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Facebook's latest propaganda sweep takes down QAnon-linked pages

NurPhotoviaGettyImages Facebookhasremoveddozensofaccounts,pagesandgroupspushingQAnonconspiracytheoriesasaresultofitsinvestigationsinthelead-uptothe2020election.
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Stream Dischord Records’ entire discography for free on Bandcamp

BrianBaker/MinorThreat Youprobablycan’tgototherecordstoreatthemoment,butyoucanlistento40years’worthofpunkandhardcoremusicfromDischordRecords,whichhasitsentirediscographyavailabletostrea
IT | 2020-05-06 08:01
Pro skater says new Tony Hawk and Skate games are on the way

EA Skateboardingfanshavehadtocontendwithadroughtofanydecentvideogamestoplaybasedontheirfavoritesport.Themostrecent TonyHawk’sProSkatergamewasn'tgreat,andEAhasn'treleasedanew
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Android's real-time captioning is coming to Chrome on desktops

GokhanBalci/AnadoluAgency/GettyImages Youwon’tneedanAndroidphonetotakeadvantageofGoogle’sreal-timecaptioningbeforelong.Techdowshasnoticed(via9to5Google)thatthelatestCanarybuildofChromei
IT | 2020-05-06 08:01
Twitter test asks you to ‘rethink’ sending mean replies

PrismaIllustrationviaGettyImages Twitteristestinganewfeaturethatcouldreducebullyingandharassmentonitsplatform.Undertheexperiment,thecompanywillaskusersiftheywantto“rethink”repliesbefore
IT | 2020-05-06 08:01
Gladiatorial brawler 'Gorn' comes to PlayStation VR on May 19th

FreeLives OnMay19th, Gorn,oneofthePC'sbettervirtualrealityshowcases,willmakeitswaytoPlayStationVR.Ifyou'renotfamiliarwiththetitle,it'saphysics-basedgladiatorgame.
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Airbnb will lay off 25 percent of its workforce due to COVID-19

MateuszSlodkowski/SOPAImages/LightRocketviaGettyImages TheCOVID-19pandemichaseffectivelyguttedAirbnb’scorebusiness,andthecompanyistakingdrasticactiontostayafloatwhilepeoplearen’ttravell
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Motorola has a two-for-one deal on its foldable Razr phone

ChrisVelazco/Engadget Foldablesmartphonesareclearlyintheirinfancy,butthereisacertainlevelofhypearoundthem.Ifyou’vebeenonthefenceaboutbecominganearlyadopter,Motorola’sbuy-one-get-onedeal
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The future of NFC includes wireless charging for earbuds and smartwatches

Engadget Itmightsoonbemucheasiertobuyasmartphonethatcanchargesmalldeviceslikeearbudsorsmartwatches.TheNFCForum,responsiblefornear-fieldcommunicationstech,hasunveiledtheWirelessChargingSpecification(W
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NASA is helping Tom Cruise film a movie in space

NASA\'sMarshallSpaceFlightCenter,Flickr NASA’scurrentdesiretocommercializespacehasseeminglyreacheditslogicalconclusion.AdministratorJimBridenstinehasconfirmedaDeadlinereportthatNASAisworkingwi
IT | 2020-05-06 08:01
Zoom's latest changes to prevent 'zoombombing' arrive on May 9th

BarryChin/TheBostonGlobeviaGettyImages Zoomisimplementingmoreofitspromisedmeasurestobolstersecurityandprevent“zoombombing”byunwantedguests.Tostart,itrecentlygaveadminstheoptionofdisabli
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NBA 2K League comes to traditional TV on ESPN2

AgiantmonitorshowsplayasWarriorsGamingSquadteammatesCharles"CB13"Bostwick,center,fromNewYork,andhisteammateAlexanderReese,left,fromMilwaukie,Or.,reacttoscoringduringtheNBA2kLeague(NBA2KL)pr
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Apple TV app expands to include iconic AFI Movie Club picks

WizardofOz TheAppleTVapphasanewcollectionyoucanbrowseifyou’veranoutofideasonwhattowatchwhilestayingathome.ItnowfeaturestheAFIMovieClubcollection,whichiscomposedoficonicmoviestheAmericanFilmIns
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California sues Uber and Lyft for allegedly misclassifying drivers

MarioTama/GettyImages California’sAssemblyBill5wasdesignedtoconfronttheridesharingindustryoveritstreatmentofdrivers,andnowthatconfrontationisofficiallyunderway.StateAttorneyGeneralXavierBecerr
IT | 2020-05-06 08:01
Stadia's game controller finally works wirelessly on your computer

OllyCurtis/FuturePublishingviaGettyImages GoogleStadia’swirelesscontrollerisfinallyovercomingsomeofitsearlylimitations.Asofthisweek,theStadiaControllernolongerneedstobepluggedintoyourcomputert
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