Month: October 2020
Tel Aviv documentary festival launches streaming service
DocAviv offers 31 days of documentaries online, just for viewers in Israel
Read MoreLebanon requests arrests of Russian owner and captain of Beirut blast ship
The Rhosus, a cargo ship sailing from Georgia and bound for Mozambique, is widely understood to have brought ammonium nitrate to Beirut in 2013
Read MoreGoogle wakes up from its VR daydream
Daydream, Google’s mobile-focused virtual reality platform, is losing official support from Google, Android Police reports. The company confirmed that it will no longer be updating the Daydream software, with the publication noting that “Daydream may not even work on Android
Read MoreTrump hospitalized for a ‘few days,’ given experimental antibody cocktail
President ‘fatigued’ but in good spirits after contracting COVID-19; decision to move to Walter Reed military hospital taken on expert advice ‘out of an abundance of caution’
Read MoreA security flaw in Grindr let anyone easily hijack user accounts
Grindr, one of the world’s largest dating and social networking apps for gay, bi, trans, and queer people, has fixed a security vulnerability that allowed anyone to hijack and take control of any user’s account using only their email address.
Read MoreUber sells $500M stake in its freight business as the ride-hailing giant works to conserve cash
One year ago, Uber’s business model could be categorized as an “all of the above approach,” a strategy to generate revenue from all forms of transportation, including ride-hailing, micromobility, logistics, and package and food delivery. The COVID-19 pandemic upended that
Read MorePlaying Othello as a Black woman in today’s America
Amid nationwide protests against systemic racism, Jessika D. Williams sees parallels between racism in the play and in real life.
Read MoreHow The World Reacted To Trump Testing Positive For The Coronavirus
While foreign leaders largely wished President Trump well after his positive coronavirus test, global media took the opportunity to criticize and even mock his response to the pandemic.
Read MorePutin will be Trump campaign ‘surrogate’ while he quarantines, Dem Sen. Chris Murphy says – Fox News
Putin will be Trump campaign ‘surrogate’ while he quarantines, Dem Sen. Chris Murphy says Fox News World Leader Roundup: Putin sends ‘sincere support’ to Trump in a message. The New York Times World leaders react to Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis | New York
Read MoreVoting nearly impossible for eligible voters behind bars
Most of the three-quarters of a million people held in U.S. jails have the right to vote. But a new report from the Prison Policy Initiative finds many of them are unable to, stymied by misinformation, limited access to ballots
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