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Sunday, 31 May 2020
The first Atari VCS units should be ready by mid-June
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Image bricks some Android phones when used as wallpaper
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon successfully docks with the space station
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This morning, SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station, bringing the company’s first crew to the orbiting outpost. Their arrival marks another major milestone for SpaceX’s first crewed mission of the Crew Dragon, which successfully took off yesterday, May 30th, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Now, the Crew Dragon’s passengers — NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley — are set to begin an extended stay on board the ISS that could last up to four months. They will join three crew mates already living on board the station: NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner.
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Amazon removed racist images that appeared on some listings for headphones
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Amazon says it has removed images with racist language from some listings for headphones on its UK site, The Financial Times reported. Users posted screenshots to Twitter of search results for “AirPods” and “bluetooth headphones” that appeared on the e-commerce site. Instead of photos of headphones, the search results showed images that contained the N-word.
The listings seemed to be limited to the UK site, and appeared on the pages of new Amazon sellers, most of whom had few or no customer reviews, the FT reported.
As of Sunday morning the images did not appear on Amazon’s UK site. An Amazon spokesperson told Reuters that it was removing the images “and have taken action on the bad actor.” It wasn’t clear who the bad actor is, and...
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Trump vs. Twitter: The president takes on social media moderation
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Twitter finally flagged several of Trump’s tweets that violated its policies
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SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with the International Space Station
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Samsung's next Galaxy Watch gets spoiled by the FCC
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Team AA: Our favorite movies you should stream during lockdown
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How to watch SpaceX’s first crew dock with the International Space Station
On Saturday afternoon, SpaceX launched its first human crew to space for NASA on the company’s new Crew Dragon spacecraft — but the mission isn’t over yet. After spending nearly a full day in orbit, the two passengers on board SpaceX’s vehicle, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, will attempt to dock with the International Space Station this morning.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon has an automatic docking system, which uses a series of sensors and cameras to help the vehicle approach the ISS and then grab on to an existing docking port. The Crew Dragon successfully tested out this technique last year when SpaceX launched a test version of the vehicle to the ISS without crew on board. But this time, the Crew Dragon will carry very precious...
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Amazon sellers use 'collectible' label to dodge price gouging rules
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Samsung Galaxy A51 review: Great screen, bad performance
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Setting this image as wallpaper could soft-brick your phone
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Saturday, 30 May 2020
OnePlus and McLaren have ended their phone partnership
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'Sign in with Apple' flaw let attackers take over accounts
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Waymo’s robot minivans are ready to roll in the Bay Area for the first time since COVID-19 outbreak
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Waymo’s self-driving cars are returning to Bay Area roads for the first time since the company halted its public testing in early March because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Alphabet-owned company plans to return its fleet of autonomous minivans to service starting June 8th, according to an email obtained by The Verge.
Waymo’s self-driving cars will be put to use delivering packages for two Bay Area non-profits: illustrator Wendy McNaughton’s #DrawTogether, which provides art kits to Bay Area kids; and Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
The company is the latest autonomous vehicle operator to discover that doing deliveries allows it to sidestep restrictions that would otherwise require them to keep their autonomous...
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SpaceX Crew Dragon launch live blog
Follow along as the astronauts suit up and board the Crew Dragon
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The Verge’s favorite hobbies to do while stuck at home
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If you’re anything like us, over the past couple of months you’ve probably finished every “must watch” TV series on Netflix, cleaned your apartment from top to bottom, and completed every video game in your backlog. We get it: social distancing can get pretty boring.
So if you’re finding yourself with a lot of time to kill, why not spend it on learning something completely new? With some basic supplies and online resources, it’s possible to learn a lot of cool and sometimes downright useful skills, like knitting, calligraphy, or even taking care of a bicycle.
We’re a tech site (obviously) so we’re not claiming to be experts in all of the hobbies we’re recommending below. But what we are good at is locating a lot of very specific and...
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Earth’s first off-world colonies will be built on soil
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Recommended Reading: He bought StubHub right before the pandemic
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The Morning After: Why would anyone buy a $350 'anti-5G' USB stick?
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OnePlus CEO’s recent comment on cheap phones genuinely confuses us
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Zoom paid accounts reportedly will get strong encryption for calls
Zoom will add stronger encryption to its paid customers’ video calls, but isn’t planning to offer the enhanced security to all accounts, Reuters reported. A security consultant with the company told Reuters that it still wasn’t clear whether some accounts, such as nonprofit users, might qualify for the more secure calls.
