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• The Morning After: The EU might be making a Big Tech 'hit list'
• China held a $1.5 million lottery to test a new digital currency
• Apple's AirPods Pro are at their lowest price ever on Woot
• Research finds coronavirus can survive on phone screens for 28 days
• EU reportedly drafts 'hit list' of big tech companies to face stricter rules
• Apple's AirPods Pro return to an all-time low price of $199 at Amazon
• Prison video visitation system exposed calls between inmates and lawyers
• Google drops curated news plans in Australia over 'unworkable' policy
• 10 great deals you won't find on Amazon Prime Day
• 'Worms Rumble' open beta test starts November 6th
• Ewan McGregor says Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series starts filming March 2021
• After Math: No 'Dune' for you! Come back, one year!
• NASA delays first Crew Dragon operational mission to November

The Morning After: The EU might be making a Big Tech 'hit list' Posted: 12 Oct 2020 04:35 AM PDT The EU isn't done with Big Tech. Sources at the Financial Times say the EU is drafting a "hit list" of up to 20 big tech firms that would face harsher regulations than smaller rivals. This could involve mandatory data sharing and greater transparency...

China held a $1.5 million lottery to test a new digital currency Posted: 12 Oct 2020 03:15 AM PDT China is taking its digital currency tests to a new level by giving away more than 10 million yuan ($1.5 million) in a new lottery (via CNBC). The state-run People's Bank of China gave 50,000 randomly selected citizens a "red packet" worth 200 yuan (...

Apple's AirPods Pro are at their lowest price ever on Woot Posted: 12 Oct 2020 02:00 AM PDT With Amazon's Prime Day looming, expect things to change fast in the world of deals. A case in point is Apple's AirPods Pro: They went on sale at Amazon just a half day ago for $200, but we're already seeing them at a cheaper price. You can now find...

Research finds coronavirus can survive on phone screens for 28 days Posted: 12 Oct 2020 01:04 AM PDT The virus that causes COVID-19 can stay active on smooth surfaces like smartphones, metal surfaces and paper money for much longer than the flu virus, according to researchers from Australia's national science agency. They found that it can remain vi...

EU reportedly drafts 'hit list' of big tech companies to face stricter rules Posted: 11 Oct 2020 02:56 PM PDT It's no secret that the European Union wants a further crackdown on tech giants, and it may use a simple shortlist to decide which companies face new restrictions. Financial Times sources say the EU is drafting a "hit list" of up to 20 big tech firms...

Apple's AirPods Pro return to an all-time low price of $199 at Amazon Posted: 11 Oct 2020 02:04 PM PDT You still don't have to pay full price if you're considering Apple's AirPods Pro. Amazon has once more discounted the true wireless earbuds to an all-time low of $199, or $50 below the official price. We haven't seen that price since mid-September, a...

Prison video visitation system exposed calls between inmates and lawyers Posted: 11 Oct 2020 12:44 PM PDT Prison video visitation systems are sometimes the only way family and lawyers can talk to inmates, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the security of those systems recently suffered a major lapse. Researcher Bob Diachenko told TechCrunch...

Google drops curated news plans in Australia over 'unworkable' policy Posted: 11 Oct 2020 11:15 AM PDT Google's dispute with Australia over online news is about to claim a major feature as a casualty. The internet giant has decided to freeze plans to launch its curated News Showcase in Australia over claims the draft News Media Bargaining Code is "unw...

10 great deals you won't find on Amazon Prime Day Posted: 11 Oct 2020 10:55 AM PDT Amazon Prime Day is nearly upon us, and while this beloved online event offers a wide range of deals on some pretty great products, you still won't find some of the coolest gadgets and gizmos the internet has to offer. These 10 best-selling and top-r...

'Worms Rumble' open beta test starts November 6th Posted: 11 Oct 2020 10:03 AM PDT You'll soon get to find how how well a Worms battle royale works in practice. Team 17 has revealed (via PlayStation Blog) that Worms Rumble will be available on PS5, PS4, and Steam on December 1st, with a cross-play open beta running between November...

Ewan McGregor says Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series starts filming March 2021 Posted: 11 Oct 2020 08:45 AM PDT The Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi series has been held up by staff changes, rewrites and the COVID-19 pandemic, but it finally has a more concrete filming schedule... hopefully. Lead actor Ewan McGregor said on The Graham Norton Show (via that filming shoul...

After Math: No 'Dune' for you! Come back, one year! Posted: 11 Oct 2020 08:30 AM PDT 2020 is the year of "this is why we can't have anything nice." It's given us COVID-19 and creeping fascism while taking Eddie Van Halen and the first reboot I'd been looking forward to since the all-female Ghostbusters film came out. Luckily, this we...

NASA delays first Crew Dragon operational mission to November Posted: 11 Oct 2020 07:28 AM PDT We hope you weren't planning to spend Halloween watching NASA and SpaceX launch the first Crew Dragon operational mission. NASA has delayed the Crew-1 launch to at least early-to-mid November as SpaceX wanted extra time to finish evaluating the "off-...

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