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Microsoft warns hospitals about VPN cyberattacks during coronavirus

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Roughly four out of five Americans are on government-mandated lockdowns, forcing many of them to work from home to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus. Many of these people use technology to access their work called virtual private networks, …

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Union leaders, NY lawmakers pressure Amazon to reinstate fired protester

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 …

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How a smart ring may help detect early COVID

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 …

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Coronavirus may permanently change how we buy our food

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Like most Americans, Steve Rainwater never used online grocery services. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now his family — Rainwater, his wife and two cats — are getting food using Instacart and Whole Foods deliveries. “Provided all these services keep delivering, I’m sure …

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Europe develops coronavirus tracking app meant to also preserve privacy

Researchers and scientists across Europe are collaborating to develop apps that can track the spread of the coronavirus without violating the EU’s stringent privacy regulations. The Pan-European Privacy Preserving Proximity Tracing initiative (PEPP-PT) announced on Wednesday that it was releasing code for an app that it believes will allow for contact tracing while still abiding by the General Data Protection …

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Amazon fires warehouse worker who organized Staten Island protest

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Workers at Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse took part in a walkout on Monday afternoon to protest what they say are unsafe working conditions. The demonstration came after at least one worker at that facility has tested positive for the coronavirus. Amazon said later …

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UK developing coronavirus

The UK is reportedly mulling the introduction of a contact-tracking app that’ll alert people if they’ve been near someone with the coronavirus and should therefore self-isolate. A report by Sky News on Tuesday described how NHSX, the innovation arm of the UK’s National Health Service, has teamed with US company Pivotal to develop the app, which could be released when …

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Instacart’s COVID

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Instacart has begun sending messages to some of its workers saying they may have been exposed to COVID-19. The move is to let those workers know where the exposure happened and what it’s doing to support them. The company has confirmed at least …

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Spotify expands Kids app to US, Canada and France

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Parents looking for a new way to entertain kids during coronavirus have another option, so long as they have a Spotify Premium Family account. On Tuesday the Swedish streaming service announced that it is expanding its Spotify Kids beta to the US, Canada and …

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Niantic changes Pokemon Go and other games to adapt to social distancing

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Niantic, creator of popular AR games Pokemon Go and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, is changing gameplay to encourage social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The games now include both indoor and outdoor play elements, Niantic CEO John Hanke said in …

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