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15 photography projects to help you stay sane while you’re stuck at home

From daily themed challenges to glamour shots of toilet paper, creative photography projects can help you pass the time even when you can't leave the house.
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Huawei’s Mate Xs asks you to abandon Google. Is it worth it?

The Huawei Mate Xs folding smartphone is a fantastic piece of hardware, but to fully enjoy it, you're going to have to do without Google. Here's what it's like.
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Is an online-only WWDC better for developers? Here’s what they said

The coronavirus has forced Apple to move its WWDC event online-only. Will it succeed or fall flat on its face? We asked the developers who will be taking part.
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Virtual Formula One racing needs to embrace chaos to succeed

With the real-life 2020 F1 racing season on hold, the sport has held several online virtual races instead. But to be fun to watch, they need a wild card.
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The best Dreams creations are still subject to copyright law

Digital Trends spoke with a legal expert and game designers to discuss copyright law and the PS4 game Dream, which is now the target of DMCA takedown requests.
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How the coronavirus is impacting the camera industry

From the closure of factories abroad to stay-at-home orders in the states, COVID-19 is affecting the photography industry too. Learn what gear is delayed.
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How accurate are the pandemic movies you’re binge-watching?

We spoke to doctors about Outbreak, Contagion, and other pandemic films people have been streaming in the wake of the coronavirus -- and how realistic they are.
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How Huawei is building a post-Google smartphone

Huawei is building its own ecosystem after being forced to split from Google. This includes its own app store, plus its own services and toolkit for developers.
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The coronavirus crisis makes it clear: We’re not ready for an online-first world

With countries in lockdown, people are now increasingly relying on the internet for work and play, but this foray into an online-first world is not going well.
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The mass migration to online learning is leaving disabled students behind

As universities and schools try to quickly transition learning from the classroom to online, disabled students are disproportionately affected.
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8 crucial things you need to know about 5G in 2020

The buzz around 5G has been heating up lately. We separate the fact from the fiction in this list of eight things you need to know about 5G technology in 2020.
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The best work-from-home tips for Mac

Stuck at home? This guide will ease the transition to working from your home, with apps and advice that’ll have you working efficiently and staying focused.
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The coronavirus has me stuck in Colombia. Photography is keeping me sane

I planned to be in Medellin, Columbia, for two weeks. Now, due to the coronavirus, it may be months. Here's how I'm coping as a travel photographer on lockdown.
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How coronavirus is forcing online learning to evolve

The coronavirus may force schools to get their digital acts together unlike any other potential catalyst. Online degrees may gain the prestige they've lacked.
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Why everyone is binge-watching pandemic movies right now

At a time when coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, is sweeping the world, why are many of us tuning into movies, shows, and video games about pandemics?
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The age of human exploration is behind us. Machines will take it from here

Drones and robots are ushering in a new era of investigation, enabling mankind to go farther out in space and even uncover new facts about well-known places.
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Transform your home office into a space that’d make even a Google employee drool

From a standing desk/PC combo to a top-notch speakerphone and more, you can really spice up the work-from-home routine with a few additions to your office.
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Avoid saying these words near your smart speaker, if you don’t want it to listen

If you are worried about privacy, beware of using these words around your voice assistants. The device might mistake them for a wake word.
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DARPA is building a robotic space mechanic to fix satellites in orbit

DARPA, the agency responsible for developing technologies for the U.S. military, is building a new high-tech spacecraft that will repair satellites in orbit.
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From the Arctic to Antarctica, Erika Bergman pilots submarines to the seafloor

Erika Bergman has been piloting submarines for a decade, and she's also been getting girls excited about engineering so she has some company in the ocean.
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MIT’s coronavirus-tracking app could be a game-changer — if it goes viral

Private Kit: Safe Paths is a coronavirus-tracking app that will only work to maximum effect if its adoption can keep up with the spread of the real coronavirus.
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Q&A: Westworld cinematographer shares low-tech secret of hi-tech HBO show

The third season of HBO's Westworld is shaping up to be different than anything we've seen so far, and the show's cinematographer explains why it's only getting better.
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As coronavirus shuts movie venues, home theater industry remains strong

As the coronavirus infects every part of daily life, industry experts believe the audio and video landscape will emerge relatively unchanged on the other side.
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In the time of the coronavirus, a home gym offers the safest workout

Gyms are prime candidates for strict closures. Considering how people use machines, showers, and other public spaces, it's worth looking into a home gym.
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Inside the light-speed race to build a solar-powered commuter car

Despite the fact that electric vehicles have just barely begun to catch on, entrepreneurs are already looking ahead to the next big thing: solar powered cars.
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We’ve hit peak millennial internet culture. Want proof? Meet MSCHF

MSCHF, a cutting-edge, Brooklyn, New York-based ideas factory, seems to have somehow stumbled upon the magic formula for capturing meme lightning in a bottle.
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Crypto Tycoon: It’s like Texas Hold ‘Em and Monopoly had a Bitcoin-savvy baby

Crypto Tycoon is billed as the 'world's first' cryptocurrency card game. And while this theme might repel some, it's a surprisingly fun and often deep game.
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Why the coronavirus could remake school as we know it

School districts are closing down for weeks at a time, and parents, students, and teachers aren't ready to go online. That all could change, post-coronavirus.
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The world needs a drone traffic control system, so AirMap is building one

For drones to truly take off, the world needs a drone air traffic control system. A startup called AirMap is helping to build one. Here's why it's so important.
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Eight cores in a 2-pound laptop? AMD’s Ryzen 4000 does the impossible

The new Ryzen 4000 series mobile processors aim to upend the current dichotomy in laptops, which is split between portable ultra-thins and larger machines.
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The next challenge for getting to Mars: What happens to the human body in space

Strange things happen to the human body in space, and we're going to need to find ways to address them if we want to send astronauts on long-duration missions.
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Space Force needs to prepare for a new Cold War in Earth’s orbit

Are America's space assets at risk from enemy hunter-killer satellites? Retired Air Force general Chris Bogdan believes they are. But he's got a solution.
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Everything you need to set up your new coronavirus-ready home office

The coronavirus is shuttering offices, and companies are trying to avoid lost productivity. Here's how to maintain that productivity while working from home
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Westworld season 3 primer: Everything to know before the new season premieres

Two seasons of intense twists and turns are a lot to remember. Here's a recap of everything that happened so far in HBO's Westworld series, returning March 15.