• Twitter today announced that it’s testing a new feature designed to limit who can reply to your tweets.
• The new conversation setting has three new options. The first allows anyone to reply. The second allows people you follow to reply. The third allows only people you mention in a post to reply.
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For as informative and engaging as Twitter can be, conversations on the social networking site can quickly become unmanageable at best. At worst, Twitter threads can quickly become a cesspool of hate and vitriol.

In an effort to address this, Twitter earlier today announced that it’s testing new conversation settings that would allow tweeters to dictate just who is able to reply to certain posts. While there are some tweets you want to push out into the world, there are other times when you may only want to solicit or entertain replies from people you actually follow yourself.

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• NASA’s head of human spaceflight, Doug Loverro, resigned just days before NASA’s first crewed launch in nearly a decade.
• Loverro told colleagues he was resigning due to a decision he made earlier in the year.
• SpaceX’s Crew Dragon launch will still proceed as scheduled.
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We’re literally just days away from NASA’s first manned launch of a spacecraft from US soil since the Space Shuttle era. It’s a massive event, with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon taking a pair of NASA astronauts to the International Space Station and, if all goes well, reaching the finish line of the Commercial Crew program.

It would be hard to imagine a single soul at NASA not wanting to be part of this huge milestone, and even harder to imagine one of the people who helped make it possible choosing to leave the space agency. That’s exactly what Doug Loverro, the head of NASA’s human spaceflight efforts, is doing. Loverro resigned from his post as Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations.

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• Moderna’s early coronavirus vaccine results look promising, but they actually lack the crucial data that doctors and physicians working on COVID-19 therapies need.
• The company’s Monday announcement left out key details that will only arrive once a full study is available, but it also sent its stock soaring ahead a new round of public stock offering.
• Moderna did say that eight out of 45 volunteers who were inoculated with the RNA vaccine developed neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2.
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Moderna is one of the several companies working on a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, and it’s the first company to have started Phase 1 human trials for the drug. It’s also the closest to reaching Phase 2, and emergency use of the vaccine may be approved as soon as this fall if all goes well.

The first patients were inoculated with Moderna’s mRNA-1273 compound several weeks ago, and the company disclosed preliminary results a few days ago saying the drug generates an immune response comparable to the one seen in COVID-19 survivors. That’s the kind of good news the world has been waiting for. A vaccine will be key to stopping the spread of the disease. However, some researchers say that Moderna hasn’t actually shared any data of value to scientists, cherry-picking the information it chose to make public.

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• The long-rumored Snyder Cut of Justice League will finally be released on HBO Max in 2021.
• Fans have been clamoring for the director’s cut of the Warner Bros. Pictures DC movie ever since it came out in 2017 because Snyder had to step down before reshoots began.
• No specific release date was provided, and we don’t know how much, if any, work still needs to be done to complete the Snyder Cut either, but fans will be thrilled nonetheless.
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In a genuinely shocking turn of events, Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO teamed up on Wednesday to announce that the long-awaited director’s cut of Justice League is coming to HBO Max next year.

Justice League debuted to middling reviews in 2017, failing to generate the critical buzz or the box office numbers of the Avengers movies that came before and after it. The movie had its fans, but they were convinced that director Zack Snyder wasn’t able to execute on his true vision when he had to step down due to a family emergency. Joss Whedon stepped in to take Snyder’s place during reshoots, and what fans believe they got was a pale imitation of the darker, grittier version that Snyder would have released if he had been involved from start to finish.

#ReleaseTheSnyderCut became a rallying cry online, and for years, fans received hints that a version true to Zack’s vision might one day be released. On Wednesday, May 20th, they were finally vindicated.

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• The topic of illegal immigration has found its way into the discussion around whether or not congressional lawmakers should authorize new coronavirus stimulus payments for Americans still financial reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic.
• A massive new stimulus package, the HEROES Act, was passed by the House last week and includes money for stimulus checks that would go to immigrants, regardless of their legal status.
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Following up on our article from yesterday, more indications continue to surface that Republicans aren’t inclined to want to pursue a new round of stimulus checks for Americans hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic anytime soon.

One major sticking point keeping this from happening is something you might not have expected: Immigration. The HEROES Act, a massive new coronavirus relief package which the US House of Representatives passed last Friday, would make a new round of direct stimulus payments available to immigrants who pay taxes, along with their families, regardless of their legal status. As we noted yesterday, Republicans were already hesitant about another multi-trillion-dollar coronavirus package, but the provision of funds for illegal immigrants has made the chasm between both sides even wider.

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• Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Fold 2 during an online-only Unpacked press conference because of the ongoing coronavirus health crisis.
• A date for the event hasn’t been set, but the new phones should be unveiled by late August, considering Samsung’s Galaxy Note launch history.
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Samsung’s decision to announce the Galaxy S20 series and Galaxy Fold several weeks before what should have been this year’s pre-MWC press events day turned out to be a success for the company. Not only did the two handsets get plenty of attention from the press, but the trade show was canceled because of coronavirus worries. All of the other smartphone announcements that were scheduled for the event had to be delayed.

