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Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Chris Welch discuss all the announcements from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference that took place this week. All the links: COVID-19 hospitalization rates in adolescents went up during March and April Where did the COVID microchip conspiracy theory come from anyway? The pandemic... Read more
NASA Might Put a Huge Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon
The universe is constantly beaming its history to us. For instance: Information about what happened long, long ago, contained in the long-length radio waves that are ubiquitous throughout the universe, likely hold the details about how the first stars and black holes were formed. There’s a problem, though. Because... Read more
Wario, Advance Wars, and Metroid fill out Switch’s 2021 release calendar
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Nintendo sped off toward the second half of 2021 today with its E3 2021 Direct presentation. During that media briefing, the company revealed a new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character, a Zelda-dedicated handheld, and more. But most important, the... Read more
Lina Khan will be chair of the Federal Trade Commission. Big Tech should worry.
The Senate has voted to appoint Lina Khan, an antitrust law expert and a major critic of Big Tech’s power, to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The vote was 68 in favor and 28 opposed, which represents a stunning level of bipartisanship in a highly polarized, Democrat-controlled Senate. Even... Read more
2022 Subaru Ascent gets new Onyx Edition duds     – Roadshow
The Large Adult Subaru gets a swanky updo. Source link Read more
Apple Says It’s Time to Digitize Your ID, Ready or Not
If you’ve ever scanned a digital boarding pass directly from your phone at airport security, you can imagine how doing the same with your driver’s license would make life a little easier. Beginning in iOS 15 this fall, Apple will enable just that, letting you store your state ID... Read more
Box brings self-service to Shuttle cloud migration platform
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Cloud storage and services company Box is introducing new self-service tools as part of its content-migration Box Shuttle offering. Box initially launched Shuttle in 2016, offering businesses dedicated technology and consultancy to help transport their files from legacy on-premises... Read more
Amazon workers claim HR executive Beth Galetti is a blocker for diversity and inclusion efforts
Amazon has never been known as an easy place to work. It’s not uncommon for job candidates to ask Amazon’s recruiters about an infamous New York Times story from 2015 that reported corporate employees routinely cry at their desks. Amazon corporate managers have goals for “unregretted attrition” — basically... Read more
OnePlus Nord CE vs. Nord vs. Nord N10 5G: OnePlus smartphone specs compared
Andrew Hoyle/CNET The OnePlus Nord CE has arrived, joining the company’s popular family of midrange phones. It has 5G, decent specs and an affordable price, so it’s great if you’re on a budget. But how does it compare to earlier members of the Nord family — and which one... Read more
How Do You Make a Robot Walk on Mars? It’s a Steep Challenge
From the Sojourner rover, which landed on Mars in 1997, to Perseverance, which touched down in February, the robots of the Red Planet share a defining feature: wheels. Rolling is far more stable and energy efficient than walking, which even robots on Earth still struggle to master. After all,... Read more