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Say goodbye to Samsung’s S-Voice—the servers shut down June 1, 2020
You can always just install the Google Assistant...
New COVID-19 dashboard just for the US offers rich, county-level data
The new map puts each area's cases in context.
Amazon pauses new grocery signups, hires another 75,000 workers
Smaller businesses have no customers, but Amazon can't keep up with demand.
Trump spreads #FireFauci hashtag on Twitter as pandemic continues
Fauci "remains a trusted advisor," White House clarifies after anti-Fauci tweet.
World’s oldest yarn hints that Neanderthals had basic math skills
We have no proof Neanderthals told stories, but they definitely spun yarns.
IBM scrambles to find or train more COBOL programmers to help states
Some states rely on COBOL software to manage unemployment systems.
Here’s an unprecedented look at Apollo 13’s damaged Service Module
"It almost felt like I was behind the camera, inside the Lunar Module."
Apple’s new high-end iPhones will feature an iPhone 5-like design
The new phones could be delayed a bit due to COVID-19, though.
Portable clock provides new ruler for measuring the Earth
Portable optical clock so accurate it runs faster if lifted by a centimeter.
No, senator, science can’t do away with models
Here’s why Senator John Cornyn’s critique of modeling is misguided.
Valorant makes you watch before you play—that’ll change online games forever
How do you weed toxicity out of a brand-new online game? Change the terms of entry.
Not actually Linux distro review deux: GhostBSD
FreeBSD-derived GhostBSD welcomes users directly into a full desktop experience.
Celebs share rumors linking 5G to coronavirus, nutjobs burn cell towers
Pressure of a pandemic brings old fears of new wireless tech into the open.
Digital hoarders: “Our terabytes are put to use for the betterment of mankind”
Nerds with hoarding tendencies? Preservationists of history? Many terabytes either way.
Do you even 10-key, bro? Our homage to the classic keyboard standard
A bygone relic of an old computing era? Or a productivity must? We dive in.
Nine Amazon workers describe the daily risks they face in the pandemic
These jobs are essential because people need deliveries... and to feed their families.
Actor Ethan Peck talks taking on iconic role of Spock for Star Trek: Discovery S2
Emoting through unwieldy prosthetic eyebrows was the least of the challenges.
The Greatest Leap, part 5: Saving the crew of Apollo 13
50 years later, revisiting the “successful failure” that changed how we see space flight.
Glowing silicon nanowire reveals how to put optics in your CPU
Silicon-germanium alloy glows, may be future CPU optical communication laser.
Apple and Google detail bold and ambitious plan to track COVID-19 at scale
Teetering on a razor, smartphone giants try to balance infection tracking and privacy.
When school is online, the digital divide grows greater
School closings, e-learning tough for the 20% of rural students without broadband.
Disney’s CGI-remake-mania continues with a live-action fox as Robin Hood
No cast or release date yet, but Disney+ exclusive will combine live action and CGI.
Why you’re still paying for sports on cable when there’s no live sports
Cable refunds must wait for negotiations involving leagues and broadcasters.
Hydroxychloroquine trial for COVID-19 begins amid political debate
Researchers aim to get clinical data on unproven treatments Trump has promoted.
Study with jazz improv musicians sheds light on creativity and the brain
Mastery in jazz is dependent on one's ability to improvise in all kinds of scenarios.
iOS 14 leak reveals feature that lets you use apps even if you haven’t installed them
It seems similar to Android's Slices or Instant Apps.
COVID-19 tests are going unused due to hospital IT challenges
Lab director: Hospitals are “astonishingly unprepared” to deal with academic labs.
Amid in-game Hong Kong protests, Chinese retailers drop Animal Crossing sales
But Chinese players with imported systems can still get the game and play online.
Anthropologists describe the first skeleton of a Homo naledi child
The bones hold clues about when human children started taking so long to grow up.
New document reveals significant fall from grace for Boeing’s space program
"I have decided to eliminate Boeing from further award consideration."
Lockdowns flatten the “economic curve,” too
Cities that locked down faster in 1918 bounced back better.
Company prioritizes $15k ventilators over cheaper model specified in contract
Royal Philips has until 2022 to produce $3,200 ventilators under contract signed in 2014.
Linux on Laptops: ASUS Zephyrus G14 with Ryzen 9 4900HS
This Ryzen 9 equipped gaming laptop was a beast under Windows—but will it Linux?
Trump administration reverses plan, will fund COVID-19 testing [UPDATED]
Loss of testing comes as states expect to see peak hospitalizations in next two weeks.
Citing BGP hijacks and hack attacks, feds want China Telecom out of the US
With a history of cyber attacks, Chinese-owned telecom is a threat, officials say.
Some shirts hide you from cameras—but will anyone wear them?
It's theoretically possible to become invisible to cameras. But can it catch on?
Rocket Report: Electron’s crazy midair test, SLS work delayed for “weeks”
“That will bring our administration closer to... getting sweet vengeance on Mars.”
Disney+ surpasses 50 million subscribers in just 5 months
Disney targeted 60 to 90 million by 2024, but that now looks like a low bar.
French regulator says Google must pay news sites to send them traffic
Officials rejected Google's plan to stop using snippets in news search results.
Frontier bungles redaction of network audit that it doesn’t want you to see
Blacked-out text is readable, revealing 952,000 potential network problems.
Take 50% off six months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate today
Dealmaster also has discounts on big Switch games, Bluetooth speakers, and more.
Apple fixes FaceTime, USB-C, and Office 365 bugs in macOS Catalina
The update follows similar ones pushed to iPhones and iPads earlier this week.
Counterpoint: MIT scientists translate coronavirus protein structure into music
"It tricks our ear in the same way the virus tricks our cells."
China suffers its second launch failure in less than a month
Indosat's Nusantara Dua fell back into Earth's atmosphere.
US Senate tells members not to use Zoom
Organization is latest to warn over data security worries on videoconferencing platform.
Meet dark_nexus, quite possibly the most potent IoT botnet ever
Newly discovered botnet could be coming to a network-connected device near you.
Not-actually Linux distro review: FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE
Does the power to serve include serving up desktops? Let's find out.
The chemistry of cold-brew coffee is so hot right now
Ten hours to make a cup of coffee? Now that's commitment.
Valorant closed beta: The tactical hero shooter I never knew I wanted
League of Legends' creators made a Counter-Strike clone—and holy crap, is it good.
Feds will pay GM $489 million to make 30,000 ventilators by August
GM is scheduled to deliver 6,000 ventilators by May, another 24,000 by August.
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