Amazon’s Andy Jassy criticized the decision by the Defense Department to award a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft as biased. Amazon cloud boss chides Pentagon for awarding Microsoft lucrative contract Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIs your MacBook Pro randomly shutting down, even with plenty of battery life left? You’re not alone; reports of MacBook Pros shutting off prematurely are showing up on various forums and support threads. So far Apple has confirmed the random shutdown behavior on the 2019 13-inch MacBook Pro, though Mashable reports a… Read more… How
Read MoreThe full clip of “Into the Unknown,” the big musical number from Frozen 2 performed by Idina Menzel and Aurora, is now available to watch on YouTube in full. That should be great news for kids who can’t get enough of the sequel’s version of “Let It Go,” and terrifying news for parents, who will
Read MoreLike many of us, [Zach Archer] enjoys the comfort of his darkened room so much that he has trouble getting up and facing the day. To make things a little easier for himself, he decided to put together a custom alarm clock that would fill his mornings with the glorious glow of LEDs; and since
Read MoreJoe Biden has said he’ll make college and healthcare more affordable as president, all while moving the country toward more renewable energy sources. Sounds great! But those changes will come with a price tag to the tune of more than $3 trillion. And after months of criticizing other candidates’ plans as being half-bak… Read more…
Read MoreThe Knot and Wedding Wire will also require vendors to avoid language that glorifies Southern plantation history. Pinterest will stop promoting wedding ideas from former slave plantations – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHeadphones, Nerf guns, Blu-ray movies, party games and more, all for crazy-cheap prices. The best white-elephant and secret-Santa gifts for under – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSnag a Google Home Mini at Black Friday pricing, and get a Little Golden Book of Frozen II for free. Get a Google Home Mini with a Disney Frozen II book for – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge; Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Images Rian Johnson’s new film Knives Out is a devoted love letter to the whodunit genre — from its Poirot-esque detective Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig with an over-the-top Southern drawl, to its apparent murder victim Harlan Thrombey, an aging mystery author
Read MoreAfter four years of fighting in court, Harvard University and the National Association of the Deaf have come to agreement on captioning of videos and online broadcasts — a decision that could have ramifications for all colleges and universities producing and publishing video and audio content. Harvard Ramping Up Captioning Efforts with NAD Settlement Source:
Read MoreThe rumored phone could launch this month. Galaxy Note 10 Lite renders show headphone jack – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe new Snapdragon 865 processor for premium phones include camera upgrades to make photos huge. Qualcomm: Your next phone could have an enormous 200-megapixel camera – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhen you have little kids, it can be tempting to go all-out for the holidays, stuffing as many gifts as you can under the tree, under the guise of creating family memories (that they’re unlikely to remember). But money is also finite; in fact, you may still be trying to pull yourself out of credit
Read MorePlex launched a new, free, ad-supported streaming service for movies and TV shows today, and here’s the kicker: There’s no way to not view ads. Even if you’re a Plex Pass subscriber, Plex’s premium offering, you’re still going to see ads when you watch anything on its streaming service. Are these minor annoyances… Read more…
Read MoreImage: Qualcomm Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 865 might be the big news out of the company’s annual Snapdragon Tech Summit, but the company also announced details about its other new chip, the midrange Snapdragon 765. The 765 might actually be the more interesting of the two, thanks to its integrated 5G modem and its likely future
Read MoreHarman BMW has backtracked on its controversial decision to charge an annual fee for the use of Apple’s CarPlay in its vehicles, according to 9to5Mac. Since 2016, the German automaker has required owners to pay extra to use CarPlay — first as a one-time $300 option and then later as an $80-a-year fee. Now it
Read MoreThe lawsuit filed in California says Lyft failed to protect passengers and didn’t take its duty to screen drivers seriously enough. Twenty additional women sue Lyft alleging rape, sexual assault on the ride-hailing app Source: Washington Post Tech
Read More{$inline_image} Asking machines to make music by themselves is kind of a strange notion. They’re machines, after all. They don’t feel happy or hurt, and as far as we know, they don’t long for the affections of other machines. Humans like to think of music as being a strictly human thing, a passionate undertaking so
Read MoreWhen you’re dealing with a major loss, it tends to affect most aspects of your life, whether or not you realize it. Sure, you expect to feel a pang of sadness the first time you go to their home after they pass away, or when you get excited about something and pick up your phone
Read MoreQualcomm officially announced its latest flagship processor, the Snapdragon 865, yesterday at its Snapdragon Tech Summit. But at the day two keynote, the company dove deep into all the details about the new chip and what it’ll offer for the next wave of top tier Android devices next year. Qualcomm says that the new Snapdragon
Read MoreIf you’re used to a class, doing yoga on your own can be daunting—which poses should you choose? Or if you’re following along with a flow you found online, how can you modify or replace something that’s not quite at the right level for you? This chart from Stack52 can help you find the right
Read MoreI come from a quiet people. My classmates and I were always bad at asking questions of the teacher, or recognizing that we had questions. I wish I’d had someone like historian and professor Jacqueline Antonovich, who recently tweeted a trick for encouraging her students to pipe up. She simply rephrases the prompt “Any… Read more…
Read MoreA year ago, The Expanse was canceled. News of its doom arrived while its third season was airing on SyFy, the reported rationale being that the rights agreement between its production company and its host network was not terribly profitable for the latter. In about two weeks, the show was saved by Amazon, an announcement
Read MoreCountdown TED and YouTube announced a new climate change initiative called Countdown alongside a coalition of global leaders and nonprofit environmental organizations today at an event in New York City. The effort plans to gather new ideas to combat the climate crisis, and is focused on five broad topics: renewable energy, infrastructure, transportation, food, and
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge Microsoft is currently planning to launch two next-generation Xbox consoles for holiday 2020. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that Microsoft is planning a second, cheaper and less powerful Xbox console, codenamed “Lockhart.” While Microsoft has revealed its Xbox Project Scarlett high-end plans, the company did
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