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Instagram DMs are now available for everyone to use on desktop
Because, how else are we communicating these days?
Google bolsters New York's overburdened unemployment website
New Yorkers should have access to a better unemployment website now.
By Alex Perry
Facebook's new 'Quiet Mode' lets you take a break from Facebook
On your phone, that is.
Google bans Zoom from corporate computers over security concerns
Google is zooming away from Zoom.
By Jordan Aaron
TikTok pledges $375 million in coronavirus aid
Most of the money will go to front-line medical workers, educators, and community programs, the company said.
Twitter's Jack Dorsey becomes biggest public philanthropist amid coronavirus crisis
He's pledging $1 billion of his own money to help address the coronavirus crisis.
Apple's new macOS Catalina update fixes FaceTime issue, USB-C bug
It's a supplemental update to Catalina 10.15.4.
Chinese iPhone manufacturer has a strict coronavirus prevention strategy
It involves QR codes and eating cubicles.
By Amanda Yeo
Samsung is donating 2,000 glove-friendly phones to NHS workers
The company will also be providing UV phone sterilisation machines.
By Amanda Yeo
Twitter will now give more of your user data to advertisers
The option to turn this setting off has now been disabled.
By Matt Binder
Jack Dorsey invites you to follow along via Google Docs as he spends $1 billion on COVID-19 relief
The CEO pledged around $1 billion in Square equity to an LLC that will provide COVID-19 relief.
By Jack Morse
Stolen Zoom passwords and meeting IDs are already being shared on the dark web
Is your Zoom account safe?
By Matt Binder
Coronavirus pandemic exposes shortage in programmers who know an old computer language
This pandemic is showing just how unprepared our systems are for crises.
By Jordan Aaron
Microsoft patent details folding phone with 3 displays
Two displays? Yaaawn. Microsoft is thinking about a phone with three displays.
By Matthew Humphries
Hackers can take over your Mac and iPhone's mic and camera through Safari bugs
The people who put stickers over their MacBook's webcam might be onto something.
By Jordan Aaron
Headspace offers free guided meditations and workouts for New Yorkers
Stressed out about coronavirus? These free meditations might help.
By Alex Perry
YouTube to curb videos promoting 5G coronavirus conspiracy theories
People are lighting stuff on fire because they think 5G is connected to the spread of coronavirus.
Apple is donating 20 million masks and producing face shields to help fight coronavirus
The company hopes to launch more efforts like these in the future.
Zoom improves security with automatic password protection and waiting rooms
It's small, but it's something.
By Kellen Beck
YouTube and TikTok creators pivot to DIY face mask tutorials
Content in the time of coronavirus.
By Morgan Sung
Big Tech drastically reverses course on coronavirus ad policies
Google, Twitter, and YouTube all underestimated the scope of Covid-19.
By Matt Binder
Amazon stops selling N95 masks to consumers to prioritize distribution to hospitals
If you try to buy an N95 mask on Amazon, you'll notice the "add to cart" button is gone.
By Michael Kan
