[ad_1] This story is just one reason he wanted to get on-stage at SXSW and deliver a speech about finding strength in any body. Across all forms of media, people with disabilities have fewer role models than the able-bodied population, and also fewer tools designed specifically for the ways they interact with their environments. Video […]
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The Weather Channel brings localized COVID-19 updates to your phone
[ad_1] This new coronavirus tracking will be available in The Weather Channel iOS and Android apps, on weather.com/coronavirus and in an online dashboard. The offerings include AI-powered “Incident Maps,” which show stats like confirmed COVID-19 cases by US state and county, and trend graphs that show spread by US state. There are links to the […]
Chinese digital spying is becoming more aggressive, researchers say
[ad_1] Cisco and Citrix both told Reuters that they have patched the vulnerabilities that were being exploited by APT41. Citrix is also coordinating with FireEye to find “potential compromises.” Reuters reached out to Dell Technologies’ cybersecurity arm, Secureworks, which stated that the company has also seen increased activity from Chinese hackers “over the last few […]
‘Picard’ finally shows us how ‘Star Trek’s’ technology evolves
[ad_1] Over seven seasons various TNG episodes continued to explore what the holodeck could do. Deep Space Nine (DS9) even gave us a recurring holographic character, lounge singer Vic Fontaine. But it was Voyager that made a sentient hologram part of the main cast and spent the next seven years exploring the concept of having […]
‘War of the Visions’ is a mobile spin on ‘Final Fantasy Tactics’
[ad_1] War of the Visions features the same grid and turn-based combat of Final Fantasy Tactics. You can also see the influence of Akihiko Yoshida, the character designer who defined the look of Tactics, in the game’s art style. The story is your usual fantasy fare. It involves a small kingdom called Leonis. The country […]
Verizon will provide free internet to students in Los Angeles
[ad_1] Reliable internet access is critical during this pandemic, but Verizon (Engadget’s parent company) is a little late to step up. Spectrum is offering free internet installation and service to students and their families. Comcast is making its Internet Essentials program free for new, qualifying customers for 60 days, and it is boosting broadband speeds […]
Marshall’s latest Alexa smart speaker is a compact cube
[ad_1] Smaller in size than Marshall’s Acton and Stanmore speakers, the Uxbridge is more on par with the Google Home Mini, but there’s still a lot of power in the compact cube. There’s Alexa, of course, plus Bluetooth, Airplay 2 and Spotify Connect support, as well as multi-room capabilities and far-field voice recognition, so no […]
Lifting weights in a Panasonic exosuit destined for the Tokyo Olympics
[ad_1] Unstrapped, I lifted the 20-kg plates again, under my own steam. I felt a harder ‘pull’ returning — it’s not that I can’t lift the plates without the Model Y, it’s simply easier with it. While most of us can handle lifting and moving a 10kg-weight plate or two, loaders during competitions like this […]
Can Twitter survive when no one can go outside?
[ad_1] One of the ‘joys’ of covering Twitter’s financial presentations is the conference call that takes place afterward. CEO Jack Dorsey and CFO Ned Segal answer questions from analysts at big American banks about things like CAC and Run-Rate. One common theme is how much weight Twitter puts in events, which Segal says drive’s Twitter’s […]
Unity is offering premium game development tutorials for free
[ad_1] Unity powers big hitters such as Hollow Knight, Escape from Tarkov, Cuphead and dozens more, and is particularly popular with small-scale indie developers. Even if you’ve never toyed with the idea of making a game, it’s certainly worth having a nose around the tutorials on offer, at the very least to get a better […]