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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple on Tuesday said it’s making mobility data from Apple Maps available to provide insights to governments and health officials around the world trying to slow the spread of COVID-19.  “While protecting your privacy, we are sharing aggregated …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Verizon is adding a new tool to its Fios tech support options as the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep people on lockdown around the US: virtual support.  Partnering with a company called TechSee, Verizon will use rear cameras on users’ phones or tablets …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Two of the tech industry’s biggest players are working together to fight the coronavirus, announcing a new set of tools that could come to a majority of smartphones around the world. The new technology, outlined in white papers published by Apple and Google …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon on Monday said it will hire 75,000 more workers to help it fill a massive surge in orders during the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement comes just after the company completed a hiring blitz of 100,000 additional employees that it announced less than …

Daily routines have been uprooted and altered to help slow the spread of the coronavirus as people practice social distancing and comply with shelter-in-place orders. Adapting to the foreseeable “new normal,” of global cancellations, closures and climbing death tolls, is bound to take a toll on our mental health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises that taking care of …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. AT&T is showing its appreciation for those fighting the coronavirus by giving nurses and doctors three free months of service as part of its FirstNet program. The news was announced late Sunday night on John Krasinski’s YouTube show Some Good News.  As part of …

LG announced a new direction in its smartphone roadmap, starting with the forthcoming Velvet, a device that will feature a “raindrop” camera. Velvet is the first in a line of LG smartphones that will emphasize elegant design, the company said in a release Saturday. LG said it’s disposing of its alphanumeric designations in favor of names that attempt to capture …

There’s no correct answer to the question of how to spend your time sheltering at home during the coronavirus pandemic. Absolutely, you can choose to be productive by baking (that’s why every grocery store is out of flour), staring a new workout routine or tackling long-neglected projects around the house. Or, if you prefer, it’s completely fine to do nothing at …

State and local governments are evaluating an MIT location-tracing app to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, an MIT researcher leading the app effort said Friday. “We have lots of pilots going on and lots of discussions,” said Ramesh Raskar, an assistant professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who’s involved in creating the app, called Private Kit SafePaths. “There are many …

Google Meet’s premium features will now be available for free to all G Suite and G Suite for Education customers until Sept. 30. The company on Thursday said it’s extending the offer, which was originally set to end on July 1, to support people working and learning from home during the coronavirus pandemic. The high-end add-ons include the ability to hold …