Online medical appointments have become commonplace during the pandemic, and they're likely to continue, even as in-person medical visits resume. The convenience, accessibility and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine will make it a vital part of comprehensive medical care in the digital age.
Women in Tech: 20 Trailblazers Share Their Journeys
Successful women in the tech trenches share their insights and tackle subjects ranging from how to search out a strong mentor to how to be one -- from how to advance in a large company to how to start your own firm.
This book is an excellent guide for students considering STEM courses, graduates pondering job choices, and career changers at any stage in life. It's also a useful tool for school and career counselors, recruiters, and HR pros eager to diversify their workplaces.
Today, everything we thought we knew about retail and how it compares to -- and most importantly competes with -- e-commerce needs to be revisited. The pandemic, with all its destruction, has provided the opportune time to turn a new page and finally figure out how to converge offline and online retail to come out as winners.
Verint Automates Management of Return-to-Work Health Practices
Verint has announced new capabilities within its workforce management solution that automate compliance with CDC guidelines to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection as employees transition back to the workplace. New workflows automatically create a comprehensive schedule that is prescriptive, while including traditional workforce management criteria such as skill level, channels and peak hours.
Website Development Contracts, Part 2: Who Owns the IP on Your Site?
When entering into website development contracts, the more you know, the more likely you will be able to avoid common pitfalls. It is your website, but ownership of the intellectual property on the site is not always apparent or obvious.
Google Sued for Tracking Chrome Users While Incognito
Google is facing a class-action lawsuit for tracking people who used the Chrome browser's Incognito mode. Law firm Boies Schiller Flexner filed the complaint on behalf of people who used the privacy mode during the past four years.
4 Key E-Commerce Fulfillment Strategies for the Pandemic
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Facebook Shops will let small businesses set up a single online store accessible from both Instagram and Facebook. Businesses can choose products they want to feature and customize the look and feel of their online...
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Even as pandemic-related lockdown policies ease, movie theaters everywhere remain closed and some may never reopen. It doesn't feel quite right to have a summer without trips to the movies, but you might be able to replicate the experience for a few guests right at home. LG's PH30N projector tries to fill the gap with a portable design and $400 price.
LG
Of course, it's only 720p, so if your aspirations lean toward the IMAX end of things, with features like 4K and HDR, then you will want to read our higher-end suggestions (or spend a little extra for more of those all-important lumens). But if the plan is to find a conveniently placed wall to have the kids watch Artemis Fowl on a bigger screen than usual, it might get the job done.
What's new? The changes revolve around communication apps and improved privacy features and controls. For example, instead of only being able to allow apps to have access to things like your camera, mic and location "All the time" or "Only while using app," the new software will enable one-time permissions. The app will be able to request permission again the next time you use it. Permissions for less-frequently-used apps will also auto-reset after a set time. Reviews Editor Cherlynn Low has already spent some time with Android 11 -- read up on how the new features fare. Continue reading.
Intel's '3D' Lakefield chips arrive for foldables and ultrathin laptops
Get ready for something new.
Walden Kirsch/Intel Corporation
So what does Intel have planned in the face of rumors that Apple is close to building its own CPUs for Macs? Try these Lakefield processors. Dubbed "Intel Core processors with hybrid technology," they combine i3 and i5 CPUs with low-power Atom cores. In an arrangement similar to the big.Little setup Qualcomm uses, they divide tasks between the cores they're most suited to, ideally extending battery life without limiting performance. They won't be speed demons, but they can run Windows programs built for x86 chips without struggling.
And with 3D packaging technology -- think layer cake vs. pancake -- Intel says these chips can contain all of that in smaller spaces than usual, making them ideal for thin and light devices. They're also Intel's first chips with "native dual internal display pipes" that can help push dual-screen and foldable devices. A version of Samsung's Galaxy Book S with the new chips inside is slated to ship this month, followed by Lenovo's Thinkpad X1 Fold later this year. Continue reading.
The world's first smartwatch had the same issues we have today
Seiko's Ruputer had terrible battery life and a limited UI.
Back in 1998, Seiko launched arguably the world's first smartwatch. Reflecting the PDAs of the time, it did calendars, calculators and a few other things, docking with your PC and running on two humble watch batteries -- as long as they lasted. The struggles of the Seiko Ruputer were the same ones facing wearables now. Continue reading.
