5G may be all the rage but those pushing for its mass adoption aren’t exactly making it easy to get. Never mind how limited the coverage of 5G networks continues to be, which will now go even slower thanks to a virus pandemic. While devices that do support 5G are growing in number, they are also growing in price. For … Continue reading
You only need to have seen the very beginning of The Witcher to have witnessed Geralt’s battle with the Kikimora—a muddy, flailing clash of legs and weapons that sets the stage for the entire series. Now, a new behind-the-scenes video with the show’s fight coordinator takes us through the creation of that scene.
Hot on the heels of its most recent update comes yet another patch for Fortnite, bringing the game to version 12.21. Epic revealed the downtime plans on Monday, stating that the update will be rolling out earlier than it usually does. Once it arrives, players will likely get access to some new cosmetics and more, but the company been unusually … Continue reading
With more people working and studying from home, due to social distancing practices that is meant to be curb the number of coronavirus infections, more people are also turning towards online shopping to get their essentials delivered to their homes. Naturally, companies like Amazon are benefiting from this.
However, it seems that if you are planning on using your Amazon Prime account to order non-essential products, be prepared for shipping delays. This is because there have been reports that indicate that non-essential Prime orders are seeing shipment delays for up to a month.
Amazon has since confirmed to Recode that this is not the result of an error, but this is being done “to serve our customers in need while also helping to ensure the safety of our associates, we’ve changed our logistics, transportation, supply chain, purchasing, and third-party seller processes to prioritize stocking and delivering items that are a higher priority for our customers.”
However, as Gizmodo notes, it is unclear what is being considered essential and what is non-essential. For example, they found that the Amazon Basics coffee maker has been lumped together with other products like GPUs, making them deemed to be non-essential and will not be shipped out until the end of April.
This means that if you are planning to buy using Amazon Prime, then you will need to take note of these potential delays, which could vary from product to product.
Non-Essential Amazon Prime Orders Could Be Delayed By Up To A Month
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Earlier this year, as the spread of the coronavirus started to worsen, it was suggested that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be cancelled. This would be quite a shame as many athletes have no doubt spent years practicing and training everyday to get to where they are, and to compete in the largest global sporting event.
The good news is that it looks like the event has not been cancelled but rather it has been postponed. This is according to a report from USA Today in which they are quoting veteran International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound, who told the publication that the games have been postponed and not cancelled.
What will happen next is unclear, but according to Pound, the IOC is currently working on the details which should be revealed in the next four weeks. “It will come in stages. We will postpone this and begin to deal with all the ramifications of moving this, which are immense.” It should be noted that neither the IOC themselves or the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee have yet to officially announce anything, so maybe don’t take this to heart just yet.
In response to Pound’s comments, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said, “It is the right of every IOC member to interpret the decision of the IOC executive board which was announced (Sunday).” This means we’ll have to wait for a more official announcement to determine the true fate of the event.
IOC Member Suggests That The 2020 Tokyo Olympics Might Have Been Postponed
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From time to time, new security holes and exploits are discovered in software. This is because there is simply no such thing as the perfect code, where there will always be ways in which certain features and functions can be exploited. Unfortunately for Windows 10 users, it seems that there are currently a couple of vulnerabilities in Windows 10 that are being actively exploited.
In a security advisory posted on its website, Microsoft writes, “Microsoft is aware of limited targeted attacks that could leverage un-patched vulnerabilities in the Adobe Type Manager Library, and is providing the following guidance to help reduce customer risk until the security update is released.”
They add, “Two remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles a specially-crafted multi-master font – Adobe Type 1 PostScript format. There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as convincing a user to open a specially crafted document or viewing it in the Windows Preview pane.”
With most reported exploits, usually when discovered by white hat hackers or researchers like those from Google’s Project Zero, they give companies a heads up first before making their findings public, giving them a chance to fix the issue. Unfortunately in this case, it seems that the is still no patch yet for the exploits, meaning that if you’re a Windows 10 user, there is the possibility that your computer is vulnerable.
Microsoft does state that they are working on a fix, but when exactly this patch will be arriving is unclear.
Microsoft Warns Of Windows Exploits That Are Actively Being Attacked
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Startups continue to find new ways to contribute to ongoing efforts to fight the global spread of COVID-19 during the current global coronavirus pandemic, and personal health hardware-maker Oura is no exception. The smart ring startup is working with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) on a new study to see if its device can help detect early physiological signs that might indicate the onset of COVID-19.
This study will include two parts: Around 2,000 frontline healthcare professionals will get Oura rings to wear during the study. The rings track a user’s body temperature continuously, as well as their sleep patterns, heart rate and activity levels. Fever is a common and early symptom that could indicate COVID-19, and a continuously updated body temperature reading could detect fever very early. That’s not enough to confirm a case of COVID-19, of course, but the purpose of the study is to determine whether the range of readings Oura’s ring tracks might, taken together and with other signals, be useful in some kind of early detection effort.
There’s good reason why researches believe that Oura could be used in early detection: An Oura user in Finland claims the ring alerted him to the fact that he was ill before he was displaying any overt symptoms of the virus, prompting him to get tested (relatively easy in that country). Test results confirmed that while asymptomatic, he had indeed contracted COVID-19. As a result, UCSF researcher Dr. Ashley Mason hypothesizes that the Oura ring could anticipate COVID-19 onset by as many as two to three days before the onset of more obvious symptoms, like coughing.
Being able to detect the presence of the virus in an individual early is key to global containment efforts, but even more important when it comes to frontline healthcare workers. The earlier a frontline responder is diagnosed, the less chance that they expose their colleagues or others they’re working around in close quarters.
In addition to the Oura rings being provided to study participants, the plan is to expand it to include Oura’s general user population, meaning its more than 150,000 global users can opt in to participate and add to the overall pool of available information with their ring’s readings and daily symptom surveys. For existing Oura users, it’s a relatively low-lift way to contribute to the global effort to combat the pandemic — without even leaving the house.
T-Mobile has teamed up with YouTube to offer its customers free access to the YouTube Premium service for two months, the carrier announced on Monday. With this, certain T-Mobile subscribers can get access to the YouTube Premium service for free, meaning they’ll be able to watch videos without advertisements, download content for offline access, and more. The new perk is … Continue reading
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