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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks out about racism, calls for change

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks out about racism, calls for change

Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke about racism and called to build a better future. Cook wrote that Apple would be donating to organizations fighting racial inequality.
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Look at what the coronavirus pandemic did to Zoom’s bottom line

Look at what the coronavirus pandemic did to Zoom’s bottom line

The video chat tool has seen a surge in users after the virus forced many people to work from home. Revenue for its latest quarter has skyrocketed as a result.
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Public transit is on the brink of death. This is how we save it

Public transit is on the brink of death. This is how we save it

The pandemic has decimated ridership on buses, trains, and other forms of public transportation, but new poll data from YouGov hints there could be a fix.
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Facebook employees are rebelling against Zuckerberg’s inaction over Trump

Facebook employees are rebelling against Zuckerberg’s inaction over Trump

Facebook employees typically shy away from criticizing the company publicly, but this week tensions around the site's responsibilities reached boiling point.
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It’s time for social media platforms to grow up

It’s time for social media platforms to grow up

Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms need to take responsibility for the quality of their content, digital media investor Peter C. Horan writes.
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The man who saved Apollo 13: A talk with legendary flight director Gene Kranz

The man who saved Apollo 13: A talk with legendary flight director Gene Kranz

Fifty years on from the Apollo 13 mission, Gene Kranz, the iconic former NASA flight director, talked with Digital Trends about why failure was never an option.

The best mind-mapping software

The best mind-mapping software

Mind maps are a useful and creative way to brainstorm. Check out the top mind-mapping software around for work projects, brainstorming, teamwork, and writing.
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A new generation of autopilot is here. But can it fully replace human aviators?

A new generation of autopilot is here. But can it fully replace human aviators?

Emergency Autoland is a new self-landing technology that allows a plane with an incapacitated pilot to land itself. Are autonomous planes far behind?
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Twitter now lets you schedule tweets via its web app. Here’s how to do it

Twitter now lets you schedule tweets via its web app. Here’s how to do it

Third-party scheduling tools already exist for Twitter, but now the firm has launched the feature for its web app. Tweeting while asleep has never been easier.
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Privacy-focused Brave browser tests end-to-end encrypted video calling

Privacy-focused Brave browser tests end-to-end encrypted video calling

Brave is adding an end-to-end video-calling service to its privacy-focused browser. It's currently restricted to Brave Nightly users in North America.
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Ethereum vs. Bitcoin: What’s the difference?

Ethereum vs. Bitcoin: What’s the difference?

Ethereum vs. Bitcoin: That's the question many are asking themselves when it comes to investing. What's the difference and how do they stack up when compared?
How NASA's Perseverance Rover will search for life on Mars

How NASA’s Perseverance Rover will search for life on Mars

How NASA’s Perseverance Rover will search for life on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover is headed to Mars, and when it arrives, it'll unleash a battery of high-tech instruments to search for signs of life.
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The world would fall apart if it weren’t for these ancient programming languages

The world would fall apart if it weren’t for these ancient programming languages

If it weren't for ancient coding languages like COBOL, Ada, Pascal, and Fortran, the modern world would come to a screeching (and maybe dangerous) halt.
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Facebook’s Shops give small businesses an Etsy-like place to sell goods online

Facebook’s Shops give small businesses an Etsy-like place to sell goods online

Facebook Shops would look and feel like a Facebook page where business owners can easily list their items and where customers can make a direct purchase.
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The blueprint sprint: How a ragtag team of techies hacked the ventilator shortage

The blueprint sprint: How a ragtag team of techies hacked the ventilator shortage

When COVID-19 threatened to result in a massive shortage of ventilators in Portland, Oregon, a team of engineers and physicians banded together to try and help.
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The best email clients

The best email clients

Find the best email clients for work or home, from free solutions to popular email apps. If you're tired of frustrating email, check out alternatives instead!
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Teachers take lessons from boring to blockbuster with wild Zoom backgrounds

Teachers take lessons from boring to blockbuster with wild Zoom backgrounds

Online learning has proved challenging for students and schools. So some teachers are using Zoom backgrounds to make their online lessons fun and engaging.
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How NASA is building a new breed of spacesuit for the first expedition to Mars