Grubhub sells itself to Just Eat to create a food delivery giant
The deal with Uber fell through.
Grubhub
The food delivery world is about to get a bit smaller. Just Eat Takeaway.com (Just Eat to most of us) is buying Grubhub in a deal worth $7.3 billion. The merger will create the largest online food delivery outlet outside China and will focus on the US, UK, Germany and the Netherlands.
The union would be "one of the few profitable players" in the delivery arena, the companies claimed. Grubhub had courted Uber as a potential buyer until talks fell through. Antitrust concerns were reportedly the sticking point — both companies worried the combination of two US-based delivery giants might run afoul of regulators, and they couldn't agree on how Uber would help Grubhub through any government challenges.
Provided the buyout gets approval, it should give Grubhub more of a safety net in the US as it competes with Uber, DoorDash and the rest. Continue reading.
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The company may finally confirm this move at its WWDC developer conference, according to Bloomberg. Earlier leaks suggested the new chips would be built around the ARM-based A14 processor used in iPhone and iPad devices. Apple has apparently seen big improvements in Mac performance with the ARM chips, especially with AI and graphics performance. Better performing chips could mean thinner, lighter and more power-efficient Macs.
Apple
And Intel is still struggling, stuck using the same 14-nanometer chip tech, while AMD, Apple and Qualcomm will forge ahead with far more advanced 5-nanometer technology by 2021. Smaller nanometers mean power and efficiency improvements. Last year, Intel even admitted it won't even catch up to AMD's current 7-nanometer tech until at least next year. Apple is taking matters into its own hands, and it would make a lot of sense to reveal the news at WWDC, giving developers time to prepare for some very new Mac PCs.
When Apple made the switch from PowerPC to Intel chips, the biggest issue was app compatibility. Your favorite Mac programs and tools would need optimizing for new chips.
-- Mat
Razer's Kishi is the Switch-style phone controller I've been waiting for
True gaming controls for your favorite mobile games.
Engadget
Razer's GameVice-style controller accessory doesn't sync with your phone over Bluetooth. Instead it plugs straight into the device, reducing latency -- and the need for any internal battery. As cloud gaming services gather pace, we need more controllers like this for gaming on the go. Razer's attempt isn't perfect, but it's pretty good. Continue reading.
SpaceX's next Starlink launch will help improve satellite imagery of Earth
Planet's six new SkySats will photograph Earth up to 12 times a day.
When Planet purchased the SkySat constellation from Google in 2017, it did so with the aim of becoming the most agile and comprehensive satellite imaging company in the world. Now, with a little help from Elon Musk's SpaceX, the company is gearing up to provide the most detailed and up-to-the-minute imaging of Earth yet.
Recently, Planet lowered its satellite fleet from an altitude of 500km to 450km, increasing Planet's image resolution from 80cm to 50cm. That's enough to identify vehicles as cars or trucks, and the kind of fidelity needed to help bolster infrastructure for the eventual arrival of autonomous vehicles.
Now with SpaceX's help, in the next two months Planet will launch six more SkySat satellites into low Earth orbit with a Falcon 9 rocket. Having 21 satellites in orbit, Planet will be able to take images of some global locations up to 12 times a day, with a global average of seven times a day. (Planet's already-speedy response times were highlighted last week when it was the first to provide a satellite image of the Black Lives Matter message on the street leading up to the White House.) Continue reading.
Cyberattack forces Honda to suspend global production for a day
The company detected a virus on internal servers in Tokyo.
Honda
A cyberattack on the company's internal servers in Tokyo forced Honda to suspend global production for a day. Honda detected the virus on Monday and sent some employees home for the day as the attack impacted email and other systems in plants around the world.
Production at some US plants halted on Monday and while most work has resumed, car plants in Ohio and Turkey and motorcycle factories in Brazil and India reportedly remain closed. Continue reading.
Two Las Vegas casinos want to join the Boring Company's tube system
Wynn Las Vegas and Resorts World are seeking approval for stations of their own.
The Boring Company
Right now, Elon Musk's Boring Company has only dug enough tunnel to transport passengers to and from different parts of the Las Vegas Convention Center. But a local paper reports that two casinos have sought approval for stations of their own, which would extend the system's reach from Paradise Rd. all the way to the Strip. Continue reading.
