Month: April 2020

Virtual meetings in Animal Crossing are so last month. Behold the virtual computer museum

Social simulation in an era of social distancing News reaches Vulture Central of more retro computing goodness courtesy of the hit game Animal Crossing and an enterprising member of staff at the currently shuttered Centre for Computing History.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Zoom doesn’t actually have 300 million daily users – CNET

The company clarifies that it has 300 million daily meeting participants, which counts people for every meeting they attend. …read more Source:: CNet


Georgia waives road test requirement for driver’s license during coronavirus – CNET

The state government will rely on the honor system, with parents giving young drivers the OK to obtain a license. …read more Source:: CNet


Twitter’s user growth soars amid coronavirus, but uncertainty remains – CNET

The social network is the place to go for real-time information. Still, investors seem rattled. …read more Source:: CNet


Facebook launches photo transfer tool in US and Canada – CNET

Now users can share their content with Google Photos. …read more Source:: CNet


Process miner Celonis pushes out application tools to tighten up how they’re used in anger

Better look into how users don’t use software the way biz thinks they do Celonis has carved a niche by selling companies such as Siemens, 3M, Airbus and Vodafone the software and analytics techniques to “X-ray” their business processes in the hope of iroing out kinks to save time and money.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Shade Threat Actors Call It Quits, Release 750K Encryption Keys

The team behind the ransomware, first spotted in late 2014 and typically targeting Russian victims, apologized to victims in a post on GitHub. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Lars Ulrich makes veiled threats of another Metallica album during web chat with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff

You know what, Lars? We’re OK Lars Ulrich, drummer of corporate shlock rock merchants Metallica, has threatened that the fallen thrash metal giants could make a new album despite the coronavirus lockdown as he wagged chins with Salesforce chief Marc Benioff.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


The best new trucks you can buy today – CNET

These are some of the Roadshow crew’s favorite pickups. …read more Source:: CNet


iPhone SE 2020 vs. Galaxy A51: Which $400 phone has the best camera? – CNET

Both phones cost $400, but the Galaxy has more cameras than the iPhone. Is it a slam dunk for Samsung? …read more Source:: CNet