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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Here’s What Democrats Want In The Next Coronavirus Bill
More checks from the government, free treatment and infrastructure spending are just some priorities for Pelosi.
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Business Insider |
How to make Instagram highlight covers for the Story Highlights on your profile page
To make an Instagram highlight cover, you'll need to post a Story Highlight and then edit it.
Once in the editing menu, you can set any picture or video in the Highlight as the cover.
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It's possible to post highlights of your Instagram Stories to preserve a selection of your stories, which usually disappear after 24 hours.
After you post Instagram Stories, they'll be saved in a private Stories Archive in your account. You can turn any of thes...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Ariana Grande Takes Down Her Iconic Ponytail And Shows Off ‘Natural’ Curls
“Your natural hair/curls is a world of its own,” Joan Grande, the singer’s mother, wrote on Twitter.
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Techradar - All the la... |
Best over-ear headphones 2020: the best-sounding, most comfortable headphones
Looking for the best over-ear headphones? These are the over-ear cans you need.
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Hacker News |
Gitlab features that are moving to open source
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Boy Genius Report |
New coronavirus vaccine will begin human testing by September
The first coronavirus vaccine could begin human testing by September of this year.
Projections pegged late 2021 as the earliest we could realistically expect to see a vaccine, but Johnson & Johnson expects its coronavirus vaccine to be available in emergencies by early next year.
This is an accelerated timeline for the development of a vaccine, but the novel coronavirus pandemic has put us in a position where we cannot afford to wait years for an antidote.
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TechCrunch |
Ford, GE Healthcare to produce 50,000 ventilators by July using this tiny company’s design
Ford and GE Healthcare have licensed a ventilator design from Airon Corp and plan to produce as many as 50,000 of them at a Michigan factory by July as part of a broader effort to provide a critical medical device used to treat people with COVID-19. Ford will initially send a team of engineers to help […]
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TechCrunch |
Local services marketplace Thumbtack lays off 250 employees
Thumbtack CEO Marco Zappacosta announced in a blog post today that the company has laid off 250 employees. Much has been written about the impact that COVID-19 and the resulting social distancing/shelter in place measures are having on small businesses (and the steps that internet platforms like Facebook and Yelp — which, after all, make […]
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The Register |
Official: Office 365 Personal, Home axed next month... and replaced by Microsoft 365 cloud subscriptions
Plus: Edge sharpened, Teams upgrades promised
Microsoft on Monday teased a few future features of its Edge web browser and Teams slack-killer. It also announced the rebranding of its cloud productivity suite Office 365 as Microsoft 365 – a subscription offering that already included Office 365, alongside Windows 10 Enterprise services and security features.…
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Gizmodo |
Microsoft Office Might Be Good Now, I Know I Know I'm Trying to Delete
Microsoft has given its suite of Office applications a major update and I’m worried because they actually seem useful for regular people. Raise your hand if you’ve ever tracked your monthly budget by copy and pasting your bank account transactions into Excel. Raise your hand if you hate typing formulas into Excel. Or…Read more...
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BleepingComputer.com |
FBI Warns of Ongoing Zoom-Bombing Attacks on Video Meetings
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned today of hijackers who join Zoom video conferences used for online lessons and business meetings with the end goal of disrupting them or for pulling pranks that could be later shared on social media platforms. [...]
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Slashdot |
Researchers Develop Faster Way To Replace Bad Data With Accurate Information
sandbagger writes: Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Army Research Office have demonstrated a new model of how competing pieces of information spread in online social networks and the Internet of Things (IoT). The findings could be used to disseminate accurate information more quickly, displacing false information about anything from computer security to public health. "Whether in the IoT or on social networks, there are many circumstances where old information is circulat...
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Ars Technica |
How to play Pokémon Go when everyone’s stuck inside
Niantic makes changes to limit the need to go out for a walk while playing.
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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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Android Police - Andro... |
It's 2020, why don't Samsung phones support Android's seamless updates?
Even the company's $1,400 "Ultra" flagship is missing the useful four-year-old feature
Keeping current with system updates is the single most important thing you can do to keep your phone safe, and long ago, installing those updates was an incredibly slow process. But back in 2016, Google tried to make things better with new "seamless updates" that made it an easy background process — you could even use your phone as they installed. Since then, most phone manufacturers have...
