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Netflix Removes a Designated Survivor Episode in Turkey Netflix has removed an episode of Designated Survivor from its platform in Turkey, in compliance with local law. Turkey’s censor board, the Radio and Television Supreme Council, had objected to the depiction of a fictitious Turkish president.

Amazon Warns Coronavirus Expenses Could Make It Post First Quarterly Loss in Five Years Amazon.com on Thursday said it could post its first quarterly loss in five years even as revenue surges because it is spending at least $4 billion in response to the coronavirus pandemic, including plans to test its workforce for COVID-19.

Jio Unveils JioMeet Video Conferencing Platform to take on Zoom, Google Meet Jio parent Reliance Industries Limited revealed its plans to launch the JioMeet platform while announcing its quarterly earnings for the fourth quarter on Thursday evening.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Apple on Thursday reported profit slipped as it boosted revenue from services and wearables in a pandemic-cobbled start to the year for the iPhone maker.

Apple releases new software to unlock iPhone without face ID, while wearing coronavirus mask Apple released a new version of software for iPhones that will enable users to unlock their phones without Face ID and while wearing a mask. 

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Apple and Google-backed COVID-19 contact tracing apps are coming: Q&A Apple and Google are working together to support coronavirus contact tracing apps. What are the apps and what will they mean to you?

Twitter Swings to Loss Despite User Surge in Pandemic Last month, Twitter dialed back its financial guidance as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, which has dealt a blow to the global economy and advertising, which makes up the bulk of its revenues.

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Facebook Could Address Some US Antitrust Concerns With New Photo Transfer Tool The tool lets Facebook users transfer data stored on its servers directly to another photo storage service, in this case Google Photos - a feature known as data portability.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Intel's latest 14nm generation, Comet Lake, arrives on the desktop with up to 10 cores and a 5.3Ghz turbo speed for the flagship Core i9-10900K.

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Facebook's Photo Transfer Tool Now Available in US and Canada Facebook’s photo transfer tool is part of its collaboration with other companies in the Data Transfer Project.

Microsoft Teams Had a Vulnerability That Allowed Your Account to Be Hijacked With a GIF: Report Microsoft Teams, just like other video conferencing apps, has seen a growth in users owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, a new vulnerability surfaced that could have allowed hackers to take over an entire Teams roster.

CERT-In Issues Advisory to Inform Citizens About Email Extortion Scam The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned of a new email extortion campaign that scammers have started on the Web to force people to send money by professing to have hacked their systems.

Google 'Task Force' Fights Bad COVID-19 Ads Google has blocked and removed coronavirus-related marketing pitches in recent months for policy violations including price-gouging and misleading claims, according to ads privacy and safety vice president Scott Spencer.

Amazon's Foreign Websites Named in US Piracy and Counterfeiting Report Over the years, the list has included China's largest e-commerce platform, Taobao.com, which is owned and operated by Alibaba, as well as websites operated out of Indonesia, Poland, the Czech Republic, and other countries.

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Which browser is best? Comparing Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, and Tor Your browser can go a long way in keeping you safe. It’s also vital to stay informed on the latest hacks and scams so you know what to avoid. Tap or click to see fake delivery notices from FedEx, UPS and DLH that are spreading right now.

Oyo Said to Offload More Loss-Making Hotels Amid Pandemic India's Oyo Hotels and Homes, backed by SoftBank Group, plans to offload more properties around the world, three sources familiar with the matter said, as the coronavirus pandemic prompts it to speed up a retreat from a rapid global expansion.

Indian DC Fans on Streaming Left in the Dark as Hooq Shuts Down The Arrowverse is (partly) gone. Well, sort of. The Flash, Supergirl, and Legends of Tomorrow are not available on streaming in India anymore — they were on both Hooq and Disney+ Hotstar, thanks to a tie-up between the two — as Hooq has shut down.

