Plugged Into The Matrix

● Microsoft partners with SpaceX for satellite-powered internet connectivity on Azure and debuts Azure Space, a set of products for the space-related cloud market (Mary Jo Foley/ZDNet)
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: Microsoft partners with SpaceX for satellite-powered internet connectivity on Azure and debuts Azure Space, a set of products for the space-related cloud market — Microsoft is using its ‘Amazon is your competitor’ playbook to try to win over more satellite partners and customers.... Read more »
Published: October 20, 2020 - 1:55 pm
● Handshake, a diversity-focused LinkedIn for college students, raises $80M Series D led by GGV, source says at a $550M-$600M valuation (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Handshake, a diversity-focused LinkedIn for college students, raises $80M Series D led by GGV, source says at a $550M-$600M valuation — College graduates this year (and perhaps in the near-term) have been looking for work in what is one of the most challenging job markets in... Read more »
Published: October 20, 2020 - 1:35 pm
● iPhone 12 Pro review: has an excellent camera and performance, Dolby Vision video is great, 5G can be very fast, but battery life is inferior to iPhone 11 Pro (Nilay Patel/The Verge)
Nilay Patel / The Verge: iPhone 12 Pro review: has an excellent camera and performance, Dolby Vision video is great, 5G can be very fast, but battery life is inferior to iPhone 11 Pro — 5G, LIDAR, MagSafe — the new iPhone 12 Pro has a lot of things you... Read more »
Published: October 20, 2020 - 1:20 pm
● iPhone 12 review: has an excellent camera, display, and design, promising MagSafe ecosystem, but battery life is inferior to iPhone 11's and it's more expensive (Dieter Bohn/The Verge)
Dieter Bohn / The Verge: iPhone 12 review: has an excellent camera, display, and design, promising MagSafe ecosystem, but battery life is inferior to iPhone 11's and it's more expensive — It's the one you should get unless you're waiting for the Max or mini — More than most years,... Read more »
Published: October 20, 2020 - 1:10 pm
mp3● Interview 1587 – Vanessa Beeley Debunks A BBC Hit Piece
Vanessa Beeley joins the program to discuss the BBC's forthcoming hit piece on journalists like herself who dare call out the White Helmets as a foreign-founded, foreign-funded, terrorist-embedded propaganda construct. We discuss Beeley's reporting on Syria that clearly gives the lie to the White Helmets' humanitarian cover and the clear... Read more »
Published: October 20, 2020 - 1:04 pm
mp3● Interview 1587 – Vanessa Beeley Debunks A BBC Hit Piece
Vanessa Beeley joins the program to discuss the BBC's forthcoming hit piece on journalists like herself who dare call out the White Helmets as a foreign-founded, foreign-funded, terrorist-embedded propaganda construct. We discuss Beeley's reporting on Syria that clearly gives the lie to the White Helmets' humanitarian cover and the clear... Read more »
Published: October 20, 2020 - 1:04 pm
● LearnUpon, which develops an online learning management system for enterprises, raises $56M from Summit Partners (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: LearnUpon, which develops an online learning management system for enterprises, raises $56M from Summit Partners — One big technology by-product of the Covid-19 pandemic has been a much stronger focus on online education solutions — providing the tools for students to continue learning …... Read more »
Published: October 20, 2020 - 1:00 pm
● Scientific Journals Are Denouncing Trump. That’s Normal
The notion that a split between science and politics must exist is largely a fiction—and one of relatively recent vintage.... Read more »
Published: October 20, 2020 - 1:00 pm
● Apple iPhone 12 Pro Review: Apple’s Awkward Middle Child
Apple’s $1,000 phone sits in the awkward spot of not quite being the best phone. Nevertheless, it offers compelling upgrades.... Read more »
Published: October 20, 2020 - 1:00 pm
● How Video Games Are Saving Those Who Served
Veterans with PTSD, anxiety, and other mental health challenges often find solace in gaming. Research shows it's helpful—and could be used more broadly.... Read more »
Published: October 20, 2020 - 1:00 pm