Going forward, Cortana is all about productivity for Windows 10 users. But some consumer skills, like controlling music, will still be possible via Cortana apps for iOS and Android. Microsoft is discontinuing Cortana consumer skills starting with Windows 10 20H1 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreTeenagers are campaigning, debating, running fact checks and forming party-based coalitions (hype houses). One of them called it “cable news for young people.” The Political Pundits of TikTok Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBose Wireless Music System | $150 | Best Buy Read more… Save On A Bose SoundTouch Wireless Music System Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreOne astronomer suggested the mini-moon might not be natural. Earth's temporary mini-moon shines in new color portrait – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHonda gives the CR-V a new standard powertrain for 2020, and there’s finally a hybrid model, too. 2020 Honda CR-V: Model overview, pricing, tech and specs – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreAs part of its move toward ‘role-based training,’ Microsoft will no longer offer MCSA, MCSD or MCSE certifications after June 30. Microsoft is retiring its MCSA, MCSD and MCSE certifications in June 2020 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreYouTube reinstated only 23,471 videos after creators appealed in the last three months of 2019. It removed 5.9 million. YouTube creators lose about 78% of appeals to get removed videos put back up – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Netflix I Am Not Okay With This begins with Sydney Novak, covered in blood, running down the middle of the street at night. There are probably other ways she’d rather be spending her time. That would seem to make sense with the series’s narrative: her life is pretty normal — up until the part
Read MoreSaturday is Leap Day, the extra day that gets added to the calendar every four years because of… um… the way the earth moves around the sun? Something like that? Basically time is a construct, and every four years we’ve constructed an extra day to make sure all of the rest of the days line
Read MoreThe coronavirus outbreak may have put the brakes on the Geneva Motor Show, but Porsche still plans to show off its latest metal. Porsche 911 Turbo teased ahead of digital debut – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales Jabra’s Elite 65t truly wireless earphones aren’t the newest to hit the market, but they’re still easy to recommend if you’re looking for a set that offer good sound quality, reliable wireless connectivity, and a comfortable fit. If you don’t want to spend more than $100 on wireless earbuds, you
Read MoreMeant for everyone with numerous ways to drive one, the Ami kind of changes the game. Citroen Ami could be the digital age's 2CV – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreMKBHD It’s been six months since Xiaomi unveiled the Mi Mix Alpha, with its intriguing “surround screen” that wraps almost entirely around the phone. Now, tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee (also known as MKBHD) has a more in-depth look at the prototype hardware running prototype software. And while it seems very polished for an unfinished product,
Read MoreNetflix has taken an aggressive step in its fight with publishing company Chooseco. It’s asking a court to cancel the Choose Your Own Adventure trademark, arguing that it’s a generic descriptor rather than a meaningful brand. As The Hollywood Reporter noted earlier this week, Netflix filed a response to Chooseco’s lawsuit over Black Mirror: Bandersnatch,
Read MoreI have never met a pimento cheese I didn’t like, probably because it’s hard to screw up a combination of mayo, various cheeses, and sweet, aromatic peppers. I don’t think the standard recipe needs much tweaking, but if you want your pimento spread to be a little bolder, a little smokier, and a little spicier,
Read MoreWhen the broom challenge craze hit the Internet, we got to thinking that there must be more efficient ways to use a broom than just standing it up. Read more… How to Get the Most Use Out of Your Broom Source: Life Hacker
Read MorePhoto by Paco Serinelli / AFP via Getty Images Another day, another oil giant pledging to fight climate change. Eni, one of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies, announced today that its oil and gas production will peak in 2025. Earlier this month, BP said that it wants to virtually eliminate its greenhouse gases by
Read MoreWhen New York University closed its NYU Shanghai campus in response to the COVID-19 epidemic in China, little did it realize how much students would appreciate the efforts the university went through to keep their learning on track. The spring 2020 semester kicked off with school officials determined to use digital tools to deliver learning
Read MoreThis month we’ve learned that every type of grip is a bit different. We’ve worked on crush grip, support grip, pinch grip and open hand grip. Now let’s look at something that’s a bit of an oddball: the grip you need to hold onto something vertical, like a rope. Read more… How to Get Better
Read MoreA regular cold and flu season is bad enough when you’ve got kids bringing home germs left and right all winter. But this year, we get to throw an ominous-sounding coronavirus disease into the mix, too. This coronavirus, called COVID-19, has been all over the news for the past month; as parents, what do we
Read MoreThe game casts players as a virus with the goal of wiping out the world’s population. Plague, Inc. removed from China’s App Store Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThis was supposed to be the season teams moved out of LA, but now they’re back. Asia-based Overwatch League teams flying to Los Angeles amid coronavirus outbreak Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreI was walking home from an appointment when the sign in the window grabbed me: 40% off all wine. The gourmet grocery store was having a going-out-of-business sale, which meant all the items I usually deemed were too expensive for my everyday existence suddenly seemed within reach. Including the wine. Read more… Before Buying Something
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In three months, YouTube received nearly 110,000 appeals from creators who were frustrated that their videos were taken down — but less than a quarter were later reinstated. The data comes from YouTube’s new community guidelines report, and it marks the first time that YouTube is sharing information
Read MorePhoto by Sylvain Lefevre / Getty Images Scientists and drug companies are racing to develop and test treatments and vaccines that address COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Work on both is progressing at an unprecedented speed — but researchers are starting essentially from scratch on vaccine development, so the process is going
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