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"I work at a UHS facility in Tucson and our [EXPLETIVE] is definitely down. They won't even let us turn the computers on for going on over 24 hours." buff.ly/2HHkfCc

Amazon launched some *interesting* products, last week. Click on the link to read in detail. @CNET

Read all about how scam artists are using dating apps (particularly ones that are geared to senior citizens) to defraud hundreds of thousands of dollars. buff.ly/31KV2ON

Watching someone type 200 WPM (words per minute) is amazing. Check it out! @VICENews buff.ly/3boHzQ5

Zoom went down for 2 hours last week and everyone went nuts. This is a classic example of having backup plans for your backup plans. @JareenAI @NBCNews buff.ly/3gGHxE9

The entire island of Singapore is an architectural marvel. Check out this floating Apple store. @nickstatt buff.ly/34QmPPM

A Robot fighter pilot beats a human fighter pilot in a simulation battle...and it wasn't even close. @BreakingDefense buff.ly/32Gtzgj

Have you seen the Starlink speed tests? 11-60 Mbps download, 5-18 Mbps upload, and latency ranging from 31ms to 94ms. It'll be interesting to see how they deploy at scale to consumers. @jbrodkin @arstechnica buff.ly/3hJqnah

This is a must-read for any business leader responsible for getting their employees to utilize the new (and probably expensive) technology they just invested in. @BlackwoodTweets buff.ly/2EMTXgu

Did anyone know Napster was still around? 3 million users and 90 million LICENSED tracks. @marksweney buff.ly/3hLsNVR

IKEA, Wayfair, and others already have this technology on their platforms but, no doubt, Amazon will optimize it for the best experience. Say what you will about Bezos but he knows how to turn "good" into "awesome". @cfisherwrites buff.ly/2YREmTP

The push for VR applications is only going to grow. While some are holding out for a return to "how things were", many recognize that the way business is done has changed forever. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. @filipeesposito buff.ly/2YNHmR2

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New research tells us that telemedicine is here to stay, even in a post-pandemic world. The best benefit of telemedicine? No longer having to sit around a doctor's waiting room while they run behind. buff.ly/2FAp5zX

Tiktok has 99 problems, and France is one. @TechCrunch @riptari buff.ly/3iVqj7f

@CircleKStores takes a page out of Amazon's playbook and is piloting cashier-less stores where customers. It's evident that minimal human interaction is our future, which is great when you consider the choices for human interaction inside of a Circle K. buff.ly/3hdwHqb

Epic responded this week by suing both companies and released propaganda videos to influence their image war. They took a shot at Apple's "1984" video with a parody showing Apple to be fascists, essentially. buff.ly/34eRHJx

IP-Whoa! @_JBurz @dee_bosa buff.ly/3geSBb4