Some of you are in places where you can start to go out and do things besides grocery shopping. Please be safe! Yes, the news keeps coming. Tom Cruise filming in space? Intel’s new 10-core chip coming soon. Build your own drive-in theater! Those are just a few of the headlines in this week’s news. Click on a headline to read the full story.
Electronics
- Intel Core i9-10900K edges up to 5.3GHz, 10 cores for gaming desktops
- USB 4 will support 8K and 16K displays so you can ax another PC port
- Recommending Ring doorbells is as tough as ever, but new security changes are a plus
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- Microsoft Surface Book 3 gets a Quadro pro graphics boost
- Can Microsoft’s new Surface Book 3 really rival the MacBook Pro 2020?
- The Wait is Over: The Nikon D6 Will Officially Ship in Two Weeks
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Privacy and Security
- Spear-phishing campaign compromises executives at 150+ companies
- Here’s the NSA’s guide for choosing a safe text chat and video conferencing service
- Leaked WHO, CDC passwords likely spread by US conspiracy theorist, report says
- 5 common mistakes that lead to ransomware
- Hackers hide web skimmer behind a website’s favicon
- Flaws in 4 popular VPNs could’ve let hackers steal your data, researchers say
Coronavirus / COVID-19
- COVID-19 (mis)information highway: Have a sick friend? What not to do
- How to Quarantine in a Ghost Town
- Coronavirus sensor you stick at the top of your chest can track symptoms
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Software
- How to use Google Meet, a free Zoom video chat rival
- Microsoft adds music, audio control capabilities to its Your Phone app
- Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 2004 release preview ahead of expected May release to mainstream users
- In a Bold Move, Microsoft Office Is Now Flagging Double Spaces Between Sentences as an Error
- Microsoft officially acknowledges Windows 10X is coming first to single-screen devices
- The Windows 10 security guide: How to protect your business
- Firefox now warns when password reuse is particularly dangerous
- Google Chrome offers you a new way to shame slow websites
Technology
- Astronauts adopt Mozilla speech tech to control Moon robots
- New Firefox service will generate unique email aliases to enter in online forms
Phones
- Motorola Edge Plus: 5G, best cameras of any Moto phone…but I wanted more
- Apple makes iPhones easier to unlock without Face ID as many wear masks
- 8 settings every iPhone user should change immediately
- Android 11 beta is launching June 3, and it’ll help you fight robocalls
Fun Stories
- It’s the Perfect Time to Record Your Family’s History. Here’s How.
- How I Built A $100 Drive-In Movie Theater To Hang Out With Friends While Social Distancing
- What the Descendants of 8 Controversial Historical Figures Are Doing Today
- Florida lizard sets depressing record for constipation in a living animal
- An Aquarium in Japan Wants You to FaceTime With Its Shy Eels
- 15 Old Computer Sounds That Will Take You Back to the ’90s
- Man Arrested For Camping At Abandoned Disney World Island
- Discovery Island: Orlando, Florida
- This blacked-out Porsche 911 engine costs $11K and will make you a helluva cup of coffee
- Star Wars’ Anthony Daniels fell asleep the first time he saw Rise of Skywalker
- Murder Hornets: 5 Things We Know So Far
- Explore 4.5 Million Objects in the British Museum’s Digital Archives
- Greenland Has a Grand Canyon Beneath Its Ice, Carved by Ancient Floods
- NASA confirms Tom Cruise will make movie aboard International Space Station
- You Should Never Wash Dishes During a Thunderstorm—Here’s Why
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