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CNET: All the live stream concerts you can watch during the coronavirus shutdown (April 3) - CNET Stream concerts of your favorite bands and musicians like Diplo, Brad Paisley, Trevor Noah, Linda Perry, Melissa Etheridge, Questlove and more. #couchtour 19 mins ago

Gizmodo: Oopsie, Apple Leaked Its Own Product on YouTube Apple has seemingly foiled its characteristically tight-lipped approach to new product launches by evidently mistakenly confirming one in an unrelated YouTube tutorial on its support channel.Read more... 31 mins ago

CNET: Mazda's 100th anniversary bears tasteful special edition models - Roadshow From the MX-5 Miata to the Mazda3, each take gorgeous cues from the 1960 R360 Coupe. 43 mins ago

CNET: Friday freebie roundup: HBO, 1Password, PC games, Marvel comics, Cards Against Humanity - CNET Tons of totally free stuff, there for the taking. 50 mins ago

CNET: Tribeca, shuttered by coronavirus, revives its VR festival: smaller, virtual, free - CNET The Tribeca Film Fest will release 15 of the virtual-reality short films that were supposed to debut in its Immersive program. Soon they'll be free on Facebook's Oculus Quest and Go. 51 mins ago

Gizmodo: HBO Made a Bunch of Stuff Free to Watch, Here's What You Should Check Out (or Skip) HBO is getting in on the social distancing relief. The network has announced that dozens of its shows and Warner Bros. movies have been made available to stream without a subscription, starting today. We’ve picked some things you might want to check out, and some to probably avoid. You’re not that desperate.Read more... 1 hour ago

CNET: Pixar's Onward is now available on Disney Plus - CNET The movie hit theaters on March 6, but the coronavirus forced closures throughout the US. 1 hour ago

Gizmodo: Jalopnik In Case You Forgot HOAs Are Terrible, A Florida HOA Reminds Us By Demanding A Nurse Remove Her Quarantine RV  |Jezebel Jared Kushner Has Some Things to Say About Data  |The Root 8 of the 10 Worst Coronavirus Hot Spots Are in the South. Apparently, Republican Governors Just Found Out About the Pandemic  |The A.V. Club The ’80s blockbuster era really began with Return Of The Jedi and the millions of toys it sold  |Read more... 1 hour ago

Gizmodo: Hacker Figures Out How To Capture Horrible-Quality Video on Audio Cassettes Compared to the audio quality of digital files and CDs, analog cassette tape was kind of awful. And as YouTube’s Kris Slyka discovered, it’s an even worse medium for recording and playing back video, but quality issues don’t make Slyka’s clever hack of an old cassette recorder any less impressive.Read more... 1 hour ago

Gizmodo: Friday's Best Deals: Children's Books, Circular Lamp, Memory Foam Pillows, Onsen Towels, and More A large heating pad, Comixology Marvel sale, Instant Pot, and six months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate lead off Friday’s best from around the web. Read more... 1 hour ago

TechCrunch: The pendulum will swing away from founder-friendly venture raises After picking through some COVID-19-focused PitchBook data this morning, it's clear that the era of founder friendly venture terms is heading for a reset. 1 hour ago

Gizmodo: This Smart Bottle Made Drinking Water a Little Less Boring With Flavor Pods Smart water bottles and tracking hydration with apps feel kind of pointless—like expensive Instagram influencer fodder. The bottles I’ve tried out in the past were way more trouble than they were worth because the last thing I want to do is charge a bottle that sends me notifications to drink more water. Not to…Read more... 2 hours ago

TechCrunch: Google is now publishing coronavirus mobility reports, feeding off users’ location history Google is giving the world a clearer glimpse of exactly how much it knows about people everywhere — using the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to repackage its persistent tracking of where users go and what they do as a public good in the midst of a pandemic. In a blog post today, the tech […] 2 hours ago

TechCrunch: Keeping the score on Zoom Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. How are you holding up? Are you keeping up? And most importantly, are you hydrating yourself? There’s so much news lately that we’re all falling a bit behind, but, hey, that’s what Equity is for. So, Natasha, Danny, […] 2 hours ago

TechCrunch: Apple brings its hardware microphone disconnect feature to iPads Apple has brought its hardware microphone disconnect security feature to its latest iPads. The microphone disconnect security feature aims to make it far more difficult for hackers to use malware or a malicious app to eavesdrop on a device’s surroundings. The feature was first introduced to Macs by way of Apple’s T2 security chip last […] 2 hours ago

Wired: How We Ended Up Short on Medical Equipment This week, we discuss the nationwide shortage of ventilators and protective equipment, and how we’re going to deal with it amid the coronavirus pandemic. 3 hours ago

Gizmodo: 10 Cult Horror Movies You Can Watch Right Now on Amazon Prime There are few things more comforting than watching (or re-watching!) a movie so weird, funny, and/or gross that it makes you forget about the outside world. With that in mind, here are 10 of our favorite horror cult classics streaming on Amazon Prime. Share your own recommendations in the comments!Read more... 15 hours ago