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Bandsintown helps musicians make money with Twitch concerts
Engadget - 25 Mar 2020 02:16
Bandsintown wants to help musicians pull in money during the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to promoting their shows. The discovery service is giving artists free, "fast-tracked" access to Twitch's monetization systems to...
The NASA Orion spacecraft just hit a huge milestone
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2020 16:38
NASA’s Orion spacecraft has held up to huge extremes of temperature and more, acing its testing at one of the US space agency’s most impressive facilities, as the capsule prepares to head to the Moon. The test proces...
NASA's next-gen moon thrusters have survived over 60 glowing-hot fire tests
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2020 15:26
NASA is currently working on components for its future Artemis lunar lander that we use what the space agency calls next-generation thrusters. Those thrusters are small rocket engines that are used to make alterations in...
Spotify's COVID-19 Music Relief page makes it easy to donate to artists
Engadget - 25 Mar 2020 16:52
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, forcing music venues to close and cancel shows, the music industry has been looking for ways to adapt. Several streaming giants have pledged to contribute to the MusiCares' COVID-19 ...
The best online STEM resources, according to a veteran teacher
Engadget - 25 Mar 2020 16:00
After the schools shut down last week, my social media feeds and inbox lit up with color-coded homeschooling charts and agonizingly long lists of everything I should use to educate my kids. Fear, panic and an overwhelmin...
Can Twitter survive when no one can go outside?
Engadget - 25 Mar 2020 15:30
Twitter says it can no longer predict, with any certainty, how its finances are going to look in the coming months. The company told investors that it was withdrawing its guidance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fo...
Samsung is first to ship RAM produced with extreme ultraviolet tech
Engadget - 25 Mar 2020 15:15
Samsung just reached an important milestone in memory for PCs and mobile devices. The tech firm has shipped the first million 10nm-grade DDR4 DRAM modules based on an extreme ultraviolet process. The next-gen lithography...
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra leak looks like it'll outdo "too much"
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2020 21:32
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 leak today is based on a variety of tips and rumors from the past several weeks. Based on what we know already, and based on precedent, it should be no surprise that the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ...
PlayStation Network warns about slow downloads in Europe
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2020 05:43
It seems that Internet services promoting this period of forced or voluntary quarantine as a perfect opportunity to catch up on videos and games may have been a tad premature. In Europe, the Internet is groaning under th...
Firefox Better Web bakes Scroll in for subscription-based ad-free browsing
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2020 03:13
Ads have become a nuisance on the web, forcing both users and even browser makers to take heavy-handed solutions to fix that problem. More often than not, these involve blocking ads and third-party tracking cookies that,...
Facebook struggles to handle traffic surge caused by quarantine
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2020 02:23
Facebook says that it has experienced a huge uptick in the use of many of its services as the number of people quarantined grows. These increases are largely impacting the services that Facebook hasn’t monetized; as we...
Multiple ESA space missions take a hit as coronavirus pandemic grows
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2020 23:49
The European Space Agency has revealed that multiple current space missions are being impacted by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. In an announcement on Wednesday, the agency said that it is dialing down its mission ope...
Animal Crossing Needs a Rent Freeze
Gizmodo - 25 Mar 2020 23:40
We are all seeking an escape. It's that desperate need for the world to slow down, for the people to take a minute, for Republicans to develop an ounce of compassion, Democrats to grow any sort of backbone, and all us sc...
Chris Chibnall's New Doctor Who Short Story Is a Deeper Glimpse Into Regeneration
Gizmodo - 25 Mar 2020 23:30
The circumstances of the Thirteenth Doctor's regeneration were particularly momentous because while she, like most Doctors before her, was able to regenerate just fine, moments later she was flung out of her ship above t...
YouTube Music mobile apps get new song lyrics section
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2020 23:00
YouTube has pushed out an update to its YouTube Music mobile apps, adding song lyrics to individual song pages so that users can easily sing along to content. Until now, users had to search for the lyrics using a differe...
iFixit MacBook Air teardown has a sting in the tail
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2020 22:45
A week ago today, Apple revealed a new model for the MacBook Air. After years of fielding complaints about the butterfly keyboard seen on many modern MacBooks, Apple finally replaced it with the Magic Keyboard from the 1...
Patty Jenkins Is Grateful She Didn't Direct Thor: The Dark World
Gizmodo - 25 Mar 2020 22:45
If all went according to plan, Patty Jenkins would've been the first woman to direct a Marvel Cinematic Universe film six years before anyone else. The Wonder Woman director was set to make the Thor: The Dark World back ...
SpaceX Crew Dragon parachute test fails - but it's not what you think
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2020 22:42
A SpaceX Crew Dragon parachute test didn’t end as intended this week, after the parachute system eventually intended to safely lower the spacecraft to the ground failed to deploy. While the failed test isn’t being bl...
iFixit's MacBook Air teardown confirms 0.5mm thicker keyboard
Engadget - 25 Mar 2020 22:27
If you've been lucky enough to get your hands on the new MacBook Air, you know that the keyboard really is excellent. Thanks to the scissor mechanism, which replaced the hated butterfly keyboard, the keys are noticeably ...
Why 400+ Waffle House closures for coronavirus is a bigger deal than you think
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2020 22:25
Today Waffle House announced that they’ve currently closed 418 Waffle House locations in the USA, or the MOST LOCATIONS CLOSED AT ONCE, EVER. Due to the historically extreme resiliency plans put in place by the Waffle ...
Missing Basketball? Here Are Seven Ways to Get Your Mind Back on the Court
Gizmodo - 25 Mar 2020 21:53
Remember basketball? It's this sport people used to play where two teams would try to put this rubber ball through a hoop on the opposite side of a hardwood court. It probably feels like a lifetime since the sport was pl...
Fish oil linked to major heart health benefits, but there's a catch
Slash Gear - 25 Mar 2020 21:52
It’s no secret that a diet high in fish comes with certain heart-health benefits, but questions remain over the benefits of taking various fish oil and omega-3 supplements. A new analysis has found that taking fish oil...