Roku expects half of American households will soon be cord cutters

Within the next few years, Roku anticipates that around half of all households in the United States will be cord-cutters — and many of them will have never subscribed to a traditional pay-TV service. The detail was dropped amid Roku’s latest quarterly results during which we learned that the company entered the new year with nearly 37 million active users. … Continue reading

Ring says its app will allow more control over data shared with Google, Facebook

A couple of weeks ago, the Electronic Frontier Foundation published the results of its investigation into data the Ring app is sharing with third parties. While the Amazon-owned company has faced criticism over its links to law enforcement and the se…

Helmets From WWI Just as Protective Against Overhead Blasts as Modern Helmets

New research suggests helmets used in World War I protected soldiers against overhead artillery blasts just as well as modern helmets—and one, the French Adrian helmet, actually performed better.

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How To Date A Co-Worker Without Making It Weird For Everyone Else

Office romances impact everyone in the workplace, so it’s best to conduct them wisely.

The NYPD May Be Secretly Using Facebook Photos In Its Facial Recognition Searches

The New York Police Department says its facial recognition database is limited to mugshots.

Coronavirus spreads in 3 main ways: This one worries the CDC most

As the number of cases of coronavirus COVID-19 grows worldwide, the US CDC has detailed the primary ways in which the SARS-like illness could be spread, and which routes it is most concerned with. The first person-to-person infection in the US was confirmed at the end of January 2020, and since then the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Continue reading

IRS clarifies confusing Fortnite V-Bucks tax requirement

The IRS has offered clarification on the confusing and panic-inducing Fortnite V-Bucks tax reporting requirement that appeared on its website. At the time when it was first noticed, the IRS’s website said that Fortnite players were required to report the V-Bucks they spent in the game. When the requirement went viral, however, the taxation agency quietly deleted the requirement, confusing … Continue reading

Sony may have a PlayStation VR headset for PS5 in the works

Sony’s PlayStation 5 is coming up later this year, and with its release comes the question of what’s next for PlayStation VR. Sony launched the VR headset this generation as an extension of the PlayStation 4, and the headset seems to have enjoyed some success with gamers who don’t want to shell out for PC-based virtual reality. Though Sony has … Continue reading

It doesn’t matter if China hacked Equifax

On Monday the FBI and AG Barr announced “an indictment last week charging four members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) with hacking into the computer systems of the credit reporting agency Equifax and stealing Americans’ personal data a…

Delta hopes to be the first carbon neutral airline

BP isn’t the only company hoping to go carbon neutral despite its dependence on fossil fuels. Delta has unveiled a goal to become the first carbon neutral airline in the world, with the company promising $1 billion over 10 years to help “mitigate”…