As hospitals enforce strict rules, parents are using FaceTime to see their newborns
When Shelby Law gave birth to her baby seven weeks early in late March, she and her husband freely visited their newborn in the hospital’s…
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Google to release your location data to help fight coronavirus pandemic
Google (GOOGL) is publicly releasing the data it’s already collecting about people’s movements during the coronavirus pandemic. The…
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Esports are already online (obviously), but the pandemic is still creating huge challenges
Golf, basketball, hockey and other sports have all suspended their seasons. Major league baseball says it may start up in late spring. But…
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Jeff Bezos is donating $100 million to American food banks
Jeff Bezos is donating $100 million to US food banks to help them feed a growing number of out-of-work Americans who are losing their jobs during the…
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Can you use apps to track coronavirus and protect privacy? Europe’s going to try
Countries across Europe are looking to launch tracking apps to fight the spread of the coronavirus, without raising the kinds of privacy concerns…
Continue Reading Tesla overcomes plant shutdowns to again build 100,000 cars in quarter
Tesla built more than 100,000 vehicles in the first quarter, despite shutdowns at its plants in Shanghai and Fremont, California, due to health…
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Amazon says it’s taking coronavirus seriously. Workers say the company is endangering their health
Amid mounting criticism of its pandemic response, Amazon on Thursday said it is rapidly expanding temperature checks for its employees and that it…
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Zoom CEO apologizes for having ‘fallen short’ on privacy and security
The founder and CEO of Zoom has apologized to the video conferencing app’s millions of users after coming under fire for a host of privacy…
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Hasbro launches website to keep families busy
Hasbro is pointing parents and caregivers to its new website, BringHomeTheFun.com.…
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WeWork founder misses out on $1 billion as SoftBank cancels share buyout
SoftBank is walking away from a sizeable chunk of its WeWork rescue package, which included a near billion dollar windfall for ousted founder Adam…
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Life found in rocks beneath the ocean floor give scientists hope of finding life on Mars
When scientists find microbial life thriving in some of the most extreme environments on Earth, it gives them hope that they may be able to find life…
Continue Reading Zoom, the video conferencing app everyone is using, faces questions over privacy
The coronavirus outbreak has seen millions of people ordered to stay in their homes flock to Zoom, using the video conference app for everything from…
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Desk dining and mandatory health checks: How Huawei is returning to work
At Huawei’s first ever virtual press conference on Tuesday, CEO Eric Xu waited patiently as dozens of reporters attempted to get the…
Continue Reading Apple acquires popular weather app Dark Sky
Apple has acquired the popular weather app Dark Sky in a move that could turn the iPhone and smartwatch maker into the exclusive provider of an app…
Continue Reading Facebook feature lets neighbors volunteer to help each other during pandemic
Facebook is rolling out a new tool that lets its users offer or request help from their neighbors during the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, the…
Continue Reading What is Houseparty and is someone trying to sabotage it?
Houseparty, one of the video calling apps keeping people connected around the world during the coronavirus pandemic, has offered a $1 million reward…
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What is Houseparty and is someone trying to sabotage it?
Houseparty, one of the video calling apps keeping people connected around the world during the coronavirus pandemic, has offered a $1 million reward…
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Amazon fires warehouse worker who led Staten Island warehouse walkout
Amazon has terminated an employee based in the company’s Staten Island, New York, warehouse after he participated in a worker walkout…
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Doctors turn to Twitter and TikTok to share coronavirus news
Ali Raja spends his nine-hour shifts in the emergency room at Massachusetts General Hospital treating gunshot wounds, sprained ankles, heart attacks…
Continue Reading Masa Son’s global tech empire is being rocked by the pandemic. Don’t count him out just yet
Japanese billionaire Masa Son cast himself as a bold, visionary investor betting on the future. Now he’s playing defense as the coronavirus…
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