October, 2020

• 30 October

  Nice Church Attacker Was A 21-Year-Old Tunisian Who Came To France Less Than A Month Ago

  

  The terrorist who carried out the stabbing attack that killed three people has been identified by the French authorities. Though the investigators have not revealed his name, he has been identified as a 21-year-old Tunisian national. AFP AFP reported that he called himself “Brahim” when he was arrested and later claimed to be Brahim Aouissaoui. …

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• 30 October

  Vietnam Sees Worst Typhoon In 20 Years, Leaves 35 Dead, Dozens Missing

  

  A typhoon that officials said was the most powerful to hit Vietnam in 20 years struck the country on Wednesday after setting off landslides, sinking boats and knocking out power for least 1.7 million people. AFP Jump To Many were killed, many others are still missing Double whammy for Vietnam Many were killed, many others are still missing At least, …

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• 30 October

  Saying Muslims Have Right To Kill The French Is Not The First Time Mahathir Has Courted Controversy

  

  On Thursday, former Malaysian Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, courted some controversy after he claimed that Muslims had a right “to kill millions of French people.” Mohamad, in a series of tweets which were posted shortly after a knife-wielding man launched a deadly attack in Nice, went on an attack on France and its French President Emmanuel Macron, over the country’s …

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• 29 October

  Twitter removes tweet by former Malaysian leader for glorifying violence

  

  Twitter removed a tweet from former prime minister of Malaysia Mahathir Bin Mohamad for violating its rules banning the glorification of violence. In the tweet, which was part of a longer thread about Muslims living in France, Mahathir said that “Muslims have a right to be angry and kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past.” The …

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• 29 October

  Epson projectors add resolution and built

  

  Rolling into the holiday season, Epson has launched several new and updated home theater projectors that span from $600 to $1,000. New, inexpensive HD projectors that throw a ton of light are always welcome.  Perhaps most interesting are some updates to projectors we’ve looked at before, notably the Home Cinema 2150 that we liked a lot. The prices have gone …

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• 29 October

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  T-Mobile, best known as a company that you pay for phone service, is gunning for your TV now, too. Its revamped TVision service comes out Nov. 1 and offers packages of familiar TV channels that you stream live. It’s a direct competitor to not only traditional cable TV but also to a bunch of other similar services like YouTube TV, Sling TV and Hulu …

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• 29 October

  Verizon’s 5G Home is expanding to parts of Atlanta, Dallas, Denver and San Jose

  

  Verizon is slowly building up its 5G Home broadband offering. On Thursday the carrier announced that it’s expanding the service on Nov. 5 to parts of four new locations: Atlanta, Dallas, Denver and San Jose. The move makes 5G Home available in parts of 12 cities.  We don’t know the exact locations where the service will be available in each …

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• 29 October

  Is iPhone 12 a smash hit? Apple may offer its first hint this week

  

  Apple’s iPhone 12 is winning praise for its new design, strengthened screen and better cameras. Now we’re about to learn if that’s enough to sell a phone that starts at $799 in the middle of a global pandemic and economic catastrophe. On Thursday, Apple is due to report results for its fiscal fourth quarter, and Wall Street analysts on average …

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• 29 October

  Use this app to donate money to a cause, even if you’re on a budget

  

  This story is part of Tech for a Better World, stories about the diverse teams creating products, apps and services to improve our lives and society. Both nonprofit organizations and platforms like GoFundMe in eventful 2020 have served as ways to donate to help fight the coronavirus and assist victims of wildfires and hurricanes. But 13-year-old developer Adrit Rao noticed a problem: You can …

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• 29 October

  Get 3 months of cell phone service for up to half off from Tello

  

  It’s hard not to love Tello, a cellular carrier that simplifies its plans to a pair of dials — you spin the data wheel until you land on how many gigabytes you need each month, and then pick how many minutes of talk you need. It’s easy, unambiguous and straightforward. You can really see where your money is going. Right …

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