As the novel coronavirus health crisis evolved, several other significant events were canceled, including Microsoft Build, Google I/O, and WWDC. Microsoft and Apple went forward with new formats, while Google scrapped its developer event. Other product announcements will have to be made online in the coming months, and Samsung’s upcoming flagships might be on that list. A new report out of Korea says that the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Fold 2 will be unveiled at an online press conference later this summer.

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• iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 are now available for the public to download after an extensive beta testing period.
• iOS 13.5 brings a variety of new features and changes, including the Exposure Notification API, improvements for Face ID, and new options in Group FaceTime and Medical ID.
• If you are wearing a mask while trying to unlock your iPhone or authenticate a purchase using Face ID, iOS 13.5 simplifies the process and brings up the passcode field more quickly.
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Just days after the golden master build of iOS 13.5 began rolling out the developers, Apple has released the final version of the update to the public. iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 are now available to everyone with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and bring a variety of new features and changes with them, including the Exposure Notification API that developers can use to build contact tracing apps to track the spread of the novel coronavirus.

iOS 13.5 also includes a “simplified unlock process for devices with Face ID when you are wearing a face mask.” From now on, the passcode field will be presented automatically if you swipe up on the Lock screen while you are wearing a mask. This also works whenever you are prompted to authenticate using Face ID in App Store, Apple Books, Apple Pay, iTunes, and other apps.

Other changes include an “option to control automatic prominence on Group FaceTime calls so video tiles do not change size when a participant speaks” and an “option to automatically share health and other essential information from your Medical ID with emergency services when you place an emergency call.”

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• A new study out of China used hamsters to test the effectiveness of face masks against coronavirus transmission.
• Hamster cages were covered in surgical mask material to see how well it protects against the virus.
• The results show that surgical masks are indeed a viable option if you’re hoping to protect yourself against infection or to prevent yourself from infecting others.
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Do masks protect you against the coronavirus? Depending on when you asked that question you might get a dozen different answers. Between conjecture from health experts, advice from doctors, and no shortage of studies claiming one thing or another, the best answer any of us have is “it depends.”

We know that some masks work much better than others, and there are many factors: The material the mask is made of, how well it fits the wearer, and environmental conditions, just to name a few. Now, a new study out of China suggests that yes, one type of mask definitely works as a barrier to prevent the spread of the airborne droplets that carry the virus, and we can thank hamsters for sacrificing their health to reach this conclusion.

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• AirPods Pro are on sale right now at a new all-time low price on Amazon, and Apple’s two different AirPods 2 models are both on sale with deep discounts as well.
• Those are all great deals, but there’s another option you should consider that offers much more bang for your buck.
• iTeknic’s BH006 true wireless earbuds have fantastic battery life and very impressive sound quality, and they’re on sale right now at Amazon for only $29.89 when you clip the 20% coupon on the product page.
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Amazon is offering some of the best deals of the year right now on AirPods 2 and AirPods 2 with wireless charging, which are both on sale with discounts up to $30. Also of note, they’re both still shipping out right away despite Amazon’s shift away from nonessential products. More surprising still is the fact that AirPods Pro are back in stock right now and down to a new all-time low price. Before you buy either of those earphones though, there’s another deal you should check out that cost a fraction as much as AirPods, even while they’re on sale.

The iTeknic BH006 true wireless earbuds aren’t quite as popular or as recognizable as AirPods, but they do have more than 1,100 5-star ratings on Amazon and they beat Apple’s AirPods 2 in a few key areas. First, they have silicone tips just like AirPods Pro, which means they isolate sound instead of leaking it all over the place. Also, they last for about 8 hours of playback per charge instead of about 4 for AirPods, and that’s huge. With the included charging case, you’ll get about 30 hours of total listening time instead of about 21 or 22 with AirPods.

AirPods are great and all, but if you care more about the listening experience than your image, it might not be a bad idea to pick up a pair of BH006 earbuds instead. Clip the 20% coupon on the product page and you’ll get these great earbuds for only $36.79. That’s an all-time low price!

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• Microsoft unveiled what it’s touted as one of the fastest supercomputers in the world Tuesday at its annual Build developers conference.
• It’s an outgrowth of a partnership last year between the computing giant and OpenAI, a startup co-founded by Elon Musk which Microsoft has supported with more than $1 billion.
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Microsoft has teamed up with a startup co-founded by Elon Musk to build one of the fastest supercomputers in the world, the company announced Tuesday during its annual Build developers conference — held virtually this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The startup is OpenAI, the charter of which underscores that it’s working to ensure that AI which can outperform humans nevertheless benefits all of humanity. Microsoft stressed that this work represents a key milestone in a partnership announced last year to jointly create new supercomputing technologies in Azure. This is a first step, the computing giant explained, toward debuting large AI models “and the infrastructure needed to train them” as a platform that developers and other organizations can build on.

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