How NASA is building a new breed of spacesuit for the first expedition to Mars

Designing space suits for astronauts visiting Mars is a drastically different thing than designing suits for the Moon. We spoke to NASA to find out why.
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Justice Department, several states planning antitrust lawsuit against Google

Justice Department, several states planning antitrust lawsuit against Google

The Justice Department and a group of state attorney generals are leading the investigation, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Google Chrome will start blocking most battery-draining ads automatically

Google Chrome will start blocking most battery-draining ads automatically

Google Chrome will begin to automatically block those annoying, resource-heavy ads that can drain battery life starting at the end of August.
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Microsoft wants to make Outlook for Web a lot more like Gmail

Microsoft wants to make Outlook for Web a lot more like Gmail

Microsoft re-designed Outlook for the web with features like predictive text and scheduled send in order to compete with the nearly universally used Gmail. 
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How to determine your browser version

How to determine your browser version

Here's how to determine your browser version to see if it's compatible with services you want to use and, in some cases, manually update to the latest version.
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AR contact lenses are the holy grail of sci-fi tech. Mojo is making them real

AR contact lenses are the holy grail of sci-fi tech. Mojo is making them real

Terminator-style vision, anyone? Mojo Vision believes the future of augmented reality is smart contact lenses. Here are some reasons why it could be right.
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I loved working from home until the pandemic made it mandatory

I loved working from home until the pandemic made it mandatory

Remote work is, at long last, under the spotlight due to the coronavirus, but the grim reality is this isn’t the remote work I know and love.
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Facebook Libra vs. Bitcoin

Facebook Libra vs. Bitcoin

Facebook's new Libra cryptocurrency has drawn a lot of attention and many comparisons to the very first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. But how do these two digital assets compare? To find out, we pitted Facebook Libra vs. Bitcoin in a head-to-head on regulation, privacy, value, and their buying power.
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How to delete your Gmail account

How to delete your Gmail account

Depending on how long you've used Gmail, you've probably accumulated more than a few accounts. We'll show you how to easily delete one and what that means.
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Will warm weather stop the coronavirus, or is it here to stay?

Will warm weather stop the coronavirus, or is it here to stay?

Some people have expressed optimism that the pandemic will subside in the summer. Is there any evidence for that, or just wishful thinking?
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The online cake recipe that’s proving a hit during lockdown

The online cake recipe that’s proving a hit during lockdown

The BBC has revealed the most popular recipe on its Good Food website over the last month, and it's absolutely perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth.
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Etsy’s monthly sales doubled in April thanks mainly to one item

Etsy’s monthly sales doubled in April thanks mainly to one item

Etsy sellers pivoted to offering handmade face masks in response to demand created by the coronavirus pandemic, with no end of customers lining up to buy them.
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They’re headed to the Arctic to live inside a DIY moon habitat. For 3 months

They’re headed to the Arctic to live inside a DIY moon habitat. For 3 months

To study how long-term isolation might impact future moon colonists, a pair of Dutch architects plan to lock themselves in an isolation pod in the Arctic.
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How to cancel Amazon Prime

How to cancel Amazon Prime

Although Amazon Prime has a few neat features, you don't have to be stuck with it. Want to cancel Amazon Prime now? Here's how to do it in just a few clicks.
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NASA astronaut Doug Hurley is poised to alter course of American spaceflight

NASA astronaut Doug Hurley is poised to alter course of American spaceflight

Hurley is one of two astronauts who will be aboard the Crew Dragon for its first manned test flight this month. He spoke to Digital Trends about the experience.
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What is Microsoft Teams? A look into Microsoft’s collaboration platform

What is Microsoft Teams? A look into Microsoft’s collaboration platform

If you're looking for a new online collaboration tool, Microsoft Teams is one of many options. Here's why it might be the best meetings tool for your workplace.
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Avatar IRL? Scientists crack the code to bioengineering plants that glow

Avatar IRL? Scientists crack the code to bioengineering plants that glow

In James Cameron's movie Avatar, the plants on alien world Pandora glow like some underwater paradise. Now researchers have found a way to do that for real.
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