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Zoom iOS update removes 'feature' that sent user data to Facebook
AppleInsider - 28 Mar 2020 03:04
Video conferencing service Zoom on Friday issued an update for its iOS app, removing an SDK that sent users' data to Facebook without their express consent.
Open Source Fonts Are Love Letters to the Design Community
Wired - 28 Mar 2020 14:00
Typefaces that be freely used and modified give others a chance to hone their craft--and share valuable feedback.
A 3D-printed ventilator designed for Spain's coronavirus patients
BBC - 28 Mar 2020 02:03
A team took a week to design an emergency-use ventilator out of 3D-printed parts
Machine learning puts a new spin on spin models
EurekAlert! - 28 Mar 2020 06:00
(Tokyo Metropolitan University) Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used machine learning to study spin models, used in physics to study phase transitions. Previous work showed that image/h...
OneWeb, a satellite internet startup, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
SPACE.com - 28 Mar 2020 15:41
Satellite internet startup OneWeb has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a move that comes less than a week after the company launched nearly three dozen satellites into orbit.
OneWeb files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
The Verge - 28 Mar 2020 15:38
Image: OneWeb Space exploration firm OneWeb has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, GeekWire reports, leaving uncertainty about the 74 satellites it has in orbit and its plans to provide high-speed internet from ...
LG TVs add a Movies Anywhere app
Engadget - 28 Mar 2020 06:17
Now that Ultraviolet is gone, Movies Anywhere has become the dominant "digital locker" that enables viewing of purchased movies across different devices and services. Now LG is the first TV manufacturer (it was previousl...
SpaceX parachute snafu won't delay Crew Dragon launch
BGR - 28 Mar 2020 05:14
NASA appears to indicate that its planned launch of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station is still on track for a launch by the end of May. An issue during testing of the Crew Dragon parachute d...
Don't expect any April Fools' Day jokes from Google this year
Slash Gear - 28 Mar 2020 03:14
Google has historically participated in the tradition of attempting to prank the public every April Fools’ Day (April 1), but things will be different this year. A newly leaked company memo from Google’s head of mark...
Google isn't doing any April Fools' jokes this year due to coronavirus pandemic
Pocket-lint - 28 Mar 2020 00:19
Google is sitting out this year's April Fools' Day. It's one of the more annoying "holidays" that the company tends to celebrate with religious fervor,
Google Play Store removes Infowars app over coronavirus video
Slash Gear - 28 Mar 2020 16:45
Google has banned the Infowars app from the Play Store after it was used to spread misinformation about the novel coronavirus behind the ongoing pandemic. Attempts to access the app’s URL now returns an error message s...
Sony says PlayStation 5 launch not delayed by coronavirus -- at least, not yet
Digital Trends - 28 Mar 2020 16:23
The console is still set to launch for the 2020 holiday season
Fascinating video shows exactly how the coronavirus kills you
BGR - 28 Mar 2020 16:22
A new video shows exactly how the novel coronavirus attacks the lungs in people infected with COVID-19, and how it can eventually kill the host. 3D CT imagery usually used ahead of cancer surgeries has been applied to st...
Viral video advises washing fruit and vegetables with soap. Here's why that's a bad idea.
Live Science - 28 Mar 2020 15:28
Despite what a doctor in a viral video suggests, it's not a good idea to wash fruits and vegetables with soap and water, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, food scientists told Live Science.
NASA taps SpaceX for future cargo deliveries to the lunar Gateway
Slash Gear - 28 Mar 2020 15:00
In an announcement on Friday, NASA revealed the first private American space company to receive a Gateway Logistics Services contract under the Artemis program: SpaceX. Under this new deal, SpaceX will eventually deliver...
Xiaomi and Oppo will fill the void Huawei is leaving in Europe
Android Central - 28 Mar 2020 15:00
Chinese brands are leading the race when it comes to hardware, design, and more importantly price. Huawei's absence is good news for its competition. I know most people reading this will be from the good ole' U.S.A. but ...
AI Can Help Find Scientists Find a Covid-19 Vaccine
Wired - 28 Mar 2020 15:00
Artificial intelligence has already played a vital role in the outbreak since day 1--a reminder for the first time in a while that it can be a tool for good.
Chinese Hacking Surges Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Wired - 28 Mar 2020 15:00
Plus: A Windows zero day, an iOS watering hole, and more of the week's top security news.
Astrophysicist Brian May (of Queen!) teaches you how to play the Bohemian Rhapsody solo while in self-isolation
SPACE.com - 28 Mar 2020 14:01
Remember the video of the quarantined Italian citizen channeling his best Brian May by blasting the electric guitar solo from Queen's We Will Rock You out into the world from his balcony in Rome?
What phones do the Android Authority team use as daily drivers? (2020 edition)
Android Authority - 28 Mar 2020 14:00Coronavirus lockdowns have lots of people playing video games - CNET
CNET - 28 Mar 2020 14:00
Game sales are spiking. Online gaming is too.
Now that everyone's using Zoom, here are some privacy risks you need to watch out for - CNET
CNET - 28 Mar 2020 13:00
Don't let tattle-tale software features disrupt your remote workflow.