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VentureBeat |
NZXT Kraken X3 and Z3 CPU coolers have the looks and performance
The NZXT Kraken X3 and Z3 coolers are refreshed with even more features including a small LCD screen on the Z-series AIOs.
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Business Insider |
Charity runs and rides have gone virtual in a new social-distancing era. Here's how Axios' Dan Primack organized a Peloton race that raised $120,000 for a New York City food bank.
As the country practices social distancing in an effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak, charity rides and races are going virtual with the help of buzzy fitness companies like Peloton.
Axios business editor Dan Primack rallied over 600 people to race for charity using Peloton bikes (or the app) last Saturday, raising $120,000 for Food Bank For New York City.
Racing in a remote world isn't the same as "running with a 1,000 people," Primack told Business Insider, but the ride still mimick...
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SlashGear |
NASA Webb telescope launch 1-year countdown begins
One year from now, NASA will launch a telescope called Webb. This telescope’s full name is the James Webb Space Telescope, and it is the successor to the Hubble Telescope. Hubble changed the way we see the universe by orbiting Earth and observing space in both optical and ultraviolet wavelengths. Webb’s orbit won’t be around our Earth, but our Sun, … Continue reading
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SlashGear |
Steam rolls out new download options to save on bandwidth
A lot of us are stuck at home right now, which means that a lot of us are using the internet both for work and for entertainment. That, in turn, can cause bandwidth problems for local ISPs, and we’ve seen a number of companies roll out new measures to help alleviate the load. Today, Valve has announced measures to help … Continue reading
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WSJ.com: WSJD |
Some Instacart and Amazon Workers Stay Home, Calling for More Pay in Coronavirus Pandemic
Some delivery and supermarket workers at Instacart and Amazon.com are staying home to draw attention to their requests for better pay and more protections against the risks of infection with the new coronavirus.
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Hacker News |
Letters of Last Resort
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Techradar - All the la... |
Saudi Arabia allegedly used mobile phone data to monitor its citizens in the US
New data from a whistleblower has revealed that Saudi Arabia may have been tracking the movement of its citizens in the US through their mobile phones.
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Boing Boing |
Guy recreates carbon filament electric light bulb
NightHawkinLight shows how he made a carbon filament light bulb. He starts by showing how an electric arc light works (invented in 1802 by noted nitrous oxide aficionado Sir Humphrey Davy), then moves to incandescent lighting. He ends up making a working incandescent light bulb. Read the rest
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Business Insider |
How to sell items on eBay by creating an item listing, and start your own marketplace
You can sell items on eBay in a few steps, but you'll first need to have an eBay account.
You should include as many details as you can on your item listing, including photos, condition, and brand.
You can choose to auction your item to the highest bidder or sell it immediately to someone at a fixed price using the "Buy It Now" option.
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Many of us are guilty of buying way too much stuff that we never end up using. While it's great to donate...
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Business Insider |
Top Disney execs including Bob Iger and CEO Bob Chapek take pay cuts as the company risks losing billions in revenue (DIS)
Top Disney executives, including Bob Iger and CEO Bob Chapek, are taking pay cuts as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the media giant's stock and impede its operations globally.
Iger will forgo his full salary, the company announced on Monday in a memo to employees.
Iger's base salary was $3 million last fiscal year, and he made $47.5 million in total compensation.
Chapek, who became CEO in February, will take a 50% salary cut.
The cost-saving measures will start on April 5 and...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Instacart Workers Go On Strike For Better Protections Amid Coronavirus
Amazon and Whole Foods workers are also striking this week for COVID-19-related reasons, demanding hazard pay, and more.
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Computerworld |
Microsoft to shift SMBs' Office subscriptions to 'Microsoft 365' brand
Microsoft today announced name changes to the Office 365 subscription plans in the Business line, substituting "Microsoft 365" instead.The Redmond, Wash. developer did not touch subscription plans aimed at enterprise, education and government.Plan names will automatically change on April 21, Microsoft said in an online statement. Prices of the plans will not change.
