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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Instacart workers are holding a strike across the US on Monday to demand more protections from the company. The move comes as a growing number of grocery delivery workers for Instacart say they’re getting sick with COVID-19 symptoms, …

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 …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Hundreds of millions of people are staying indoors, isolated from one another, in an effort to slow the spread of the pandemic coronavirus and keep hospitals from being overwhelmed with patients. To keep in touch, people have been turning to social networks such as …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Twitter removed two tweets by Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro that reportedly included videos of the politician questioning social distancing and quarantine measures aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus, a sign that the company is taking a tougher stance against health …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. AT&T is giving customers more ways to stay connected during thecoronavirus pandemic. The mobile carrier is automatically increasing mobile hotspot data by 15GB per month for each line on unlimited plans, which includes tethering allotment. This means Unlimited Elite plans will get 45GB …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has a plan for how to spend $200 million earmarked for telehealth in the coronavirus emergency spending bill Congress passed last week.  Pai on Monday circulated a proposal for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which is designed to …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Peering into the glowing screen of your laptop, you can’t smell the incense from a thurible. But in the face of pandemic, communities of faith around the world are now ramping up the online infrastructure they’ve been slowly building toward for years. Online …

T-Mobile is adding new options for customers, including pushing up the launch of a cheaper $15-a-month plan and a new T-Mobile Tuesdays promotion to help those staying at home. On Monday the carrier, which is in the process of completing its merger with Sprint, announced that it’s speeding up one of the promises of the merger and launching a new cheaper …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. A group of 14 US lawmakers on Friday urged Amazon to boost its efforts to protect its employees during the coronavirus outbreak, adding to a long list of groups raising concerns about Amazon workers’ health during the crisis. “No employee, especially those who work …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. During the novel coronavirus pandemic, Lyft has expanded its services beyond just ride hailing. For example, last week in the San Francisco Bay Area, it initiated a pilot that lets drivers deliver medical supplies and meals. The company confirmed on Friday that it’s …