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Star Wars

Report: The Mandalorian season 2 will bring back Boba Fett

After being teased in the first season of The Mandalorian, Boba Fett will return in the Disney Plus series’ second season, according to The Hollywood Reporter, citing sources. Fett will be played by actor Temuera Morrison, who portrayed Jango Fett, the father/genetic source material of the younger Boba Fett, in…

bubmagMay 8, 2020

Computers in School

Grandson of Wendy’s Founder to Open His Own Restaurant in Suburban Chicago

Thousands have been introduced to video conferencing since mid-March when stay-at-home orders shut down many businesses across the state and country. That sparked an unusual idea to celebrate a restaurant opening in suburban Kildeer, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago. Village officials, restaurant investors, and potential customers will gather Monday…

bubmagMay 8, 2020

Google

Google Duo now lets you make group video calls on the web, just like Google Meet

Google Meet? Hangouts? Duo? Yeah, the last one. Image: Google By Alex Perry2020-05-08 20:03:59 UTC Google's video chat app got new features this week. No, the other one. No, the other other one. In a Friday blog post, Google announced some snazzy new features for Duo, one of its three…

bubmagMay 8, 2020

Pandemic

When Will It Be Safe to Send Your Child to Daycare?

Photo: ShutterstockIt’s the biggest pandemic era question facing many parents of young children: When will it be safe for kids to go back to daycare? For the economy to reopen—for people to be able to go back to work at all—the child care issue has to be addressed, and in…

bubmagMay 8, 2020

World War 2

Historian: VE Day highlights complex legacies of WWII

World War II provided two contradictory lessons, says historian James J. Sheehan: war must be avoided at all costs and democracies must be ready to resist aggression. Today is the 75th anniversary of “Victory in Europe Day”—the day when people from across the world celebrated the acceptance of Nazi Germany’s…

bubmagMay 8, 2020

Google

Google Duo adds a ‘family mode’ and web-based group calls

And yes, group chats will get easier. Google is planning to introduce group Duo calls on the web in the “coming weeks.” It’ll only be available as a Chrome preview when it does, but it’ll include a new layout that allows more people at the same time. It’ll also be…

bubmagMay 8, 2020

Clearview

Controversial face recognition company Clearview AI pledges to stop selling tech to private firms

Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI says it will stop selling tech to private companies after furious backlash and class-action lawsuitCourt documents suggest Clearview will stop selling software to private entitiesIt will continue its contract with governments and law enforcement The move has done little to appease public advocates like the…

bubmagMay 8, 2020

Soundcloud

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

NYPL’s “Missing Sounds of New York” Playlist The latest in a line of digital offerings provided by the New York Public Library, the strangely emotional Missing Sounds of New York exists as an “auditory love letter to New Yorkers.” Beginning with chatter and clanking turnstiles, “To See An Underground Show”…

bubmagMay 8, 2020

Black Thursday

Most Bitcoin Buyers Are in the Money Ahead of the Halving, Data Suggests

May 8, 2020 at 19:12 UTCUpdated May 9, 2020 at 05:38 UTCAn address is said to be in the money if the current price of bitcoin is higher than the price at which the coin was purchased or sent to the address. (Credit: Pixabay)With bitcoin more than doubling in price…

bubmagMay 8, 2020

Black Thursday

Most Bitcoin Buyers Are in the Money Ahead of the Halving, Data Suggests

With bitcoin more than doubling in price since “Black Thursday” nearly two months ago, nearly 85% — or 25.79 million — of addresses holding the cryptocurrency are now “in the money,” according to blockchain intelligence firm IntoTheBlock. However, the current state of the bitcoin market is warning of a post-halving price…

bubmagMay 8, 2020

Report: The Mandalorian season 2 will bring back Boba Fett

Grandson of Wendy’s Founder to Open His Own Restaurant in Suburban Chicago

Google Duo now lets you make group video calls on the web, just like Google Meet

When Will It Be Safe to Send Your Child to Daycare?

Historian: VE Day highlights complex legacies of WWII

Google Duo adds a ‘family mode’ and web-based group calls

Controversial face recognition company Clearview AI pledges to stop selling tech to private firms

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Most Bitcoin Buyers Are in the Money Ahead of the Halving, Data Suggests

Most Bitcoin Buyers Are in the Money Ahead of the Halving, Data Suggests

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