Category: Tech

Google lets businesses mark locations as ‘temporarily closed’

[ad_1] Google My Business users can go to “Close this business on Google” in the menu to find the new feature. As SearchEngineLand notes, that section now shows three options: “Mark as temporarily closed,” “Mark as permanently closed” and “Remove Listing.” Prior to launching the capability, Google only relied on information from governments and other […]

Plex makes live TV free for three months

[ad_1] There are some catches. The free access doesn’t include DVR functionality. You’ll also only receive guide data for 48 hours of programming versus the two weeks of a Plex Pass subscriber. This is as much about pitching subscriptions as it is supporting the community. Nonetheless, it might be appreciated if you’ve run out of […]

Lyft tries offering free bike-share passes to hospital workers

[ad_1] In New York City, Lyft will provide hospital workers, first responders and transit workers with a free, one-month Citi Bike membership. Those passes can be obtained through employers, who can email HeroBikes@Lyft.com to enroll their staff. The offer applies to anyone working in these fields who recently purchased a membership or has an upcoming […]

Comcast, Verizon make some on-demand viewing free

[ad_1] If you want to hunt the videos down on Comcast, you only have to say “free” into your voice remote. More material from “dozens” of networks and other partners will be available on a “rolling basis” over the weeks ahead, Comcast said. Verizon, meanwhile, is offering a mix of similar on-demand viewing as well […]

European mobile carriers will share location data to track COVID-19 spread

[ad_1] The data will be aggregated and anonymized, the official said. The Commission will also delete the info when the pandemic is over. The European Data Protection Supervisor also wants the Commission to “clearly define” the data it wants to collect, maintain transparency and limit access to epidemiologists and other relevant experts. Separately, the World […]

Google Assistant’s redesigned feed is rolling out on iOS

[ad_1] You can check out the new experience by launching Assistant and then tapping on the inbox icon located near the bottom left of the interface. You’ll then see the redesigned feed, which organizes a variety of information using chronological cards. You can tap on the cards to expand them and see additional information. Expanding […]

iFixit’s MacBook Air teardown confirms 0.5mm thicker keyboard

[ad_1] “More than anything, that 0.5 mm illustrates the sheer unnecessary-ness of the five painful years that Mac fans spent smashing on unresponsive butterfly keyboards,” iFixit writes. “Knowing that Apple’s thinnest-and-lightest notebook accommodates a scissor-switch keyboard so gracefully makes us wonder what it was all for.” The keys also lack the silicon barrier that iFixit […]

A hacker stole and leaked the Xbox Series X graphics source code

[ad_1] The self-proclaimed hacker added that she wanted $100 million for the source code and threatened to “leak everything” if there was no buyer. She reportedly found the GPU data in a “hacked computer” in November, although AMD said it hadn’t been approached until December. AMD doesn’t appear to be bowing under pressure. It believed […]

SpaceX parachute test failure could further delay crewed flight

[ad_1] It’s not clear what led to the problem, although SpaceX said the parachutes weren’t responsible. The crewed demo mission is still officially expected in May. However, Parabolic Arc sources said that the failure along with separate preparation issues made it “likely” that the flight would wait until June. It wouldn’t be surprising if the […]

‘Below’ arrives on PS4 on April 7th with an easier exploration mode

[ad_1] Kris Piotrowski, creative director at developer Capybara Games, detailed some of the changes explore mode makes to the game over on the PlayStation Blog. To start, you won’t have to deal with the game’s hunger and thirst mechanics. Explore mode also removes one-hit kills, and you’ll always have a permanent checkpoint to return to […]