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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. I had to go to the supermarket — one of the only stores still open in the town I’m staying in during the coronavirus pandemic — but my personal protective options weren’t great.  My mother, an accomplished quilter, …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai have been asked to take personal responsibility for protecting the privacy of customers in their companies’ efforts to track people’s movements during the spread of COVID-19. In a letter published Tuesday, Sen. Josh Hawley …

Uber is bolstering its delivery business as riders continue to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday the ride-sharing service announced two new options it’s calling Uber Direct and Uber Connect.  In a blog post, Uber says that Direct “builds upon Uber Eats’ recent expansion into grocery and convenience store delivery” to allow shoppers to place orders through apps …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon shuttered its French warehouses last week following a court ruling that it had to limit deliveries to products in the food, medicine and hygienic categories due to inadequate coronavirus protections at its warehouses. Workers have been asked to stay home until at …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Facebook has partnered with health researchers at Carnegie Mellon University to help forecast coronavirus activity across the US. The social media giant on Monday launched a map that shows county-level data on people with COVID-19 symptoms, not confirmed cases, across the US.  The …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. All across Europe, governments are planning the next phase of their response to the coronavirus pandemic. Common to their various strategies is asking their citizens to download an app to allow for easier contact tracing.  Contact tracing, which typically involves a health worker …

Apple has a new iPhone SE launching next week, but those holding out for the iPhone 12 may need to brace for a long wait. According to a report, Apple’s next iPhones may be delayed until November.  The report, as shared by Reuters, comes from Goldman Sachs analysts as part of a note that downgrades Apple’s stock to a “sell” …

Facebook is adding a seventh emoji to its group of reactions as the coronavirus pandemic continues to slam civilization. The new “care” emoji, which is a yellow smiley hugging a red heart, will appear on the main app and website globally next week, with a pulsating purple heart on Messenger being rolled out starting today.  Alexandru Voica, a tech communications …

In time for Saturday’s One World global coronavirus concert, Apple took the beta label off the web version of its Apple Music service. Spotted earlier by MacRumors, the online version of Apple Music launched as a public beta in the fall of last year and works with all popular browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Edge and of course Safari. The free …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Twitter said Friday that President Donald Trump’s tweets calling for the liberation of three states where people are protesting coronavirus lockdowns don’t run afoul of its rules against content that could pose a risk to people’s health. Under new guidance that Twitter released …