NEWS

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Twitter Should Not Stay in Its Lane Twitter has, in the case of Trump’s false tweets about voting by mail, appended a link for people to “get the facts about mail-in ballots,” which leads to a point-by-point refutation, authored by Twitter, of the president’s … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Apple announces macOS Big Sur, new silicon chips, and iOS 14 Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn welcome back Verge alum and Wall Street Journal columnist Joanna Stern to discuss the big announcements from Apple’s developer conference this week. Verge news editor Chaim Gartenberg joins … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] ‘Mysterious new creature’ unearthed in Australia is bear-sized wombat cousin The animal would’ve been roughly the size of a bear, with teeth that suggest a plant-based diet and powerful limbs for digging. Peter Schouten There’s a lot to love about wombats. They’re sturdy creatures, … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Disgraced Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Headed Back to Jail Jack Abramoff, the disgraced lobbyist whose corruption became a symbol of the excesses of Washington influence peddling, is set to return to jail for violating the law that was amended in response to his earlier crimes, … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] YouTube Music Charges You to Play Your Own Music on Your Own Speakers This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. As streaming services have become more ubiquitous, they’ve begun treating people who actually own content in … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Why Are There Fireworks Every Night? Twitter Has a Theory. Randall Horvath, the owner of the wholesale retailer OCFireworks, told me that his company has seen about 60 percent more orders than usual. “Of those, buyers are spending on average 30 to 40 percent … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Amazon creates team to go after counterfeiters Amazon sets up a Counterfeit Crimes Unit. Angela Lang/CNET After coming under pressure from lawmakers to go after knockoffs being sold on its sites, Amazon on Wednesday said it set up a Counterfeit Crimes Unit to address … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Exclusive: Why Samsung’s SmartThings is going all-in on software Samsung’s SmartThings is at the tail end of an 18-month transformation to stop hardware production and pivot entirely to software.  The smart home automation firm isn’t laying off employees amid the shift. Instead, the hardware … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Facebook Loses Antitrust Case in Germany Over Data Collection The decision may not be the last word. A lower court still must issue a ruling on the matter, a process some antitrust attorneys view as a formality given the high court’s strong-worded ruling. In … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Endless Grief: The Spectacle of ‘Black Bodies in Pain’ Elizabeth Alexander reflects on her seminal Rodney King essay, the George Floyd killing and how the videos of police brutality exacerbate black grief. Disclaimer: Content may be edited for style and length. Story Source

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Apple Gives iOS 14 Home Screen an Android-Inspired Makeover This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. The first iPhone debuted in 2007, and Apple has made numerous changes and improvements to its software since then. However, … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Social Media Giants Support Racial Justice. Their Products Undermine It. On Facebook, for example, the most popular post on the day of Mr. Zuckerberg’s Black Lives Matter pronouncement was an 18-minute video posted by the right-wing activist Candace Owens. In the video, Ms. Owens, … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] iOS 14 rumors: 11 new features coming to your iPhone Celso Bulgatti/CNET Apple’s annual developer’s conference, WWDC, is just weeks away, which means we may soon find out what new features Apple has in store for the iPhone with iOS 14. But in the meantime … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] A Former Google Executive Takes Aim at His Old Company With a Start-Up He started with the unglamorous search advertising team where his job was to make sure the systems remained up. Even in those days, an outage could cost Google $1,000 a second. … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Corvette history from 1953 debut to 2020 mid-engine supercar For almost 70 years, the Chevrolet Corvette was a front-engined sports car. It was a great performer, but was missing that one last element that’d make it competitive in the global sports-car market. The 2020 … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Where Black Lives Matter Protesters Stream Live Every Day: Twitch (The exception, Twitch said, is showing protest content that violates its guidelines because it is extremely violent or contains illegal acts. ) Some streamers said that while they hadn’t had any official communication with … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Robinhood announces changes to app after young customer’s suicide Robinhood, a commission-free trading app, said Friday it is making changes after a 20-year-old customer died by suicide thinking he incurred losses of over $730,000. Co-founders Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt said they’re expanding options-trading … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Wirecard, a Payments Firm, Is Rocked by a Report of a Missing $2 Billion Wirecard, a Germany company that soared in value in recent years as it provided a widening array of payment services around the world, was suddenly collapsing on Friday amid questions … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] The Pandemic is Making the Suburbs Even More Appealing Safety has always warmed the suburban soul. The American dream is sometimes equated with property ownership and the nuclear families such properties house—but really, they are just hulls for a more fundamental suburban aspiration: individualism, … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Hulu July 2020: Every new movie and show coming this month Welcome to July! It’s well and truly Summer, the sun is (hopefully) shining and we are ready for both brand new and classic movies and shows to land on Hulu.  The Hulu original … Read more