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Digital Trends |
Amazon Air adding 12 more cargo jets so you can get your order more quickly
But the expansion is about more than just moving packages around the country
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Slashdot |
Dyson Shares New Photos and Videos of Its Canceled Electric SUV
Dyson has revealed new photos and information about their failed electric SUV, which the company canceled last October due to high costs. The Verge reports: In a new blog post on his company's website, Dyson shows off some of the first images and videos of the real prototype it made before the project was killed last October, as well as a few more computer renderings. He describes the SUV as "a radical car which was loaded with technology," and says his company "solved lots of problems that are ...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Virginia To Take Down Robert E. Lee Statue
Activists have long denounced the monument to the Confederate leader, which has spurred increased backlash.
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TechCrunch |
Google and Walmart establish dominance in India’s mobile payments market as WhatsApp Pay struggles to launch
In India, it’s Google and Walmart-owned PhonePe that are racing neck-and-neck to be the top player in the mobile payments market, while Facebook remains mired in a regulatory maze for WhatsApp Pay’s rollout. Google Pay had more than 75 million transacting users last month, ahead of PhonePe’s 60 million users, people familiar with the companies’ figures […]
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Reuters: Technology News |
Amid pandemic, investors bet on India's Jio and its giant-killer playbook
From its Silicon Valley-like campus near Mumbai, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Jio telecom carrier is emerging as a winner from changes in the way Indian consumers plug into a digital economy made more urgent by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mashable! |
Encrypted Signal app downloads skyrocket amidst nationwide protests
When the police state comes knocking, a little bit of privacy goes a long way.
As peaceful protesters across the nation are repeatedly brutalized by law enforcement, people have turned in record numbers to the encrypted messaging app Signal to protect their conversations. The app, which is free, open source, and run by a nonprofit, has seen huge spikes in downloads over the course of the past week.
Apptopia, a service that monitors app downloads, told Mashable on Monday that Signal w...
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SlashGear |
Popular antidepressant in short supply because of pandemic, says FDA
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a spike in demand for depression and anxiety medication. One popular SSRI anti-depressant that is often prescribed to treat both depression and anxiety is in short supply, the FDA warned in a document published on May 29. The shortage applies mostly to higher doses of the drug with the FDA estimating it will take 60 … Continue reading
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Gizmodo |
Gorgeous Marvel Cinematic Universe Concept Art Is Coming to a Wall Near You
Oftentimes, the first image we see from a new Marvel Studios film is its concept art. The studio uses that art, not just to help in the development of the film, but as promotional material to hand out at events like San Diego Comic-Con. When that happens, though, the images are on flimsy, cheap paper, and there are…Read more...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
‘Appalled’ Jim Mattis Says Trump Has Divided The Nation
"We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership."
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Reddit |
Google accused of unlawful wiretapping, interception and tracking users browsing internet in Incognito mode. $5 Billion Class action lawsuit.
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Digital Trends |
The best deals on elliptical machines for low-impact cardio workouts in June 2020
Choose an elliptical machine to exercise your arms, legs, and core without joint and bone impact.
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Reddit |
Nextdoor Says It Supports Black Lives Matter. But People Say The Platform Is Censoring Their Conversations About Race.
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VentureBeat |
Coronavirus contact tracing apps face consistency challenges
Contact-tracing apps across the U.S. and internationally won't be following the same standards, creating a substantial roadblock to their effectiveness.
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Reuters: Technology News |
Snapchat removes Trump account from curated promotional section
Snap Inc said it would no longer promote U.S. President Donald Trump's account in Snapchat's Discover section, saying his incendiary comments last week made the account ineligible for the curated section where users explore new content.
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Re/code |
Amazon’s top lawyer sent a “Black Lives Matter” memo. But he didn’t mention his own racial controversy.
Former Amazon employee Christian Smalls protesting outside Amazon’s Staten Island, New York, warehouse on March 30. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Amazon general counsel David Zapolsky still hasn’t addressed his staff about comments he made about fired warehouse employee Christian Smalls. On Wednesday, Amazon’s top lawyer sent an email to his staff expressing support for the Black Lives Matter movement. But the note did not address a recent controversy involving this same lawyer, who had ...