Office 365 Business Essentials, the lowest-priced plan in the Business line, will become Microsoft 365 Business Basic.Office 365...
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Boing Boing |
Van Gogh swiped last night during museum smash-and-grab
Last night some asshole smashed a glass door at the Singer Laren museum near Amsterdam and stole Vincent van Gogh's oil painting “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884." The museum has been closed due to COVID-19. From the Associated Press:
The value of the (10" x 22") work, which was on loan from the Groninger Museum in the northern Dutch city of Groningen, was not immediately known. Van Gogh’s paintings, when they rarely come up for sale, fetch millions at auction...
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Mashable! |
Reporter who fled bison gets an official national park safety poster
On March 25, NBC reporter Deion Broxton made the wise decision to avoid a herd of bison.
Broxton's judgment to hastily pack up his camera, which was still recording, went viral. (The good kind of viralNot this kind.)
"Oh no, I'm not messing with you," Broxton said. Broxton told Mashable that one particular bison had started trotting towards him, prompting his decision to flee.
Yellowstone National Park appreciated Broxton's rational decision-making (now viewed 10.7 million times on Twitter...
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Digital Trends |
Get ready for next season with a great deal on 2020’s best skis
The ski season might be over, but now's a great time to get a great ski for next season at a great price.
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SlashGear |
Amazon’s Fire TV Live feature gets Sling TV free news integration
Earlier this month, Sling TV launched a new free tier called ‘Stay in & SLING’ targeted at people who don’t subscribe to the service, but who are currently stuck at home and seeking new streaming services to watch. The service offers a variety of free channels and on-demand content, including news content and a bunch of older and lesser-known series. … Continue reading
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The Verge - All Posts |
MLB will stream classic games online for fans waiting out the delayed regular season
Baseball season might be indefinitely delayed, but MLB is doing its best to fill the baseball-shaped hole in fans’ hearts with a new “MLB At Home” initiative that will see classic games and events, like the Home Run Derby, streamed nightly on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.
MLB already started streaming games last week for its “Opening Day At Home,” where it broadcast 30 games (featuring a momentous victory for each of the 30 MLB teams) to mark the missed start of the 2020 season. The ...
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Business Insider |
Samsung's Galaxy S20 phones are $200 off at B&H Photo right now, plus you can get a free memory card
Samsung's $999.99 Galaxy S20 and $1,199.99 Galaxy S20 Plus smartphones are getting $200 discounts at B&H Photo for a limited time.
You'll also get a free 128GB microSD card as part of the deal.
The $1,399.99 Galaxy S20 Ultra is not on sale, though.
B&H's $200 discount brings the Galaxy S20's notoriously high price tag down to something more affordable, but you might actually get a better deal if you trade your phone in with Samsung.
As long as you have a recent Samsung, Ap...
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ExtremeTechExtremeTech |
Astrophysicist Tries to Build Coronavirus Wearable, Ends Up With Magnets Lodged in Nose
Being a smart person does not preclude making foolish mistakes. Case in point: Australian astrophysicist Daniel Reardon.
The post Astrophysicist Tries to Build Coronavirus Wearable, Ends Up With Magnets Lodged in Nose appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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MacRumors |
Testing Brydge's New Pro+ Keyboard With Trackpad for iPad Pro
Well ahead of when Apple introduced trackpad support in iOS 13.4, Brydge announced an iPad Pro keyboard with a built-in multi-touch trackpad. We have one of Brydge's new Pro+ keyboards on hand, and thought we'd check it out to see how it works with Apple's new 2020 iPad Pro models.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
The Brydge Pro+ keyboard is similar in design to past Brydge keyboards, attaching to the iPad Pro using a set of hinges that allo...
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ExtremeTechExtremeTech |
ET Deals: $125 Off 25-Inch Alienware AW2521HF Gaming Monitor, Microsoft Surface Pro 7 With Type Cover Only $599, DJI Mavic Mini Fly More Combo Bundle Just $499
Stay home where it's safe and indulge in a blazing fast gaming experience with one of Dell's 240Hz Alienware displays for just $384.99.
