Day: May 28, 2020

CVS Pharmacy prescriptions go high-tech with self-driving delivery – CNET

Self-driving technology startup Nuro will start delivering prescriptions in June. …read more Source:: CNet


Amazon outage complaints spike as site goes down – CNET

Tens of thousands of users can’t access the shopping site. …read more Source:: CNet


Legendary on HBO Max: Drag balls meet Drag Race in high-octane showdown – CNET

Review: The vibrant new competition celebrates creativity, self-acceptance and the power of community. And it might just fill the stiletto-size void left behind as RuPaul’s Drag Race season 12 ends. …read more Source:: CNet


New Nissan Z confirmed in official video with possible 240Z-like design – CNET

The Z car isn’t going anywhere and we’ve got our first look at what’s might be called the 400Z right here. …read more Source:: CNet


Coronavirus Antibody Testing Shows Lower Fatality Rate For Infection

Jon Hamilton, reporting for NPR: Mounting evidence suggests the coronavirus is more common and less deadly than it first appeared. The evidence comes from tests that detect antibodies to the coronavirus in a person’s blood rather than the virus itself. The tests are finding large numbers of people in the U.S. who were infected but…


Cybercrooks tend to prefer Google-branded phishing to Microsoft-flavoured lures

So says Barracuda Networks, anyway Digital rogues are shunning Microsoft in favour of Google when it comes to launching branded spear-phishing attacks, according to threat intel firm Barracuda Networks.… …read more Source:: Register


Google Maps now lets you share your Plus Code location, no address needed – CNET

Just tap the blue dot representing your location in the Google Maps app to create a unique location ID that you can share with others. …read more Source:: CNet


A Monday Is a Tuesday Is a Sunday as COVID-19 Disrupts Internal Clocks

A global natural experiment examines the time warp of life under quarantine. From a report: In April Jenny Rappaport sat down to inspect her calendar because she could not tell how many days had passed since New Jersey’s stay-at-home order took effect. Before COVID-19, her life had structure and a pace, and she knew the…


Hackaday Prize and Conservation X Labs Issue Design Challenges to Address Extinction Crisis

When most people think of extinct species, they likely imagine prehistoric creatures such as dinosaurs or woolly mammoths. Extinction is something you read about in history books, nature’s way of removing contestants in the great game of life. It’s a product of a cruel and savage world, and outside of a few remaining fringe cases,…


HBO Max has arrived, but you can’t watch on Roku or Amazon Fire TV – CNET

HBO Max is launching without two of the biggest TV streaming platforms. …read more Source:: CNet