June 27, 2020 Google to add background blur, captioning, and low-light mode to Meet video calls Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google Meet is working on several new features that will match its competitors, including allowing users to…
June 27, 2020 Hoist the Mizzenmast, Margot Robbie Is Pirates of the Caribbean’s New Star Harley Quinn’s about to embrace her nautical side. A new report says Margot Robbie is set to star in a female-led Pirates of the…
June 27, 2020 What startups aren’t getting about how COVID-19 has sliced their runway Many startups need to extend their runway until investment recalibrates and funding opportunities come back — which could take a couple of years.Read More…
June 27, 2020 Go read this ProPublica story about a scheme to relabel non-medical masks for emergency workers Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images As the coronavirus spread across the US this spring, authorities warned people not to purchase N95 respirator masks, lest…
June 27, 2020 Hitting the Books: The media’s role in history’s most damaging data dump We humans are a deeply gullible bunch, willing to credulously believe any half truth, even outright lie, so long as it aligns with our…
June 27, 2020 Recommended Reading: When facial recognition identifies the wrong person Wrongfully accused by an algorithmKashmir Hill, The New York TimesLaw enforcement at all levels are employing facial recognition for a variety of things. There…
June 27, 2020 The Morning After: Our first look at the iOS 14 beta It’s not just Mixer. Microsoft announced on Friday that it’s permanently closing all of its retail locations. They’d been on hiatus since the start…
June 27, 2020 11 new trailers to watch this week Image: Apple TV Plus I’ve been making my way through Studio Ghibli films now that they’re up on HBO Max, and last week I…
June 27, 2020 Take a Virtual Tour of Tokyo’s Ghibli Museum You may not be able to travel to Japan for the foreseeable future, but you can now take a virtual tour of the country’s…
June 27, 2020 Bigscreen’s latest update adds player for native video files Bigscreen’s latest update adds the capability to play local video files stored on a device when watching in VR, even when offline.Read More via…