Monday, April 06, 2020

6 April - Technology - The Next Web / Tech Crunch / The Verge

The Next Web
  • Google is releasing your anonymized location data to help health officials with coronavirus containment 3 days ago  –  With coronavirus cases crossing the million mark, countries are taking strict actions to clamp down on people moving about, so as to help prevent the spread of the disease. To help health officials to understand how people are moving around, Google is releasing anonymized data from Maps for 131 c...
  • DevOps isn’t enough — your team needs to embrace FleetOps 3 days ago  –  Let me ask you a question: How many websites and applications do you think the average medium to large-sized organization runs? Dozens? Hundreds? How about thousands? You’re almost there. Way back in 2015, Forrester Research interviewed digital leaders at enterprise organizations and found that, ...
  • Disney+ finally arrives in India after a month’s delay
  • Apple’s new iPhone SE reportedly launching April 3
  • How to make the switch to Facebook’s new design right now
  • Coronavirus-related cyberattacks are booming with more than 2,600 new threats each day
  • Apple accidentally leaks AirTags, its Tile-like item tracker
  • The Last of Us Part II delayed thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Facebook launches standalone Messenger desktop app
  • Social media interest is spiking worldwide — except for
  • A Cats butthole cut ‘trailer’ is out — an analysis of its alternative reality 3 days ago  –  Cats is the greatest movie ever. Somehow it took the mysterious avant-garde sensibilities of Tarkovsky, the frantic new-wave energy of Godard, and the big budget blockbuster bombast of Spielberg, and combined them all into one flawlessly musical package. I was also high as shit when I watched it ...
  • Zoom is a godforsaken mess — but it can be fixed 3 days ago  –  Two years ago, after Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal came to the fore, there was a new story of the social network’s privacy and security mishap every other day. In the past couple of weeks, video conferencing Zoom has found itself in a similar boat. Security researchers and experts have f...
  • SEC stalls ‘anti-competitive’ NYSE plan to sell super-fast connections to traders
  • WooCommerce is driving millions of online sales each day. Here’s how to get your piece of the action.
  • Jaamly can help make sure your app is approved by Apple and seen by the world.
  • How my first digital date helped me survive self-isolation
  • Roses are red, violets are blue, Google wants that sweet coronavirus ad money too
  • Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin exchanges see user influx since coronavirus outbreak’
  • Here’s all the free content you can watch on HBO during the coronavirus crisis
  • Nobody likes Cranky Chris: 5 tips to help you sleep d
  • The future of black hole images is bright 2 days ago  –  This month marks the first anniversary of the image of the environment directly surrounding the black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy —captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). In the twelve months since this spectacular achievement, researchers have not rested on their laurels. Several...
  • If you’re at a professional crossroads, this software engineering training might help. 2 days ago  –  You can get the broad overview training needed to break into this lucrative field with the instruction in The Complete Introduction to Software Engineering Bundle. It’s on sale now from TNW Deals for just $59.99, hundreds of dollars off the regular price.
  • Machine language: The definitive guide to chatbot terminology
  • How to disinfect your laptop screen and keyboard
  • Dutch & Dutch 8c Review: Super high-end speakers with the best bass I’ve ever heard
  • Watch movies with your friends via Discord’s livestreaming feature
  • Project Tempo is Amazon’s answer to Google Stadia and Microsoft xCloud
  • Daily Distraction: How to watch shows and movies with your friends online
  • Scientists are using AI to predict which coronavirus patients need ventilators
  • Children are leading archaeological investigations in S
  • Daily Distraction: Learn to play an instrument during lockdown 3 hours ago  –  Do you remember the first time you picked up the guitar and felt that you’re going to rock the world? And soon after failing to even play one note properly, you might’ve wanted the earth to gobble you up. While making songs sounds like a simple task when we listen to them, but it seems incredibly...
  • Polish electric vehicle advocate lobbies for EV emoji, because why not? 3 hours ago  –  There are emoji for nearly every conceivable situation these days. There’s a levitating man emoji, an oyster emoji, and even a floppy disk emoji, I mean who in 2020 — other than the odd historian — is even using that one? Sadly, there are no emoji for electric vehicle enthusiasts, but a pro-EV Po...
  • Coronavirus is growing exponentially — here’s what the numbers mean
  • AI reveals that mice’s faces express a range of emotions — just like humans
  • Uber India starts delivering groceries amid coronavirus crisis
  • Socialii makes social media management a lot more manageable.
  • Bill Gates to fund 7 coronavirus vaccines for quicker results, likely ‘wasting’ billions
  • Is it ethical to buy non-essential items online during the coronavirus lockdown?