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Boy Genius Report |
Watch SpaceX launch 60 Starlink satellites into orbit live right here
SpaceX will send another 60 tiny Starink satellites into orbit tonight, and you can watch the launch live right here.
The mission is scheduled to launch at 9:25 p.m. EDT and will be live-streamed on SpaceX's YouTube channel.
The Starlink mission is SpaceX's future-looking attempt to build a grid of communication satellites around Earth.
SpaceX has had a busy week, but it's not slowing down for anyone. The company is planning to launch another batch of 60 of its Starlink communications...
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Hacker News |
Mindset Health (YC S19) raises $1.1M to develop hypnosis apps
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MacRumors |
Code in iOS 13.5.5 Suggests Apple is Working on Services Bundle
Rumors have suggested Apple is working on a services bundle that will offer multiple Apple services like Apple TV+ and Apple Music for one flat monthly rate, and according to 9to5Mac, code found in iOS 13.5.5 seemingly confirms Apple's bundle plans.
Files in iOS 13.5.5 reference a "bundle offer" and a "bundle subscription," and these files weren't in earlier versions of iOS. The files are said to be related to the "management system of Apple's own services subscriptions like Apple News+."
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Boing Boing |
Horrific mudslide in Norway dragging houses into the sea
Just now in Alta, Norway: Huge mudslide dragging several houses into the sea. pic.twitter.com/xR4t5zLI7m
— Jan Fredrik Drabløs (@JanFredrikD) June 3, 2020
This video of farmhouses and land sliding into the ocean is like a nightmare that keeps getting worse.
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BuzzFeed - Tech |
Nextdoor Says It Supports Black Lives Matter. But People Say The Platform Is Censoring Their Posts About Race.
People on the social platform say that moderators are deleting comments stating “Black Lives Matter” and stifling discussion about the nation’s protests.View Entire Post ›
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Slashdot |
Frontier Users Must Pay 'Rental' Fee For Equipment They Own Until December
An anonymous reader writes: Broadband and TV providers can keep charging "rental" fees for equipment that customers own themselves until December 2020, thanks to a Federal Communications Commission ruling that delays implementation of a new law. A law approved by Congress and signed by President Trump in December 2019 prohibits providers from charging device-rental fees when customers use their own equipment, and it was originally scheduled to take effect on June 20. As we've written, this law w...
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Slashdot |
Frontier Users Must Pay 'Rental' Free For Equipment They Own Until December
An anonymous reader writes: Broadband and TV providers can keep charging "rental" fees for equipment that customers own themselves until December 2020, thanks to a Federal Communications Commission ruling that delays implementation of a new law. A law approved by Congress and signed by President Trump in December 2019 prohibits providers from charging device-rental fees when customers use their own equipment, and it was originally scheduled to take effect on June 20. As we've written, this law w...
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Ars Technica |
HBO’s latest terrifying trailer for Lovecraft Country couldn’t be more timely
Stories are a living thing.
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Digital Trends |
How to buy Ripple
Want to learn to buy Ripple? You've come to the right place. We'll walk you through the process step by step.
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Digital Trends |
No, the Minneapolis Police Department didn’t shut down its email account
The Minneapolis Police Department is being "inundated with communications"
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GeekWire |
5 ways tech leaders can address racial inequity, from diversity expert and tech CEO Cheryl Ingram
Dr. Cheryl Ingram has seen the statements from tech companies this week, expressing outrage over the death of George Floyd and speaking out against the racial inequities in our society. Now it’s time for leaders to go beyond talk and take action, she says. Actually, the time was long ago. But now would work. Tech has “a huge responsibility,” Ingram said, not only due to the prevalence of bias in the industry against women, people of color and people with disabilities, but becau...
