Google did not automatically sign up Android users for COVID-19 tracing app
The claim: Google automatically signed up all Android users for a COVID-19 tracing app. New mobile contact tracing technology aimed at minimizing the spread of COVID-19 has prompted claims on social media that Google automatically updated all Android…
CES Shifts Its January 2021 Edition In Las Vegas Online Due To COVID-19
Click here to read the full article. The Consumer Technology Association has become the latest event presenter to shift online amid ongoing concerns about COVID-19, with January’s sprawling CES event now slated to be entirely digital. Held annually at…
No end to Covid-19 webcam shortage
When people could not see each other in real life, they turned to virtual meetings requiring a webcam As Covid-19 lockdowns took effect around the world, millions turned to remote working and organising virtual hangouts with friends. Overnight, webcams…
Covid-19 mutation spreading faster than Wuhan virus, says expert
Some companies are employing specialist cleansing teams to regularly disinfect communal areas – RUSSELL SACH If you want to receive twice-daily briefings like this by email, sign up to the Front Page newsletter here . For two-minute audio updates,…
Spring breakers may have brought COVID-19 back to their communities, study says
As colleges and universities make decisions about returning to in-person classes this fall, they may be able to keep surrounding communities safe by discouraging student travel during college breaks. That’s the conclusion of new research that…
Despite COVID-19 pandemic, tech giants still profit from anti-vaccination movement
The campaign against vaccines is sometimes called a movement, but with the help of tech giants it has become a billion-dollar industry, in which ideologues, hucksters and tech companies benefit from each other. That is the central finding of our new…
Flying During COVID-19? 20 Things to Bring If You Absolutely Have to Travel
With COVID-19 on the rise in many states across the country, annual getaways that typically dot our calendars during summer are essentially nonexistent. But if 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that life is unpredictable. In the coming months, you…
Wary public urged to use smartphone tech to track COVID-19 exposure
A growing number of public health officials around the country are asking Americans to use smartphones to help stop the coronavirus from spreading. At least 10 states are offering or planning to offer cellphone apps (like Utah’s Healthy Together…