Lyft, Like Uber, Will Also Now Require Drivers and Passengers Wear Face Coverings

Lyft, which has somehow spent the last few months of the coronavirus pandemic merely suggesting passengers and drivers wear face coverings, said on Thursday that it will soon make it a requirement.

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Somebody Is Furiously Uploading '90s Windows Desktop Themes to the Internet Archive

Two free-roaming archivists are wildly uploading hundreds of early Windows Desktop themes from the ‘90s and early aughts to the Internet Archive, populating the site with a trove of off-brand fan art you can install as your desktop wallpaper. Why? I do not know, but they have a captive audience. They probably would…

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Ford opens order-books on homegrown COVID-19 respirator

Ford has opened its homegrown respirators up for orders, with the hastily-designed personal protective equipment headed out to hospitals and other healthcare venues to protect workers against coronavirus. The automaker turned its idle plants and almost a hundred workers to constructing powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) back in April, and says it has since produced 10,000 of them. PAPRs are … Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy phone bug takes over phone with an image via MMS – get the fix update now

A vulnerability discovered by Google security researchers was disclosed to Samsung and patched in a software update many modern devices should see OTA this month. This is a required update – as most security-oriented updates are – and it should be loaded by all users of Samsung phones as soon as possible. This update is applicable to all virtually all … Continue reading

AMD Ryzen PRO 4000 mobile processors are made for business laptops

AMD has officially unveiled its Ryzen PRO 4000 Series mobile processors for business ultrabooks. The new lineup features the Ryzen 7 PRO 4750, Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U, and the Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U. AMD says its new hardware offers improved power efficiency for better battery life and performance per watt, as well ultra-thin designs for use in highly portable business-tier … Continue reading

Samsung will introduce an 'innovative' debit card this summer

Samsung wants to do more with payments than offer a virtual prepaid card. The company plans to grow Samsung Pay this summer by introducing a new “experience” that includes an “innovative” debit card supported by a cash management account. Details are…

Food Insecurity Roughly Doubled For U.S. Households Amid Pandemic, New Surveys Suggest

As the coronavirus crisis has led to record job losses, many families are struggling to get by and afford enough food.

Pre-order Cyberpunk 2077 on PC for $45

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Bonehead Mercenaries Behind Failed Coup in Venezuela Plagiarized Website

A U.S. private military contractor with a plagiarized website and unclear connections to Trump’s White House recently attempted to invade Venezuela and depose its authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro and replace him with a U.S. puppet this month—leading to predictably disastrous results. In the aftermath, the record of…

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Hi-Res View of Ryugu Asteroid Suggests It Had a Close Encounter With the Sun

Hayabusa2 is heading home to Earth, but scientists continue to review data collected by the spacecraft during its visit to the Ryugu asteroid, including its brief moments on the surface. New images are providing an unprecedented look at this gigantic pile of rocks, as well as a potential explanation for its weird,…

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