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Hacker News |
Linus rejects 'beyond stupid' AWS-made Linux patch
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Reddit |
Zoom's End-to-End Encryption Will Be for Paying Customers Only
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The Next Web |
How to make STEM a safe place for trans and non-binary people
Welcome to TNW Pride 2020! All throughout June we’ll highlight articles that focus on representation for LGBTQPIA+ people in the STEM communities. It feels weird to talk about trans and non-binary people right now. It feels odd to celebrate Pride while the US government attacks its own citizens. But it also feels necessary because these are not separate struggles. Black trans women are among the most at-risk communities in the world. In 2018 one agency tracked the murders of 26 trans people in...
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Hacker News |
Automated Work Recordings with OBS Studio and TaskWarrior and TimeWarrior
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Los Angeles Pride Will Be Revived As Black Lives Matter Solidarity March
Initially canceled because of COVID-19, the event will now harken back to Pride's roots as a protest for social justice.
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9to5Mac |
iOS 13.5.5 code provides evidence of future Apple services bundle in development
Apple is rumored to introduce a service bundle that includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, and more in a single subscription. 9to5Mac has now found evidence that Apple is indeed working on this bundle, based on iOS 13.5.5 beta code.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Fortnite’s next live event and season delayed again
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Epic Games has delayed Fortnite’s next in-game live event and the start of the game’s next season due to widespread outrage over the death of George Floyd and ongoing police brutality in response to protests around the country. The in-game live event, titled “The Device,” will now take place on June 15th. The next season, called Chapter 2 Season 3, will begin on June 17th.
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Digital Trends |
Chromecast Ultra 2: Everything we know about Google’s Android TV streamer
With a physical remote control and support for Google's Stadia gaming platform, it could be a Roku-killer.
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Reuters: Technology News |
Telus director Stockwell Day steps down after likening racism to childhood bullying
Canadian telecom firm Telus Corp said director Stockwell Day had stepped down from its board a day after the former cabinet minister compared enduring racism to his experience of being teased in school for wearing glasses.
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The Next Web |
Snapchat refuses to promote Trump’s account over his controversial tweets
Snapchat, of all things, today joined the debate among social media platforms about the words of President Donald Trump — and it’s taken the side of Twitter, putting the Trump account on notice for his words. Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snapchat parent company Snap, said in a memo to his employees over the weekend (which was published on the company blog on Wednesday) that “we simply cannot promote accounts in America that are linked to people who incite racial violence, whether they do so on or ...
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SlashGear |
Chromebook owners can now download DOOM and DOOM II for free
Google has long offered perks for Chromebook owners, the big one being a certain amount of free cloud storage for the data they probably can’t save on the Chrome OS laptop itself. The company recently added a couple of new perks for Chromebook owners — the ability to download the original DOOM and DOOM II games for free. Here’s how … Continue reading
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Boy Genius Report |
WHO-backed study shows face masks can reduce coronavirus spread significantly
Face masks of any kind can reduce coronavirus transmission, a new study indicates.
Commissioned by the World Health Organization, the research also says that eyewear and keeping a distance of at least three feet from other people can reduce the risk of infection and transmission.
The use of personal protective equipment combined with social distancing can increase protection against COVID-19 and help to flatten the curve.
We may not have COVID-19 treatments to prevent complications and...
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Techradar - All the la... |
Stolen YouTube credentials up for sale online
Cybercriminals have started auctioning off stolen YouTube account credentials online.
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9to5Mac |
Boarded up Apple Stores become unofficial canvases for peaceful protest
Activism sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has spread across all 50 US states. Apple Stores have been swept up in the momentum, looted and vandalized as some protests turned to violence. Now, some peaceful protestors are reimagining the boarded up windows of Apple Stores as canvases for a positive message.
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Gizmodo |
It's the 10th Anniversary of That Time Mark Zuckerberg Showed the World His True Sweaty Self
Remember how, over approximately 52 minutes in 2010, the reptilian pulling levers in Mark Zuckerberg’s brain briefly fled his host and left a trembling wet man onstage at the mercy of Kara Swisher? You remember:Read more...
