Category: NEWS

The e-commerce giant company Amazon said in a blog post that it is developing a lab to screen its workers for the novel coronavirus, showing that more visibility into who is infected is essential to returning its business to normalcy. Employees in at least 64...

Facebook is rolling out a new feature called ‘Quiet Mode’ which will pause “most” push notifications and remind you that it’s turned on when you try to open the software on your phone while the mode is still active. The company announced the change as...

TikTok has announced on a blog post that the company will provide a series of relief funds and initiatives to support those fighting the coronavirus pandemic, and to help other individuals and organizations struggling with its impact. In total, the company is pledging $375 million; including $250...

Netflix is rolling out a series of new tools that parents can use to filter what content their kids see while using the service, including the ability to remove titles entirely.

Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, said Tuesday he will donate $1 billion worth of equity in Square to his Start Small Foundation to fund COVID-19 relief around the world.  Dorsey made the announcement in a tweet, revealing that the sum equates to roughly 28...

WhatsApp announced on a blog post that it’s putting new restrictions on forwarding messages, in order to stem the flow of misinformation over the messaging app. It already flags messages that have been forwarded multiple times with double arrows. Once flagged as such, these messages...

A space suit is a garment worn to keep a human alive in the harsh environment of outer space, vacuum and temperature extremes. Spacesuits are often worn inside spacecraft as a safety precaution in case of loss of cabin pressure and are necessary for extravehicular activity (EVA), work done outside spacecraft. Spacesuits have been worn...

A man was shot dead in Philippines for violating the rules of coronavirus lockdown. As per the reports, the man was 63-year old and believed to have been drunk. He threatened village officials and police manning the checkpoint in the town of Nasipit in the southern province of...

While speaking at the coronavirus task force briefing on Saturday, President Donald Trump said, “This will be the toughest week” in the U.S. fight against the pandemic. “There will be a lot of death, unfortunately,” he said. Trump painted a grim picture of the next...

According to tracking numbers from Johns Hopkins University, The number of cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the newly identified coronavirus, has hit 1 million worldwide, The US has the highest number of cases, at around 236,000. Italy, Spain and Germany follow.  Nearly 53,000 people have died and more...

Gammarly announced today that you can now add Grammarly to Microsoft Word on macOS and Microsoft Word online. The tool will allow you to check your spelling, grammar, and word choice directly within Microsoft Word on your Mac or online. Grammarly was already available as an add-on...

After WHO declared the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic, major cities around the globe is currently lock-down to avoid spreading the virus. People are staying at home to practice social distancing. And spending the whole day at home can be really frustrating. Well, its...

With the coronavirus pandemic causing mass sickness, death, and economic catastrophe around the world, Google has decided to cancel this year April Fool’s Jokes. Business Insider has obtained a company email declaring Google’s infamous April Fools’ Day pranks officially canceled. The email states that, due to the...

The US now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any other country, with more than 85,500 positive tests. According to the latest figures collated by Johns Hopkins University, the US has overtaken China (81,782 cases) and Italy (80,589). The World Health Organization may soon...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hantaviruses are a family of viruses which are spread mainly by rodents and can cause varied diseases in people. It can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). The disease...

President Trump said Monday that first lady Melania Trump had tested negative for the novel coronavirus. President Donald Trump first announced that the first lady had received a test during his remarks at a Monday evening White House coronavirus task force briefing with reporters. Asked...

Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz died on Saturday after being hospitalised with coronavirus. Sanz, 76, was president at the Bernabeu from 1995-2000, a period in which Real won the Champions League twice. “My father has just died. He did not deserve this ending and...

Google has completely canceled Google I/O 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. The company announced on March 3rd that it canceled the physical I/O event, but now the whole thing is off. In early March, Google indicated the in-person portion of Google I/O  would be cancelled over coronavirus...

As the world grapples with the coronavirus, the economic impact is mounting – with the OECD warning the virus presents the biggest danger to the global economy since the 2008 financial crisis, and it’s hitting the smartphone industry particularly hard. According to Strategy Analytics global smartphone...

The number of people dying from coronavirus in Italy has risen by 475 in one day to nearly 3,000 – the biggest increase since the outbreak. Officials on Wednesday announced the increase of 19 per cent at the same time as the total number of...