  • How Ford Australia is solving car-servicing during coronavirus pandemic
  • Use this 4-step method to block unwanted thoughts a

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  • Stocks drop as unemployment spikes 3 days ago  –  Stocks fell in regular trading Friday, as all major American indices fell in the wake of a broadly negative jobs report. With more than 700,000 jobs lost in the March data, unemployment in the United States rose from 3.5% to 4.4%. The markets have been bracing for widespread job losses due to the...
  • The pandemic is already reshaping tech’s misinformation crisis 3 days ago  –  Since 2016, social media companies have faced an endless barrage of bad press and public criticism for failing to anticipate how their platforms could be used for dark purposes at the scale of populations — undermining democracies around the world, say, or sowing social division and even fueling ...
  • ‘Artemis Fowl’ is skipping theaters for Disney+ 3 days ago  –  With movie theaters largely closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Disney is pushing back its slate of upcoming films. And at least one movie won’t be making it into theaters at all, with “Artemis Fowl” heading straight to streaming instead. The company announced today that the film will debut excl...
  • Google rolls back SameSite cookie changes to keep essential online services from breaking
  • How Homage is tackling Southeast Asia’s growing eldercare need
  • GM and Honda are co-developing two new electric vehicles due to arrive in 2024
  • Insight closes $9.5B fund to help support portfolio companies through the pandemic
  • Sleep apnea retrofit designed by doctors and engineers could help address ventilator shortage
  • Germany’s Xpension pension platform raises €25M in a Series C growth round
  • Daily Crunch: Google publishes coronavirus mobility r
  • This Week in Apps: Zoom has issues, Pinterest founder’s new COVID-19 research app, record Q1 spending 2 days ago  –  This week... how the COVID-19 outbreak is impacting apps and the wider mobile app industry, more leaks about the new version of iOS, Apple bought Dark Sky, and more.
    This Week in Apps: Zoom has issues, Pinterest founder’s new COVID-19 research app, record Q1 spending 2 days ago  –  This week... how the COVID-19 outbreak is impacting apps and the wider mobile app industry, more leaks about the new version of iOS, Apple bought Dark Sky, and more.
  • Zoom admits some calls were routed through China by mistake 3 days ago  –  Hours after security researchers at Citizen Lab reported that some Zoom calls were routed through China, the video conferencing platform has offered an apology and a partial explanation. To recap, Zoom has faced a barrage of headlines this week over its security policies and privacy practices, as...
  • Before suing NSO Group, Facebook allegedly sought their software to better spy on users 3 days ago  –  Facebook's WhatsApp is in the midst of a lawsuit against Israeli mobile surveillance outfit NSO Group. But before complaining about the company's methods, Facebook seems to have wanted to use them for its own purposes, according to testimony from NSO founder Shalev Hulio.
  • As tech layoffs surge, some support emerges for those without a job
  • Zelos is like a cross-game battle pass, rewarding you for completing challenges in games you already play
  • ZmURL customizes Zoom link previews with images & event sites
  • Google research makes for an effortless robotic dog trot
  • Want to survive the downturn? Better build a platform
  • Pandemic puts the brakes on micromobility
  • Zoom will enable waiting rooms by default to stop Zoo
  • Daily Crunch: Quibi finally launches its mobile streaming app an hour ago  –  Quibi launches its mobile streaming service, Apple sources 20 million protective masks and Red Hat announces a new CEO. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 6, 2020. 1. Quibi launches its mobile streaming service in the middle of the quarantine era The much-hyped mobile app promising to deliver “qu...
  • Zoom Video Communications offers 20% off Annual Business plans to Extra Crunch members an hour ago  –  With the trying times the country is going through due to COVID-19, Extra Crunch is excited to announce a new Partner Perk from video conference software Zoom. Starting today, annual and two-year members of Extra Crunch get 20% off list pricing for all services that Zoom provides (excluding API a...
  • Luckin Coffee’s alleged fraud has some silver linings (and even more bad news too) an hour ago  –  Chinese coffee chain super-brand Luckin Coffee has been in the spotlight the past week after the company revealed in an SEC filing that it has undertaken an internal investigation into an alleged $300 million fraud on the part of its former COO. That led the stock to drop nearly 80% on Thursday. ...
  • Researchers develop emergency ventilator based on resuscitation bags used in ambulances
  • Koch Industries closes nearly $13B Infor acquisition
  • Why AI startups’ economics will likely improve over time
  • Economists haven’t throw out the models yet (but they will)
  • COVID-hit UK startups cry out for help, as UK gov trails Europe in its response
  • Equity Monday: Hunting for green shoots amid the startup data
  • Paul Cormier takes over as Red Hat CEO, as Jim Whit

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  • Thousands of Zoom recordings exposed because of the way Zoom names recordings 3 days ago  –  Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.....  according to a report by The Washington Post. The recordings are apparently named in “an identical way” and many have been posted onto unprotect...
