April 20, 2020 Apple May Release a Whole Bunch of New (and Some Unusual) Products This Year I fondly remember the days when Apple events were packed with surprises (and “one more thing”), but those are long, long gone. The leaks…
April 20, 2020 Kickstarter’s live project count is down 35 percent from last year Crowdfunding is taking a serious hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A Kickstarter internal memo from CEO Aziz Hasan obtained by The Verge indicates…
April 20, 2020 From the io9 Archives, 10 Pieces of Dystopian Fiction You Can Read Right Now Given the current state of the world, certain sci-fi stories have begun to feel like they contain eerie predictions rather than speculation. Over the…
April 20, 2020 Microsoft’s next Surface Go could up the screen size to 10.5 inches More details of Microsoft’s upcoming Surface Go sequel appear to have emerged, and they could be good news — if you’re not expecting a…
April 20, 2020 Facebook is taking down some, but not all, quarantine protest event pages Facebook is taking down event pages for anti-stay-at-home rallies in some states. | Ariana Drehsler/AFP via Getty Images The company says it’s only taking…
April 20, 2020 You Should Set Up Two-Step Verification on Your Nintendo Account Right Now If you have a Nintendo account, now’s a good time to make sure that you have two-step verification set up on that account to…
April 20, 2020 Areas With More Air Pollution Have Had More Covid-19 Fatalities New research shows that exposure to air pollution may be “one of the most important contributors to fatality” caused by covid-19. Read more… via…
April 20, 2020 Guy Uses Physics and Computer Simulations to Design a Never-Miss Basketball Hoop Does it really take years of practice and dedication on the basketball court to compete with the talents of NBA players? Apparently not. All…
April 20, 2020 Thanks to Horror Video Games, Horror Movies Aren’t Scary to Me Anymore I don’t react to horror movies the same way I used to. Once, I could feel the hair stand up on my arms, my…
April 20, 2020 Pro-Gun Activists Are Behind Some of Facebook’s Biggest Anti-Quarantine Groups Reddit, your suspicions are verified: the anti-quarantine movement is largely being spearheaded by a squadron of pro-gun organizers, the Washington Post first reported. Read…