Month: September 2020
Microsoft details how it will phase out Flash support in Edge after 2020
Microsoft is providing more detail (via Bleeping Computer) about how it will drop support for Flash in Edge to dovetail with Adobe’s plans, including some notable exceptions. As expected, Flash will be disabled by default in Edge as of December 2020…. Source
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US considers blocking deals with China’s largest chip maker
The US’ trade bans on Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE might have been just the beginning. The Defense Department has confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that agencies are discussing whether or not they’ll add China’s Semiconductor Manufacturin… Source
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Black Panther titles are free right now on Comixology
Amazon-owned cloud-based comic book platform Comixology appears to be offering a wide selection of Marvel’s Black Panther comics for free this weekend. The unannounced sale was noticed by tweeters and Redditors; many Marvel comics related to the fictional African country Wakanda, where Black Panther is set, are available for free.…
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Amazon foils plot using phones in trees to get more deliveries
Amazon appears to have stopped a strange plot that used phones in trees to game delivery route assignments. Contract drivers talking to Bloomberg said that they’re now getting more routes even when they’re miles away from the Whole Foods locations th… Source
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Google Magenta’s Lo-Fi Player lets you create your own virtual music room
A new Google Magenta project (created by an intern!) lets you mix lo-fi, hip-hop music tracks to build a custom music room in your browser, with no musical ability required. Magenta is designed to use Google’s machine learning systems for the creation of art and music, and the Lo-Fi Player…
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Cyberpunk 2077 is still ‘on track’ for its November release date Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has expressed confidence that the game will be ready for its November 19 release date. In a recent financial conference call, president Adam Kiciński said that the studio is “very close” to finishing up development and has started “preparing for the final certification”. Kiciński…
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