• Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 is set to arrive later this year.
• Samsung’s next-gen phablet will reportedly ship with a 108-megapixel shooter and an improved ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.
• The entry-level Galaxy Note 20 will not ship with a 120Hz display.
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Samsung later this summer will officially unveil its Galaxy Note 20 lineup, the company’s next-gen take on its popular phablet. If the name is throwing you off, that’s perfectly understandable as Samsung, similar to what it did with its Galaxy S series, is jumping from the Note 10 all the way to the Note 20. Though purely a marketing gimmick, the new naming scheme does add a bit more excitement to a product line that has become a bit predictable in recent years.

Now Samsung, in stark contrast to Apple, seemingly doesn’t do much of anything to keep product details from leaking out. As a result, we typically know everything there is to know about a new Samsung product weeks, if not months, ahead of time. With that said, we’ve already seen a number of Galaxy Note 20 leaks surface over the past few weeks.

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• An astronomer has calculated what he believes are the odds that life exists elsewhere in the universe, and they’re quite favorable.
• Based on his calculations, David Kipping of Columbia University says the odds of some form of extraterrestrial life are around 9:1 in favor.
• The odds of intelligent life, while still favorable, are lower at 3:2.
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Do you think aliens exist? It’s a question we’ve all asked ourselves, and generally speaking, I think the majority of people think there’s something out there, even if none of us really know what it is. Scientists would love to find the answer, of course, but while they wait for E.T. to crash-land on their doorstep they’ve crunched the numbers to see how likely it is that aliens are even out there.

In a new paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, David Kipping, assistant professor of astronomy at Columbia University, lays out the hard and not-so-hard data.

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• A new study reveals that hurricanes are indeed getting more powerful on a decade-by-decade basis.
• The study also draws strong links between more powerful storms and man-made climate change resulting in warmer ocean waters.
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If it seems to you that the massive storms rolling in from the ocean every year are causing more and more damage than the years before, you’re not alone. Scientists are noticing the trend, too, and a new study published by researchers at the University of Wisconsin Madison and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) lays out the evidence in stark detail.

With almost four decades of satellite data to go by, the researchers compared the prevalence of particularly damaging hurricanes from year to year, noting a clear uptick in the frequency of major storms.

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• Millions of Americans are still waiting to receive their coronavirus stimulus check from the federal government, a process the IRS says could take many more weeks to be completed — but some national lawmakers are already talking about a stimulus check round two.
• House Democrats have already passed a massive new coronavirus stimulus package, which includes money for additional direct payments to most Americans. But Republicans aren’t fully on board.
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Democrats in the US House of Representatives passed a massive new coronavirus relief package last week, a $3 trillion bill that, among other things, appropriates money for another round of direct stimulus payments. That would follow the initial round of direct payments that started going out in the wake of the pandemic, which provide up to $1,200 for individual taxpayers and up to $2,400 for married couples (plus $500 for each eligible child).

This week, that money started to be disbursed to some taxpayers in the form of a prepaid debit card, that’s ready to be used immediately, instead of a paper check that would first have to be deposited into a bank account.

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• TV show productions around the world were forced to stop due to the coronavirus pandemic.
• A new report predicts that 60% of the shows that were scheduled to air in the second half of 2020 will now be delayed to 2021, and 10% will be canceled outright.
• Unscripted reality shows will recover much more quickly than scripted programming.
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Throughout the novel coronavirus pandemic, television has been a necessary escape as we keep our distance from one another in an attempt to stop the spread of the virus. Movies have been releasing days, weeks, and even months ahead of schedule, and shows that have made their debuts over the past few months — most notably Netflix’s Tiger King and ESPN’s The Last Dance — have become viral sensations.

Broadcast and streaming TV has helped to keep us sane as we lock ourselves indoors, but with production on pause across the industry, it won’t be long before the content that networks and streaming services have accumulated starts to dry up. Citing data from Ampere Analysis, Deadline reports that up to 60% of the scripted titles that were scheduled to air before the end of the year will be delayed, and 10% will be canceled outright.

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• Google Chrome has always included a bevy of security and privacy settings that can be adjusted to produce a superior user experience.
• On Tuesday, the search giant announced some major changes coming to the browser along these lines, including a number of even stronger privacy-focused features as the company cracks down on bad actors.
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Power users know there are tons of bells and whistles within Google’s Chrome browser regarding privacy and security — lots of knobs you can digitally adjust to control your experience along those lines, and on Tuesday the search giant announced a major overhaul of all of that with a renewed focus on simplicity.

Among the changes, it will now be easier to manage cookies within Chrome, while “Site Settings” has also been tweaked to simplify various web permissions you can choose from. Additionally, you’ll now see “You and Google” at the top of the Chrome settings (where you used to see “People”) which is where you can find sync controls that let you control what data is shared with Google as well as made available across your various devices. And the “Clear browsing data” feature has now been moved to the top of the “Privacy & Security” section.

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• Wearing a mask is the best thing you can do to avoid the coronavirus while shopping.
• Wearing gloves, however, is not necessary.
• Avoiding grocery stores during peak hours is advisable.
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Though the coronavirus is still ravaging many parts of the country, the pandemic has seemingly started to subside — ever so slightly — in some major U.S. cities. Over the weekend, for instance, Detroit for the first time in many weeks reported that they went a full day without a single coronavirus-related death.

Meanwhile, many states across the country have either reopened or are planning to reopen in the coming weeks. What this means that we’ll see a lot more people venturing out in public as states loosen up stay-at-home directives and other safety measures initially enacted to keep the coronavirus contained.

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• A deadly virus has been found in rabbits in several US states, and it could pose a risk to populations of various species across the country.
• The disease causes internal bleeding, leading to death, and is considered to be highly contagious.
• The virus can spread between rabbit species, but it’s not thought to be a danger to humans at this time.
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The novel coronavirus pandemic has everyone a bit on edge, but for the most part, the animal kingdom appears to be doing just fine. In some cases, species are actually thriving in the absence of humans who are holed up in their homes. Unfortunately the same can’t be said for North America’s rabbits, which are facing a viral crisis of their very own.

As CNN reports, a particularly deadly strain of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease has been detected in rabbit populations in the Western United States and it threatens to spread throughout North America. That would be bad news not just for the rabbits, but for us as well.

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• As part of Spotify’s original and exclusive podcast efforts, Spotify announced a major deal on Tuesday — the move of Joe Rogan’s podcast to Spotify’s platform later this year.
• That will happen on September 1, with The Joe Rogan Experience giving Spotify one more weapon it can use to challenge rivals like Apple for podcast supremacy.
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Spotify is ramping up its efforts to become a major player in the podcast game, announcing a deal on Tuesday to bring Joe Rogan’s massively popular podcast The Joe Rogan Experience to the streaming service this fall. It’s a major coup for Spotify for a number of reasons, including the fact that videos of Rogan’s podcast on YouTube regularly garner millions of views, an audience that will presumably follow him to a new home — and, more importantly, his podcast has not been available on Spotify at all before now.

Here’s Rogan’s Spotify page, where episodes of his podcast will eventually be posted. Right now, all you’ll find there is a 50-second welcome message from Rogan, explaining the change. As part of the deal, the show will debut on Spotify on September 1.

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