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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon has temporarily extended its returns window for US and Canada customers to May 31 to give people more time to ship back their items during the coronavirus pandemic. The online retailer’s returns policy is typically 30 days, …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon’s annual shopping event Prime Day is reportedly being delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Day is being postponed “at least until August,” according to a report Friday from Reuters.  Prime Day is typically held in July. The 48-hour sale last year …

Coronavirus lockdowns, quarantines and shelter-in-place orders mean many parents are home with their children, which can make maintaining schedules and the normalcy of school hours difficult. For Thursday’s Autism Acceptance Day, Apple is highlighting accessibility tips, ways to promote creativity and home education help for parents and families with neurodiverse kids.  Parents with children on the autism spectrum can browse …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon has stopped selling some face masks, antibacterial wipes and other hard-to-find health care products to the general public, saying it’ll sell these items only to governments and health providers during the coronavirus pandemic. On Amazon’s site, some listings for Clorox disinfecting wipes are now …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Phone makers are going to see their worst year in a decade because of the novel coronavirus, according to a new report. Shipments of mobile phones likely will drop 13% this year to 1.57 billion units, a 10-year low, CCS Insights predicted on …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon on Thursday unveiled a broad series of new measures to protect its employees during the coronavirus pandemic, amid loud and sustained criticism from employees, advocacy groups and lawmakers about the company’s handling of the crisis. As early as next week, temperature checks …

Facebook Messenger said Thursday it’s launching a new desktop app, a move that comes as more people are using the social network’s messaging service for calls since the start of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Group video chatting has increased on Facebook Messenger. Facebook You can already use Messenger on a desktop browser by logging into the main social network, but …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon’s leadership is having trouble getting its message straight. On Thursday, Dave Clark, Amazon’s senior vice president of worldwide operations, wrote a blog post defending the online retail giant’s handling of the ongoing coronavirus crisis and praising the company’s employees for their efforts. …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. A broad group of union leaders, New York lawmakers and an Amazon employee advocacy organization called on the e-commerce giant to do a better job of protecting its warehouse workers and drivers during the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter released Wednesday night, this …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Wearing a smart watch or fitness tracker helps many of us keep an eye on our activity levels, heart rate and sleep. Now, a new study from the University of California, San Francisco, is using a smart ring called Oura to determine whether …