Day: March 13, 2020

Internet and wireless providers will waive late fees and keep Americans connected – CNET

This is part of a broader pledge instituted by the FCC and taken by companies like Verizon and AT&T that also opens up free Wi-Fi networks. …read more Source:: CNet


As coronavirus spreads, online daters are swiping from a distance – CNET

This week on Love Syncs: Online daters look for love in the midst of a pandemic. …read more Source:: CNet


Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus outbreak – CNET

More than 1,200 cases of coronavirus have been reported in the US. …read more Source:: CNet


Trump Declares National Emergency To Speed Coronavirus Response

President Trump declared a national emergency on Friday afternoon, a move that would give him authority to use $40 billion allocated by Congress for disaster relief to address the coronavirus crisis. From a report: Cases in the U.S. have climbed past 1,700, even with sporadic and spare testing, and the death toll has risen to…


We’re not saying Earth is doomed… but 139 minor planets were spotted at the outer reaches of our Solar System. Just an FYI, that’s all

Too bad they are likely uninhabitable Astronomers have discovered 139 minor planets lurking at the edge of the Solar System after examining a dataset collected to study dark energy in the universe.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


MacBook Pros and Airs with better keyboards reportedly on way – CNET

The new Airs may arrive next week. …read more Source:: CNet


Apex AP-0 EV sports car concept promises to pack a lot of everything – Roadshow

Tons of technology, connectivity and power — Apex wants to make this car a do-it-all. …read more Source:: CNet


ProtonMail Could Reroute Connections Through Google To Circumvent Censorship

Proton Technologies, the company behind encrypted email provider ProtonMail, has announced plans to circumvent censorship by routing connections to its servers through third-party infrastructure, which may include Google — a company that ProtonMail has long been critical of over its privacy practices. From a report: Proton, which was founded out of Switzerland in 2013 by…


Coronavirus cancellations and delays: From the NBA to Disney films and Broadway – CNET

Industries from tech to sports are reacting to the pandemic. Here’s the growing list of events that are affected. …read more Source:: CNet


Slippy Slapper Uselessly Uses All the Arduinos

Want to take that annoyingly productive coworker down a notch? Yeah, us too. How dare they get so much done and be so happy about it? How is it possible that they can bang on that keyboard all day when you struggle to string together an email? The Slippy Slapper is a useless machine that…