Jul 28
People Can’t Just Get Back To Work
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe treasury secretary thinks unemployed Americans are just sitting around. Families are trying to survive a pandemic.
Jul 28
It used to be that smartwatches were a sort of “luxury” gadget. They couldn’t do as much as your phone, and frankly, didn’t offer much more than a much cheaper fitness band. Shelling out several hundred for one seemed like a waste of money.
Jul 28
This week the CDC launched a system called SPHERES: SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing for Public Health Emergency Response, Epidemiology and Surveillance (SPHERES). This group, this new national genomics consortium, aims to facilitate large-scale, rapid genomic sequencing of the virus that causes COVID-19. That, in turn, will ideally allow public health experts to achieve several goals. The SPHERES consortium will coordinate SARS-CoV-2 sequencing … Continue reading
Jul 28
Sometimes it’s tempting to think of every technological advancement as the brave first step on new shores, a fresh chance to shape the future rationally. In reality, every new tool enters the same old world with its same unresolved issues.In a moment…
Jul 28
Spotify has expanded its Group Sessions feature to allow up to five people to listen to music or podcasts together, no matter how far apart they are. You’ll all need to be premium subscribers to use the feature. One of you can get the party started b…
Jul 28
Pre-pandemic setting up an online movie viewing party was a bit tedious. It was easy to fall out of sync and any conversation could create unwanted audio feedback. Since the pandemic began, we’ve seen attempts by Twitch and Hulu to fix that with more…
Jul 28
Cuphead fans loyal to PlayStation 4 have something to celebrate. The beautiful, yet challenging, indie run and gun game arrived on the console today. Studio MDHR, which hadn’t previously announced the release, partnered with Toronto-based studio Stop…
Jul 28
“If a man got up before dawn to work, he was applauded for his work ethic. If a woman did it, she was deemed difficult.”
Jul 28
HP's Sprocket Photo Printer Is Perfect for Pint-Sized Pics and Is $40 off Right Now
Posted in: Today's Chili Jul 28
With a top speed of 30 mph and a growing body of malfunction-based lawsuits and traffic incident data working against them, Revel’s fleet of app-rentable mopeds is, as of today, no longer operating in its home city of New York. Who, besides absolutely everyone, could have seen this coming.
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