The post ET Deals: $125 Off 25-Inch Alienware AW2521HF Gaming Monitor, Microsoft Surface Pro 7 With Type Cover Only $599, DJI Mavic Mini Fly More Combo Bundle Just $499 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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TechCrunch |
WTF is the denominator effect?
The last few weeks have just been dreadful for asset managers. Not only have the markets tanked the past few weeks (if slightly recovered from their lows since the signing of the U.S. stimulus bill), but the daily volatility of different assets is making it very hard to keep portfolios balanced. As an example, the […]
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
In Move Likely Aimed At Liberty University, On-Campus Teaching Halted In Virginia
The governor banned in-person classes after a report found students with symptoms were welcomed back to Liberty.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Valve will delay some Steam auto-updates to preserve bandwidth
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Valve announced today that it won’t automatically update games in customers’ libraries as regularly as before to help preserve bandwidth during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Starting this week, Valve says Steam will only immediately auto-update games you’ve played in the last three days. Otherwise, Valve says Steam will be spreading out updates over several days. Steam had already been scheduling game updates for “the next off-peak local time ...
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Boy Genius Report |
Apple planning to release new HomePod, iMac, and cheaper iPads in 2020
The coronavirus has made it more challenging for Apple to work on new products.
Apple this year plans to release a new HomePod and more budget-friendly iPads.
Other products on track for a 2020 release include a new MacBook Pro, a new Apple Watch, and a new Apple TV.
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Though the vast majority of Apple employees are now working from home due to stay-at-home directives in California, the company is still working diligently on new products. In short...
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Digital Trends |
The best hybrid cars for 2020
There's more to hybrids than the Prius, but Toyota's classic remains the king of the hill
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The Verge - All Posts |
Twitter removes tweets by Brazil, Venezuela presidents for violating COVID-19 content rules
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Twitter has made good — so far — on its pledge to crack down on tweets that contain false or misleading information about COVID-19 cures. The platform has deleted tweets by the presidents of Brazil and Venezuela and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani for violating its ban on novel coronavirus-related content that “goes directly against guidance from authoritative sources of global and local public health information.”
“We’re focused o...
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MakeUseOf |
Real Online Privacy for Beginners: 60+ Essential Tips and Warnings
Companies and governments are spying on you all over the internet and beyond. We have all kinds of tips to help you reclaim your privacy online! Every year, we lose a little bit more of what little online privacy we have left. Our activities are tracked from site to site, and it doesn’t matter where you live because nobody is safe from these prying eyes—unless you know how to protect yourself. Don’t want your internet activity tracked? Creeped out by the idea of corporations li...
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VentureBeat |
Take your AI project from concept to concrete ROI
Download this free eBook and learn how to bring business analysts and data scientists together for AI projects with real business impact.
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The Register |
Dot-com price rises on their way over the next four years: ICANN approves Verisign contract, walks off with $20m
You thought thousands of complaints would make a difference?
Analysis The price of dot-coms will steadily increase over the next four years following DNS overseer ICANN's controversial renewal of Verisign's contract to run the top-level domain.…
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Business Insider |
The CEO of Slack explains how a recession would make it much harder for it to hire the people it needs to sustain its growth and take on Microsoft (WORK, MSFT)
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield told Business Insider that the coronavirus pandemic and the new, work-from-home reality is forcing a lot of companies to accelerate their digital transformation plans.
Slack has experienced a huge influx of new customers and that's creating novel hiring challenges for the company, Butterfield said.
It's clear that engineering talent is needed to ensure the product can support all the new users. But, Butterfield said, the company is still thinking about how to hire i...
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Business Insider |
How to scan documents and QR codes directly on your iPhone
You can quickly scan documents and QR codes directly on your iPhone using the built-in Notes or Camera app.
You can also edit your scanned documents in the Notes app, as well as share them through email, iMessage, or AirDrop.
To scan documents in the Notes app, you'll need to be running iOS 11 or newer on your iPhone.
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We've come a long way since fax machines and scanners were the primary means of scanning and sending documents.
Today, you don't e...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic’s Ex Looks Like A Completely Different Man With New Teeth
John Finlay says producers of the series “had video and pictures” of his new pearly whites, “but chose not to show it.”
