Monthly Archives: October 2020
The iFixit iPhone 12 Pro teardown is finally here
If you’re interested in the iPhone 12 Pro‘s innards, you may want to block five minutes out of your day to watch iFixit’s new teardown video. The smartphone repairability experts over at iFixit published an iPhone 12 Pro teardown that offers a detailed look at how the new Apple device is held together on the […]
Big Tech readies itself for two very distinct grillings at Senate hearing
Get ready for some Senate questioning whiplash. On Wednesday morning, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook, and Google will once again log into a video chat service and make performative shows of supplicating themselves before our elected officials. However, unlike July’s antitrust hearing, this time Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and Sundar Pichai will have to answer […]
Everything coming to Disney+ in November 2020
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SpaceX's Starlink will provide free satellite internet to families in Texas school district
To help close the digital divide, SpaceX will offer satellite internet to the education sector. The company’s Starlink satellite internet service is partnering with a school district in Texas to supply free broadband to dozens of families living in the surrounding rural area, starting in early 2021. It’s the first time SpaceX has worked with a […]
Not even prison can keep John McAfee from shilling shady crypto
John McAfee is in a Spanish prison awaiting possible extradition to the U.S. on charges of tax evasion, but that hasn’t stopped the one-time cybersecurity expert from pumping some sketchy altcoin. McAfee, known for his love of bath salts and allegedly being secretly paid to promote questionable cryptocurrencies to his unsuspecting acolytes, has long sung […]
John Mulaney to host 'Saturday Night Live' on Halloween
John Mulaney will return to hosting Saturday Night Live in its final episode before the 2020 election. The comedian announced the news Saturday night (fitting) along with musical guest The Strokes. Three things define New York City: SNL, the Strokes, and Ed Koch. Koch is dead, so they got me I am so goddamn excited. […]
Notion is the underrated productivity app that may change your work life
Before using Notion, I used Trello, Google Calendar, Google Keep, Google Drive, Evernote, and countless other applications to keep my life on track. They were all terrific applications, but switching between them just for changes in features quickly became a chore – staying productive became a chore. It took me at least a year before […]
Facebook's tools for 'at-risk' countries will be used to manage U.S. election unrest
Facebook is apparently preparing to break out the emergency tool kit to deal with the 2020 U.S. election. These internal tools, typically reserved for use in “at-risk” countries, help to slow down the spread of viral misinformation related to an election or other major event, The Wall Street Journal reports. Sources “familiar with the matter” […]
Trevor Noah reacts viscerally to Black Lives Matter co-founder's home visit from the FBI
On Friday afternoon the FBI visited Alicia Garza, one of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, because a man who was associated with white nationalist groups had her name on a list, along with other activists’ names. The man was recently arrested on a weapons charge. On Friday night, Garza told Trevor Noah […]
Here's how to check if your mail-in ballot has been received and counted
If your mail-in ballot is cast, but no one is around to count it, did it make a sound? The U.S. presidential election is fast approaching, and people keep telling you this is the most important election in a generation. The coronavirus, of course, means that when it comes to safely casting your vote this […]