Tesla Shows Surprise Profit as Musk Urges End to Virus Lock-Down Tesla reported a surprise first quarter profit Wednesday on higher car production and deliveries as its chief called for an end to "fascist" coronavirus restrictions on people's movements due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Microsoft Reports Boost in Teams, Xbox Usage in Q1 Thanks Remote Work and Lockdowns Microsoft on Wednesday beat Wall Street sales and profit expectations, powered by sharp demand for its Teams chat and online meeting app and Xbox gaming services as the world shifted to working and playing from home because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

TikTok, Gates Pledge $20 Million to Help Africa Tackle COVID-19 The social media platform TikTok and the philanthropic Gates Foundation donated $10 million (roughly Rs. 75 crores) each on Wednesday to the vaccine alliance GAVI to help fund efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

Global Lobbying Groups Call for Delay to India's New Digital Tax The tax, inserted into budget amendments passed in March, caught the industry off guard as it was not part of the main proposals India's finance ministry had presented in parliament a month earlier.

Google Meet Is Now Free for Everyone as Google Races to Replace Zoom as Live Video App of Choice Google has announced that Google Meet will now be available free to everyone with a Google account and not just enterprise and education customers via G Suite, as was previously the case.

Disney+ Hotstar May 2020 Releases: Star Wars, MasterChef Australia, Billions, and More Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, The Clone Wars; MasterChef Australia season 12, Billions season 5, Brad Pitt in Ad Astra — the biggest TV shows and movies coming to Disney+ Hotstar in May 2020 in India.

What is UV disinfection and how does it work? Xenex Disinfection Services CEO Morris Miller on using UV light to destroy coronavirus on N95 masks.

US Senator Urges Criminal Probe of Amazon.com 'Predatory Data Practices' The big four tech platforms -- Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook -- are under investigation by the House Judiciary Committee and Justice Department while the Federal Trade Commission is probing Facebook and Amazon. Meanwhile, groups of state attorneys general are looking at Facebook and Google.

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Flipkart Ties Up With Meru to Deliver Daily Essentials, Groceries During Lockdown Flipkart has partnered with Meru to deliver daily essentials and groceries to consumers during the ongoing national lockdown in India.

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Google Makes Sharing Drive, Docs, Sheets Files Easier With Redesign Google has released a new update for its Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms apps on the Web to make sharing files easier “with specific people without expanding access beyond what’s needed.” The redesign of the sharing interface brings separate dialogue boxes for sharing a file with friends and co-workers, and for copying the link.

Google Wants to Help You Avoid COVID-19 Related Online Scams Google has launched a dedicated webpage on its Google Safety website focused on the topic. The webpage lists all best practices and offers tips to avoid COVID-19 related scams.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Now the Setting for a Talk Show From Rogue One Writer Gary Whitta Looking for a new late-night talk show? Gary Whitta — best known for co-writing the story to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story — just launched one inside a video game, Animal Talking with Gary Whitta, inside the Nintendo Switch life simulation game Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

PUBG Now Available for Free on Google Stadia, More Games Announced at Stadia Connect PUBG has been added to the growing library of Google Stadia games and is available for free to all Stadia users.

Netflix, T-Series in ‘Final’ Talks to Bring Multiple Movies Directly to Streaming: Report Netflix is reportedly in final talks with T-Series over a multi-film deal that would bring the latter’s upcoming movies — stuck in limbo with theatres shut due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — directly to streaming. Amitabh Bachchan’s Jhund, Kiara Advani’s Indoo Ki Jawani, and Anurag Basu’s Ludo are in discussion.

Zoom: US Authorities Reportedly Warn Zoom May be Vulnerable to Foreign Surveillance Zoom has grown exponentially over the past few months and this has raised concerns regarding user privacy and security, along with foreign surveillance.

YouTube Expands Fact-Check Features to US Video Searches During COVID-19 Pandemic YouTube, the video service of Alphabet's Google, said on Tuesday it would start showing text and links from third-party fact-checkers to US viewers, part of efforts to curb misinformation on the site during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oscars Allows Streaming Movies to Qualify Due to Coronavirus Disruptions to Movie Theatres Movies that skip the big screen will be allowed to contend for Oscars this year, the Academy said Tuesday in a significant rule change forced by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Samsung Sees Coronavirus Hit Sales of Smartphones, TVs, Expects Further Fall in Q2 Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it expected profit to decline in the current quarter due to a coronavirus-related slump in sales of smartphones and TVs, although the chip business would remain solid.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png A drop in Google ad sales steadied in April and some consumers returned to using the search engine for shopping in addition to finding novel coronavirus information, parent Alphabet said on Tuesday.