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TweakTown News |
Unreal Engine 5 was built specifically for PlayStation 5's SSD
Epic says it rewrote the Unreal Engine 5's I/O optimizations to specifically leverage the PS5 SSD's blazing speeds Continue reading at TweakTown >
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TechCrunch |
RiskIQ adds National Grid Partners as securing data becomes a strategic priority for utilities
RiskIQ, a startup providing application security, risk assessment and vulnerability management services, has added National Grid Partners as a strategic investor. The funding from the investment arm of National Grid, a multinational energy provider, is part of a $15 million new round of financing designed to take the company’s technology into critical industrial infrastructure — […]
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The Verge - All Posts |
Nintendo’s Donkey Kong statue was not actually stolen from its New York store
Photo by Megan Farokhmanesh / The Verge
Fear not: a large Donkey Kong statue at Nintendo’s New York City store has not gone missing after the building was broken into on Monday evening.
A now-viral tweet claimed looters removed a life-sized model of the fictional gorilla during demonstrations in Manhattan earlier this week. The tweet featured real images of the Nintendo retail location with police standing outside and broken storefront windows. But it also contained an image, suspected to ...
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VentureBeat |
Unrest delays Epic Games’ Fortnite Season 3, Call of Duty esports event
Epic Games postponed the launch of Season 3 of its wildly popular Fortnite battle royale game, which has more than 350 million registered players.
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Slashdot |
Canadian Major Telcos Effectively Lock Huawei Out of 5G Build
Canadian carriers Bell and Telus announced on Tuesday that each of them would not be continuing the use of Huawei equipment in their respective 5G networks, having signed deals with the Chinese giant's rivals instead. ZDNet reports: For Bell, it announced Ericsson would be supplying its radio access network. It added that it was looking to launch 5G services as the Canadian economy exited lockdown. Bell, which in Febraury announced it had signed an agreement with Nokia, said it was maintaining t...
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Social media firms fail to act on Covid-19 fake news
A study indicates that 90% of misinformation reported to Facebook and Twitter remains online.
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Trump Went Full-On Fascist For A Photo-Op. What’s He Willing To Do To Keep Power?
Authoritarianism experts worry that Trump could abuse his powers to try to disrupt the November election.
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The Information |
GM’s Cruise Quietly Acquired German Radar Manufacturer
Cruise, the self-driving car developer that is majority owned by General Motors, has acquired a producer of high-resolution radar sensors for cars, The Information has learned. The deal reflects a belief among major self-driving–car developers that getting control of their own sensor production offers a competitive advantage. Sensors are a key piece of technology for self-driving cars, helping them detect the movement of people and objects. While self-driving–car developers have...
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Wired Top Stories |
Zoom's End-to-End Encryption Will Be for Paying Customers Only
The videoconferencing company says it wants to be able to work with law enforcement to catch bad actors on its platform.
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Business Insider |
Zoom doubled its revenue guidance alongside its 'incredible' earnings beat, but some Wall Street analysts think that even that's too conservative. (ZM)
Zoom doubled its revenue target for the year on Tuesday while reporting a huge earnings beat in the first quarter, as it saw its usage and popularity skyrocket due to a coronavirus-related rise in remote work.
The company said that 30% of revenue in the quarter came from customers with 10 or fewer employees, who are more likely to drop off later in the year than large customers would be.
To account for that, Zoom says its guidance is actually conservative. Analysts agree, and say the...
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Reuters: Technology News |
Amazon is sued over warehouses after New York worker brings coronavirus home, cousin dies
Amazon.com Inc has been sued for allegedly fostering the spread of the coronavirus by mandating unsafe working conditions, causing at least one employee to contract COVID-19, bring it home, and see her cousin die.
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Hacker News |
Substack (YC W18) Is Hiring to Build a Better Business Model for Writing
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Boy Genius Report |
Did Mars once have rings? Scientists say it’s possible
Mars may have once had rings, and researchers say the evidence may still be orbiting the planet today.
Phobos, the tiny Martian moon, may have once been much larger, slowly getting closer to Mars until it was torn to shreds and formed a ring of dust and debris.
That ring may have then coalesced into a moon once again, and this pattern could have repeated several times in the history of our solar system.
