Toshiba officially quits the laptop business
Sharp now owns what’s left of Toshiba’s computer lineup. Hitoshi Yamada/NurPhoto via Getty Images Toshiba...
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Twitter expressed interest in buying TikTok’s U.S. operations: sources
Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) has approached TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to express interest in acquiring the...
No, the extra hygiene precautions we’re taking for COVID-19 won’t weaken our immune systems
During the COVID-19 pandemic we’re constantly being reminded to practise good hygiene by frequently washing...
US proposes a five-part “Clean Network” plan that could lead to a “splinternet”
A US “Great Firewall” may be in the works Why it matters: Amid increasing trade tensions...
Mediaworkstations a-XP is a luggable PC with AMD Threadripper inside
Starts at a cool $8,000 and goes over $30,000 for the fully-specced 3990X version Why it...
AMD Ryzen 9 4950X details leak – a potential gaming king?
The Zen 3 part has 16 cores, 32 threads, and reaches 4.8 GHz Highly anticipated: Every...
T-Mobile claims to have overtaken AT&T as #2 wireless provider in the US
The New T-Mobile era is underway What just happened? T-Mobile doesn’t appear to be struggling in...
Dr Disrespect returns to streaming later today
Goodbye Twitch, hello YouTube, Facebook, and Champions Club Why it matters: We still don’t know the...
Uber posts $1.8 billion quarterly loss as ridesharing business continues to suffer
Uber’s food delivery business has been a lifesaver during the pandemic Forward-looking: Covid-19 has forced Uber...
Rocksteady hints upcoming Suicide Squad game reveal at DC virtual event
It appears Superman’s days are numbered In a nutshell: Rocksteady confirmed work on its next game...
Google+ users stand to get up to $12 each in $7.5 million data breach settlement
Come on settlement money, Daddy needs a new pair… a new shoe In brief: Google has...
Pfizer to make Gilead’s COVID-19 treatment remdesivir
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said on Friday it signed a multiyear agreement to make COVID-19 treatment...
TAU deciphers why a black hole randomly ceased swallowing material
TAU chalks up the possibility that a star “got too close to the dining table,”...
Russia has a full-time surgeon whose only job is circumcising Jewish men
The religious Jewish world has created some unusual jobs, but one of the more bizarre...
People won’t abandon Windows 7, OS still found on almost a quarter of all devices
And some people still use Vista! In a nutshell: Windows 7 reached its end of extended...
Information available on COVID-19 and children
We know for sure children are less likely to fall seriously ill from the coronavirus,...
Report: The RTX 2070 Super, 2080 Super, and 2080 Ti have been discontinued
In preparation of Ampere’s arrival Rumor mill: If there’s ever a sign that a new product...
Samsung’s flagship Note family welcomes two new members in the Note20 and Note20 Ultra
What will the demand be like for premium flagship smartphones in these uncertain times? Bottom line:...
Google will completely shut down Play Music in December
It’s being replaced by YouTube Music What just happened? Google has shared a four-month timeline for...
Infobox: What is ammonium nitrate and why is it dangerous?
A massive warehouse explosion in Beirut killed at least 100 people and injured nearly 4,000....
Herbivores face higher extinction risk than predators: study
Endangered Galapagos tortoises photographed at Ecuador’s Galapagos National Park – Parque Nacional Galápagos/AFP/File Herbivores face...
Ammonium nitrate: fertilizer behind many industrial accidents
Ammonium nitrate, which Lebanese authorities have said was the cause of the Beirut blast, is...
Bitfinex offers hackers 25 percent reward to return the 120,000 Bitcoins they stole in 2016
Bottom line: Seemingly having exhausted all other options in its four-year-old investigation, cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex...
Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller steps down, becomes Apple fellow
Apple said Tuesday that longtime marketing chief Phil Schiller will step down from his role...
University of Chicago researchers are building a tool to protect your pictures from facial recognition systems
A new kind of deepfake could protect your online privacy The big picture: Face recognition is...
Novavax reports promising early trial results of COVID-19 vaccine
Novavax was given $1.6 billion by the US government last month to develop and fund...
Why Disappointments are blessings in disguise
Image Credit: Pixabay.com I believe that every disappointment has a hidden blessing behind it even...
Wrong Science & Tech: Honda is recalling 608,000 US vehicles due to software and hardware failures
Recall notices will be mailed out in September In brief: Honda today announced that it will...
Risks of COVID-19 infection through breastfeeding negligible – WHO
A nursing mother and her baby The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the...
Windows Defender is flagging CCleaner as a Potentially Unwanted Application
Microsoft doesn’t like bundled software Why it matters: Are you using the free version of CCleaner?...
