Lurking in the distant corners of space are 83 monster black holes that can teach us about the early days of the cosmos. Astronomers discover 83 supermassive black holes at the edge of the universe – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSome of the best educational material we’ve seen tells a story. There’s something more fun about reading a story than just absorbing a bunch of dry facts. That’s the idea behind Adventures in Logic Land. In the first episode, you are abducted by aliens trying to decide if humans are intelligent. To prove that, you
Read MoreGoogle’s cloud-based tools provide a lot of bang for the buck. Apps like Docs, Sheets, and Slides are a collaborative dreamscape, the types of applications that allow kids to split into groups and iterate a project until completion. They also make a good instant messaging platform, according to some teens. “We don’t really pass physical
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Massachusetts-based health research company TriNetX, which provides clinical data and analytics to researchers, raises $40M, bringing total raised to $102M — TriNetX, a health research company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, today announced that it has raised $40 million … Massachusetts-based health research company TriNetX, which provides clinical data and analytics to
Read MoreA California district court judge gives Apple a win ahead of a trial next month. Qualcomm can't get back the billions it paid Apple, judge rules – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Researchers find unsecured database of Chinese online shopping giant Gearbest exposing 1.5M+ records, including customer data, orders, and payments — Gearbest, a Chinese online shopping giant, has exposed millions of user profiles and shopping orders, security researchers have found. Researchers find unsecured database of Chinese online shopping giant Gearbest exposing 1.5M+
Read MoreA romantic sunset-for-one from the surface of the Red Planet. NASA's Insight lander snaps ghostly, hazy Mars sunset – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMike Isaac / New York Times: Sources: Chris Cox and Chris Daniels left in part over conflicts with Zuckerberg’s plan to integrate Facebook’s services into a single privacy-focused platform — SAN FRANCISCO — Two of Facebook’s top executives — one regarded as the company’s No. 3, and the other the head … Sources: Chris Cox
Read MoreThis week’s Fortnite: Battle Royale challenges are here — and we’ve got the tips and maps to help you finish them. Fortnite season 8, week 3 challenges and where the magnifying glass sits on the treasure map – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChris Cox, Facebook’s chief product officer, and WhatsApp VP Chris Daniels are leaving. Facebook loses chief product officer, WhatsApp head as it pivots to privacy – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFrom chattering nuns to missing unicorns, SXSW brought the weird in 2019. SXSW 2019: The weirdest sights from the world's largest culture fest – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDan Primack / Axios: Tiger Global says managing partner Lee Fixel, who helped lead investments in Facebook, LinkedIn, Spotify, and more, is stepping down — Lee Fixel is stepping down as the managing partner of Tiger Global, where he has helped lead successful investments in such “unicorn” companies as Facebook, Flipkart, LinkedIn and Spotify. Tiger
Read MoreGrab a plate. We’re goin’ in. SXSW 2019 served up 3,000 pounds of cheese and now I don't feel so good – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe incident, which also affected WhatsApp and Instagram, was caused by a small mistake that led to big problems. Facebook’s Daylong Malfunction Is a Reminder of the Internet’s Fragility Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMaggie Fitzgerald / CNBC: TPG Capital fires Bill McGlashan, who managed TPG Growth, an investor in Airbnb, Spotify, and Uber, after the DOJ charged him in a college admissions scandal — – TPG’s Bill McGlashan was fired from the private equity firm on Thursday amid the massive college cheating scandal. TPG Capital fires Bill McGlashan,
Read MoreJeff Grubb / VentureBeat: Discord says it will now let developers sell their games directly in their Discord server as well as use Discord to run alphas, betas, and early access tests — Discord is a social network first. While the platform has a store and subscription service, it recognizes that most people come to
Read MoreThe lack of HDMI inputs on almost all laptops is a huge drawback for anyone who wants to easily play a video game on the road, for example. As to why no manufacturers offer this piece of convenience when we all have easy access to a working screen of this size, perhaps no one can
Read MoreOne of the wildest phones last year is getting a do over. Red Hydrogen One phone to get 'radically' redesigned with pro cameras – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNatalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: Adobe reports Q1 revenue of $2.6B, vs. $2.55B estimated by analysts, subscription revenue of $2.3B, and product revenue of $170M — The Photoshop maker said Creative Cloud revenue was $1.49 billion. — Adobe delivered solid first quarter financial results on Thursday after the market closed. Adobe reports Q1 revenue of .6B,
Read MoreGoogle is apparently working to improve native support for Nintendo‘s Switch controllers within Chrome. Could this be a sign of things to come for Project Stream? A recently discovered commit in Google‘s Chromium Gerrit page proposes to “improve support for Nintendo Switch gamepads.” First spotted by 9to5Google and Owen Williams, it would improve support for Switch
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago, Elon Musk announced he would reveal the Model Y – Tesla’s more affordable SUV – on March 14. Well, guess what day it is? You’ll be able to live stream the event on Tesla’s website beginning at 8PM PT/11PM ET, and if you’re unable to catch it live, we’ll post
Read MoreWhen choosing your laptop’s internal storage, you historically had to decide between speed and capacity. Fast SSDs – at least, the ones you could afford – were somewhat limited in storage. Old-school mechanical HDDs, although excruciatingly slow, could at least contain an ungodly amount of songs and movies. But now, you don’t have to make
Read MoreMarch 29, the day upon which the UK will leave the European Union, feels nail-bitingly close. Adding to the anxiety is that with the twice-fold rejection of Theresa May’s withdrawal deal, the UK is heading in one of two directions: the first is a chaotic no-deal Brexit, and the second is a second referendum, which
Read MoreChris Cox, who is one of the social network’s highest-ranking executives, and Chris Daniels, head of WhatsApp, are leaving Facebook. Facebook Loses Top Executives, Including Chris Cox Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Facebook starts rolling out a dedicated Facebook Gaming tab with a personalized feed for some users — Facebook’s gaming efforts and challenge to Twitch are taking another big leap today, as the social network begins the initial rollout of a dedicated Facebook Gaming tab in the main navigation of Facebook’s app.
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