April, 2020

• 30 April

  As more Uber drivers get COVID

  

  For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Uber is aiming to make it easier for its drivers to figure out if they’ve been infected with COVID-19. The ride-hailing company said Thursday that it’s partnering with telemedicine service Ro to give free assessments to all US-based …

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• 30 April

  Google Duplex learns to make calls in Spanish, debuts in Spain

  

  A Spanish-speaking version of Google Duplex, the AI chat algorithm that can call businesses on your behalf, is launching in Spain Thursday, Google tells CNET. Initially pitched as a way for the Google Assistant to call restaurants and book reservations on your behalf, the service will be used in Spain for inquiring about store hours during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. …

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• 30 April

  Zoom doesn’t actually have 300 million daily users

  

  Zoom is backtracking on a blog post last week that said the videoconferencing app had racked up 300 million daily users. Instead, the company now says it has “300 million daily meeting participants,” a different metric that counts people for every Zoom meeting they attend in a day.  The change was earlier spotted by The Verge. After the publication reached out …

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• 30 April

  Apple sales, profits grow even as coronavirus weighs on iPhone demand

  

  For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple was one of the first major tech manufacturers to warn investors that the coronavirus pandemic would impact its business. What resulted was a mixed bag, with its growing services business helping to offset its struggling hardware operations. The iPhone maker on Thursday …

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• 30 April

  Facebook launches photo transfer tool in US and Canada

  

  Facebook made it easier for users to take their photos and video off Facebook. A photo transfer tool on Thursday rolled out in the US and Canada, as first reported by Reuters. Facebook initially launched the option last December in Ireland, and in several other countries in the months that followed.  To access the photo transfer tool, Facebook users will need …

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• 30 April

  ICANN rejects sale of .org registry business to private investment firm

  

  ICANN, the organization in charge of basic internet name and addressing technology, announced Thursday it won’t approve of the sale and transfer to a private investment firm of the business that sells the rights to use the .org internet domain. The Internet Society, a 27-year-old nonprofit that pushes for online improvements such as better privacy and security, has for years …

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• 30 April

  FCC calls for all carriers to extend their Keep America Connected pledge

  

  Federal Communications Commission chair Ajit Pai has asked all carriers and internet service providers to extend their pledge to waive late fees and disconnections amid the coronavirus pandemic until June 30. It comes after the major carriers AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Comcast earlier this week extended their vow not to cut off services to customers through June. “Hundreds of providers have …

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• 30 April

  Apple, Google begin delivering tracking tools, Lyft lays off nearly 1,000

  

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• 30 April

  Xiaomi unveils Redmi Note 9 series worldwide

  

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• 30 April

  Here are some of our favorite trucks

  

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