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What COVID-19 Reinfection Means for Vaccines This strengthens earlier reports that have surfaced periodically throughout the pandemic. Most were in China and South Korea, and some in the U.S. None of these were ever verified in laboratory, leaving open the possibility that false positives or negatives had simply confounded test results. Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-covid-19-reinfection-means-for-vaccines/

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier delayed until 2021 Marvel Studios’ first big Disney Plus project, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, is being moved back to 2021, making a rough year for Marvel fans a little bit rougher. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/21/21449314/falcon-winter-soldier-delay-premiere-date-marvel-disney-plus-wandavision-loki

Xbox remote play is open to everyone on Android devices Microsoft has rolled out a new Android Xbox app, which will allow all Xbox One owners (and Series X/S players in the future) to stream games from their console to their phone or tablet. Until now, only Xbox Insiders had access to the feature. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/xbox-console-streaming-wireless-controller-share-button-161800983.html

Photoshop’s sky replacement tool makes it easier to fake a perfect sunset Adobe is preparing to add an AI-powered sky replacement tool to Photoshop that makes it easier to swap out the sky in any picture with just a few clicks. The company previewed the tool on YouTube ahead of its Adobe Max conference, scheduled for October 20th–22nd. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/21/21449124/photoshop-sky-replacement-tool-ai-machine-learning

Judge blocks US ban on WeChat that was set to go into effect today A judge in California has blocked the Commerce Department’s ban on new downloads of China-based messaging app WeChat, Reuters reported Sunday. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/20/21447540/judge-blocks-ban-wechat-tiktok-trump

Microsoft releases a final preview for Windows 10's October update The Windows 10 20H2 update will arrive next month with a few new features, like a visually refreshed Start menu, improved notifications, preinstalled Chromium Edge browser and the ability to Alt+Tab through Edge tabs. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/windows-10-20h2-preview-105304110.html

Roku and Comcast reach agreement to carry Peacock on Roku Comcast and Roku have come to an agreement months after NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service launched. Peacock will be available to stream on Roku in the coming weeks. The decision comes after Comcast and Roku got into a public argument over the status of dozens of NBCUniversal apps. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/18/21445982/peacock-roku-streaming-comcast-nbcuniversal-negotiations-apps