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How to Watch the Penumbral Eclipse on July 4
1KLifehacker / 19h
If you’re not a fan of fireworks (or the ones in your area have been cancelled), there’s something going on in the night sky on the 4th of July: a penumbral lunar eclipse. No, it’s not as flashy or loud as fireworks, but it probably also won’t cause your dog to shake and hide under the couch. Here’s how to watch the… Read more...
Facebook makes education push in India
India Chinese China
100+TechCrunch / 31min
Facebook, which reaches more users than any other international firm in India, has identified a new area of opportunity to further spread its tentacles in the world’s second largest internet market. On Sunday, the social juggernaut announced it had partnered with the Central Board of Secondary Education, a government body that oversees education in private and public schools in India, to launch a
PS5 set for a 'late 2020' launch in India - teaser pages go live
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 37min
The sign-up pages on Amazon and Flipkart seem to suggest that the PS5 will get all four accessories, including the camera, charging dock, headset and media remote.
2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300: when your car learns to talk back
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
Firing voice commands at your car is just one of the many tech marvels the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 is capable of
Satisfy your curiosity with this bite-sized book summary app
68Mashable / 4h
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to SumizeIt Book Summaries is on sale for £24.08 as of July 5, saving you 70% on list price. Do you want to find out the secret to success ? Do you yearn to discover how empires were built, millions were made, and industries were changed? You should read a book or two. And if you don't have time for that, because, you know, like work and family and relationships and
Gain access to thousands of online courses for under £50
56Mashable / 4h
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to StackSkills Unlimited is on sale for £47.37 as of July 5, saving you 96% on list price. Everyone is struggling with boredom at the moment. Maybe you've even done the one thing you swore you'd never do: go live on Instagram. Or worse, create a TikTok account. There's no shame in that game, but there are also other, more productive, options out there. Take learning
Dell has the cheapest AMD Ryzen 5 laptop right now, but watch out!
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
Will Ryzen 5 power be enough to fend off the naysayers?
Boeing is reportedly ending production of its 747 jumbo jet
300+Engadget / 6h
If it wasn’t already apparent that the era of ‘big’ flying is ending , it might be soon. Bloomberg sources say Boeing is ending production of its iconic 747 jumbo jet (specifically, the 747-8) in about two years. A spokesperson for the aircraft maker didn’t confirm or deny the shutdown, saying there were “more than two years” of production left to fulfill orders. However, Bloomberg pointed to sig
LinkedIn and Reddit Are The Latest Apps Found to be Snooping On Your Clipboards
LinkedIn iOS 14 Clipboard
300+Gizmodo / 9h
iOS 14’s new privacy feature has been snitching on a lot of snooping apps in recent days, raising concerns from users and hopefully inspiring the companies behind the apps to do something about it. The latest apps caught snitching were LinkedIn and Reddit, although the companies want to assure users that they’re… Read more...
Coronavirus: Why Singapore turned to wearable contact-tracing tech
500+BBC News - Technology / 9h
The TraceTogether Token is designed to make an app more effective, but worries privacy campaigners.
After a second stage failure, Rocket Lab loses seven satellites
Rocket Lab Electron
200+Ars Technica / 9h
Enlarge / The Pics Or It Didn't Happen mission lifts off. (credit: Rocket Lab) On Sunday morning, local time in New Zealand, Rocket Lab launched its 13th mission. The booster's first stage performed normally, but just as the second stage neared an altitude of 200km, something went wrong and the vehicle was lost. In the immediate aftermath of the failure, the company did not provide any additional
Rocket Lab launch fails during rocket’s second stage burn, causing a loss of vehicle and payloads
Rocket Lab Electron
300+TechCrunch / 9h
Rocket Lab’s ‘Pic or it didn’t happen’ launch on Saturday ended in failure, with a total loss of the Electron launch vehicle and all seven payloads on board. The launch vehicle experienced a failure during the second stage burn post-launch, after a lift-off from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. The mission appeared to be progressing as intended, but the launch ve
Nigerians face US charges over online fraud worth 'hundreds of millions'
300+Engadget / 10h
US law enforcement is cracking down on a pair of alleged online fraudsters that appear to have been wildly successful. The United Arab Emirates has sent the US two Nigerian nationals, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas and Olakean Jacob Ponle , to face charges relating to large “business email compromise” scams. Abbas is accused of money laundering in schemes meant to pull in “hundreds of millions of dollars,”
The Latest Into the Dark Episode Is About an Amnesiac Who Might Be the President
54Gizmodo / 10h
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Bill Pullman invokes 'Independence Day' in a PSA for responsible mask-wearing
500+Mashable / 10h
Bill Pullman wants you all to wear your masks on this pandemic-stricken Fourth of July. Call them "Freedom Masks" if that makes it an easier pill to swallow. It's accurate, even! If enough people wear masks that we can beat this pandemic back, we may get to enjoy some of our basic freedoms again. For many Americans in 2020, Bill Pullman is the only U.S. president worth recognizing on July 4. In t
4th of July sales: MacBook Pro and Air deals offer fantastic price cuts this weekend
20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
The 4th of July sales are cutting prices on a wide range of MacBook deals this weekend.
'Fortnite' hosted an in-game event to teach players about racism
Fortnite America K. Mike
100+Mashable / 12h
Fortnite players took on a different kind of mission on Saturday morning. Instead of water skiing via a fishing pole attached to a shark or battling against monster hordes , players were challenged to think about systemic racism in a series of conversations dubbed "We the People." Van Jones, a CNN political commentator spoke with former editor-in-chief Elaine Welteroth and The Atlantic writer Jem
6 things no one tells you about earning points and miles
20The Points Guy / 12h
I can still remember the adrenaline coursing through my veins while I waited for Chase to finish processing my application for the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card , my first real travel rewards card. I didn’t know it at the time, but my life was forever changed when the “congratulations, you’ve been approved” message popped up on my screen. I was officially an award traveler, and the world was abo
Weekly Review: July 4th, 2020
31One Mile at a Time / 12h
Hello from Miami! There’s not much fun to report on the travel front, as we’ve been staying inside the past week in order to stay safe, given how many new cases we have in Florida. On the plus side, I’m spending the weekend getting caught up on the trip report for our journey out west a couple of weeks back, so stay tuned for that. On the points & travel front, this week Chase added more limited
8 popular Disney movies on Netflix that you can watch right now
32Mashable / 12h
If you haven't subscribed to Disney+ but are missing those magical movies, you'll be glad to know that Netflix is still showing a handful of Disney films. The streaming service offers a varied collection of Disney features, from traditional animations to newer live-action hits. While all these will likely migrate to Disney+ in the future, now's the time to catch them on Netflix while you still ca
Finally some good news: Lufthansa resumes selling first class tickets
The Points Guy / 12h
Nearly every major airline has announced that they’ll emerge from the coronavirus pandemic smaller than they went in, shedding hundreds of aircraft and tens of thousands of staff in the process. First to go have been old planes that were slated to be retired soon anyway, and large jumbo jets that will be difficult to fill in a world of depressed demand for travel. We’ve already seen a number of a
Superb gaming laptop deals available right now thanks to the 4th of July sales
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Save yourself some serious cash with the latest 4th of July gaming laptop deals from Best Buy and Dell.
New Zealand Authorizes Several Film and TV Productions to Start Up, Including Lord of the Rings and Cowboy Bebop
500+Gizmodo / 12h
New Zealand is handling covid-19 better than most, with ongoing cases in the country down to a handful. That makes it a promising place to resume production on all those TV shows and movies we love, and the country has recently authorized a handful of productions to resume or begin inside the