  • ‘Zoombombing’ is a federal offense that could result in imprisonment, prosecutors warn
  • Disney gives Black Widow and Mulan new release dates, moves Artemis Fowl to Disney Plus
    3 days ago  –  Image: Marvel Disney is making a number of changes to its upcoming theatrical release dates in order to accommodate delayed films like Black Widow and Mulan. The studio’s upcoming Artemis Fowl movie, originally set to release on May 29th, is now ditching theaters entirely for a Disney Plus de...
  • Amazon is reportedly delaying Prime Day due to COVID-19
  • Vergecast: Zoom’s privacy concerns, Apple buys Dark Sky, and Sprint is dead
  • Deep-sea tube worms get an assist from methane-eating bacteria
  • I threw my boyfriend his birthday party on The Sims because we couldn’t have one in real life
  • Tiger King is a viral success because Netflix rules the jungle
  • Apex Legends to add permanent duo mode and map rotation starting April 7th
  • Google Fi temporarily doubles the data limit for custo
  • Save on a Sling TV subscription and discounted gadgets this weekend 2 days ago  –  Welcome to the weekend. The best deals you can currently get on tech are a mix of new offers and ones that we’ve collected during the past week. All of them should hopefully make your self-isolation time a little more enjoyable. Sling TV is offering a free 14-day trial to Sling Blue, the tier of ...
  • 9 new trailers you should watch this week
  • Peloton won’t stop live classes amid NYC lockdown, and now an employee has tested positive for COVID-19
  • Zoom adds new security and privacy measures to prevent Zoombombing
  • CDC recommends people wear cloth masks to block the spread of COVID-19
  • ESPN will air 12 hours of esports including Rocket League, NBA 2K, and Madden
  • Why Zoom became so popular
  • Skype tries competing with Zoom by reminding people that they don’t need the app or an account to make a call
  • This Yves Behar-designed smart weight trainer is the love child of Mirror and Tonal
  • Google is temporarily rolling back Chrome’s SameSite c
  • How to stream Quibi 13 hours ago  –  Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Quibi is the latest streaming service to launch in an increasingly crowded market — and it might be the weirdest one yet. Instead of relying on big franchise names or extensive catalogs of old content, like Disney Plus, Peacock, or HBO Max are doing, Qui...
  • Apple is designing and shipping face shields for medical workers
  • YouTube says it will suppress content promoting false 5G coronavirus conspiracy
  • Zoom CEO responds to security and privacy concerns: “We had some missteps”
  • Quibi is coming, with the worst — or maybe best — timing
  • Etsy reminds sellers making cloth face masks: Don’t suggest they prevent COVID-19 infection
  • From The Strategist: The 10 Best Planners for 2020
  • “Reimagined” E3 2021 scheduled for next June
  • British 5G towers are being set on fire because of coronavirus conspiracy theories
  • Tech supply chains are still a complete mess
  • TCL reveals prices and specs for its 10-Series smartphones 4 hours ago  –  TCL — best known for its well-received and wallet-friendly TVs — announced at CES earlier this year that it would be entering the mobile phone business. And now, we’ve finally got the full details on its first three phones — the TCL 10 Pro, 10L, and 10 5G — which will all cost under $500 when the...
  • Google Maps puts restaurant takeout and delivery options front and center now that eating out is off the menu
  • Quibi’s shows are fun, familiar, and a little forgettable
  • JBL’s Quantum One delivers a VR-like audio experience, minus the immersion
  • Samsung Galaxy Chromebook review: beautiful to a fault
  • Nintendo scrambles to address Animal Crossing egg complaints
  • Tesla previews ventilator powered by Model 3 tech
  • Final Fantasy VII Remake is a thrilling, thoughtful take on a classic
  • UK mobile carriers politely ask people to stop burning 5G towers
  • Quibi app review: shifting landscape
  • Headspace is letting people access free meditations and mindfulness exercises 15 minutes ago  –  Headspace is giving people free access to some of its mindfulness exercises, meditations, and sleep experiences. The company launched a new landing page today designed with New Yorkers, who are experiencing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, in mind. Headspace says the free offerings a...
  • Disney is releasing a series of adorable new Frozen shorts, made completely at home
  • This Pittsburgh arcade is now a tiny virtual world
  • Asus’ Flip C436 Chromebook with Project Athena is now available, starting at $799
  • Persona 5 Scramble is a true sequel to Persona 5
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and other Switch games are discounted today
  • Tales from the Loop review: small-town America goes sci-fi
  • Peloton pauses April’s live classes after an employee tested positive for COVID-19
  • Can Meg Whitman outwit a pandemic with Quibi?
  • Uber launches effort to help drivers find other work du
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