Microsoft today announced a slew of new features coming to its Chromium Edge browser. From a report: There are PDF improvements, a built-in screenshot tool, support for more themes, and new shopping features in time for the holiday season. But the most notable addition is the one powered by Skype because for better or for worse, 2020 is the year of…
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Nintendo’s New Mario Kart Makes Your Living Room the Race Track
Nintendo is about to release its biggest product for the holiday season, where it will be up against new-generation consoles from rivals Microsoft and Sony. An early look at the new Mario Kart game for the Switch, featuring augmented reality and your living room as the race track, indicates that Nintendo will be just as competitive. From a report: In Mario…
550 Million Chinese Traveling In Biggest Holiday Since COVID-19
hackingbear shares a report from CNN: As October 1 arrives, hundreds of millions of people in China are expected to pack highways, trains and planes for the National Day holiday, one of the busiest times for travel in the world’s most populous country. In a sign of the government’s confidence in keeping the virus under control, the Chinese Center for Disease…
Serious Injuries At Amazon Fulfillment Centers Topped 14,000, Despite the Company’s Safety Claims
Even as Amazon spends tens of millions on new robotics and technologies to automate its warehouses, workers are still paying the price with more than 14,000 serious injuries — requiring days off or job restrictions — reported in fulfillment centers in 2019, according to a report from Reveal. TechCrunch reports: Overall, the company saw 7.7 serious injuries per 100 employees, a…
Nintendo Plans Upgraded Switch Console and Major Games for 2021
Nintendo plans to debut an upgraded model of its Switch console next year along with a lineup of new games, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter said, ceding 2020’s holiday spotlight to rival devices from Sony and Microsoft. From the report: The specifications of the new machine have yet to be finalized, though the Kyoto-based company has looked…
‘We Won’t Remember Much of What We Did in the Pandemic’
Tim Harford, writing for Financial Times (not paywalled): Last spring, I returned from the holiday of a lifetime in Japan, and reflected on the richness of the memories it had generated. Time flew by while I was there, but in hindsight 10 days somewhere vividly new had produced more memories than 10 weeks back home. I likened the effect to the…
Target and Walmart May Have Just Killed Black Friday as We Know It
An anonymous reader shares a report: Following Walmart’s decision last week to shutter its doors on Thanksgiving Day over COVID-19 concerns, fellow big-box behemoth, Target, has announced that it will also be skipping this year’s orgiastic capitalist pre-game for the good of consumers and workers. Well, that’s the official position at least. “Historically, deal hunting and holiday shopping can mean crowded…
Is Work Easier For ‘Digital Nomads’?
A digital nomad describes what no one ever warns you about after selling everything and then travelling to Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand “before doing the Working Holiday Visa thing in Australia and New Zealand.” It was the greatest solo travel adventure of my life and I loved it. That said, I’ve had some time to reflect on my experience and…
Chicago Police Department Arrest API Shutdown is Its Own Kind of ‘Cover Up’
Asraa Mustufa and David Eads, reporting for Chicago Reporter: With Chicago reeling this week from a bloody July 4 weekend that saw more than 80 shootings claim the lives of at least 17 people, including young children, police Superintendent David Brown doubled down on his approach to stemming the violence at a press conference Monday. “We must keep violent offenders in…
What is Juneteenth?
The American holiday Juneteenth is observed on June 19 and is also known as Emancipation Day and Black Independence Day. Source: https://www.livescience.com/what-is-juneteenth.html