Month: April 2020
Can Meg Whitman outwit a pandemic with Quibi?
Not much is going as planned for Meg Whitman. For instance, there’s a pandemic on. When I first spoke to her for this profile in December, the new coronavirus had emerged in Wuhan already, but no one in the US was yet the wiser. In January, when Whitman gave the…
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Google Maps puts restaurant takeout and delivery options front and center now that eating out is off the menu
Google has tweaked its Maps app to highlight restaurants that are offering takeout and delivery options during the COVID-19 pandemic, 9to5Google reports. When you open the Maps app, you’ll now find shortcuts on the home screen, and you can tap them to find relevant restaurants close to you. These include…
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A new Star Wars movie is still coming in 2022, despite Disney’s big list of delays
Disney announced a massive shake-up of movies last week that moved Black Widow back to November, with most subsequent MCU movies also pushed back. It was a big move that resulted in Artemis Fowl skipping theaters altogether and going straight to Disney Plus. Even Fox-originated movies like Wes Anderson’s The…
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Quibi’s shows are fun, familiar, and a little forgettable
It’s far too easy to make fun of Quibi. That’s the first problem. You can start with the name: an overly cute mashup of “quick bites.” It’s easy to say but difficult to attach meaning to — hence a bizarre Super Bowl ad campaign dedicated to explaining it. It’s Netflix,…
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Schools ban Zoom citing security and privacy concerns
Zoom is being banned by school across the United States following an increasing number of security and privacy issues reported by the app’s users. The video conferencing app has seen a meteoric rise in the last couple of months, recording over 200 million users by the end of March compared…
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Best Buy is selling the Nvidia Shield TV for $20 off
NVIDIA’s Shield TV is one of the best streaming devices out there, but the $149 price may have put you off in the past. However, Best Buy is now offering it for $130 instead of $150, so the time might be right to pull the trigger.The unusual-looking… Source
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