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Three continents, four lives, one day Three continents, four lives, one day Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: Michigan lockdown protesters enter statehouse Coronavirus: Michigan lockdown protesters enter statehouse Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: 'World is too fragile' - UN secretary general Coronavirus: 'World is too fragile' - UN secretary general Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: Seven million Afghan children risk hunger - report Coronavirus: Seven million Afghan children risk hunger - report Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5

Coronavirus: How can I help?

April 30, 2020
Giving blood, writing a diary, or reading a story to your friends' children are just some of the options. from BBC News - World https:...
Coronavirus: How can I help? Coronavirus: How can I help? Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
ICANN board has voted to reject the sale of the .org registry to private equity firm Ethos Capital (ICANN) ICANN board has voted to reject the sale of the .org registry to private equity firm Ethos Capital (ICANN) Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Reddit has disabled its chat room feature, Start Chatting, a day after launch due to "several errors" in rollout and moderators' concerns over lack of control (Monica Chin/The Verge) Reddit has disabled its chat room feature, Start Chatting, a day after launch due to "several errors" in rollout and moderators' concerns over lack of control (Monica Chin/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
IDC: Global smartphone shipments dropped 11.7% YoY to 276M during Q1 2020, the largest YoY decline ever (Aimee Chanthadavong/ZDNet) IDC: Global smartphone shipments dropped 11.7% YoY to 276M during Q1 2020, the largest YoY decline ever (Aimee Chanthadavong/ZDNet) Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: Northern Territory first in Australia to lift major restrictions Coronavirus: Northern Territory first in Australia to lift major restrictions Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Are ‘anti-virus’ cars in China just a gimmick? Are ‘anti-virus’ cars in China just a gimmick? Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Amazon tells its Seattle and Bellevue employees already working from home since early March that they "are welcome to do so until at least October 2" (Benjamin Romano/The Seattle Times) Amazon tells its Seattle and Bellevue employees already working from home since early March that they "are welcome to do so until at least October 2" (Benjamin Romano/The Seattle Times) Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
The UN's social distancing app, 1point5, is largely ineffective at monitoring distance between people, indiscriminately picking up any Bluetooth signals (Joseph Cox/VICE) The UN's social distancing app, 1point5, is largely ineffective at monitoring distance between people, indiscriminately picking up any Bluetooth signals (Joseph Cox/VICE) Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Amazon Earnings: Sales Are Up, but Company Warns of Higher Costs Ahead Amazon Earnings: Sales Are Up, but Company Warns of Higher Costs Ahead Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: Armed protesters enter Michigan statehouse Coronavirus: Armed protesters enter Michigan statehouse Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Nigerian drummer Tony Allen dies aged 79 Nigerian drummer Tony Allen dies aged 79 Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: Gulshan Ewing's death adds to care home tragedy Coronavirus: Gulshan Ewing's death adds to care home tragedy Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
The worldwide race to make solar power more efficient The worldwide race to make solar power more efficient Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
How The Assistant exposes Hollywood's abuse silence How The Assistant exposes Hollywood's abuse silence Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Walmart is piloting a 2-hour "Express" grocery delivery service for an extra $10 fee; plans to expand to 1K stores in May, using its 74K+ "personal shoppers" (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Walmart is piloting a 2-hour "Express" grocery delivery service for an extra $10 fee; plans to expand to 1K stores in May, using its 74K+ "personal shoppers" (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Quiz of the Week: On UFOs, lockdown loosening and more Quiz of the Week: On UFOs, lockdown loosening and more Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Pandemic conspiracy theories are being spread using Wayback Machine links of content already discredited by fact-checkers and even deleted (Bobbie Johnson/MIT Technology Review) Pandemic conspiracy theories are being spread using Wayback Machine links of content already discredited by fact-checkers and even deleted (Bobbie Johnson/MIT Technology Review) Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Africa's week in pictures: 24 - 30 April 2020 Africa's week in pictures: 24 - 30 April 2020 Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus in Ghana: Online funerals, face masks and elections without rallies Coronavirus in Ghana: Online funerals, face masks and elections without rallies Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Salesforce is moving all of its events in 2020 online, including Dreamforce, which drew over 170K attendees in 2019, contributing $150M+ to the SF economy (Paayal Zaveri/Business Insider) Salesforce is moving all of its events in 2020 online, including Dreamforce, which drew over 170K attendees in 2019, contributing $150M+ to the SF economy (Paayal Zaveri/Business Insider) Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor dies aged 67 Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor dies aged 67 Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
