The first couple days with Samsung’s 6.8-inch superphone have been illuminating. Galaxy Note 10 Plus ongoing review: Samsung's camera gets a big boost – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt seems like not a day goes by without a major company being hacked or a government-run institution exposed to ransomware attacks. Now, state agencies in Texas have succumbed to a coordinated ransomware attack that has impacted at least 23 local government entities across the state. The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), which is leading the
Read MoreIt’s called Masters of the Universe: Revelation, and will focus on unresolved storylines from the original. Netflix is bringing back He-Man and the Masters of the Universe with Kevin Smith – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDid you know that the English concertina, that hand-pumped bellows instrument favored by sailors both legitimate and piratical in the Age of Sail, was invented by none other than [Sir Charles Wheatstone]? We didn’t, but [Dave Ehnebuske] knew that the venerable English gentleman was tickling the keys of his instrument nearly two decades before experimenting
Read MoreFor one brilliant moment, it literally lit the night sky. Watch an enormous meteor light up the skies of Sardinia – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEveryone’s favorite Russian scientist from Stranger Things gets a tribute that doesn’t suck. Netflix releases a 12-hour video of Stranger Things' Dr. Alexei enjoying a Slurpee – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“He made a very compelling argument,” Trump told reporters. “I’m thinking about it.” Tim Cook warns Trump that China tariffs would hurt Apple and help Samsung – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump says Apple CEO Tim Cook “made a very compelling argument” that tariffs on China will hamper Apple’s ability to compete with Samsung. The pair had dinner on Friday night at the president’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, and Trump described the conversation to reporters from publications
Read MoreIceland’s Okjokull glacier spanned 15 square miles in 1901. Now it spans less than half a square mile. Iceland holds funeral for 700-year-old glacier killed by climate change – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGenome testing will now be carried out to save more than one million animals and plants, including Australia’s very own quokka. University of WA secures Microsoft AI grant to help endangered species Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreObviously, if the air filters in your home HVAC system are dirty, you should change them. But exactly how dirty is dirty? [Tim Rightnour] had heard it said that if you didn’t change your filter every month or so, it could have a detrimental effect on the system’s energy consumption. Thinking that sounded suspiciously like
Read MoreIt beat Avengers: Age of Ultron to secure the spot. Lion King remake is the 9th highest-grossing film ever – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFor one brilliant moment, it literally lit the night sky. Watch the spectacular moment an enormous meteor lights up the skies of Sardinia – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMasters of the Universe: Revelation will tell “the epic tale of what may be He-Man and Skeletor’s final battle.” Kevin Smith to write Masters of the Universe animated series for Netflix – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBryan Menegus / Gizmodo: California Supreme Court rules that online businesses like Square can be sued for discrimination in their TOS, even if a user never signed up for the service — Nearly four years ago, a lone bankruptcy lawyer sued Square, the payment processor run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey … California Supreme Court
Read MoreFrom stainless steel to silicone, there’s an Apple Watch band for every purpose. 13 Apple Watch bands to get on Amazon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDavid Nield / TechRadar.com: Ming-Chi Kuo expects a new Apple Watch Series 5 this year, as watchOS 6 beta code indicates that ceramic and titanium casings may be coming — And maybe the Series 4 too — You wait all year for some decent Apple Watch Series 5 rumors and then two come along at
Read MoreThat Marvel-Sony deal helps the webslinger knock super-spy James Bond from the top spot. Spider-Man: Far From Home is Sony Pictures' highest-grossing film of all time – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThree’s 5G mobile network will be coming to 25 cities across the UK by the end of the year. Three switches on 5G for London homes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTo the surprise of nobody with the slightest bit of technical intuition or just plain common sense, the world’s first solar roadway has proven to be a complete failure. The road, covering one lane and stretching all of 1,000 meters across the Normandy countryside, was installed in 2016 to great fanfare and with the goal
Read MoreNathaniel Popper / New York Times: How terrorist organizations, locked out of traditional financing options, have used cryptocurrency for donations in increasingly sophisticated ways — SAN FRANCISCO — Hamas, the militant Palestinian group, has been designated a terrorist organization by Western governments and some others … How terrorist organizations, locked out of traditional financing options,
Read MoreBloomberg: Trump says that at a recent dinner Tim Cook made a “very compelling argument” that Apple might lose its edge to Samsung due to tariffs on goods from China — – Many made-in-China Apple products to be hit soon with tariffs — Apple CEO made ‘good case’ about tariffs at dinner: Trump Trump says
Read MoreAuthor reiterates that the show’s ending won’t influence what he does with the book series. George RR Martin: Game of Thrones books can't please everyone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreItika Sharma Punit / Quartz: Q&A with Debjani Ghosh, the first woman president of Indian IT industry body Nasscom, on the gender gap and why India is not worried about changes to H-1B visas — Being an engineer at an Indian information technology (IT) company today is far removed from what it used to be
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