Writing our way out of the place we’re in is tricky. The words come easily enough, each measured for its emotional weight in the stream of issues we face. It’s possible this paragraph will disappear as I find my ground. Mandates, Cuomo, Olympic mental gymnastics, where we were two weeks […]
Vaccine skeptics who have been demonetized on YouTube are now raising money on crowdfunding platforms, including the Christian-oriented GiveSendGo and GoFundMe (Aaron Mak/Slate)
Aaron Mak / Slate: Vaccine skeptics who have been demonetized on YouTube are now raising money on crowdfunding platforms, including the Christian-oriented GiveSendGo and GoFundMe — Part of the reason that misinformation about vaccines is so intractable is that it can be very lucrative.
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro
The Samsung Galaxy Book Pro is a solid Ultrabook from the company, but is it enough to make Samsung a name to be reckoned with in laptops?
IT Services: The Unsung Hero of the Remote Work Revolution
Now, over one year into the global stay-at-home movement, the pandemic has left a lasting impression on the way we work and play. The sudden shift to a fully remote environment overnight put businesses to the test as they needed to respond quickly to evaluate the needs of employees. Leaders […]
Apple explains how iPhones will scan photos for child-sexual-abuse images
Apple offers technical details, claims 1-in-1 trillion chance of false positives.
The $1 trillion infrastructure bill is a baby step toward the US grid we need
Any effective plan to tackle climate change hinges on a basic technology: long wires strung across tall towers. The US needs to add hundreds of thousands of miles of transmission lines in the coming decades to weave together fragmented regional power systems into an interconnected grid capable of supporting a […]
Fisker-Foxconn EV partnership ‘moving faster than expected,’ CEO Henrik Fisker says
U.S. electric automaker Fisker expects operating expenses to reach between $490 million and $530 million this year, a slight increase in its business outlook for the year that is driven by R&D spending on prototypes for its Ocean SUV, testing and validation of advanced technology, hiring and its “accelerating” partnership […]
Agricultural manufacturing giant John Deere acquires autonomous tractor startup Bear Flag Robotics for $250M (Brian Heater/TechCrunch)
Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Agricultural manufacturing giant John Deere acquires autonomous tractor startup Bear Flag Robotics for $250M — In the world of robotic startups, acquisition is often as good an outcome as any. And when it comes to robotic tractor startups, you could do worse than being acquired by […]
Epos Now Order & Pay point of sale (POS) review
Discover the power of this up-and-coming POS system in our Epos Now Order & Pay review.
Oh, Facebook changed its privacy settings again
Ever considerate of its users, Facebook has determined that its privacy settings needed a bit of a shuffle to keep things clear and easy to find. To that end they’ve taken the “privacy settings” settings and scattered them mischievously among the other categories. “We’ve redesigned our entire settings menu on […]