Day: March 13, 2021

More San Francisco Tech Companies Cancel Leases Due to Remote Work

Salesforce canceled its 325,000-square-foot lease at the unbuilt Parcel F tower in San Francisco’s Transbay neighborhood, reports SFGate: The company announced in February that more than half of its workforce will continue working remotely or on a flexible schedule after the pandemic is over… The lease termination is just the latest blow to San Francisco’s…


3D-Printed Press-Forming Tools Dos and Don’ts

Press-forming is a versatile metal forming technique that can quickly and easily turn sheet metal into finished parts. But there’s a lot of time and money tied up in the tooling needed, which can make it hard for the home-gamer to get into. Unless you 3D-print your press-form tooling, of course. Observant readers will no…


Grammys 2021 are Sunday: Here’s how and when to watch the livestream tomorrow – CNET

How to watch the Grammys 2021 without cable. …read more Source:: CNet


‘The U.S. Is Sitting On Tens of Millions of Vaccine Doses the World Needs’

“Tens of millions of doses of the coronavirus vaccine made by the British-Swedish company AstraZeneca are sitting idly in American manufacturing facilities,” reports the New York Times, “awaiting results from its U.S. clinical trial while countries that have authorized its use beg for access.” schwit1 shares their report: The fate of those doses of AstraZeneca’s…


Stop and appreciate the Jaguar E-Type 60 Edition – Roadshow

Jaguar restored 12 cars, and six buyers will get one coupe and one roadster. …read more Source:: CNet


WordPress Considers Dropping Support for Internet Explorer 11

Bleeping Computer reports: The most well-known and popular blogging platform, WordPress, is considering dropping support for Internet Explorer 11 as the browser’s usage dips below 1%. Using three metrics to determine the number of people still using IE 11, WordPress has found that its cumulative usage is below 1%… WordPress is not alone in dropping…


Save $200 on the Ecovacs Deebot T5 combo robot vacuum and mop with laser navigation – CNET

The T5, equipped with multi-floor mapping, no-go zones and 3 hour battery is marked down to $399. …read more Source:: CNet


Best fitness trackers for 2021 – CNET

Whether you’re looking for a band, watch or something completely different, these five options will help kick your fitness routine into high gear. …read more Source:: CNet


Encrypted Messaging Service Cracked by Belgian Police, Followed by Dozens of Arrests

“The cracking of a previously-unbreakable encrypted messaging service popular with criminals involved in drug trafficking and organised crime delivered a major victory for the justice system on Tuesday,” writes the Brussels Times, in a story shared by DI4BL0S: The cracking of the expensive messaging app, called “Sky ECC,” was what allowed over 1,500 police officers…


Take your sound on the go with one of these $12 Bluetooth speakers – CNET

Save 60% on a speaker with microSD, FM radio and true wireless stereo pairing. …read more Source:: CNet