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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Two weeks ago, Apple and Google announced a major joint project to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus. Health authorities would build contact tracing apps for the tech giants’ mobile platforms, which would use signals from people’s …

For years, Google has placed prominent pop-up ads on its web properties suggesting people switch to Google’s Chrome browser, saying they’ll get better performance, features and security. Now Microsoft is trying the same idea, taking advantage of its email service to try to push people to its newly revamped Edge web browser. “Microsoft Edge + Outlook = Better together,” says …

To help its users stay in touch during the coronavirus pandemic and after, Telegram will add group video calls this year to its popular messaging app, the company said Friday. Telegram also noted that its app — available on Android, iOS, Windows and Mac, as well as through a web browser — now has 400 million monthly users, up from 300 million …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Most of us are spending more time at home as a result of coronavirus lockdowns and quarantines. And even when restrictions begin to loosen, it’s going to be a while before things get back to any sense of “normal.” You may still be …

Supernatural, a new virtual reality fitness game you can play in your home, isn’t playing around. I sweat so hard I have to guzzle five glasses of water for every 15-minute workout. The first time I tried it, I was so sore the next morning I had trouble walking downstairs. I sometimes get so immersed bopping and throwing my arms …

Google announced a new feature Thursday for its search engine: a message that tells you if your query isn’t surfacing many related results. The feature is meant to let users know that Google “probably [hasn’t] found what you’re looking for,” the company said in a blog post.  The window will also suggest tips for searching more effectively in the future. In …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Global demand for commercial virtual private networks is surging following work-from-home trends in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. VPN providers and internet service providers are flexing major muscle to handle the increased overall internet traffic of quarantined populations around the world. Before …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple and Google’s joint effort to try to slow the spread of coronavirus may be launching sooner than previously thought. The two companies announced last week that they’re collaborating on a platform that will allow contact-tracing apps to work on iOS and Android …

Vivaldi now has built-in options for blocking online trackers and ads, a change of heart for a web browser-maker whose founder had hoped regulators would step in to protect privacy. The new features, designed to improve performance, too, are set to arrive Wednesday with the release of Vivaldi 3.0. The development of a version of Vivaldi for Android phones, the …

Google is working to achieve 24/7 carbon-free energy at all of its data centers in a continued effort to address climate change concerns. Its new carbon-intelligent computing platform will help Google match up its compute-load with energy sources like wind and solar power, the tech giant said Wednesday. To do this, it’s moved the timing of nonurgent tasks like YouTube …