Kevin Durant Tests Postive For Coronavirus

“Everyone be careful, take care of yourself and quarantine,” the Brooklyn Nets player told The Athletic on Tuesday.

New iPhone 12 Pro leak suggests 3D is key for Apple’s 2020 flagships

2020 is shaping up to be the year that Apple embraces Time of Flight sensors, with new evidence indicating at least some versions of the new iPhone will feature the depth-tracking camera tech. While typically found alongside regular cameras, ToF sensors generally rely on light invisible to human eyes, tracking the distance to objects in the room. They work much … Continue reading

What I want to see from Sony’s PS5 deep dive

Microsoft started the week off with a bang by giving the Xbox Series X a full reveal on Monday. Sony seems primed and ready to respond, announcing today that it will host a “deep dive” on the PlayStation 5 this week. The deep dive is slated to happen tomorrow, March 18th, and will be hosted by PS5 lead architect Mark … Continue reading

Uber sues LA’s Dept. of Transportation for warrantless record requests

The data privacy battle between Uber’s Jump scooter service and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation has been brewing over the last 18 months. After refusing to share real-time location data on its scooter riders, Uber was ordered by the LADO…

Discovery's Sonequa Martin-Green on Bringing Her Star Trek Legacy to Video Games

As Star Trek: Discovery’s Michael Burnham, Sonequa Martin-Green has spent the past few years helping to carve out a new step in Star Trek’s long televisual legacy. Now, it’s time for another part of that long legacy to embrace her: by catapulting Michael into the world of Star Trek Online, to rub digital shoulders…

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Ukrainian Ad Agency Raided by Police and Accused of Aiding Piracy

Despite the fact that many of us might be too busy Netflix-and-chilling to bother pirating our favorite cartoons from the ‘90s, the truth is that torrenting sites still make bank from the folks logging on. And now, it looks like some state authorities are cracking down on these profits.

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Discovery in Tomb Reveals Ancient Game of Donkey Polo

Archaeologists in China have unearthed a tomb belonging to a 9th-century noblewoman who was buried alongside her donkeys, which she likely rode while playing an ancient version of polo.

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Charter Employees Clash With Managers Over ISP's 'Self-Serving' No-Work-From-Home Policy

As companies continue to shutter amid the ongoing global pandemic, urging and in some cases mandating that staff continue to work from home, one of the country’s largest telecommunications providers is facing allegations that top executives, contrary to expert medical advice, have prohibited employees from working…

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National Parks Are Finally Taking Coronavirus Seriously

The Trump administration had resisted closing park services, until now.

Conservatives Worry Too Much Coronavirus Relief Will Make People Lazy

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says he’s worried about “incentivizing people to not show up for work.”