July 7, 2020 The Oil Industry Threatens Alaskan Polar Bears in Their Dens Pregnant polar bears enter dens when they give birth for up to eight months. The process makes bear moms super vulnerable—they fast, surviving off…
July 7, 2020 Verizon and Ericsson test instant 5G cell towers for emergencies Verizon’s 5G rollout has been slow, due in part to challenges with local permitting and infrastructure. A new technology will help speed up 5G…
July 7, 2020 WattScale is an open source AI tool that identifies energy-wasting homes Researchers developed an AI tool — WattScale — that can identify energy-inefficient homes anywhere in a region with sufficient data.Read More via VentureBeat Check…
July 7, 2020 Walmart’s Amazon Prime competitor will launch in July After announcing a number of improvements to its online shopping experience, Walmart is now taking aim at Amazon Prime membership. | George Frey/Getty Images…
July 7, 2020 Mmhmm turns your boring Zoom call into a Weekend Update-style TV show The Mmhmm desktop app. | Image: Mmhmm The future of video chat will look more like Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update than it will…
July 7, 2020 Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19 Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro at the Planalto Palace in Brasília, Brazil, on June 30, 2020. | Photo by Andre Borges/NurPhoto via Getty Images Brazilian…
July 7, 2020 The US government is considering a TikTok ban, says secretary of state Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The US is considering a ban on Chinese social media apps like the popular video-sharing platform TikTok,…
July 7, 2020 Samsung’s Galaxy A71 5G UW is Verizon’s cheapest 5G phone yet Image: Samsung Samsung’s new Galaxy A71 5G UW is launching on July 16th. At $649, it will be the most affordable way to access…
July 7, 2020 Magic Leap appoints Microsoft exec Peggy Johnson as its new CEO Magic Leap is hoping that a new CEO can help turn things around at the struggling mixed-reality headset company. Peggy Johnson, Microsoft's executive vice-president…
July 7, 2020 Apple Music’s time-synced lyrics arrive on Samsung Smart TVs This spring, Samsung made Apple Music available on its smart TVs, becoming the first third-party smart TV platform to do so. Now, Samsung is…