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• newFacebook pledges $100 million to support journalism during coronavirus crisis

  

  Facebook has already taken a number of measures to help the global effort against the spread of the coronavirus, most recently by opening up its Messenger platform to governments, and in announcing plans to invest $100 million in small businesses aro…
  - 33 mins ago 30 Mar 20, 12:25pm -
• newAI transforms 'The Great British Bakeoff' into a horror show

  

  Artificial intelligence (AI) can do astonishing things when given specific jobs, but it's terrible at understanding context -- something we've seen before in this series. Thanks to a new experiment inspired by The Great British Bakeoff (GBBO), we can…
  - 58 mins ago 30 Mar 20, 12:00pm -
• newThe Morning After: FDA clears five-minute lab-in-a-box COVID-19 test

  

  It's been a long seven days of lockdown for some of us, and it looks like the situation won't change for a while. The US Food and Drug Administration is rushing to get a handle on testing people for the coronavirus, and former events venues are being…
  - 1 hour ago 30 Mar 20, 11:34am -
• newSamsung's 4K OLED Chromebook arrives on April 6th for $999

  

  When Samsung's Galaxy Chromebook arrived at CES 2020 with a beautiful body and 13.3-inch 4K OLED display, we were smitten. Now, it's finally set to arrive at Best Buy in the US on April 6th starting at $999 (in Fiesta Red or Mercury Gray), according.…
  - 2 hours ago 30 Mar 20, 11:10am -
• newHQ Trivia makes a surprise return

  

  HQ Trivia -- the once-popular mobile game that turned your random knowledge into a few bucks -- abruptly shut down earlier this year after an investment deal fell through. As such, players that still had the app on their phones were probably surprise…
  - 3 hours ago 30 Mar 20, 10:10am -

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• Sunday's Best Deals: Kindle Ebooks, Backyard Sports, Egg Cooker, and More

  

  Cheap Kindle ebooks, noise-cancelling Bluetooth headphones, and backyard sports equipment lead off Sunday’s best deals.Read more...
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• io9 Co-Founder Charlie Jane Anders Wins Best Novel at This Year's Nebula Awards

  

  The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announced the winners of the Nebula Awards for 2016 over the weekend. There are some impressive and talented works in the mix, including an award for Arrival. But, of course, io9 can’t help but be…
  - 21 May 17, 2:15pm -
• Amazon's Top-Selling Egg Cooker Makes Breakfast at the Touch of a Button - Just $16 Today

  

  Cooking eggs isn’t exactly rocket science, but I’d say the ability to make soft, medium, and hard boiled eggs, plus omelettes and poached eggs at the touch of a button is worth $16. The Dash Go is Amazon’s top-selling egg cooker, and carries a…
  - 21 May 17, 12:04pm -
• This Game of Thrones Fan Film May Be the Only Prequel We Need

  

  As George R.R. Martin and HBO try to figure out which (and how many!) of the five Game of Thrones spin-offs they’re working on a small group of indie filmmaker in Belfast have taken it upon themselves to make their own prequel, titled “The Wild W…
  - 20 May 17, 9:35pm -
• Vienna Game Developers Are Using The City's Coffeehouse Culture To Create A New Kind Of Arcade 

  

  The rise and fall of arcades have in large part shaped how we think about playing video games together in public places, but in their absence, young designers are finding new ways to bring social gaming out into the open.Read more...
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