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March 5, 2020

Sources: Rigetti Computing's $71M raise was at a significant cut to valuation, because quantum computing is hard, and commercial applications are still few (Jonathan Shieber/TechCrunch)

Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: Sources: Rigetti Computing’s $71M raise was at a significant cut to valuation, because quantum computing is hard, and commercial applications are still few — The $71 million in financing that quantum computing technology developer Rigetti Computing recently raised came at a significant cut … Sources: Rigetti Computing's M raise was at

A Quiet Place 2 first reactions slink in: 'A masterclass in suspense' – CNET

John Krasinski’s alien-packed follow-up to Part I appears to be just as stomach-clenching. A Quiet Place 2 first reactions slink in: 'A masterclass in suspense' – CNET Source: CNet

March 5, 2020

Suki, an AI-powered voice assistant for doctors, raises $20M Series B, doubling total funding to $40M since 2017, claims 40x usage growth in the past year (Leah Rosenbaum/Forbes)

Leah Rosenbaum / Forbes: Suki, an AI-powered voice assistant for doctors, raises $20M Series B, doubling total funding to $40M since 2017, claims 40x usage growth in the past year — How much would a virtual assistant boost your productivity at work? For doctors that are exhausted from long hours typing … Suki, an AI-powered

March 5, 2020

Investigation details Apple's struggles to create a device manufacturing supply chain in India (Wayne Ma/The Information)

Wayne Ma / The Information: Investigation details Apple’s struggles to create a device manufacturing supply chain in India — Several years ago, employees at Apple investigated whether components for the iPhone could be made in India. The results weren’t encouraging. — While the employees found some companies … Investigation details Apple's struggles to create a

March 5, 2020

Arweave, which uses blockchain to perpetually host sites and apps, raises $8.3M seed from a16z, USV, and Coinbase Ventures, four months after raising $5M (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)

Josh Constine / TechCrunch: Arweave, which uses blockchain to perpetually host sites and apps, raises $8.3M seed from a16z, USV, and Coinbase Ventures, four months after raising $5M — The Chinese government has been removing criticism of its coronavirus response from apps like Weibo, the local equivalent of Twitter. Arweave, which uses blockchain to perpetually

The coronavirus impact: Here's how COVID-19 has affected the tech industry – CNET

The global tech industry is being rattled by the virus as conferences are canceled and Apple and Microsoft warn investors. The coronavirus impact: Here's how COVID-19 has affected the tech industry – CNET Source: CNet

March 5, 2020

AMD unveils a new dedicated GPU architecture, CDNA, for data center compute workloads that it plans to launch later this year (Stephanie Condon/ZDNet)

Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: AMD unveils a new dedicated GPU architecture, CDNA, for data center compute workloads that it plans to launch later this year — At its Financial Analyst Day, AMD says it’s on track to achieve double-digit data center market share by the second quarter of 2020. AMD unveils a new dedicated GPU

March 5, 2020

Apple, Google, and others asked to avoid travel and cancel big events

Companies based in Santa Clara County, California — which includes Cupertino, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and San Jose — should avoid travel and postpone or cancel mass gatherings, the county recommended on Thursday. The recommendations come after six new cases of the novel coronavirus have been identified, bringing the total number of people confirmed to

March 5, 2020

Sonos abandons ‘Recycle Mode’ on old speakers after much backlash

Back in October, Sonos introduced a new ‘trade up‘ program that offers existing Sonos users a 30 percent discount to buy a new speaker if they recycle an eligible older model. Problem was, qualifying for the program required users to put their old devices in a new ‘Recycle Mode’ which would permanently prevent the devices from

March 5, 2020

Apple and Google are cracking down on coronavirus apps to combat misinformation

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Both Apple and Google have begun cracking down on apps related to the coronavirus, according to a new report from CNBC. App developers who spoke with the news organization say Apple is rejecting any and all coronavirus-related mobile software not from recognized health organizations or the government.