US blacklists five Amazon foreign websites US blacklists five Amazon foreign websites Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
US blacklists five Amazon foreign websites US blacklists five Amazon foreign websites Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: Trump says China wants him to lose re-election Coronavirus: Trump says China wants him to lose re-election Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Dozens of tracking apps for smartphones are being used or developed to help contain the pandemic, despite concerns about security, privacy, and effectiveness (New York Times) Dozens of tracking apps for smartphones are being used or developed to help contain the pandemic, despite concerns about security, privacy, and effectiveness (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Researcher: major sites like Wish and Mailchimp were leaking email addresses to ads and analytics companies including Facebook and Twitter via URL query strings (Zach Edwards) Researcher: major sites like Wish and Mailchimp were leaking email addresses to ads and analytics companies including Facebook and Twitter via URL query strings (Zach Edwards) Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Google introduces new rules for the Chrome Web Store to cut down on spammy extensions, says developers must comply by August 27 or extensions will be delisted (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet) Google introduces new rules for the Chrome Web Store to cut down on spammy extensions, says developers must comply by August 27 or extensions will be delisted (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet) Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Booking Holdings' Priceline, OpenTable, and Kayak, along with Blix and others, form the lobbying group App Coalition, touting independence from Apple and Google (Bloomberg) Booking Holdings' Priceline, OpenTable, and Kayak, along with Blix and others, form the lobbying group App Coalition, touting independence from Apple and Google (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: Serena Williams among stars to compete in Mario Tennis tournament Coronavirus: Serena Williams among stars to compete in Mario Tennis tournament Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Harrison Ford investigated over LA runway incident Harrison Ford investigated over LA runway incident Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: Serena Williams among stars to compete in Mario Tennis tournament Coronavirus: Serena Williams among stars to compete in Mario Tennis tournament Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Reddit launches Start Chatting, a new tool that lets users start a chat room with up to seven randomly selected users within a subreddit (Karissa Bell/Engadget) Reddit launches Start Chatting, a new tool that lets users start a chat room with up to seven randomly selected users within a subreddit (Karissa Bell/Engadget) Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Zuckerberg: 3B+ MAUs across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp, with FB and IG Live video views up 2x and group video call time up 10x in recent weeks (Lucas Matney/TechCrunch) Zuckerberg: 3B+ MAUs across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp, with FB and IG Live video views up 2x and group video call time up 10x in recent weeks (Lucas Matney/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus kills 70 veterans at Massachusetts care home Coronavirus kills 70 veterans at Massachusetts care home Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Irrfan Khan: The Bollywood star loved by Hollywood Irrfan Khan: The Bollywood star loved by Hollywood Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: Searching for truth behind Spain's care home tragedy Coronavirus: Searching for truth behind Spain's care home tragedy Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: Japan's low testing rate raises questions Coronavirus: Japan's low testing rate raises questions Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Training AI 'to translate mum's phone messages' Training AI 'to translate mum's phone messages' Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Staging a 'socially distanced' boxing match Staging a 'socially distanced' boxing match Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: Why the fashion industry faces an 'existential crisis' Coronavirus: Why the fashion industry faces an 'existential crisis' Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: Why so many US nurses are out of work Coronavirus: Why so many US nurses are out of work Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
How will airlines get flying again? How will airlines get flying again? Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Why is my Wi-Fi slow? How to fix a slow internet connection - CNET Why is my Wi-Fi slow? How to fix a slow internet connection - CNET Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
How to Remove Password From PDF on Google Chrome, Android, iPhone, Windows, and Mac How to Remove Password From PDF on Google Chrome, Android, iPhone, Windows, and Mac Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Their Met Gala, Their Way. You’re Invited. Their Met Gala, Their Way. You’re Invited. Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Irrfan Khan, one of Indian cinema's finest exports Irrfan Khan, one of Indian cinema's finest exports Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: A new way of dating during lockdown Coronavirus: A new way of dating during lockdown Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
