June 9, 2020 Apple’s COVID-19 screening tool can anonymously share symptoms with the CDC Apple’s COVID-19 screening tool now helps you contribute to the public good in addition to providing personalized advice. TechCrunch notes that Apple has updated…
June 9, 2020 SpaceX’s next Starlink launch will help improve satellite imagery of the Earth When Planet purchased the SkySat constellation from Google in 2017, it did so with the aim of becoming the most agile and comprehensive satellite…
June 9, 2020 Apple may unveil its ARM-based Mac processors at WWDC this month For a couple of years now, rumors have swirled that Apple might replace Mac Intel processors with its own chips, a move that would…
June 9, 2020 The Morning After: Sony reschedules its PS5 showcase for Thursday What’s the future of facial recognition technology? Its use has become increasingly controversial due to privacy concerns and issues of bias. Now, IBM CEO…
June 9, 2020 Nintendo says 140,000 more NNID accounts may have been illegally accessed Nintendo shut down NNID logins back in April after it discovered hackers had compromised some 160,000 accounts using legacy credentials. Now, the company says…
June 9, 2020 Banned horror game ‘Devotion’ is available again in Taiwan Taiwanese horror game Devotion is available for purchase again — but only in its home country. A Resetera gaming forum poster has discovered that…
June 9, 2020 ‘Chernobyl’ director will helm HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ pilot HBO’s The Last of Us TV series will reunite Chernobyl’s creator with its director, according to Variety. Johan Renck, who directed the five episodes…
June 9, 2020 What’s on TV this week: ‘Artemis Fowl’ and ‘Pokémon Journeys’ This week Disney+ is premiering Artemis Fowl on streaming, a movie that had been scheduled for a theatrical release. On Netflix, Pokémon Journeys is…
June 8, 2020 Itch.io offers 700 games in a pay-what-you-want racial justice bundle You now have a chance to score a massive number of games for a low price — and support an important cause while you’re…
June 8, 2020 IBM stops work on facial recognition over human rights concerns The backlash to facial recognition among governments is extending to corporate heavyweights. IBM chief Arvind Krishna has sent a letter (via Axios and CNBC)…