We think of Mars today as a big, mostly barren orange rock. It's like Earth if Ear...
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Reuters: Technology News |
Early Facebook staffers denounce Zuckerberg stance on Trump posts
Nearly three dozen former employees from Facebook's early days on Wednesday blasted Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to act against incendiary posts by U.S. President Donald Trump as "cowardly" and a "betrayal" of company ideals.
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NYT > Technology |
Pilgrim’s Pride Chief Executive Is Accused of Price Fixing
The charges are the first in a Justice Department investigation involving several other major chicken producers.
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Jimmy Carter: Powerful People Must Say ‘No More’ To Racist Justice System
“We need a government as good as its people, and we are better than this,” the 39th president said.
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Digital Trends |
Epic Games delays Fortnite season 3 in wake of George Floyd protests
Epic has also pushed The Device live event to June 15
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Hacker News |
S&P 500 CEO Pay by Pay Ratio (sourced from WSJ)
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Digital Trends |
What is Ripple?
There are many hundreds of cryptocurrencies out there, no two are exactly alike. That's doubly so for Ripple.
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Business Insider |
AI IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Why carriers could lose out if they don't adopt AI fast — and where they can make the biggest gains
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In the face of rising demand for data, increasingly saturated mobile markets, and stiff opposition from legacy players, tech entrants, and startups, global telecoms are locked in a battle for market share. These market pressures have led to vicious price wars for mobile s...
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TechCrunch |
Decentralized identity management platform Magic launches from stealth with $4M
For developers looking to quickly build identity management into their platforms, the most readily available options don’t stray far from the internet’s biggest, most data-hungry platforms. Magic, a small SF startup building a decentralized blockchain-based identity solution, wants to create a seamless experience that feels similar to login workflows from apps like Slack and Medium […]
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Ars Technica |
SpaceX lands the same rocket for the fifth time [Updated]
Company is also now operating two rocket-catching boats in the Atlantic.
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The Next Web |
Review: The Burley Travoy is an almost-perfect bike trailer for city life
If you ask me, every e-bike should be able to carry some cargo. Some cyclists do everything to minimize the weight and maximize the aerodynamics of their two-wheel machines. But as someone who uses e-bikes as veritable car (and subway) replacements rather, I need to be able to run most of the errands I’d regularly do using a larger vehicle. The Burley Travoy makes it so I needn’t have to choose. An ingenious cross between a bike trailer, a handtruck, and a granny cart, the Travoy has helped ...
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Digital Trends |
Stride to your fitness goals with these great June 2020 treadmill deals
Even inexpensive treadmills are packed with features that give a great workout in your home gym
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Engadget |
'Call of Duty' developer will further crack down on racist players
Activision and Infinity Ward are responding to Black Lives Matter protests with more than delayed Call of Duty seasons. Infinity Ward has vowed to crack down harder on racism in its military shooters, including more efforts to monitor and identify ra...
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Reddit |
Zoom said it expects to make almost $2 billion this year
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SlashGear |
Honda recalls 1.4 million vehicles: What you need to know
Honda is recalling a massive 1.4 million vehicles in multiple countries, the automaker has revealed, due to a faulty fuel pump. Fortunately, the company hasn’t received any reports of wrecks or injuries resulting from this faulty component; if the fuel pump fails, the car may stall or refuse to start. Honda vehicle owners have a few different ways to determine … Continue reading
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9to5Mac |
Should you buy a HomePod right now or wait for the HomePod mini?
HomePod was introduced back in 2017, but since then, the future of Apple’s smart speaker is uncertain. More recently, however, we’ve heard rumors about a new “HomePod mini” that is expected to be announced this year.
If you’re planning to buy a new HomePod, read on as we walk you through what you need to know.
