The biggest tech stories this morning.
A number of iPhone users are seeing a strange green tint on their devices’ displays for a few seconds after unlocking their devices, and it’s still unclear what’s causing the phenomenon.
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After Math: Take a mental health break from this crisis with these games
After Math: Take a mental health break from this crisis with these games
Oil refineries in Northern California have been polluting the San Francisco Bay Area for decades, at least when they weren’t busy blowing up for any and all reasons. But thanks to a single, long-lost Maxis floppy disk you too can now try your hand at being a oil baron for the Chevron Corporation.
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Silence Is Never Neutral; Neither Is Science
Silence Is Never Neutral; Neither Is Science
Amidst #BlackLivesMatter protests and resounding calls for justice, many scientists, academic institutions and science organizations remain eerily silent.
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Summer Games Done Quick will be an online-only event this year
Summer Games Done Quick will be an online-only event this year
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s edition of Summer Games Done Quick will be an online-only affair.
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EA Access to hit Steam this summer after delay
EA Access to hit Steam this summer after delay
Previously, EA games were available almost exclusively through Origin. But EA expanded to other digital retailers over the years, launching EA Access on Xbox One in 2014 and PlayStation 4 last July.
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Apple supplier Broadcom suggests a delayed iPhone launch this year
Apple supplier Broadcom suggests a delayed iPhone launch this year
There’s no official word about any iPhone delay yet, but Bloomberg reports that Broadcom CEO Hock Tan’s comments on a quarterly earnings call lend credence to their earlier rumor that the new device will launch a few weeks later than usual.
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Apple supplier Broadcom suggests a delayed iPhone launch this year
Apple supplier Broadcom suggests a delayed iPhone launch this year
There’s no official word about any iPhone delay yet, but Bloomberg reports that Broadcom CEO Hock Tan’s comments on a quarterly earnings call lend credence to their earlier rumor that the new device will launch a few weeks later than usual.
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What’s on TV this week: ‘Jaws’ 4K, Bruce Lee and ‘The Outer Worlds’
What’s on TV this week: ‘Jaws’ 4K, Bruce Lee and ‘The Outer Worlds’
Sports fans can tune in for UFC 250 on PPV as champ Amanda Nunes takes on Alicia Spencer, or check out various esports action, some IndyCar and, of course, Korean baseball. ESPN’s next 30 for 30, Like Water, digs into the life of Bruce Lee.
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AI breathes new life into a classic ‘80s synth
AI breathes new life into a classic ‘80s synth
Musicians in the 1980s had a love-hate relationship with Yamaha’s DX7 synthesizer. Its digital sound engine was unlike the analog synths that came before it, and created a unique timbre, but the thing was a beast to program. (Modern FM synths are substantially more manageable.
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The tech we wish we had in college
The tech we wish we had in college
One thing compensated for the University of Kent’s technophobia: Almost every lecture for the program was recorded. A student was paid (the princely sum of £12 per lecture, a fortune in 2004 money) to place a mono MP3 recorder on the lecture hall lectern.
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The tech we wish we had in college
The tech we wish we had in college
One thing compensated for the University of Kent’s technophobia: Almost every lecture for the program was recorded. A student was paid (the princely sum of £12 per lecture, a fortune in 2004 money) to place a mono MP3 recorder on the lecture hall lectern.
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Toyota’s RAV4 plug-in hybrid will be available this summer for $40,000
Toyota’s RAV4 plug-in hybrid will be available this summer for $40,000
Toyota’s RAV4 Prime will be available for purchase this summer, and its prices will start at $38,100, not including the company’s $1,120 fee for delivery, processing and handling.
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The Morning After: HP revealed its $599 Reverb G2 VR headset
The Morning After: HP revealed its $599 Reverb G2 VR headset
That might change this fall when HP’s Reverb G2 headset arrives. It’s designed with help from Valve and Microsoft, and a $599 price puts it squarely between the Oculus Quest and Index. So stay tuned if a temporary escape from reality seems appealing to you.
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The Morning After: HP revealed its $599 Reverb G2 VR headset
The Morning After: HP revealed its $599 Reverb G2 VR headset
That might change this fall when HP’s Reverb G2 headset arrives. It’s designed with help from Valve and Microsoft, and a $599 price puts it squarely between the Oculus Quest and Index. So stay tuned if a temporary escape from reality seems appealing to you.
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A ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ VR game is coming later this year
A ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ VR game is coming later this year
Disney has form when it comes to turning its theme park attractions into movies, but what about a movie that’s become a theme park attraction becoming a VR game? That’s the pitch for Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge, which was announced by ILMxLAB and Oculus Studios.
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A Day in the Life of a COVID-19 Physician
A Day in the Life of a COVID-19 Physician
In some ways, I’m lucky. I work at an institution with massive resources. Even so, we are challenged in a way that I could never have predicted or imagined. In a matter of days beginning in late March, we created over double the number of ICU beds we previously had.
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A Day in the Life of a COVID-19 Physician
A Day in the Life of a COVID-19 Physician
In some ways, I’m lucky. I work at an institution with massive resources. Even so, we are challenged in a way that I could never have predicted or imagined. In a matter of days beginning in late March, we created over double the number of ICU beds we previously had.
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SpaceX’s first crewed mission to the ISS is scrubbed for today
SpaceX’s first crewed mission to the ISS is scrubbed for today
We came this close to ushering in a new era of American spaceflight, one that combines the experience and capabilities of both private and public aerospace programs. But the weather simply wouldn’t cooperate.
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Blizzard has canceled this year’s BlizzCon
Blizzard has canceled this year’s BlizzCon
You can add BlizzCon to the list of major events that won’t be happening this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although BlizzCon typically happens in November, Blizzard has already made the call to cancel this year’s edition.
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One Key Factor in whether COVID-19 Will Wane This Summer
One Key Factor in whether COVID-19 Will Wane This Summer
The first reference to the seasonality of infectious respiratory disease was recorded around 400 B.C., when the renowned ancient Greek physician Hippocrates wrote the earliest account of a winter epidemic of such an illness.
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