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Instagram Confirms Bug With iMessage Link Previews, Promises Fix Soon
Mac Rumors - 18 Feb 2021 16:09
Instagram has confirmed that a bug is preventing proper Instagram URL previews from appearing in iMessage conversations. In a statement to Mashable, Instagram says the behavior is not normal, and that it's "working to re...
How to Treat Frostbite Until You Can Get Medical Help
Life Hacker - 18 Feb 2021 23:00
Frostbite occurs when the skin, sometimes along with other soft tissues, freezes due to prolonged exposure to the cold. Knowing first aid to treat frostbite until you can get medical aid can help prevent permanent damage...
Facebook's Australian news ban also blocked links to weather, government services, poetry, and Facebook itself
Mashable - 18 Feb 2021 02:16California DMV warns 20 months of records may have been exposed
Engadget - 18 Feb 2021 20:11
A ransomware attack on a company called Automatic Funds Transfer Services (AFTS) has had a ripple effect on customers. One of those is the California Department of Motor Vehicles, which has warned drivers in the state ab...
Starliner test flight slips to early April
Space News - 18 Feb 2021 13:35
A second uncrewed test flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle will be delayed by a little more than a week to replace hardware damaged during processing of the spacecraft. SpaceNews
A rich guy will give you $500k for answering one existential question
BGR - 18 Feb 2021 03:22
Is there life after death? A Las Vegas businessman wants to know the answer to that question definitively, and he's funding an essay contest in the hopes of doing so. Robert Bigelow's Institute for Consciousness Studies ...
How I Podcast: Election Profit Makers' David Rees
TechCrunch - 18 Feb 2021 01:00
The beauty of podcasting is that anyone can do it. It's a rare medium that's nearly as easy to make as it is to consume. And as such, no two people do it exactly the same way. There are a wealth of hardware and software ...
Raytheon to challenge Lockheed Martin's acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne
Space News - 18 Feb 2021 00:23
Raytheon plans to formally oppose Lockheed Martin's proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, Raytheon's CEO Gregory Hayes said Feb. 17. SpaceNews
Entire Brazilian city will be vaccinated against COVID-19 in giant experiment
Live Science - 18 Feb 2021 23:35
Scientists will vaccinate all the adults in a single city to see whether a COVID-19 vaccine will reduce cases.
The Top Proptech Trends for 2021
ReadWrite - 18 Feb 2021 18:00
The spread of COVID-19 forced many real estate agents to look to technology as a way to stay safe and keep up with the buying and selling demand. Many of these trends that started in 2020 will continue into the new year....
D-Wave demonstrates performance advantage in quantum simulation of exotic magnetism
Phys.org - 18 Feb 2021 17:40
D-Wave Systems Inc. today published a milestone study in collaboration with scientists at Google, demonstrating a computational performance advantage, increasing with both simulation size and problem hardness, to over 3 ...
How to use Microsoft Office instead of Google Drive on a Chromebook
Android Central - 18 Feb 2021 15:00
Microsoft Office is still incredibly popular, and if you're using a Chromebook you can use it too. Chromebooks are seamlessly integrated into Google's ecosystem, and that includes the Office suite of apps connected to Go...
How to master the start menu in Windows 10
Digital Trends - 18 Feb 2021 13:00
The Windows 10 Start Menu is a functional mix of old and new. Here's how to use and customize the Start Menu to make your Windows 10 PC feel more personal.
One UI 3.1 is making its way to last year's flagship Galaxy phones
Android Central - 18 Feb 2021 05:00
Nearly every last-gen Galaxy flagship should be receiving One UI 3.1 shortly. What you need to know Samsung is rolling out its Android 11 update -- and with it, One UI 3.1 -- to nearly all of its last-gen flagship device...
Dell Technologies powering Kyoto University's new Yukawa-21 supercomputer
ZDNet - 18 Feb 2021 04:00
The new system will be used by the university's Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics to progress research in the field of theoretical physics.
Texas power outages: Why blackouts hit as temperatures dropped - CNET
CNET - 18 Feb 2021 03:51
And why some are inaccurately blaming solar and wind for the massive outages.
Google Fi adds more mid-range Motorola phones to its team
Slash Gear - 18 Feb 2021 02:56
Google would have probably preferred if its users went all-in on its Internet services, mobile network, and phones but it knows it doesn’t always get all three. Even those subscribed to its Google Fi service might not ...
Super Smash Bros Ultimate's new Xenoblade Chronicles 2 fighter arrives next month
Slash Gear - 18 Feb 2021 02:42
In addition to announcing new games and additions for the Switch, Nintendo revealed the next fighter that’ll arrive in Super Smash Bros Ultimate, a two-character set from the title Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Starting next...
San Francisco's Clipper card to support Apple Pay Express Transit
AppleInsider - 18 Feb 2021 02:40
San Francisco Bay Area residents will soon be able to use Apple Pay on their Clipper cards to catch a ride on transit services like BART and Muni, with the coming payments integration also set to support streamlined serv...
Microsoft's next Windows 10 21H1 has essentially one new feature
PC World - 18 Feb 2021 02:33
Microsoft announced the next feature release of Windows 10, Windows 10 21H1, on Wednesday afternoon, with just a single feature. Okay, maybe two. No one quite expected Microsoft to release a major Windows 10 feature upda...
Lucid dreamers can hear and answer questions while still asleep, scientists find
Live Science - 18 Feb 2021 18:15
Researchers have successfully achieved real-time communication with a sleeping person by invading their dreams in several independent experiments.
Bitwarden Is Now the Best Free Alternative to LastPass
Life Hacker - 18 Feb 2021 17:00
Whether you're looking to make a change in your password management just because, or you're a LastPass user annoyed with the service's recent changes to its free tier, switching to the much-loved (and free) Bitwarden ser...