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Business Insider |
Ford will make 50,000 ventilators in the next 100 days to meet critical coronavirus pandemic demand (F)
Ford will make 50,000 ventilators in 100 days, starting April 20, to fight the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Ford, through its partnership with GE Healthcare, is working with a Florida manufacturer, Airon, to produce a simplified ventilator that doesn't require electricity to operate.
Ford will make the ventilators at a factory in Michigan, operating around the clock at full production, making 7,200 ventilators per week.
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On Monday, Ford said ...
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Hacker News |
Posiopaths: Positive only attitude can be toxic
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Business Insider |
Twitch CEO Emmett Shear just gave $1 million to a San Francisco baker to launch a nonprofit that will help small businesses amid a citywide shutdown to contain the coronavirus
Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is giving $1 million to a San Francisco pie baker to start a nonprofit that will strive to keep small businesses afloat.
The nonprofit has been dubbed SF New Deal, and its first program will be paying restaurants to deliver food to vulnerable residents, like those who are homeless.
San Francisco's small business scene has taken a hit as the city and the rest of the Bay Area have been subject to a shelter-in-place order to contain the coronavirus disease.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Apple reportedly letting select employees work on early-stage products at home
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
With all the uncertainty over when “shelter in place” orders will be lifted, Apple has recently been more willing to let early-stage products leave its campus for further development at the homes of its employees. This is according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who today reported about how Apple has been adapting to the work-from-home culture that’s now the norm across Big Tech and countless other companies around the world.
Apple is known for ma...
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BleepingComputer.com |
Banking Malware Spreading via COVID-19 Relief Payment Phishing
The Zeus Sphinx banking Trojan has recently resurfaced after a three years hiatus as part of a coronavirus-themed phishing campaign, the most common theme behind most attacks by far during the current pandemic. [...]
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Boing Boing |
Little Free Library in Seattle converted into a "Peep Show"
I've seen reports that Little Free Libraries are being turned into free food pantries to help folks in this time of coronavirus. Now, hilariously, there's one in Seattle that's been converted into a "Peep Show," complete with a hot pink neon sign, and a rooftop one that reads "Chicks! Chicks! Chicks!" But you won't find anything lewd inside. Instead, you'll find a fun diorama of marshmallow Peeps.
On Nextdoor, the Peep Show's creator, Cristie Kearny of Seattle's Crown Hill neighborhood, explain...
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Boing Boing |
Paul Krassner, Interview Part 2 — And Henry Miller with a 1973 Buchla Music Easel
Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds
THIS WEEK:
Side A: "Paul Krassner's 1959 Underground News Report on the Birth Control Pill"
Greetings, all! This week continues my discussion with Paul Krassner, from an interview conducted in 2017. Paul is recognized as an early second-wave feminist, and one of the coolest things he did, in my opinion, was use his reach as a publisher to advoca...
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Slashdot |
Amazon, Instacart Grocery Delivery Workers Strike For Coronavirus Protection And Pay
Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island, N.Y., and Instacart's grocery delivery workers nationwide plan to walk off their jobs on Monday. From the report: They are demanding stepped-up protection and pay as they continue to work while much of the country is asked to isolate as a safeguard against the coronavirus. The strikes come as both Amazon and Instacart have said they plan to hire tens of thousands of new workers. Online shopping and grocery home delivery are skyrocketing as much of the n...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Go read about how the original Xbox creator baked ancient Egyptian-style bread with 4,000-year-old yeast
Photo: Seamus Blackley / Twitter
As more people are faced with endless hours at home due to self-quarantine and social distancing, there’s been a surge in home bread baking show-and-tell on the internet over the past few days. But it’s safe to say that no one has been baking bread quite like Seamus Blackley, who finally has achieved his goal to re-create ancient Egyptian bread using yeast cultivated from samples that were over 4,000 years old and traditional tools and techniques dating ba...
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Gizmodo |
Fossilized Vomit and Feces Are Delighting Paleontologists
Fossil skeletons tell us a great deal about extinct species; we couldn’t piece together ancient life without them. Just as important, however, are the fossils that may not immediately tug at our imaginations, fill us with awe, or even be recognizable to non-paleontologists. The traces that an animal made during its…Read more...