How data-driven tech used for tracking and predicting the movement of refugees and migrants across Europe is being repurposed to track the spread of COVID-19 (Crofton Black/The Bureau ...) How data-driven tech used for tracking and predicting the movement of refugees and migrants across Europe is being repurposed to track the spread of COVID-19 (Crofton Black/The Bureau ...) Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: A new way of dating during lockdown Coronavirus: A new way of dating during lockdown Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Gallery robot helps people experience art from home Gallery robot helps people experience art from home Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Flexera State of the Cloud 2020 report: multicloud is becoming primary architecture choice; 65% of organizations are using Docker, 58% are using Kubernetes (Larry Dignan/ZDNet) Flexera State of the Cloud 2020 report: multicloud is becoming primary architecture choice; 65% of organizations are using Docker, 58% are using Kubernetes (Larry Dignan/ZDNet) Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Seeking Real Voices in China, Despite Censorship and Fear Seeking Real Voices in China, Despite Censorship and Fear Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Slumdog Millionaire actor Irrfan Khan dies Slumdog Millionaire actor Irrfan Khan dies Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
Hungarian competition watchdog GVH fines Booking.com £6.1M for unfair business practices, including misleading ads and psychological pressure on consumers (Reuters) Hungarian competition watchdog GVH fines Booking.com £6.1M for unfair business practices, including misleading ads and psychological pressure on consumers (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: This is what reopening in US looks like Coronavirus: This is what reopening in US looks like Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
Sources: e-commerce giant JD.com has filed confidentially for a second listing in Hong Kong, which could raise at least $2B (Bloomberg) Sources: e-commerce giant JD.com has filed confidentially for a second listing in Hong Kong, which could raise at least $2B (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
Apple Watch 3 vs. Fitbit Versa: Which smartwatch should you buy? - CNET Apple Watch 3 vs. Fitbit Versa: Which smartwatch should you buy? - CNET Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
Roc Nation files copyright claim over deepfake YouTube videos which use AI to impersonate Jay-Z's voice, raising new copyright and fair use questions (Andy Baio/Waxy.org) Roc Nation files copyright claim over deepfake YouTube videos which use AI to impersonate Jay-Z's voice, raising new copyright and fair use questions (Andy Baio/Waxy.org) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
Microsoft is pushing privacy bills, modeled on the Washington Privacy Act it failed to get passed twice, in Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois, and Minnesota (Issie Lapowsky/Protocol) Microsoft is pushing privacy bills, modeled on the Washington Privacy Act it failed to get passed twice, in Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois, and Minnesota (Issie Lapowsky/Protocol) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
Google is shutting down Shoelace, a hyper-local social networking app it had launched in New York City in July 2019 (Ryan Kovatch/9to5Google) Google is shutting down Shoelace, a hyper-local social networking app it had launched in New York City in July 2019 (Ryan Kovatch/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 is acquiring DivvyCloud, a cloud security and governance startup, for $145M in cash and stock (Ron Miller/TechCrunch) Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 is acquiring DivvyCloud, a cloud security and governance startup, for $145M in cash and stock (Ron Miller/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
Trump orders US meatpacking plants to stay open Trump orders US meatpacking plants to stay open Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
How a handful of employees at Apple quickly pushed forward the development of a contract tracing API and collaboration with Google in less than a month (Christina Farr/CNBC) How a handful of employees at Apple quickly pushed forward the development of a contract tracing API and collaboration with Google in less than a month (Christina Farr/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
Samsung reports Q1 earnings with total revenue ~$45.4B, up 5.6% YoY, and operating profit of ~$5.2B, up 3% YoY, as chip demand was solid amid COVID-19 crisis (Hyunjoo Jin/Reuters) Samsung reports Q1 earnings with total revenue ~$45.4B, up 5.6% YoY, and operating profit of ~$5.2B, up 3% YoY, as chip demand was solid amid COVID-19 crisis (Hyunjoo Jin/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
Ford says it is delaying the commercial launch of its self-driving vehicle services being developed with Argo AI to 2022, to reassess its strategy amid COVID-19 (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch) Ford says it is delaying the commercial launch of its self-driving vehicle services being developed with Argo AI to 2022, to reassess its strategy amid COVID-19 (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
Will homemade face masks keep you from getting coronavirus? Here's what we know - CNET Will homemade face masks keep you from getting coronavirus? Here's what we know - CNET Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
Who could lead North Korea without Kim? Who could lead North Korea without Kim? Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
Marc Benioff’s $25 Million Blitz to Buy Protective Gear From China Marc Benioff’s $25 Million Blitz to Buy Protective Gear From China Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: How New Zealand got its coffees and fries back Coronavirus: How New Zealand got its coffees and fries back Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
A look at how governments can help people stay at home by subsidizing remote work, online education, and streaming entertainment services (Brookings) A look at how governments can help people stay at home by subsidizing remote work, online education, and streaming entertainment services (Brookings) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2020 Rating: 5
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