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5 essential Zoom hacks to improve your virtual hangouts
If you're stuck Zooming with your friends, you can at least make the experience a little easier for yourself.
By Alex Perry
Google wisely cancels this year's April Fools' jokes
The goofy holiday just doesn't make sense during a global pandemic. But there's always next year.
By Matt Binder
Slack is seeing a huge surge in users during coronavirus pandemic
Stay connected while you stay at home.
By Words by Sam Haysom; Video by Marvin Van Buren
Apple's video and music software are free amid coronavirus pandemic
Make your masterpiece from the comfort of your couch.
By Words by Stan Schroeder; Video by Marvin Van Buren
'Siri, how do I know if I have the coronavirus?' Apple launches tools for COVID-19 pandemic.
A new coronavirus screening tool from Apple.
By Matt Binder
Google Duo raises video chat limit amid coronavirus pandemic
More new features to come, says Google.
Apple makes video and music software free amid coronavirus pandemic
This is a great opportunity to try out Apple's pro-grade video editing and music making tools.
Inside a Verily coronavirus testing site: How it works, from screening to diagnosis
The Google-affiliated company takes us behind the scenes.
By Rachel Kraus
Amazon warehouse workers in U.S. have tested positive for coronavirus
Stay safe out there.
By Words by Stan Schroeder; Video by Marvin Van Buren
Here’s what’s coming to Amazon Prime Video in April 2020
Here’s to keeping ourselves entertained while self-isolating.
By Jordan Aaron
Phone location data is being handed over to the EU to help track coronavirus
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.
By Words by Amanda Yeo; Video by Marvin Van Buren
Slack has seen a massive surge in users during coronavirus pandemic
"We saw evidence of a huge increase in demand."
By Sam Haysom
Businesses can now mark themselves as 'temporarily closed' on Google
The number of closed businesses rises by the day during the coronavirus outbreak.
Should you use Zoom or FaceTime? Here's how to decide.
One is a feature. The other is a service. Let us explain the difference.
By Matt Binder
This company says it knows who isn't socially distancing
Is it you?
By Words by Jack Morse; Video by Marvin Van Buren
Amazon workers in U.S. test positive for coronavirus in 8 warehouses
Recently, 1,500 Amazon workers signed a petition asking for better protections against the coronavirus.
Apple is hoping to start reopening stores in the first half of April
But is it realistic?
YouTube shifts default video quality to standard definition globally
Google, which owns YouTube, is attempting to prevent bandwidth strain as everyone self-isolates during the coronavirus pandemic.
By Jack Morse
This company you've never heard of says it knows who isn't socially distancing
Privacy has long been passé in the world of tech, but the coronavirus pandemic stands to make matters worse.
By Jack Morse
California opens 2 new coronavirus testing sites with help from Alphabet's Verily
The program is expanding ... slightly.
By Rachel Kraus
Supercomputers are being used to study coronavirus
It's good to know the biggest brains in the world — human and machine — are on the case.
By Words by Rachel Kraus; Video by Marvin Van Buren
Internet is slowing down in the U.S. and Europe
Quarantine activities include: puzzles, books, games, and more!
By Words by Stan Schroeder; Video by Marvin Van Buren
Revolut finally launches debit card and app in the United States
It took a while, but Revolut has finally launched its app and debit card in the U.S.
Internet is getting slower in the U.S. and Europe
Since mid-March, broadband performance has deteriorated significantly in Europe and North America.
Speech recognition systems have higher error rates for black people, study finds
The study authors found that the systems — developed by the likes of Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM, and Microsoft — all have smaller error rates when transcribing the speech of white people.
By Jack Morse