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Digital Trends |
The best crossovers for 2020
Crossovers are the best-selling vehicle segment, and the market is packed with great options. We've found the best.
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SlashGear |
Ford and GE team up to build 50,000 ventilators by July 4
Ford will team up with GE Healthcare to build more ventilators suitable for COVID-19 treatment, with the potential to produce 50,000 of the simplified design in the next 100 days. The automaker had already announced a collaboration with GE Healthcare on ventilator production, this time targeting an even easier design currently being produced in Florida. The GE/Airon Model A-E ventilator … Continue reading
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Business Insider |
'What is Nintendo Switch Online?': How to play Nintendo Switch games online, and get free games
With a Nintendo Switch Online subscription you can play online multiplayer games on your Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions start at $3.99 a month for an individual subscription, or $7.99 for three months.
A Nintendo Switch Online subscription also gives you access to dozens of free games, including the popular "Tetris 99."
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Business Insider |
How to throw a perfect Zoom party with your friends and family
Video chatting platforms like Zoom can be great tools for connecting face-to-face with friends, family, and loved ones.
After installing Zoom and participating in a few one-on-one calls, as well as calls with small groups of my friends, I decided I wanted to throw a Zoom party over the weekend.
My Zoom party was a success, and I brought 8 of my friends together for a fun night, after which everyone left feeling less lonely – here's what I learned and how you can throw your own perfect Zoom...
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Business Insider |
Iris Nova, the buzzy direct-to-consumer startup backed by Coca-Cola, has laid off half its staff as the coronavirus pandemic hits its retail business
Iris Nova, the Coca-Cola backed beverage startup behind Dirty Lemon, has laid off half its workforce as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on direct-to-consumer and other companies.
The company is putting more focus on its direct-to-consumer channels as its retail and wholesale business takes a hit, its chief executive Zak Normandin told Business Insider.
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Techdirt |
Permission Culture Gone Mad: Worries About Proper License For 'Balcony Singing' Lead Collection Society To Say It's Okay, You Can Sing
Yet another reminder that copyright is really, really broken. As you may have seen, there have been a few viral videos making the rounds of people locked down in apartment buildings deciding to hold impromptu music performances from balconies. When the first of these came out, I had joked that it would only be a matter of time until some music collection society called these an unlicensed public performance and demanded royalty payments. Thankfully, that has not happened, though in Spain, a copy...
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9to5Mac |
How to screen share and remote control iPhone, iPad, Mac to help colleagues, friends, and family
The need for video calls and screen sharing has really ramped up as the coronavirus pandemic has spread around the world. Sometimes it’s easy enough to troubleshoot with a call or text when you aren’t nearby, but it’s often helpful to see what’s happening on-screen and also have some remote control access. Follow along for a look at how to screen share with iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more to help coworkers, friends, and family with tech support more efficiently.
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GeekWire |
Seattle startup Tomorrow sees app usage increase as interest in legal wills surges in COVID-19 crisis
Seattle startup Tomorrow is seeing a surge in activity with its legal will-creating app amid the novel coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 770,000 globally. The company helps make end-of-life planning easier with technology that lets people create free legal wills and pay for long-term life insurance. While many startups are struggling with the sudden economic downturn, Tomorrow CEO and founder Dave Hanley said traffic to the app is up more than 200% and customer acquisition costs a...
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Digital Trends |
Houseparty could be a digital privacy nightmare, experts warn
The popular video app collects a 'worrying amount of personal information'
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Hacker News |
Recipes for automatic text summarization using Google BERT and Microsoft UniLM
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VentureBeat |
Element AI’s search tool surfaces curated coronavirus studies
Element AI released a semantic search platform that taps AI to surface vetted research papers about the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
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TechCrunch |
Rebecca Minkoff has some advice for e-commerce companies right now
When Rebecca Minkoff first moved to New York City, the then-18-year-old was making $4.75 an hour. “I just kept working for this designer and someone was telling me what to do every day. I just didn’t like that. And I thought if I’m going to work as hard, it’s going to be for myself and […]
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Engadget |
Facebook makes it easier to see how much it knows about you
Facebook will let you view and download more of the data it collects about you, the company revealed today. It's expanding the Download Your Information tool on Facebook and the Download Your Data tool on Instagram to include more of the info it trac...