Google Parent Alphabet Says Ad Sales Steady After Coronavirus Drop, Warns of Difficult Q2 A drop in Google ad sales steadied in April and some consumers returned to using the search engine for shopping in addition to finding novel coronavirus information, parent Alphabet said on Tuesday.

Amazon to end unlimited unpaid time off policy for warehouse workers Amazon is rolling back its "unlimited time off" policy starting Friday, and employees who don't return to work due to the fear of contracting coronavirus will have to apply for a leave of absence. 

Dave Rubin on Big Tech censorship: We are entering a dystopian, authoritarian future With Americans trapped at home, Big Tech has got us more than ever, says Dave Rubin, author of 'Don't Burn This Book.

YouTube expands fact-check panels to US amid widespread coronavirus misinformation Amid the onslaught of coronavirus misinformation, YouTube announced on Tuesday an expansion of its fact-check panels to the United States.

Army war on COVID-19 saves soldiers’ lives with remdesivir anti-viral drug It is a mysterious, unseen, not-fully understood, yet highly contagious threat -- that is killing Americans. There is no human enemy … no state, group, or known attacker, yet 1 million people in the U.S. have been infected, with millions more at risk. 

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Amazon Pay Later Service Launched in India With Aim to Provide Instant Credit Amazon has launched a credit service called the Amazon Pay Later for its customers in India. The service is a rebrand of the Amazon Pay EMI that the US e-commerce giant launched in the country back in September 2018.

GOP Sen. Hawley says Amazon should be investigated for antitrust violation Following a media report that Amazon used data from its own sellers to sell competing products, Sen. Josh Hawley, R.-Mo. has written the Dept. of Justice, asking the agency to "open a criminal antitrust investigation" on the tech giant.

Oracle Wins Cloud Computing Deal With Zoom as Video Calls Surge Zoom and Oracle did not disclose the size of the deal, but said traffic for millions of meeting participants is being handled by Oracle's cloud service and about 7 million gigabytes of Zoom data per day is flowing through Oracle servers.

Microsoft Teams Vulnerability Could Have Let Attackers Compromise Accounts Using Links, GIFs Microsoft Teams has become a popular and useful source for organisations working remotely — especially at the time of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Microsoft's Remote Work Revenue Could Help Cushion Coronavirus Impacts, Analysts Say The Teams app, in particular, has benefited from stay-home orders in many countries, hitting 44 million users last month.

Microsoft Wins 5-Year Deal With Coca-Cola to Supply Business Software James Phillips, the corporate vice president for Microsoft's business applications group, told Reuters in an interview that Coca-Cola will use Microsoft technology to pull together information several internal systems, using artificial intelligence to fetch data from them and answer questions.

Coronavirus: France Launches AI Voice Assistant to Help COVID-19 Patients Callers are asked for their postcode but not their name. Depending on their symptoms and pre-existing conditions, they are directed to the right professionals.

Amazon Extends Closure of French Warehouses to May 5 The appeals court also lowered the amount Amazon would be fined for each violation, from EUR 1 million (roughly Rs. 8 crores) to EUR 100,000 (roughly Rs. 82.5 lakh).

Michelle Obama Book Tour Documentary Hits Netflix The book of the same name by Michelle Obama -- America's first African American first lady and wife of the first black US president -- became a publishing sensation upon its release in 2018, selling more than two million copies in North America in two weeks.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png RedmiBook and Mi-branded laptops may be headed to India soon, if a claim by a tipster is to be believed. RedmiBook laptops have been long due in India as Xiaomi registered a trademark for the RedmiBook brand in India in January itself.

Amazon Prime Video May 2020 Releases: Thappad, Jumanji: The Next Level, and More Thappad movie, Jumanji: The Next Level, Anushka Sharma-produced Paatal Lok, Amitabh Bachchan cameo in Ab Aani CD (Marathi), Tom Hanks-led A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood — the biggest TV shows and movies coming to Amazon Prime Video India in May 2020.

