European mobile carriers will share location data to track COVID-19 spread

More governments are relying on phone location tracking in a bid to track and contain the spread of COVID-19. Eight European carriers, including Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile), Orange and Vodafone, have agreed to share phone location data with the Euro…

Coronavirus Is Exposing How Backward Car Buying Is

There are some people who know exactly what they want. An NB Mazda Miata, for example, is a perfectly fine car to lust for. Others, mainly Michiganders, have brand loyalty to some specific company, usually Chevy or Ford but also sometimes Buick. Others are happy to be able to afford whatever shit box they are…

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Patty Jenkins Is Grateful She Didn't Direct Thor: The Dark World

If all went according to plan, Patty Jenkins would’ve been the first woman to direct a Marvel Cinematic Universe film six years before anyone else. The Wonder Woman director was set to make the Thor: The Dark World back in 2013 but left early in the process due to “creative differences.” Now, years later, she’s opened…

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Animal Crossing Needs a Rent Freeze

We are all seeking an escape. It’s that desperate need for the world to slow down, for the people to take a minute, for Republicans to develop an ounce of compassion, Democrats to grow any sort of backbone, and all us schmucks with zero power to just…take a goddamn breath. Animal Crossing, a game where you join a…

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Washington National Cathedral Finds Thousands of N95 Respirator Masks in Its Crypt Level

Like frogs in a David Blaine illusion, respirator masks are coming from strange places. Amidst a national shortage of protective gear, we learned this week that companies are sitting on stockpiles of N95 respirators: first, Facebook produced 720,000 (leftover from Occupational Safety and Health Standards regulations…

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Lizzo Leads Live Online Meditation, Plays Flute For Fans In Coronavirus Crisis

The singer-rapper called her session, “A practice in connectivity during this social distance.”

Man Who Licked Products At Walmart Charged With Making Terrorist Threat

“Who’s scared of the coronavirus?” Cody Lee Pfister says to the camera before licking a row of deodorant sticks.

GOP Senators Say Coronavirus Cash Will Make Americans Lazy

Sen. Graham said “very few people would choose work over unemployment benefits that provided moderately more money.”

YouTube Music mobile apps get new song lyrics section

YouTube has pushed out an update to its YouTube Music mobile apps, adding song lyrics to individual song pages so that users can easily sing along to content. Until now, users had to search for the lyrics using a different service or Google Search, which meant toggling between apps for an impromptu karaoke session. The new lyrics section is missing … Continue reading

Multiple ESA space missions take a hit as coronavirus pandemic grows

The European Space Agency has revealed that multiple current space missions are being impacted by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. In an announcement on Wednesday, the agency said that it is dialing down its mission operations and sending a number of its mission control center personnel in Germany home to avoid the virus risk. Some instrument operations must be stopped as … Continue reading