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Apr 09

Yelp Will Cut or Furlough of a Third of Its Staff as Coronavirus Crushes Local Businesses

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On the same day jobless claims in the U.S. surpassed 16 million, business review and recommendation mainstay Yelp announced it would be downsizing—by a lot—citing the economic downturn amid the global coronavirus pandemic.

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Apr 09

Engineers Are Working to Turn Breast Pumps Into Ventilators

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The ventilator shortage in the U.S. and across the globe is a huge problem and everybody knows it. It’s led to state governors bidding against each other for extra ventilators and forcing hospitals to get creative amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. While plenty of companies like Dyson and Apple are working to…

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Apr 09

Unicode Consortium delays new emoji because of coronavirus

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The coronavirus pandemic has impacted a lot, from businesses to supply chains to schools. We’re learning today that the outbreak will even impact the roll out of new emoji, with the Unicode Consortium announcing this week that Unicode Standard version 14 will be delayed by six months next year, moving its release from March to September 2021. That, unfortunately, means … Continue reading

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Apr 09

As a new ISS crew docks, here’s how NASA handles coronavirus containment

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The Earth may be on lockdown but that hasn’t stopped NASA and the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos sending a new crew to the International Space Station today. The launch went as scheduled this morning, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with the three crew members aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. It wasn’t a long trip. The three – NASA astronaut … Continue reading

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Apr 09

Apple helped Stanford create a COVID-19 screening app for first responders

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With some help from Apple, Stanford Medicine has built an iPhone app that connects first responders in California to COVID-19 testing. The university developed the software using Apple’s ResearchKit and CareKit frameworks.  First Responder COVID-19 G…

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Apr 09

Save $50 on the latest Apple Watch at Best Buy

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The latest Apple Watch, the Series 5, is on sale at Best Buy today. The 40mm model starts at $350, and the 44mm version is $380. That’s a $50 discount off of their normal list prices. We don’t see the Series 5 go on sale often, and this is the lowest…

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Apr 09

The best games for PC

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So how do you categorize a beast like gaming on the PC? With decades of titles to pluck from (and the first port of call for most indie titles, too), there’s so much to choose from. Gaming on your PC adds the benefits of (nearly always flawless) back…

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Apr 09

What’s good about Amazon’s Fire TV Stick?

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Are you obsessed with true crime? Can’t get enough gritty period dramas? A fan of all things anime? Whatever you’re into, there are plenty of ways to watch your favorite content, from folding phones to smart TVs. We know a lot of you like to use Amaz…

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Apr 09

Kelly Ripa Cries Over Relatable Quarantine Family Problems

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The “Live With Kelly and Ryan” host confessed that all was not well on the home front amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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