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Boy Genius Report |
Tokyo Summer Olympics officially rescheduled for 2021
The coronavirus pandemic forced the IOC (International Olympic Committee) to delay the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.
The Tokyo Summer Games will now kick off in 2021 and will run from July 23th through August 8th.
Any athlete who already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics will be automatically qualified for the 2021 Summer Olympics.
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When the NBA canceled its season nearly three weeks ago, a lot of people thought the decision was overkill. With...
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Business Insider |
4 startups that have collectively raised $300 million explain how the coronavirus is a 'watershed moment' for instant paycheck cashouts
Demand for same-day pay has gone up amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to record jobless claims in the US.
In recent years, startups like DailyPay and Earnin have cropped up offering earned wage access, which is the ability for workers to draw on their earned pay between paychecks.
While these startups are seeing a decline in the number of hours worked across their user bases, they're seeing a surge in demand for their product.
The startups expect that the financial stress caused by th...
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Techradar - All the la... |
Best earbuds 2020: the best earbuds, earphones and in-ear headphones for any budget
Want the best earbuds and in-ear headphones? We've rounded up our top picks right here.
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SlashGear |
Amazon kicks off buy two, get one sale with some big video games
If you’re looking for something to do while you’re stuck inside, it might be worth heading over to Amazon. The company is holding a buy two, get one free sale on some video games and board games, and for video games at least, there are a few recent releases to choose from. The video game selection spans all platforms – … Continue reading
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NYT > Technology |
Hive Mind of Makers Rises to Meet Pandemic
Tinkerers, sewers and scientists bring their ideas and 3-D printers to bear on the shortage of medical supplies.
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Hacker News |
The US Is Refusing to Take the World’s Most Available Masks
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GeekWire |
Fred Hutch lays off 14 people in data science shakeup, calls move unrelated to COVID-19 crisis
Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has laid off 14 people as part of a broader restructuring of its internal data science initiatives, GeekWire has learned. The move, announced internally last week, results from a decision to disband the 50-person group known as the Hutch Data Commonwealth, following an extended review by executives at the nonprofit research institution. Most members of that team will shift to other parts of the organization, and will “continue to focus...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Ford will make ventilators for GE, joining General Motors
Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Ford is the latest automaker to announce that it will start making desperately needed ventilators that are crucial for treating the worst symptoms of COVID-19. The automaker announced Monday that it will manufacture ventilators for General Electric’s health care division, which has licensed a “simplified” design that does not need electricity from a Florida ventilator company called Airon — and one that is already approved by the...
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Digital Trends |
Secure your home with a Ring Video Doorbell or Peephole Cam for as little as $75
Optimize your home’s security with Ring Video Doorbells and Peephole Cams that are on sale by up to 53% off.
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Tom's Hardware |
Xbox Series X: Specs, Price, Everything We Know
Find out all about the Xbox Series X's performance, features, price and more.
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Wired Top Stories |
Should I Stop Ordering Packages? Is It Ok to Get Takeout? Your Covid-19 Questions, Answered
Plus: What it means to 'flatten the curve,' and everything else you need to know about the coronavirus.
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Ars Technica |
Coronavirus misinformation is the latest test for social media platforms
If political interference wasn't bad enough, now there's COVID-19 disinfo, too.
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The Verge - All Posts |
OpenTable will allow people to reserve shopping times at supermarkets
Image: OpenTable
OpenTable wants to let you reserve shopping times at supermarkets to help decrease overcrowding and make stores safer for shoppers.
OpenTable’s new tool will allow you to choose a vacant time slot or join a waitlist at partnered supermarkets and other essential businesses, much like setting up a reservation at a restaurant. Currently, six restaurants turn pop-up markets plus one local grocery store located in Los Angeles and San Francisco are using the new feature, but Open...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Clueless New Yorkers Gather To Watch USNS Comfort Arrive, Completely Missing The Point
People in the city have been directed to stay home, yet dozens gathered at the Hudson to watch a hospital boat.