The Obamas and the Russo Brothers in talks to team up for Netflix – CNET

The ultimate work friends to rival the Avengers are here. The Obamas and the Russo Brothers in talks to team up for Netflix – CNET Source: CNet

March 5, 2020

Twitter expands hate speech guidelines to include disability, illness, and age

Twitter today updated its rules on hate speech to include dehumanizing language against several new groups of people — specifically those with disabilities, of different age groups, and those with diseases. We continuously examine our rules to help make Twitter safer. Last year we updated our Hateful Conduct policy to address dehumanizing speech, starting with

Facebook Removes Misleading Trump Census Ads

The social media company has had a permissive policy about truthfulness in political content. But it drew the line on interfering with the national census. Facebook Removes Misleading Trump Census Ads Source: NY Times Tech

Apple reportedly rejecting coronavirus-related apps not from recognized institutions – CNET

Developers tell CNBC that Apple rejected apps that would have shown stats about the illness. Apple reportedly rejecting coronavirus-related apps not from recognized institutions – CNET Source: CNet

The Kids in the Hall comedy series gets Amazon revival with original cast – CNET

Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson are back with new episodes. The Kids in the Hall comedy series gets Amazon revival with original cast – CNET Source: CNet

Nokia's first 5G phone to be revealed this month – CNET

It’s also set to be shown off in James Bond ads from Sunday. Nokia's first 5G phone to be revealed this month – CNET Source: CNet

You can make $1,000 for binge-watching The Office – CNET

Everybody stay calm! You can make ,000 for binge-watching The Office – CNET Source: CNet

Facebook cracks down on sites that impersonate its services – CNET

The social network sues domain name registrar Namecheap. Facebook cracks down on sites that impersonate its services – CNET Source: CNet

March 5, 2020

Twitter now bans dehumanizing remarks based on age, disability, and disease

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter has updated its hate speech policies to cover tweets that make dehumanizing remarks, which are remarks that treat “others as less than human,” on the basis of age, disability, or disease. The changes follow updates to the company’s polices made last July that said Twitter would remove

Facebook takes down deceptive Trump campaign ads — after first allowing them

Facebook removed the Trump campaign ads for violating its policy against misleading references to the U.S. census. The platform had initially said they could remain but removed them after complaints from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Facebook takes down deceptive Trump campaign ads — after first allowing them Source: Washington Post Tech

March 5, 2020

The YMCA is trialing robot lifeguards to prevent pool drownings

Coral Detection Systems, an Israel-based AI startup, is in the business of saving lives. It’s “Manta 3,000” is a nifty ray-shaped autonomous camera system that monitors swimming pools for drowning victims. Drowning is the third leading cause of death by unintentional injury, with more than 320,000 annual fatalities worldwide. In the US alone, nearly 400

15 Trends Shaping the Future of Higher Education

The Educause 2020 Horizon Report has identified 15 social, technological, higher education and political trends that are influencing teaching and learning in higher ed today — and will have a lasting impact on tomorrow. 15 Trends Shaping the Future of Higher Education Source: Campus Technology

March 5, 2020

Facebook will take down Trump campaign posts that look like official census 2020 ads

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook will remove some of President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign ads from its platform, CNN reports. “There are policies in place to prevent confusion around the official US Census and this is an example of those being enforced,” a Facebook spokesperson said in an email to The Verge.

March 5, 2020

Playing This Free Game Might Help Find a Coronavirus Vaccine

Want to help researchers understand and find a vaccine for the coronavirus? Help them out by playing this video game. Read more… Playing This Free Game Might Help Find a Coronavirus Vaccine Source: Life Hacker

March 5, 2020

Sonos is getting rid of the controversial Recycle Mode that needlessly bricked its older devices

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sonos is doing away with Recycle Mode, a controversial part of the company’s trade-up program that rendered old devices inoperable in exchange for a 30 percent discount on a newer Sonos product. The trade-up program still exists, and customers who own eligible legacy products can get the same

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