Month: February 2020
A Californian has contracted coronavirus from an unknown source
A person in California has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, despite having not having any “relevant travel history” or exposure to someone who was known to have the illness, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an emailed statement today. This may be the first instance…
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Reddit CEO: TikTok is ‘fundamentally parasitic’
TikTok is one of the hottest social media platforms but the CEO of Reddit had some harsh words for the popular app, calling it “fundamentally parasitic” at an event Wednesday. The comments from Reddit CEO and co-founder Steve Huffman were some of the more controversial offered up during a panel…
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Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark III rumored to be launching “relatively soon”
It might be over two years old now but the Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II is still quite the pocket rocket. So if Canon decides it’s time to give it a new lick of paint and produce a Mark III upgraded version, it would likely be one of the…
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Samsung pledges to improve Galaxy S20 camera after reviewers see issues
Samsung has responded to some issues that early reviewers have found with the camera system on the new Galaxy S20 Ultra. The company says it’s working on an update to improve the camera, though it doesn’t acknowledge any specific problem or confirm when the fixes will be available. We have…
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Mike Pence, who enabled an HIV outbreak in Indiana, will lead US coronavirus response
Vice President Mike Pence will take charge of the US response to the new coronavirus, President Donald Trump announced today. “Mike is not a czar,” Trump said. “I don’t view Mike as a czar.” Pence is not a public health expert, either. Instead, as governor of Indiana, he slashed public…
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Etsy tells sellers it’s going to advertise their goods and take a big cut of the sale
Etsy is going to start automatically advertising its sellers’ products and taking a fee — at least 12 percent — for every sale it refers. The ads will appear on “high-traffic sites” like Google, Facebook, and Pinterest, and they’ll be a requirement for shops doing more than $10,000 in sales…
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