“Zoom’s approach to end-to-end encryption is very much a work in progress - everything from our draft cryptographic design, which was just published last week, to our continued discussions around which customers it would apply to,” a company spokesperson said in an email to The Verge.
The videoconferencing platform has boomed in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic, but has been plagued by myriad security issues....
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Lenovo’s smart clock that can display your Google Photos library is only $40
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Memorial Day deals are a tough act to follow, and we’ve definitely seen the frequency of sales this week slow down a bit. Nevertheless, there are plenty of places where you can save on tech, video games, and more. We’ve put those below, and we’ll be back next week with more deals.
If you’ve been thinking about buying a smart display, but you don’t need an abundance of extra features, like YouTube support or a built-in camera, the small Lenovo Smart Clock seen above might be a good choice. Best Buy is offering the Smart Clock for $40, and this 50 percent discount is the best price that we’ve seen yet. In addition to having Google Assistant voice support and being able to show off your Google Photos catalog, it works with Spotify and other...
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Best Buy is selling the Lenovo Smart Clock for half of its launch price
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Save $70 on Jabra's Elite 85h noise-cancelling headphones at Best Buy
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'Call of Duty: Warzone' adds Duos mode in Battle Royale
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Here’s why the Redmi 10X series should be on your radar
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Google postpones Android 11 event, beta release from June 3
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Friday, 29 May 2020
Google delays the Android 11 Beta announcement as protests roil US cities
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Google had been planning to unveil new features coming in Android 11 on June 3rd, but it has decided to delay the unveiling. In a tweet on Friday evening, Android’s developer account said that “We are excited to tell you more about Android 11, but now is not the time to celebrate.” Google says that it will “be back with more on Android 11, soon,” but did not say when that might be.
Although Google doesn’t explicitly say why, the reason is very clear. The announcement comes as many American cities are filled with protests, looting, and fires. The response to the death of George Floyd in Minnesota has extended well beyond the conflict in Minneapolis. The Bay area where Google and most of its employees are based has seen major conflicts in...
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The Android 11 beta launch event has been postponed
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Sony exec touts PS5 exclusive games while Xbox pushes 'choice, value'
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OnePlus inadvertently disables ‘X-Ray’ filter with an update sent to its global phones
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OnePlus accidentally pushed an over-the-air update that disables a filter that can see through some thin black plastics and, in certain cases, clothes.
Though OnePlus said on May 19 that it would temporarily disable the filter in the Chinese version of its operating system in an update, the company hadn’t planned on removing the filter from its global software. Instead, OnePlus said it would update the filter. The recent update removed the filter for people outside of China anyway.
The filter, called “Photochrom,” creates an X-Ray-like effect by using the infrared sensors built into the OnePlus 8 Pro to capture light that’s not visible to the human eye. The feature was intended to be used to create interesting-looking photos. But it...
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Twitter restricts Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’
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Twitter has placed a public interest notice on a tweet from President Trump for breaking the platform’s rules about the “glorification of violence.” However, Twitter has not chosen to remove the tweet from its platform entirely, because it believes it to be in the public interest. Twitter announced the notice in a tweet thread from its official comms account.
The notice means that the tweet is hidden from Trump’s timeline, but is accessible if you visit the tweet directly after clicking a “view” button. The reach of the tweet will also be limited as part of the process. Although users can still retweet it with a comment, they cannot reply to it, retweet it directly, or like it. Twitter also says that its notice means that the tweet won’t...
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Twitter hides Trump 'shooting' tweet over 'glorification of violence'
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk gets $700 million in first performance-based payout
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How to change the wallpaper on your Chromebook: A step by step guide
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Samsung details its upcoming debit card in the US: All you need to know
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OnePlus 6 and 6T get Oxygen OS 10.3.4 with May patch, Epic Games integration
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New Google tool helps you enforce social distancing with your camera
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Thursday, 28 May 2020
A 'Sonic the Hedgehog' movie sequel is on the way
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When should you expect to receive the Android 10 update? (Updated May 29)
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Google's 'Sodar' is an AR tool for social distancing
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Rony Abovitz confirms Magic Leap's new funding, will step down as CEO
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