Month: May 2020
The doomsday bunker market is thriving amid the coronavirus pandemic
When the end came, it was just like Tom and Mary had imagined. Supply chains started to crumble. Millions of Americans lost their jobs. Grocery stores ran out of food. The nearly retired couple wasn’t going to wait for society to collapse. They hopped in their camper van and drove…
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Amazon updates the Fire HD 8 with a faster processor, more RAM, and USB-C
Amazon has announced a new update for its Fire HD 8 tablet, adding a faster processor, more RAM, and USB-C charging. These are all welcome updates for the 8-inch tablet, which hasn’t seen a meaningful update in years. There’s also a new Fire HD 8 Plus model, which offers even…
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Baratza Vario-W Review: A Grinder for the Serious Coffee Brewer
This programmable coffee grinder is the ultimate setup for serious home baristas, as long as you prefer brewing methods that require finer grinds. Source
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Telegram abandons billion-dollar blockchain project amid SEC probe
Telegram founder Pavel Durov has announced that the company’s billion-dollar TON blockchain platform has been called off due to the company’s ongoing legal tussle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Telegram’s plan hit a wall after the SEC won a preliminary injunction in a US court against the…
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Alphabet’s balloon-powered Loon internet comes to Mozambique
Alphabet has announced that Loon will soon provide its balloon-powered 4G internet service to several regions in Mozambique. The company has teamed with local carrier Vodacom to serve the Cabo Delgado and Niassa provinces, two vast regions that curre… Source
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FinTechs join forces to offer financial support for small businesses
Starling, the digital bank, and Funding Circle, the UK’s small business loan platform, have entered a strategic partnership to provide £300 million of lending to small businesses under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Starling will lend through Funding Circle alongside other institutional investors, and will help more than 4,000…
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