Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Apple on Friday announced a new COVID-19 app and website to help people stay informed and stay healthy amid the coronavirus pandemic. The app and website allow users to answer a series of questions around risk factors, recent […]
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With coronavirus pandemic affecting its operations, Facebook teaches users how to spot fake news
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The coronavirus pandemic has hampered companies around the world, and Facebook is no exception. The tech giant, which had relied on human moderators and artificial intelligence to remove fake news, is giving its more than 2 billion users around the world […]
Hackers could exploit the shift to working from home, experts say
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The enforcement of mandatory work-from-home policies has opened new doors for hackers, according to experts. As many American companies tell their employees to stay at home in an attempt to fight the coronavirus pandemic, home workers could become the weak link […]
Jeff Bezos says Amazon working with WHO in battle against coronavirus pandemic
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said the e-commerce giant is working directly with the World Health Organization (WHO) in a number of different capacities as the world attempts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Bezos, who recently wrote a letter […]
Couple uses 3D printers to help protect health care workers for free
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. LIVERPOOL, N.Y., — As healthcare workers across the country confront a shortage of personal protective equipment amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one central New York couple has found a solution: print them. Liverpool-based Budmen Industries is currently 3D printing […]
Map shows America’s social distancing behavior state by state
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, new data shows how the behavior of Americans has shifted dramatically in some states. Unacast, a company that tracks where people go and why — so-called “social mobility,” has created a Social […]
Google sees 350 percent increase in phishing websites during COVID-19 pandemic, report reveals
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Hackers have been trying to take advantage of the coronavirus crisis, with a new report revealing a 350 percent increase in phishing websites over the last three months. Atlas VPN gathered the numbers of phishing websites detected by Google […]
3D-printing technology battles coronavirus outbreak
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. As the world struggles to contain the coronavirus outbreak, experts are harnessing 3D–printing technology in an effort to make in-demand items, such as components for masks and face shields. Budmen Industries, a small 3D-printing company in Onondaga County, […]
Dyson builds ventilators for coronavirus patients
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Dyson, famous for its high-end vacuum cleaners and other domestic appliances, is applying its expertise to build ventilators for coronavirus patients. The company, which was founded by billionaire inventor Sir James Dyson, will build 15,000 ventilators, according to a Fast […]
With coronavirus pandemic intensifying, Elon Musk says his companies ‘will do anything in our power’ for New Yorkers
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen around the globe and the need for ventilators intensifies, Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk said his companies “will do anything in our power” to help New Yorkers. Musk tweeted that Tesla was “making […]
