China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs now spreading the conspiracy theory that Moderna created Covid. Hard to believe they don’t see the credibility they lose amplifying this stuff. Takeaway is still no sign the wolf warrior approach has been reconsidered. […] It underscores how the CAC quashes rumors it doesn’t like, Read more…
If Netflix follows through with its test to charge an additional fee to users sharing passwords, it could rake in $1.6 billion in global revenue annually, according to a new Wall Street analysis. Last week, Netflix said it was launching a test in three Latin America countries (Chile, Costa Rica Read more…
A Japanese startup called H2L Technologies wants you to be able to feel pain inside the metaverse, via a wristband that dishes out small electric shocks. “Feeling pain enables us to turn the metaverse world into a real [world], with increased feelings of presence and immersion,” H2L CEO Emi Tamaki Read more…
Arizona residents can now add their drivers’ license, or state ID, to Apple Wallet, which lets them use an iPhone, or Apple Watch, to check in at selected TSA checkpoints. As Apple continues to discuss bringing digital drivers’ licenses to US states, Arizona has become the first to take the Read more…
A 20-year-old Ukrainian man named “Fadey” managed to escape the war and cross into Poland with 40% of his life savings in bitcoin contained on a USB stick. His experience starts with the invasion and the realization that he would soon have to flee his homeland, for which he needed Read more…
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it will expand its cybersecurity skilling initiative to 23 additional countries. The campaign, which began last year in the U.S., is part of the company’s push to help solve the cybersecurity industry’s growing talent problem, while also helping diversify the industry. Like many industries within Read more…
Australia’s record-breaking wildfires of 2019 and 2020 blasted smoke so high that even the ozone layer in the stratosphere was damaged, a new analysis shows. The Black Summer bushfires, which raged along Australia’s east coast from November 2019 to January 2020, caused unprecedented destruction. The fires burned more than 70,000 Read more…