See How These Creators Capture The Night Sky & Find Out About Kando Everywhere This week on AlphaUniverse.com, we’ve highlighted content related to night sky and astro-photography. Continue Reading . . . https://alphauniverse.com/stories/see-how-these-creators-capture-the-night-sky/
Facebook extends remote work for employees through June 2021 Facebook will let its employees continue to work from home through June 2021, joining other companies like Google, which announced similar plans to have employees work remotely until next summer due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, via Business Insider. Continue Reading […]
Google Play Music on Wear OS will shut down in a few weeks Google Play Music as a service will begin its staggered, region-based shutdown starting next month, but Wear OS users have only a few weeks left to use the smartwatch app before it’s rendered unusable. Continue Reading . […]
Microsoft integrates Android apps into Windows 10 with new Your Phone update Microsoft is now allowing Windows 10 users to run Android apps side by side with Windows applications on a PC. It’s part of a new feature in Your Phone, and it builds upon the mirroring that Microsoft’s Your […]
Donald Trump trying to control the FCC is a ‘disaster,’ says Sen. Ron Wyden Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) says President Donald Trump’s recent handling of Federal Communications Commission nominations is a “disaster. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/4/21354244/ron-wyden-fcc-nomination-section-230-trump-order-vergecast-interview
China won’t accept ‘theft’ of TikTok, according to state newspaper China won’t accept the “theft” of TikTok, and that it has “plenty of ways to respond” if the US government tries to force a sale through, according to an editorial in the state-run China Daily (via Reuters). Continue Reading . […]
The Morning After: Google’s $350 Pixel 4a is the best midrange phone you can buy Google’s Pixel 4a will cost $350 and launches at the end of the month. After suffering from very detailed leaks as well as the company’s own preamble and teases, there wasn’t much left to the […]
What’s on TV this week: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Sports are back in action and even baseball hasn’t given up its season yet, but this week we’ll also see a new Star Trek series. CBS All Access is ready to releaseStar Trek: Lower Decks, an offbeat animated series that focuses […]
Microsoft says CEO Satya Nadella has talked to Trump about buying TikTok In a blog post Sunday, Microsoft said it was “prepared to continue discussions to explore a purchase of TikTok in the United States,” following a conversation between its CEO Satya Nadella and President Trump. Continue Reading . . […]
Apple is now the world’s most valuable publicly traded company Apple is now the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, passing Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco. As of close of business Friday, Apple has a market valuation of $1.84 trillion, while Saudi Aramco’s is $1.76 trillion, according to […]
Why Are Blue Whales So Gigantic? “We are truly living in a time of giants.” Lofty language like this doesn’t happen often in scientific literature. But the person who wrote them, biologist Jeremy Goldbogen, understands: When it comes to writing about whales, the scale and mystery of their lives can […]
Google is now making it easier to find Black-owned businesses Google is launching a new tool that allows businesses to identify themselves as Black-owned through the company’s Maps and Search listings. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/31/21348990/google-black-owned-businesses-maps-search
Google parent company Alphabet sees its first revenue decline in history Google parent company Alphabet warned in last quarter that it was expecting to see the impact of coronavirus in the second quarter results, and it was: the company saw its first revenue decline in its history. But it managed […]
Oh hey, they make Baby Yoda ears for your Echo Dot now Attention fans of Star Wars, The Mandalorian or just Baby Yoda: if you own a third-generation Amazon Echo Dot, OtterBox has a stand that bestows your device with the likeness of The Child. Continue Reading . . . […]
Peacock has added 10 million customers since April Comcast’s new Peacock streaming service has added 10 million customers since its limited launch in April and national launch in mid-July. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/30/21345031/comcast-peacock-cable-second-quarter-earnings-customers
How to watch NASA launch its next rover to Mars today On Thursday morning, NASA is scheduled to launch its next rover to Mars, the beginning of a years-long mission to figure out if the Red Planet ever hosted life. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/30/21346536/nasa-mars-2020-perseverance-rover-launch-watch-live-how-to
A stowaway helicopter on NASA’s Mars rover will attempt the first flight on another world When NASA’s latest Mars rover, Perseverance, launches this week, the robot will have a tiny stowaway on board: a small box-shaped helicopter. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/29/21339544/nasa-mars-helicopter-ingenuity-perseverance-rover-flight-date
Strongest Evidence Yet Shows Air Pollution Kills As California’s Camp Fire raged in 2018, soot and other pollution filled the skies. Particulate matter concentrations widely surged above 12 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), pushing them into the Environmental Protection Agency’s “unhealthy” range. Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strongest-evidence-yet-shows-air-pollution-kills/
Sony α7S III: Hands-On & First Impressions The new and exciting features found in the Sony α7S III provide creators with limitless possibilities to create. Several had already had the opportunity to test out the α7S III in advance of its announcement and are sharing their first impressions of the […]
Movies Anywhere is the latest service to add a viewing party feature Movies Anywhere is rolling out a new “Watch Together” viewing party feature for its movie locker apps, allowing multiple users to sync up and enjoy a film together. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/28/21345413/movies-anywhere-viewing-party-feature-watch-together-screen-pass-lending-app
