Apple reveals the new iPhone SE, hackers want $500k for Zoom exploit

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Instagram adds stickers for local businesses to offer gift cards, delivery

Social media platform Instagram is making it easier for small businesses to share gift card, food order and fundraiser stickers in their profile and Stories, an effort to ease some of the challenges many are facing during the coronavirus pandemic.  When you use Instagram, you can tap the sticker to make a purchase through the business’s site. This feature will …

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Verizon adds new wireless and Fios discounts for nurses and teachers

Verizon is expanding its military and first responders discount to include nurses and teachers, bringing its discount program to more people as the coronavirus pandemic continues.  Already available for veterans, active military, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, emergency medical services and state and local law enforcement, the new offer will allow nurses and teachers to save up to $25 a month …

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iPhone SE Product Red model will support coronavirus relief

Apple’s new $399 iPhone SE is available for preorder on Friday. If you go with the bright red color option, a portion of that sale will go to coronavirus relief efforts.  Until Sept. 30, Apple is partnering with (Red) to redirect a portion of proceeds from the sale of Product Red devices to the Global Fund’s COVID‑19 Response. Apple’s website …

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Google Play will launch a kids section for ‘teacher approved’ apps

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As children stay home from school amid the coronavirus pandemic, parents have been on the lookout for apps and other content that’s safe for their kids. Google on Wednesday said it wants to make it easier for parents to find that content with …

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Google is helping out newsrooms with its Journalism Emergency Relief Fund

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Google is following in Facebook’s footsteps by offering financial aid to local newsrooms, which are continuing to cover the coronavirus epidemic even as it hits their income sources. On Wednesday, it revealed the Journalism Emergency Relief Fund and encouraged small and medium-sized news …

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HBO Max will be free if you already pay for HBO on Charter’s Spectrum

HBO Max, the HBO-centered $15-a-month streaming service launching in May, will be free for Charter cable customers who already pay for traditional HBO in their pay-TV packages, Charter and AT&T’s WarnerMedia said Wednesday, in a first for the forthcoming service. Related stories Peacock vs. Quibi vs. HBO Max vs. Disney Plus vs. Apple TV Plus vs. Netflix: How streaming stacks up HBO Max: …

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Washington AG sues Facebook again over political ads

Facebook is again facing a lawsuit over political ads in Washington state. Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Tuesday filed a campaign finance lawsuit against the social media giant, saying the company has failed to maintain legally required information about political ads and to make that information available to the public. In 2018, Facebook paid $238,000 to solve a previous dispute …

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NBC’s Peacock sorta launches. The real Peacock won’t show up for a while

Peacock‘s streaming service officially kicked off Wednesday. But for many people curious about NBCUniversal‘s first strike in the streaming wars, the launch may be easier to understand by what you won’t get now: You can’t get Peacock at all unless you’re a Comcast Xfinity X1 or Flex subscriber, as originally planned. Even if you are one of those Comcast customers, you won’t get a mobile …

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Google’s Wear OS adds reminder to wash hands to prevent COVID

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Your Google smartwatch will now ping you to wash your hands every three hours to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The new feature is part of a Wear OS update, Android Police reports. After the alert from the clock app is opened, …

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OnePlus 8 Pro marks the improbable rise of the Chinese phone maker

This story is part of Generation China, CNET’s series exploring the nation’s technological ambition. BlackBerry. HTC. LG. Motorola. Microsoft. Nokia. Facebook. Even Amazon. The roster of companies that have tried to win over US smartphone buyers — and failed spectacularly — is long. Some dominated the era of flip phones but couldn’t transition to touchscreen devices. Others tried to expand …

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Why the $399 iPhone SE is the perfect phone in the age of coronavirus

Apple on Wednesday finally introduced the phone some fans have anticipated for years: the new iPhone SE. It couldn’t have come at a better time.  The second-generation iPhone SE is essentially an iPhone 11 stuffed into the revamped body of a 4.7-inch iPhone 8. It has an A13 Bionic processor, Qi wireless charging and haptic touch, just like its high-end …

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Google making its own chips? OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro reviews

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How to direct deposit your stimulus check and not get scammed

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