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Digital Trends |
Working out at home? These are the best fitness deals for June 2020
Winter weight gain? In the market for some new fitness equipment? We've got you covered
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Business Insider |
3 Amazon employees in New York have sued the company over claims that its lax safety policies were responsible for them becoming infected with COVID-19
Several Amazon warehouse workers have sued the company, claiming its lax safety practices put them at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and contributed to the death of one family member, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
The lawsuit alleges that employees were pressured to keep working, meet "oppressive and dangerous" quotas that kept them from following social distancing guidelines, and punished for speaking out about working conditions.
The employees work at Amazon's Staten Island, New York, fac...
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Boing Boing |
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis denounces Trump as a threat to America, compares him to Nazis
Jim Mattis was Trump's first defence secretary, serving from 2017-2019. He quit and promised he would not be quiet forever, but also said it would be improper to criticize a sitting president. When protests over George Floyd's death at the hands of the police sprang up, many wondered if he would finally speak. He finally spoke.
The protests are defined by tens of thousands of people of conscience who are insisting that we live up to our values—our values as people and our values as a nation. W...
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Slashdot |
Governments and WHO Changed COVID-19 Policy Based On Suspect Data From Tiny US Company
AmiMoJo shares a report from The Guardian The World Health Organization and a number of national governments have changed their Covid-19 policies and treatments on the basis of flawed data from a little-known U.S. healthcare analytics company, also calling into question the integrity of key studies published in some of the world's most prestigious medical journals. Surgisphere, whose employees appear to include a sci-fi writer and adult content model, provided the database behind Lancet and New ...
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Mashable! |
13 mental health resources for black people trying to cope right now
Life has been unforgiving for black people in America.
The trauma of personal and institutional racism that black people endure — and have endured for generations — makes such a statement true no matter the day of the week.
Yet, the coronavirus outbreak, which has disproportionately killed black Americans, along with the recent police killing of George Floyd and the protests that followed to demand justice for his death, have forced black people to experience extraordinar...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Trump Defends Church Photo Op: ‘I Think It Was Very Symbolic’
The president pointed to praise from religious leaders Franklin Graham and Robert Jeffress in defending the photo shoot.
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Senate Passes Bill To Give Paycheck Protection Plan Loan Recipients More Flexibility
The chamber overcame Republican objections and sent the bill to the president's desk.
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Boy Genius Report |
Waze rolls out new features to keep you safe during the pandemic
Waze announced new features that should help users during the coronavirus health crisis.
The Waze app will now display stores that support drive-thru and curbside, emergency food banks, and COVID-19 testing facilities on the map.
Waze also partnered up with SpotHero and ParkWhiz to highlight discounted parking places on the map for essential workers.
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9to5Mac |
Analyst suggests Apple sell sub-$250 Apple Watch to boost sales, even though it already does
In a new investor note today, Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi has a bizarre suggestion for Apple: sell an Apple Watch for under $250. Why is that bizarre? Well, you can pick up the Apple Watch Series 3 directly from Apple, in brand new condition, for $199.
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Hacker News |
Stranger Things, JavaScript Edition
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TweakTown News |
PSA: Diablo 2 ladder resets on Friday, June 5
Diablo 2's realm ladders will be reset this week. Will you make a dash to the top? Continue reading at TweakTown >
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Techdirt |
Wisconsin Court Dumps Conviction Of Middle School Kid Who Drew A Picture Of A Bomb
The intersection of school administration and law enforcement leads directly to insanity. All logic goes out the window when school administrators come across something that makes them feel slightly uncomfortable. Adding cops to the mix doesn't help anything. It only serves to turn every mildly misbehaving student into a criminal.We're here to talk about bombs. I'm sorry. Let me clarify. Not actual bombs. Drawings of bombs. Drawings created by students who are likely to draw bombs, guns, and ...
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MakeUseOf |
You Can Now Watch More Free TV on The Roku Channel
The Roku Channel now offers more than 100 channels for free. Which means cord-cutters and other fans of free stuff now have more content to choose from. And to help users navigate the free stuff, Roku has also launched a Live TV Channel Guide. In 2017, Roku launched The Roku Channel. This was a free, ad-supported channel full of movies. It has since evolved into a hub full of channels showing a diverse range of content. Most of which is free to watch if you’re willing to put up with the oc...
