Month: May 2020
An iPhone and an ultrasound wand could help doctors monitor COVID-19 remotely
The images in front of me on this Zoom call don't make much sense: There's a pie slice of noisy gray, punctuated by long, dark shadows that slide around laterally. And at the top sits a series of immobile, tightly packed layers. It's all gibberish to… Source
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Minecraft still incredibly popular as sales top 200 million and 126 million play monthly
Minecraft sales have officially topped 200 million, with 126 million people playing the game monthly. Microsoft is detailing the latest sales figures just as Mojang Studios celebrates 11 years since the first Minecraft alpha build was originally released. Microsoft has also seen a big increase in Minecraft usage during the…
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Logitech’s new Circle View camera comes with built-in privacy controls
Logitech is unveiling a new version of its Circle security camera today called the Circle View. Spec-wise, it’s nearly identical to its predecessor, the Circle 2, but the camera’s housing has been completely redesigned and it now relies on Apple’s smart home system to function. This generation of the security…
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Electric gets another $7 million in funding from 01 Advisors and the Slack Fund
Electric, the platform that puts the IT department in the cloud, has today announced new funding following a continuation of its Series B earlier this year. Dick Costolo and Adam Bain (01 Advisors) and the Slack Fund participated in the $7 million capital infusion. 01 Advisors put up the majority…
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Microsoft: we were wrong about open source
Microsoft has admitted it was wrong about open source, after the company battled it and Linux for years at the height of its desktop domination. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer famously branded Linux “a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches” back in 2001.…
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The Umbrella Academy season 2 release date revealed with new ‘trailer’
The Umbrella Academy season 2 finally has a release date: July 31, 2020, it’s been confirmed. Netflix announced the news with an unusual trailer featuring the show’s cast dancing at home to ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ by Tiffany. Check it out below: On October 1, 1989 seven extraordinary humans…
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