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Israel restricts COVID-19 phone tracking to ‘special cases’
Israel’s original plan to track the phones of COVID-19 sufferers won’t get very far. The country’s cabinet has restricted the use of the Shin Bet security agency’s phone surveillance to “specific and special cases” where officials can’t determine an… Source
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As fashion has its metaverse moment, one app looks to bridge real and virtual worlds for sneakerheads
Fashion is having its moment in the metaverse. A riot of luxury labels, music, and games are vying for attention in the virtual world. And as physical events and the entertainment industry that depends on them shuts down, virtual things have come to epitomize the popular culture of the pandemic.…
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The ‘Knight Rider’ theme song played on the cello is the best kind of Gen-X nostalgia
The 1980s show Knight Rider was about a guy who drove a talking car and solved crimes. I think. I (sort of) remember watching a young(ish) David Hasselhoff argue with the car, a 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am named KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand), voiced by William Daniels. KITT had…
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Space Station receives the last of NASA’s science racks after 19 years
One of the longer chapters of the International Space Station has come to a close. NASA has sent the last of its 11 ExPRESS (Expedite the Processing of Experiments to the Space Station) science racks to the orbiting facility, 19 years after sending t… Source
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Get the all-new iPhone SE for FREE at Sprint’s Memorial Day sale
If you’re on the hunt for a cheap iPhone deal, then you’re in luck. Sprint’s Memorial Day sale is happening right now and the phone carrier is offering the all-new iPhone SE for free when you trade-in an eligible device on Sprint’s Flex 18-month lease plan. At month 18, you can…
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Streaming this week: Space Force, Ramy and Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
One of the new streaming shows I’ve been looking forward to most, Netflix’s Space Force with Steve Carell, debuts this week. I definitely need something funny and smart in the lineup— I started watching I Know This Much is True and now catching up on Ozark, so a less morbid/bleak…
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