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Reddit |
Employees, civil rights groups blast Facebook inaction on Trump statements
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Democratic Leaders Play Catch-Up On Black Lives Matter Movement
There’s a gap between what young Black activists are demanding and what Democratic lawmakers will act on.
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Reddit |
Zoom says free users won’t get end-to-end encryption so FBI and police can access calls
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Reddit |
Some popular Reddit communities go private to protest the platform’s hate speech policies
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VentureBeat |
Fixing PRIA: Congress needs to address multiple issues before passing the bill
PRIA is an important government proposal that would backstop the insurance market for business interruption due to pandemics. But it needs some work.
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
How To Talk To Kids About Racism And The George Floyd Protests
Conversations about race, privilege and police brutality are hard. Be open — and have a plan.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Amazon warehouse workers sue over risk of COVID-19 infection
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
A group of three Amazon warehouse employees who work out of the company’s New York fulfillment centers have filed a lawsuit alleging the company put them and their families at risk of COVID-19 infection, according to a report from Bloomberg. One plaintiff, Barbara Chandler, says she contracted the virus in March from a State Island warehouse, known as JFK8. Her cousin, who is also her roommate, later died after experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, the repo...
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Hacker News |
Change the Laws. Fix the System
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Digital Trends |
The best TVs for 2020
Looking for a fantastic new TV? Our well-tailored list will help you cut through the rough to find a diamond.
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Reuters: Technology News |
UK in 5G talks with suppliers from Japan, South Korea: source
British officials have discussed supplies of 5G networking equipment with companies in South Korea and Japan as part of a bid to develop alternatives to China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, a person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
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Boy Genius Report |
Asymptomatic people can spread coronavirus for more than a week, study says
People who aren’t showing symptoms of coronavirus but have been infected are still contagious, a new study from China says.
Asymptomatic people experience a much milder version of COVID-19 that could cause subtle effects on the body.
The study included patients from the original coronavirus epicenter in Wuhan and concluded asymptomatic patients are infectious for an average of eight days.
Combine a long incubation period with an absence of distinct signs, and you end up with a pathogen...
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Techradar - All the la... |
How to watch Game On and stream the new show online from anywhere
Venus Williams and Gronk captain teams in new game show - here's how to watch Game On online from anywhere.
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TweakTown News |
Arma developer: It's not true, Tencent didn't buy us
Arma developer Bohemia Interactive is still 100% independent and hasn't been bought out Continue reading at TweakTown >
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Slashdot |
$350M 'Quant Fund' Played the Stock Market Using Real-Time Data -- Then 2020 Happened
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Next Web: Coatue's $350 million data-driven 'quant fund' made a swift exit from the market in early April -- having realized the coronavirus pandemic had rendered its algorithm unreliable, Business Insider reports. The tech-focused fund, launched by billionaire Philippe Laffont just over one year ago, joins a growing list of "quant funds" to have failed to turn a profit due to 2020's unpredictable nature. Quant funds use complex algorithms to find hid...
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SlashGear |
Fortnite C2 Season 3 delayed yet again, but Epic has a good reason
Epic has delayed Fortnite‘s Chapter 2 – Season 3 for a third time, bumping the event and release dates to mid-June. Unlike the first two announcements, Epic has actually provided a reason for this delay, and it’s one we’ve heard from other major companies in recent days. “We’re acutely aware of the pain our friends, families, team members, players, and … Continue reading
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Digital Trends |
Turn Chrome OS into a powerhouse with the best Chromebook apps
Your Chromebook deserves the best cloud-fueled apps for managing email, increasing productivity, and more.
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Hacker News |
How much do we need the police?
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Gizmodo |
The Essential Star Wars Rebels Stories Every Fan Should Watch
It is a dark time for the galaxy. Ended, the Clone Wars have. But even if you’ve run out of things to watch, have hope: there is another. If you want to chase your watch through of the very best of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, we suggest turning to its successor show, Star Wars Rebels. As usual, io9 is here to guide you…Read more...
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Amazon Air adding 12 more cargo jets so you can get you...
