Microsoft will remove Cortana from its Android launcher in April

Some significant changes are coming to Cortana. Starting this spring, Microsoft said it plans to make productivity the focus of the digital assistant. As part of the shift, Cortana will lose some of its more consumer-facing features, such as the abil…

Facebook Makes Using Its Messenger App Simple Again

Facebook’s redesign for its Messenger app proves two things: 1) Facebook’s leaning hard into its Stories format after the feature’s success on Instagram; and 2) Yes, those chatbots really were the worst.

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Trump Touts Border Wall In Face Of Coronavirus: ‘Border Security Is Health Security’

Health experts told HuffPost that a wall at the southern U.S. border is “not going to keep [the virus] out.”

7 Self-Care Practices That Will Ward Off The Sunday Scaries

Want to be one of those people who think “Sunday, fun day” instead of dwelling on the Sunday scaries? Read this.

Ted Cruz Mocks AOC’s Science Chops; She Reminds Him He Doesn’t Believe In Evolution

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and the Texas senator go at it over Mike Pence’s selection as leader of coronavirus response.

NASA's Psyche asteroid mission will use a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket

SpaceX has won the contract for NASA’s Psyche mission, and it’s using the Falcon Heavy rocket to launch the spacecraft and ferry it to its target asteroid. NASA first approved plans to visit Psyche back in 2017 before finalizing them last year.

Bloomberg Doubles Down On Anti-Muslim Policy Like Too Many Leaders Before Him

Since 9/11, politicians haven’t been held to account for the harmful Islamophobic programs they’ve put in place.

Second Troubling Mystery Case of Coronavirus Reported In California

The newly reported illness marks the nation’s second suspected “community spread” of COVID-19 in a new phase of disease.

Epic says it will fix incredibly annoying Fortnite teammate bug

If you’ve attempted to play Fortnite‘s Team Rumble mode at any point today, you’ve likely had to deal with an annoying, confusing bug. Players are reporting that teammate arrows aren’t appearing properly in the game mode, making it impossible to tell whether they’re near one of their own teammates or an opponent. Epic has acknowledged the bug and is working … Continue reading

2020 Game Developers Conference cancels due to coronavirus

After one big name participant after another (Facebook, Sony, Microsoft, Amazon) announced it would not send people to the show over concerns about the spread of coronavirus, GDC 2020 organizers have announced the event is off. It was scheduled to ta…