As Manhattan braced for lockdown in early March, the main street of Fredonia, New York, was still buzzing with activity. The town had been chosen as the location for season five of Small Business Revolution, a TV series hosted by Amanda Brinkman in which the shops in a particular community get a makeover, and filming…
For the past two months, the earliest known community spread of Covid-19—passed between people here in the United States, rather than a traveler bringing it home from abroad—was a case identified at the UC Davis medical center on February 26. Now we have confirmation the virus was circulating here far earlier than that. Last week,…
If anyone believed access to the internet was not essential prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, nobody is saying that today. With ongoing stay-at-home orders in most states, high-speed broadband internet access has become a necessity to learn, work, engage in commerce and culture, keep abreast of news about the virus, and stay connected to neighbors,…
“I’m telling you right now, it’s just going to be pictures of dicks.” This was my friend Elyse’s reaction when I tried to explain Human Online. The main function of the website is the Human Minute: When you sign on, it hooks you up with a stranger somewhere in the world, and then you stare…
Americans choosing to —or forced to—stay inside during the Covid-19 pandemic are leaning heavily on food delivery. Instacart sales soared 98 percent, and Amazon Fresh sales 68 percent, in March, compared with February, according to the consumer analytics firm Second Measure.Restaurants that can’t open their doors are tapping delivery services to preserve some revenue. But…
5:32 PM ETJacob WolfCloseESPN Staff WriterStaff Writer for ESPN.com Reports across multiple games, including League of Legends, Super Smash Bros., Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Call of Duty. Specializes in investigative reportingTyler ErzbergerCloseESPN EsportsStaff writer for ESPN.com Covered esports since 2011 Worked with biggest teams across titles like League of Legends and StarCraft IIReigning Overwatch League…
Epic Games have announced the next new Fortnite Update, v12.50. Here’s all you need to know including patch notes, server downtime, possible leaks and more.Epic Games have announced that there’ll be a new Fortnite update coming, v12.50. The last Fortnite update prior to this was the v12.41 update which included files for the Travis Scott…
The sequel to Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro’s 2010 cult hit Deadly Premonition finally has an exact release date. Developer Toybox and publisher Rising Star Games announced today Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise will hit the Nintendo Switch eShop and retail stores on July 10th and will cost $50.Based on the release date trailer Nintendo uploaded to its YouTube…
Drone maker DJI announced an update to its popular Mavic Air quadcopter today. The Mavic Air 2 will cost $799 when it ships to US buyers in late May. That’s the same price as the previous Mavic Air model, so the drone stays as DJI’s mid-range option between its more capable Mavic 2 and its…
Hello, and welcome to a fresh edition of the Monitor, WIRED’s entertainment news roundup. Today we have a lot of news about changes in Hollywood, and the welcome return of one beloved sitcom. Let’s get started.Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Is Coming to Disney+ EarlyWelp, this feels right. Today, Disney announced that Star Wars:…