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Hacker News |
Dolt is Git for data
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Hacker News |
Open UI
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Hacker News |
Updates to form controls and focus
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Trump Credits Himself For Cuomo’s Ratings: ‘We’ve Helped Make Him Successful’
"You say he's gotten good marks but I've gotten great marks," Trump said on Fox News.
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IT Pro - Microsoft Win... |
Minimizing Cloud Security Risk
This report details steps IT pros can take to implement a multi-layered security approach that takes advantage of today's technology offerings and organizational best practices to reduce exposure to cloud-based security risks.
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Android Police - Andro... |
Be an at-home Tiger King with Google's AR animals: list of animals, compatible phones, and more
He's rising up to the challenge of his rivals
Google announced that it was bringing AR objects to search during I/O last year and since then it's steadily added new animals to the roster, as well as expanding the list of eligible devices. Now that a lot of people, myself included, are in lockdown, bringing a taste of the outdoors into your living room may just help you keep your sanity. Let's take a look at some of these AR animals, as well as what you'll need to enjoy them. Read MoreBe a...
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Business Insider |
Jeff Bezos' deal to buy Paul Allen's former Beverly Hills property has reportedly fallen through. Take a look at the late Microsoft cofounder's $110 million 'Enchanted Hill.' (AMZN)
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' reported deal to purchase late Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen's Beverly Hills property has fallen through, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The 120-acre development site, which spans five empty lots, was put on the market for $150 million after Allen's death in October 2018.
The massive plot of land is currently on the market for $110 million.
The property is mostly undeveloped except for utilities, a one-mile private road, and two entrances that Allen added while...
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TechCrunch |
Facebook Messenger preps Auto Status location type sharing
Facebook Messenger could soon automatically tell your closest friends you’re at the gym, driving or in Tokyo. Messenger has been spotted prototyping a ported version of the Instagram close friends-only Threads app’s Auto Status option that launched in October. The unreleased Messenger feature would use your location, accelerometer and battery life to determine what you’re […]
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Ars Technica |
Long after some hominins were bipedal, others stuck to the trees
The more we learn about our hominin family tree, the more diverse it looks.
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Hacker News |
Medtronic Shares Ventilation Design Specifications
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SlashGear |
New COVID-19 vaccine heads to clinical trial: Here’s the release timeline
American corporation Johnson & Johnson has announced that it will send a COVID-19 vaccine candidate into human clinical trials by September 2020 at the latest, assuming nothing unexpected happens. If the vaccine proves successful, the company says that it may be able to get it on the market by as soon as early 2021. The company says it will make … Continue reading
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Boy Genius Report |
‘HQ Trivia’ rises from the grave less than two months after its demise
HQ Trivia hosted its first live game in over a month on Sunday night.
HQ Trivia shut down in February following a series of internal struggles and a lack of viewership.
The first prize pool for the resurrected HQ Trivia was $1,000, and the company also donated $100,000 to a charity working to feed those in need during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Considering that less than a month ago most Americans weren't even aware that there was a possibility the...
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TechCrunch |
Want $100,000? Apply to Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF 2020
Imagine what a $100,000 cash infusion could do for your startup. Now add global media attention and intense investor interest into the mix. That powerful triad can potentially be yours. All you need to do is apply to compete in Startup Battlefield, the legendary pitch competition at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2020. We know COVID-19 […]
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SlashGear |
Facebook’s smart glasses just found their AR lenses
Facebook has locked up an exclusive supply of smart glasses displays, inking a deal with a microLED specialist that could one day put digital lenses in wearable computers. The agreement with UK display-maker Plessey boxes out rivals like Apple, Google, and others from an augmented reality display-maker, a move that could be pivotal when AR wearables become market-ready in the … Continue reading
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Slashdot |
2019 Saw Over 60 Gigawatts of Wind Power Installed
The Global Wind Energy Council, an industry trade organization, released its review of the market in 2019. During the past year, wind power saw its second-largest amount of new installed capacity ever, with over 60GW going in. From a report: But the news going forward is a bit more uncertain, with the report predicting that after years of double-digit growth, the industry would see things tail off into steady-but-unspectacular territory. And that prediction was made before many key markets start...
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