Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced Friday that his company would be donating more than $800 million in ad credits and cash to help government orgs and small businesses respond to the COVID-19 crisis. The announcement gives a full breakdown of the deployment, the bulk of […]
Day: March 27, 2020
First Denial, Then Fear: Covid-19 Patients in Their Own Words
Welcome to the first of what will be regular chapters of a living oral history of the Covid-19 pandemic, an attempt to capture in real-time the stories playing out across our country in the words of those who are experiencing the crisis. This installment focuses […]
Tesla to reduce on-site staff at Nevada gigafactory by 75%
Tesla is reducing number of on-site workers at its Nevada gigafactory by 75% in response to the growing spread of COVID-19, according to an update from Storey County, where the massive plant is located. The information, which was first reported by Bloomberg, was part of […]
Xiaomi just launched the cheapest ever 5G phone, with some pretty decent specs
Currently if you want a 5G phone you have to pay quite a bit more than a 4G phone, which isn’t ideal given 5G isn’t quite as ubiquitous yet, so there’s little reason to switch. However Xiaomi may be about to change that. The company […]
Isolation will fuel gambling addiction. We must protect those at risk
Online gambling isn't regulated by the same rules that exist for machine-betting shops or arcades, where there are stake or spend limits. Sitting at …
Silicon Valley Is Saving Us—for Now
There is a scenario where the coronavirus outbreak becomes a turning point in America’s love-hate relationship with Silicon Valley. After being assailed by politicians of both parties for their socially destructive tools that promote isolation, depression and disinformation, the digital monopolies rush in to save […]
Stocks fall sharply Friday morning as the mid-week recovery falls short
The major American stock market indices are down sharply this morning at the open, with stocks falling after a multi-day rally helped shave some losses off their calendar-year results. So far, 2020 has proven to be a toxic year for publicly traded equity, as a […]
This iOS bug might be stopping your VPN from keeping your browsing secure
An unpatched bug in iOS version 13.3.1 or later is preventing VPNs from working properly, potentially opening up users to data breaches. The vulnerability, disclosed by ProtonVPN, does not terminate a connection when the user connects to a VPN, meaning that if kept active, unencrypted […]
How To Buy Bitcoin Cash
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UPDATE 1-Flutter suspends 2020 dividend amid coronavirus betting slump
UPDATE 1-Flutter suspends 2020 dividend amid coronavirus betting slump … The Irish betting group announced the changes in response to the … Poker Stars operator TSG has never declared or paid dividends and is not … to create the world's largest online betting and gambling […]