[ad_1] At a later date, the project will expand to include a dedicated sports news hub. The website will feature a dashboard where you’ll be able to set the specific teams, leagues and players you want to follow. You’ll be able to access all of the content on The Matchup as long as you have a […]
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‘For All Mankind’ season 2 teaser introduces the Space Shuttle
[ad_1] Apple committed to a second season of For All Mankind before the first even premiered, and it’s finally clear how the tech giant will follow up its alternative history of spaceflight. The company has premiered a teaser trailer (via Space.com) that has Ron Moore’s Apple TV+ series leaping into the 1980s, when the Space […]
Report finds many US election officials vulnerable to phishing attacks
[ad_1] This wouldn’t necessarily let intruders compromise the voting process. The Cyber Threat Alliance’s J. Michael Daniel told the WSJ that it would be “really hard to do” digital vote manipulation at a meaningful level. However, ransomware and other phishing-based campaigns could make it difficult for election administrators to do their job, and might cast […]
Amazon won’t stream any Yankees games during the 2020 season
[ad_1] You’re out of luck if you were hoping to use Amazon to stream Yankees games during the shortened 2020 MLB season. Bloomberg has verified that Amazon won’t be streaming any Yankees games this season through a combination of COVID-19 and broadcast rights. With the number of games down from 162 to just 60 due […]
Amazon, Google and Wish pull racist products after investigation
[ad_1] Major internet retailers still have an issue with racist products in their stores. Amazon, Google and Wish have removed white supremacist products on sale through their platforms after a BBC Click investigation revealed numerous examples. The online portals not only sold flags, hoods and other neo-Nazi and KKK material, but recommended similar products to […]
TikTok blocks QAnon hashtags amid larger crackdown
[ad_1] The company isn’t removing the videos using the hashtags, however. Followers will still see the affected clips in their feeds, and they could theoretically appear in the For You feed of suggested videos. We’ve asked TikTok if it can comment further on its decision. The approach isn’t as strict as with rivals that completely […]
Energy Department unveils roadmap for a national quantum internet
[ad_1] The funding for the network would come from part of the nearly $1.3 billion budget devoted to the National Quantum Initiative. There’s already some progress toward these goals. The Wall Street Journal noted that Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago built a 52-mile quantum network through unused fiber, and it should expand […]
Google delays ranking all sites based on their mobile version to March 2021
[ad_1] Google has delayed the date when it will start ranking all websites based on their mobile versions. At the start of March, the company said it would switch to mobile-first indexing this September. The company now plans to make the transition in March 2021. “We realize that in these uncertain times, it’s not always easy […]
Instagram is testing personal fundraisers in the US, UK and Ireland
[ad_1] The personal fundraiser trial starts today on Android in those three countries and it’ll be available on iOS soon. If you’re 18 or older and you’re in an eligible country, you can get started by accessing the Add Fundraiser option from the Edit Profile settings. You’ll be asked to select a photo, fundraiser category […]
Microsoft migrates ‘Minecraft’ from Amazon Web Services to its own Azure
[ad_1] “Mojang Studios has used AWS in the past, but we’ve been migrating all cloud services to Azure over the last few years,” a spokesperson for the company told CNBC. “We’ll be fully transitioned to Azure by the end of the year.” The move makes a lot of sense for Microsoft. With 126 million monthly active players, Minecraft is […]