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This is who will start getting $3,600 in new stimulus checks in July
We noted yesterday that what may well be the final $1,400 stimulus checks as part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief legislation have now started to be disbursed and that the …
Tech
Apple’s splashy launch events are so lame, says The New York Times
Like many companies, Apple has deftly made the transition in the coronavirus era from splashy, elaborately stage-managed and in-person product showcases, for which writers from across the tech blogosphere gather to get a …
Tech
A huge new hacking threat was just discovered
“You have the watches,” goes a famous quote with different variations throughout history but most recently attributed to a captured Taliban commander, “but we have the time.” That quote is a perfect summation …
Politics
Another important stimulus check update you’ll want to be aware of
This was an inevitable stimulus check update that was going to come at some point, and now it seems the moment has arrived: The IRS has reportedly sent out the final batch of …
Tech
The FBI is hacking hundreds of computers in the US, but for a good reason
A little more than a month after Microsoft disclosed a bombshell piece of cybersecurity industry news — an attack on Microsoft Exchange servers, whereby state-sponsored hackers from China were chaining together attacks on …
Entertainment
Apple TV+ is the ‘highest quality’ streamer, a new study says
Competition among the major streaming TV services is starting to heat up even more now that we’re into the second quarter of 2021 and getting closer to some big streaming releases as the …
Tech
Roku’s new voice remote is perfect for fans of Apple TV+
Roku made a handful of big product announcements on Tuesday, some of which should make Apple users pretty happy — and all of which are geared toward streaming consumers across a range of …
Politics
Everything you need to know about ‘plus-up’ stimulus check payments
The US Treasury Department said a few days ago that more than 156 million stimulus checks have been issued in the wake of President Biden signing the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief legislation back …
Tech
This video of Facebook being creepy might convince you to ditch the social network for good
University student Zamaan Qureshi, who works on social media for the ad-hoc group of activists who call themselves the Real Facebook Oversight Board, was gobsmacked enough by news about the massive Facebook data …
