Samsung to launch a Samsung Pay debit card this summer
Samsung plans to launch a Samsung Pay debit card this summer, the company announced today in a blog post by Sang Ahn, vice president and general manager of Samsung Pay…
Why countries keep bowing to Apple and Google’s contact tracing app requirements
Last month, after Apple and Google announced some changes to their forthcoming attempt to track the spread of COVID-19, I noted the surprising degree to which tech giants are setting…
This Week’s Cartoons: ASMR, Sloths, and Twitter Mistakes
Friday, May 8, 2020. By Jon Adams, with cartooncollections.com. Twitter is not well suited for complex discussions or nuanced analyses. So let’s bring back blogs. Thursday, May 7, 2020. By…
Pandemic Robots Deployed in Singapore Parks to Remind Humans of Their Own Mortality
The Boston Dynamics robot known as Spot has been deployed to a park in Singapore to remind people they should follow social distancing guidelines during the pandemic, according to a…
Front-Runners Emerge in the Race for a Covid-19 Vaccine
It’s been four months since researchers in China sequenced the novel coronavirus now known as SARS-CoV-2. In those four months, at least 3.8 million people around the world have been…
The Pandemic Slams Main Street: ‘We’re Trying to Stay Alive’
The combination of the short-term closures and the long-term uncertainty about reopening timelines, social distancing requirements that might limit overall diner capacity, and a public skittishness about dining out again…
Health Officials Say ‘No Thanks’ to Contact-Tracing Tech
Frieden notes that behind most of these apps are armies of traditional contact tracers, so it’s not clear—at least to him—that proximity tracing, as it’s called, even works. “You’ll read…
The Coronavirus Has Warped All Sense of Time
And in the case of extreme boredom. When nothing is changing, our experiences of time become excruciatingly slow. One study, which punished a group of 110 undergraduates with an assignment…
How to set up a VPN
Setting up a VPN couldn’t be easier. If you want more control over your connection, we have tips for that too.
Xbox botched the Series X game showcase, but there’s still hope
The lackluster lineup points to delays impacting the entire industry