10 useful Zoom tips and tricks you’re not using yet Zoom is more popular than ever before — going from about 10 million daily users in December to 300 million in April. Is it the best choice? That’s up for debate. Tap or click here to see the 4 security features you need to enable if you’re using Zoom.

Popular Google Doodle Games Series Continues on Tuesday With a Cricket Game Google Doodle has been updated to the Cricket doodle from 2017 that celebrated the ICC Champions Trophy.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Hits Disney+ Hotstar on Star Wars Day Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is coming to Disney+ Hotstar on May 4, also known as Star Wars Day. Download or stream the full movie online. With that, the Skywalker saga is complete on streaming in India.

Amazon Partners With Indian Railways to Deliver Orders Amid Coronavirus Lockdown Amazon has strengthened its partnership with the Indian Railways to transport consignments via “COVID-19 Parcel Special Trains” across the country.

Extraction Ending: Its Ambiguity Is a Compromise, Says Director Sam Hargrave Extraction — the Netflix action thriller movie with Chris Hemsworth — ends on an ambiguous ending, leaving the fate of Tyler Rake (Hemsworth) up in the air. Extraction director Sam Hargrave revealed that was purposeful, because he wants the audience to pick what works better for them.

Digital-Ad Downturn May Complicate Life for Google, Facebook Demand for digital advertising is shrivelling after a decade of explosive growth amid the pandemic-fuelled downturn. That could complicate things for Google and Facebook, who for the first time may have to contend with revenues that are actually shrinking.

Coronavirus: Amazon Defends Safety Efforts Amid Fresh Protests Amazon on Monday defended its coronavirus safety efforts as it faced renewed protests from warehouse workers, which have drawn support from some of the US giant's technology employees.

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Nintendo Says 1,60,000 Login IDs, Passwords Illegally Obtained, Data May Have Been Accessed Nintendo said on its support page that user information of about 1,60,000 accounts may have been accessed in an unauthorised manner by the hackers. The company said that login ids and passwords that were “obtained illegally by some means other than our service” were used to access the personal information of the users of “some ‘Nintendo acc...

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More than 2 million Australians download coronavirus tracing app A coronavirus contact tracing app has been downloaded in Australia more than two million times, according to reports Monday.

Bill Gates says foundation will only focus on COVID-19: Crisis will cost 'tens of trillions of dollars' After Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates laid out a plan on how to reopen the U.S. economy, he said his philanthropic foundation will focus all of its efforts on the coronavirus pandemic, citing concerns the virus will cost the global economy “tens of trillions of dollars.”

Hasmukh: Delhi High Court Seeks Response From Netflix on Suit Over Alleged Malignment of Lawyers The petition, filed by advocate Ashutosh Dubey, sought an unconditional apology from the streaming platform for allegedly damaging the reputation and maligning the image of lawyers at large through one of its episodes.

Amazon Tests Screening New Merchants for Fraud via Video Calls in Pandemic The interview vetting, on top of other risk-screening performed by Amazon, has been piloted with more than 1,000 merchant applicants based in China, the United States, United Kingdom, and Japan, Amazon said.

Coronavirus: Microsoft Bing COVID-19 Tracker Brings Support for 9 Indian Languages, Offers Telemedicine Service The Bing COVID-19 Tracker offers statistics on infection, recoveries and fatalities in their own states and districts – and even acts as a credible hub for COVID-19 news and government announcements.

Thappad, The Goldfinch Out in May on Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video has announced release dates for two upcoming films in the Taapsee Pannu-starrer social drama Thappad (May 1), and the Ansel Elgort-led book adaptation The Goldfinch (May 8).

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Google Doodle Games Series to Help Deal With Stay at Home Boredom, Starting With Coding for Carrots Popular Google Doodle games: Google has updated its doodle to bring back the 2017 game Coding for Carrots to keep kids entertained during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Avengers: Endgame Directors Announce Live Re-Watch Party to Celebrate First Anniversary Avengers: Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo have announced a live re-watch party for the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s biggest movie, to celebrate the first anniversary of its release. They will go live on Twitter and Instagram on April 28 at 4:30am IST.

