Google’s Android TV has long been an attractive platform in part because it lacks blatant advertising. That’s starting to change with a leading homecreen series of “highlights” rolling out, but it seems possible that Nvidia’s Shield TV is exempt from these ads. This week saw a few app updates to …
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Why Krispy Kreme opens a colossal donut-making store in almost empty Times Square
COVID-19 has transformed the once absurdly busy Times Square in New York City into a ghost town. Restaurants of all kinds are closing in on the city at the hands of the pandemic. Ditto large retail chains. However, Krispy Kreme is about to open the doors on September 15 to …
Read More »South Korea punishes Covid 19 pavement rights amid warning of new ‘crisis’
Copyright EPA Museums, nightclubs and karaoke bars have been closed in and around the South Korean capital, Seoul, as Covid-19 cases reach a height of five months. The country reported another 297 new cases on Wednesday – the highest daily figure since March. South Korea is considered one of the …
Read More »What Obama intends to say in his speech to Democratic National Convention
When former President Obama de Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night, he not only plans to work alongside his former partner, Joe Biden, but he also intends to use a large national address to encourage Americans to vote. Mr. Obama is set to address the convention on the same night …
Read More »FDA breaks emergency authorization for blood plasma as coronavirus treatment: report
Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) planned to release an emergency use authorization (EUA) for blood plasma as a treatment against COVID-19. But the authorization is now on hiatus after top experts, namely Dr Anthony Fauci and Dr Francis Collins, confidently said that the evidence was not …
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