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[ad_1] For the past In a few months, almost every headline that begins with “coronavirus tests” has made my heart sink. Rather than follow the lead of nations like South Korea, which long ago recognized that widespread testing is the cornerstone of an effective pandemic response, Western governments were initially …

[ad_1] Nike’s Air Zoom Alphafly NEXT%, a version of the prototype that Kipchoge wore when he ran a marathon at 1:59:40 in Vienna last October, is said to provide a 4% boost in running economy, the amount of work to be done by a runner. do at a certain speed, …

[ad_1] Google Assistant The next time someone puts you on hold during a call, relax as the Google Assistant will listen carefully to repetitive messages and music. Google has launched a new feature called Hold for Me in its phone app that will help users get their time back. Starting …

[ad_1] Long ago, in southern Europe, modern humans and Neanderthals had at least one encounter that resulted in children. While the flirtations between our two species are now well documented, no one could have foreseen how bleak they would affect our world 60,000 years later. A resulting stretch of Neanderthal …

[ad_1] The Duchess of Sussex opened up about her experience with critics and the “vitriol and noise” thrown at her. She did so during an appearance at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women virtual summit on Tuesday. Speaking with Fortune editor Ellen McGirt, Meghan confessed that a quote from American artist Georgia …

[ad_1] While people around the world are slowly trying to maintain a routine with the fear of the coronavirus still very pervasive, major sporting events have started to be held with restrictions. Bundesliga, the exclusive football tournament for the professional German clubs, was celebrated this year with empty stadiums and …

[ad_1] (Pocket lint) – Have you ever been on hold? For example, have you called a customer service line or your bank and been subjected to, well, elevator music? A new Android feature, called Hold for Me, could make those situations a little less unbearable. Here is everything you need …

[ad_1] Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that it would begin replacing the direct messaging service within Instagram with a version of its Messenger app, the first important step in its plan to unite messaging across its suite of apps. The measure allows users of each service to search, send messages …

[ad_1] Google has ditched the face scanner on its flagship Pixel smartphone, just a year after introducing it with fanfare. The search giant announced two new 5G Pixel phones at its annual hardware event, a bite-sized keynote that lasted just 30 minutes, and both featured fingerprint sensors instead of the …

[ad_1] Eliud Kipchoge has rejected suggestions that the next generation of groundbreaking Nike shoes violate the spirit of the sport, although he has admitted that they could give him a big advantage in Sunday’s London Marathon. The world record holder confirmed that he would wear the Alphafly Next% s, which …