Paatal Lok Teaser Trailer Out, Trailer Releases May 5: Amazon Prime Video A few days after unveiling the release date, Amazon Prime Video has released the first teaser trailer for Paatal Lok, its next original series from India, produced by Anushka Sharma’s Clean Slate Films. Amazon announced alongside that the Paatal Lok trailer will release May 5 at 11:34 am.

Amazon, Flipkart Request Government to Ease Sale of Non-Essential Items in India During Lockdown The gradual relaxation in e-commerce sale will help ease consumer woes while social distancing. To recall, the government had briefly issued an order to allow smartphone sales in the country after April 20, but that was later revised to suspend all sales of non-essential goods till May 3.

Tamil Movie Skips Cinema for Amazon Amid Pandemic, Akshay Kumar’s Next Might Go to Disney+ Hotstar: Reports With the coronavirus pandemic keeping theatres shut, Indian movies have decided to release directly on streaming services. The Jyothika-starrer Ponmagal Vandhal has reportedly sold itself to Amazon Prime Video. Akshay Kumar’s horror comedy Laxmmi Bomb is reportedly in talks with Disney+ Hotstar.

JioMart WhatsApp-Based Online Portal Starts Amid Lockdown Reliance Industries started testing its online shopping portal three days after Facebook said it will invest $5.7 billion in digital assets controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani.

Coronavirus 'fraud domain' seized after suspect tried selling it for Bitcoin, feds say Federal agents seized a “fraud domain” created for selling “high markup in-demand products” during the COVID-19 pandemic after the domain’s suspected owner tried selling it for Bitcoin, investigators said this past Friday.

UPS, DroneUp team up to test drone delivery of medical supplies Tom Walker, founder of DroneUp, former Navy Lieutenant Commander, joins ‘America’s News HQ.’

Home-based jobs, sanitize your phone, COVID conspiracies and more: Tech Q&A Each week, I receive tons of questions from my listeners about tech concerns, new products, and all things digital.

10 COVID-19 scams spreading right now that people are falling for The numbers are staggering. The Federal Trade Commission says coronavirus-related scams have cost Americans $13.4 million so far this year. Google blocks more than 100 million phishing emails every day as criminals try to steal money and personal information. About 18 million of them are coronavirus-related.

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Airbnb Booking Data From China Offers Glimpse of a Rebound Data from AirDNA, a separate analytics firm, showed the number of bookings for the week of April 13 in 10 big Chinese cities, including Shanghai and Guangzhou, were up nearly 80 percent from the week of March 16, which AirDNA Chief Executive Scott Shatford said was the bottom for that market.

Facebook Takes Aim at Zoom With Messenger Rooms Launch Facebook has unveiled a new video chat service “Messenger Rooms" where people can pop in to visit friends, aiming at users turning to the popular Zoom platform during the pandemic.

Eros STX Wants Its Own MCU as It Looks to Hollywood, China, and Beyond With the Eros STX merger, Eros CEO Pradeep Dwivedi and Eros Now CEO Ali Hussein talk about creating an MCU-equivalent out of ancient Indian epics, making mainland Chinese movies, and the bigger focus on Hollywood for streaming service Eros Now.

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Remote meetings don't feel the same. Here's why As countless people worldwide have taken to Zoom, FaceTime and Google Hangouts for work meetings and even family catch-ups, they've noticed that it doesn't feel quite the same as speaking in person.

Apple and Google will shut down coronavirus tracing app when pandemic ends, companies say Apple and Google say they will shut down their coronavirus contact tracing app after the pandemic is under control, as the tech giants strive to addresss ongoing privacy concerns about the effort.

US Navy could detect Iranian missiles and small boats from beyond the horizon While any kind of U.S. first attack or pre-emptive strike on Iranian small boats in the Persian Gulf area seems extremely unlikely if not completely off the table, Navy ships, drones, radar and other kinds of sensor systems are engineered to detect, see and target Iranian threats at safe distances -- to prepare and be ready in case an attack or counter-strike on Iran is needed.  

As Amazon works through coronavirus cases near NYC, company extends benefits for warehouse workers The subject of much scrutiny over conditions at its fulfillment centers, Amazon has suffered a mass of COVID-19 infections at a New Jersey-based warehouse, according to one media report.

