Technology
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UK confirms plans for Coronavirus tracing app
Apr 13, 2020The UK has confirmed plans for an app that will warn users if they have recently been in close proximity to someone suspected to be infected with the coronavirus. The health secretary Matt Hancock announced the... -
Amazon stops accepting new online grocery customers amid surging demand
Apr 13, 2020Amazon will begin to put new grocery delivery customers on a waitlist and curtail shopping hours at some Whole Foods stores to prioritize orders from existing customers buying food online during the coronavirus outbreak, the company... -
Google and Apple to jointly develop a coronavirus smartphone “contact tracing” tool
Apr 11, 2020Google and Apple unveiled a joint initiative on Friday to develop a coronavirus smartphone “contact tracing” tool that could potentially alert people when they have crossed paths with an infected person. The move brings together the... -
Mobile-only Quibi sees more than 300,000 downloads on launch day
Apr 10, 2020Mobile-only streaming service Quibi racked up more than 300,000 downloads on its launch day, industry site Sensor Tower said on Tuesday, as stay-at-home viewers lapped up its short films starring Hollywood A-listers. The service is founded... -
Robots being increasingly relied in the war against the deadly coronavirus
Apr 9, 2020Long maligned as job-stealers and aspiring overlords, robots are being increasingly relied on as fast, efficient, contagion-proof champions in the war against the deadly coronavirus. One team of robots temporarily cared for patients in a makeshift... -
Youths can be empowered to fight COVID-19 by enriching digital maps
Apr 9, 2020A quick look at the current list of the COVID-19 infected cases tells us that they are distributed across Bangladesh. As disease progression and the resulting countrywide lockdown continue, it is critical for our citizens to... -
Facebook released a new app for couples to private message each other
Apr 8, 2020Facebook has released a new app for couples to private message each other. The new app called Tuned allows couples to send messages, exchange music and create a digital scrapbook. Tuned was created by Facebook’s New... -
Peloton cancelled its live classes
Apr 7, 2020Exercise bike company Peloton has cancelled its live classes, days after one of its employees tested positive for coronavirus. It sells exercise bikes, the cheapest of which costs nearly £2,000, for use with its online classes.... -
Quibi launches to rival Netflix
Apr 7, 2020The mobile-first streaming service Quibi launched in the US on Monday, despite concerns the coronavirus outbreak might impact its viewership. The company has raised $1.8bn (£1.47bn) for the project intended to rival Netflix and YouTube. Quibi’s... -
Video games developers to display coronavirus safety advice within their titles
Apr 6, 2020Three of the UK’s leading video games developers are to display coronavirus safety advice within their titles. Candy Crush Saga, Dirt Rally 2.0 and Sniper Elite 4 are among the games that will feature the messaging....