May 4, 2020 The Morning After: Kickstarter and COVID-19 Tech companies around the world are facing the same difficulties in maintaining their businesses as everywhere else. Over the weekend, crowdfunding site Kickstarter has…
May 4, 2020 Paranoia about cheating is making online education terrible for everyone James Bareham for Vox/Recode A sudden switch to online learning reveals the choices ahead for educators. When student Marium Raza learned that her online…
May 4, 2020 India’s biggest mobile carrier left COVID-19 self-test data unsecured Jio, the Indian mobile giant Facebook just bought a 9.9 percent stake in, may be at the center of its own privacy snafu. According…
May 4, 2020 Airbus to deploy ‘game-changing’ bomb-sniffing sensors at airports Airbus plans to test an “electronic nose” device that uses biological cells to mimic what bomb-sniffing dogs can do, reports the Financial Times. The…
May 4, 2020 Tesla has applied for a license to become a UK energy provider Tesla has applied for a licence to become an energy provider in the UK, according to the Telegraph. That means it might bring it’s…
May 3, 2020 ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ added nearly 1 million VR users to Steam Half-Life: Alyx appears to have given VR gaming a serious boost. Road to VR has used historical data and direct Valve data to calculate…
May 3, 2020 Australia exposed data for over 774,000 migrants Carelessness with data is dangerous as a general rule, but it’s particularly damaging when it affects vulnerable groups. The Australian government is facing criticism…
May 3, 2020 France will start testing its COVID-19 tracking app the week of May 11th France was one of the first countries scrambling to create a COVID-19 contact tracing app, and now it’s close to finding out how its…
May 3, 2020 FCC ordered to provide IP addresses tied to fake net neutrality comments The FCC might not have much choice but to hand over data logs for fake net neutrality comments. A federal judge has ordered (via…
May 3, 2020 Amazon discounts its Echo Show speakers to as low as $50 Now might be a prime opportunity to shop if you’re looking for a connected alarm clock or a video viewer for the kitchen. Amazon…