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Amazon Used Third-Party Seller Data to Develop Competing Private-Label Products: Report Amazon employees have accessed data about independent sellers to build competing products under its private-label brands, according to a report.

COVID-19 hackers targeting medical providers, FBI says The FBI has warned of email phishing attempts against U.S. medical providers related to COVID-19 as part of a scheme to dupe the companies.

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How employers are keeping an eye on workers' productivity even when they're at home Kurt Knutsson on how to know if your boss is tracking your workflow.

Paatal Lok Release Date: Anushka Sharma-Produced Series Out in May on Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video has set a May 15 release date for its next original series from India: Paatal Lok. Neeraj Kabi, Gul Panag, and Jaideep Ahlawat lead the Paatal Lok cast. Paatal Lok has been created by Sudip Sharma, and produced by Anushka Sharma.

PM Modi Unveils E-Gram Swaraj Portal on Panchayati Raj Day Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with Sarpanchs from across the nation on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Day. Prime Minister also inaugurated e-Gram Swaraj portal and launched the Swamitva Scheme.

Instacart Looking to Hire 250,000 More Delivery Workers, Reveals New Safety Measures Instacart said Thursday it was seeking an additional 250,000 contract "shoppers" to meet soaring demands during the coronavirus lockdown.

Castlevania Season 3 Did Much Better Than Season 2: Warren Ellis Castlevania creator Warren Ellis claimed that Castlevania season 3 spent “a week or two” in Netflix’s daily Top 10 feature in 40 countries, and that its viewership was higher than Castlevania season 2, which he was told is “unusual”.

Pokémon Season 23 Trailer: Pokémon Journeys to Release on Netflix US, Pop UK The Pokémon Company has released the English-language trailer for Pokémon Journeys: The Series. Pokémon season 23 will be available on Netflix in the US, and Sony Pictures-owned Pop in the UK. An Indian broadcaster has not been announced.

Google to Verify All Advertisers, and Their Location Google said Thursday it would expand its program of verification of advertisers on its platform as part of an effort to weed out fraud and "bad actors."

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos among US billionaires gaining net worth in pandemic: Report The combined wealth of America's billionaires, including Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla chief Elon Musk, increased nearly 10 percent during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published by the Institute for Policy Studies.

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DroneUp CEO on teaming up with UPS to test drone delivery of medical supplies Tom Walker, founder of DroneUp, former Navy Lieutenant Commander, joins ‘America’s Newsroom.’

Scammers are building websites to cash in on coronavirus Scammers want a piece of the recently passed $2.2 trillion federal economic stimulus package to help the U.S. economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

Twitter clamps down on coronavirus 5G conspiracy theories Twitter is clamping down on the bizarre conspiracy theories that link the coronavirus outbreak to 5G communications technology.

Amazon Launches ‘Local Shops on Amazon’ Programme to List Local Shops as Sellers Amazon has launched a programme called ‘Local Shops on Amazon’ in India to scale its business and start selling goods directly from local shops.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png The iPhone maker is working on three Mac processors based on the A14 processor in its next iPhone, suggesting the company will transition more of its Mac lineup away from current supplier Intel.

Experience Napa Valley wine tastings from the comfort of your couch Wine rooms and vineyards may be closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, but that isnt stopping the wine community from getting together for virtual wine tastings.

YouTube Originals Embrace Lockdown With Melinda Gates, MrBeast, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, More Embracing the stay-at-home guidelines issued to a third of the global population, YouTube has announced a series of 11 new originals centred around that philosophy, involving the likes of Melinda Gates, MrBeast, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sonali Bhadauria, John Grisham, Ken Jeong, and Yungblud.

Randeep Hooda Dives Into the Making of Netflix’s Action-Heavy Extraction Randeep Hooda takes us inside the making of Netflix action movie Extraction: from spending three weeks before filming to prepare for a 12-minute long take, getting hit by Chris Hemsworth and enjoying it, and being “bowled over” by a car chase.

Google Meet Getting Chrome Tab Presentations, Layout Updates, Low-Light Mode, and More Google Meet, the video conferencing service by Google, is getting a major feature upgrade. The company says it wants to make sure people have the much-requested features amid the coronavirus pandemic.