Google Podcasts app comes to iOS as part of a larger redesign

It turns out that an updated Android app was just the start of Google’s plans for a Podcasts overhaul. The internet giant has released its first version of Podcasts for iOS, giving you a way to listen to the likes of Dolly Parton’s America or The Eng…

Samsung is first to ship RAM produced with extreme ultraviolet tech

Samsung just reached an important milestone in memory for PCs and mobile devices. The tech firm has shipped the first million 10nm-grade DDR4 DRAM modules based on an extreme ultraviolet process. The next-gen lithography technique should help Samsung…

Can Twitter survive when no one can go outside?

Twitter says it can no longer predict, with any certainty, how its finances are going to look in the coming months. The company told investors that it was withdrawing its guidance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. For a platform that ties its fut…

These 19 Apps Will Help You Social Distance Without Feeling Isolated

Most of us are stuck inside because of the extraordinary circumstances we currently find ourselves in. Fortunately, self-quarantine doesn’t require a total lack of communication with the outside world. A few well-chosen apps can help you get on with life while still keeping your distance from other people—and a few of…

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Coronavirus Has Slashed Global Air Pollution. This Interactive Map Shows How.

The covid-19 pandemic has changed the world, grinding to a halt increasingly large geographic areas and portions of the economy in an effort to slow the virus’ spread.

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Amazon Workers In At Least 8 U.S. Warehouses Test Positive For COVID-19

Hundreds of employees and contractors have signed a petition calling for the company to do more to protect its staff.

Kevin Hart And Wife Eniko Parrish Are Expecting Second Child

“We’re counting our blessings and couldn’t be more grateful,” Parrish wrote on Instagram.

It Was Hard Living Paycheck To Paycheck Before Coronavirus. Now It’s Impossible.

Navigating this new world with even less is a new reality for many of us.

Purdue University researchers create a device that can detect cellular stiffness

Purdue University researchers have created a new device in the lab that could help diagnose cancer that is invading other tissues in the body. One indication that cancer is invading other tissues comes from the stiffening of a structure surrounding cells in the human body. Monitoring changes to that structure, known as the extracellular matrix, could give researchers another way … Continue reading

Audi’s 2.9L V6 in the 2020 S6 and S7 has an electric supercharger

Previous versions of the Audi S6 and S7 were powered by a 450-horsepower turbocharged V8. For the 2020 S6 and S7, Audi went the downsizing route and gave both vehicles a smaller yet equally potent twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter V6 engine. Producing 444-horsepower and more torque than the V8, something is afoot. Apparently, Audi’s new twin-turbo V6 is also equipped with a … Continue reading