9 great reads from CNET this week

Remember the GameStop stock trading frenzy from earlier this year? One of the key players in that saga was the stock trading app Robinhood, and that notoriety earned Robinhood’s CEO a moment on the hot seat in a congressional hearing. At issue was how the app works — and specifically, whether its business model has …

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IBM nanosheets promise better speed and battery life for next

IBM Research has developed new chipmaking technology it says will advance processors to the next level of circuitry miniaturization, performance improvement and power efficiency. But to make this real, it’ll have to find manufacturing partners to bring the tech to market. The new manufacturing technology, featuring components called nanosheets, increases chip performance 45% or reduces power consumption by 75% compared …

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Get mom a free iPhone 12 from T

Want to spoil mom on Mother’s Day? It’s not too late, even though the holiday is looming. Here’s an idea: Does your mom have an aging phone and want to upgrade to an iPhone 12? This weekend only, T-Mobile is offering a deal that can score you a new iPhone 12 for free — with very few strings attached. See it …

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Set your laptop on this snazzy portable desk for just $55

I have a friend who began working from home last spring — you know why. He started by working in the kitchen, and then later brought a folding picnic table in from the garage and set it up in the living room. If your work-from-home situation is anything like that, you can do better. A lot better — and without …

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Pfizer seeks FDA approval, and a Chinese rocket is expected to crash back to Earth

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We compare Apple AirTags against Tile trackers

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Positive COVID Report Not Mandatory For Hospital Admission: What Govt's New Guidelines Say

Amid massive surge in novel coronavirus cases, the Union health ministry on Saturday revised the national policy for admission of COVID patients to various categories of COVID facilities. “This patient-centric measure aims to ensure prompt, effective and comprehensive treatment of patients suffering from COVID-19,” the Centre said in a statement. From now onwards, the requirement of a positive test report …

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Lancet Warns 1 Mn COVID Deaths In India By Aug 1, Says PM Modi Responsible For Catastrophe

As India continues to struggle with the staggering number of new COVID-19 infections and deaths from it, renowned British medical journal Lancet has written an editorial criticising the PM Narendra Modi government and its response to the pandemic. The editorial said that the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) estimates that India will see a staggering 1 million deaths from Covid-19 …

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YouTube ratchets up Roku face

Google‘s YouTube is tweaking its app for Roku to include access to its live-TV streaming subscription service, YouTube TV, the search giant said in a blog post Friday, as it also explores sending free streaming devices to YouTube TV subscribers.  It’s the latest escalation in a standoff between Google and Roku over a new distribution deal for YouTube TV, a subscription service that …

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