Apple €1.1 billion (around $1.2 billion) for illegally restricting how wholesalers sell Apple products. As well as fining Apple itself, the authority has also fined two of its wholesalers, Tech Data, and Ingram Micro, Reuters reports. The Autorité
Read MoreKalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News: How the University of Southern California sees social media content creation and influencing as viable career paths, offering classes like Influencer Relations — At USC, social media influencing and content creation are more than just a hobby — they’re becoming careers. How the University of Southern California sees social media
Read MoreWhether you’re producing documents, photos or both, we’ve got the perfect printer for you. The best printer for 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere are the standout rumors about the upcoming iPhone 12, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max. iPhone 12 rumors: New release date, specs, colors, screen sizes and 5G predictions – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAs schools shutter around the country, some educators are migrating their daily lessons and dreaded homework assignments onto the web. But many administrators and teachers nationwide say they lack that digital luxury — illustrating how a public-health crisis has brought to light a technological one. ‘It shouldn’t take a pandemic’: Coronavirus exposes Internet inequality among
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft has launched a new interactive Bing map to provide information on the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The map shows the amount of cases on a per country basis, broken down by the number of currently active cases, recovered cases, and fatal
Read MoreMicrosoft Teams Microsoft’s chat and communications tool, Microsoft Teams, went down across Europe this morning for more than two hours. The outage started just as thousands of workers started to sign into the service and attempt to work remotely amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Microsoft Teams users were experiencing issues signing into the service and
Read MoreWith the help of an automatic app feature, BMW thinks it can make plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) drivers use the electric features of their vehicle where it counts. In an announcement published earlier today, BMW spoke of its new PHEV vehicle feature that will automatically switch the car to fully electric mode when it
Read MoreA clothing item inspired by a YouTube star has found its way into malls and schools, stumping adults along the way. American Teenagers Are Declaring ‘Virginity Rocks’ Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAs the coronavirus pandemic spreads all over the world, more and more countries issue travel restrictions to fight it. That means a lot of pre-booked vacation plans are ending up in the bin. Last night, Airbnb announced that it’ll let people cancel their booking without any charge. The company said if you’ve made your booking
Read More{$inline_image}“There are nights when I lie awake and I am afraid this pace will blow up in our faces,” Christina Polleti, chief strategy officer and co-founder of German car subscription startup Cluno tells Growth Quarters. Polleti is referring to the fast-growth Cluno is experiencing. Based in Munich, Cluno was founded in 2017 and offers a car
Read MoreFinSMEs: b.well Connected Health, a consumer-facing healthcare management platform, raises $16M Series A led by UnityPoint Health Ventures — b.well Connected Health, a Baltimore, MD-based platform designed to provide consumers a new front end to healthcare, closed a $16m Series A funding. b.well Connected Health, a consumer-facing healthcare management platform, raises M Series A led
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