[ad_1] The NBA already has an official esports league with various teams represented, but with the live basketball season on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s reportedly about to put real NBA players on the sticks. Yahoo Sports reporter Chris Haynes cites league sources indicating that a 16-player NBA 2K tournament lasting 10 days […]
Category: Internet
AT&T will give users an extra 15GB of mobile hotspot data
[ad_1] At the same time, AT&T will provide more contact-free delivery options that include curbside pickup (if there’s an AT&T store still open near you) and doorstep delivery with virtual setup if you need help. This measure is a logical extension of AT&T’s existing efforts, such as lifting caps for landline broadband. While it might […]
Steam limits game auto-updates to manage peak demand
[ad_1] Like Microsoft, Sony and others, Valve is grappling with a surge in game service use now that the pandemic has many people staying at home. This move might irk you if there are games that you play at sparse but regular intervals (say, once-a-week strategy game sessions), but it could be helpful if it […]
Facebook makes it easier to see how much it knows about you
[ad_1] On Facebook, Download Your Information will also show you some of the inferences Facebook makes about you. For instance, it might show you that it’s recommending football-related content because you shared an article about football with a friend. And on Instagram, you’ll be able to see categories assigned to some accounts — like sports […]
FCC outlines $200 million COVID-19 telehealth plan
[ad_1] The COVID-19 Telehealth Program would use funds allocated for the FCC in the CARES Act. If approved, it would provide select applicants with full funding for eligible telehealth services and devices. Pai also presented plans for a longer-term Connected Care Pilot Program, which would make $100 million available over three years to help health […]
Microsoft’s Edge browser will add vertical tabs and tracking prevention
[ad_1] Edge — which is built on Google’s open-source Chromium — allows adventurous users to test out new features in its Insider program. Microsoft hopes to enable vertical tabs for its testing community in the next few months. The feature will provide an uncluttered view of the tabs the user has open, allowing for more […]
Online grocery deliveries are facing an unprecedented stress test
[ad_1] One of the biggest problems is that delivery time slots are seemingly impossible to come by. After filling out their carts, customers would attempt to check out, only to find that all of the delivery options are suddenly unavailable. We spoke to a few shoppers, who told us of the various issues they encountered. […]
Instacart workers go on strike after rejecting mild concessions
[ad_1] The service did say it had sourced hand sanitizer that would ship next week, but workers saw this as indicative of Instacart dragging its heels. Shoppers said they had been asking for sanitizer for “many, many weeks,” but the company was only now conceding to this demand. We’ve asked Instacart for comment on the […]
China, Huawei propose internet protocol with a built-in killswitch
[ad_1] There are also concerns that New IP would require authentication and authorization of not just new internet addresses, but also the humans involved and the data packets being sent. China has long called for linking real names to internet users, and this potentially links people to the very internet connection itself. New IP should […]
Microsoft disables Xbox gamerpic uploads to help its moderators
[ad_1] Microsoft cited “record numbers” of users across Xbox Live, Xbox Game Pass and Mixer as a factor, although it didn’t provide numbers. In a separate update on Azure, Microsoft said it was taking “proactive steps” to manage the strain on the servers themselves, such as delivering game updates during quiet hours. This won’t affect […]