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Coronavirus: Stressed, depressed, and feeling bad? You're not alone: Where to get free help online

As sheltering in place stretches into weeks for many, anxiety, isolation, stress and cabin fever are common. There's free mental health help online.

      




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Can 5G become your new broadband connection?

Most of us get high-speed internet via a wired connection. But not everyone has access, like in rural areas. 5G could broaden those broadband options.

      




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Grabbing an Uber? Buckle up and bring your face mask to combat coronavirus

As cities and states come out of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, Uber is working on technologies to ensure both drivers and riders have masks in place.

      




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Coronavirus bingeing: YouTube trends show spike in every-day task tutorials

YouTube has seen a spike in content built on sharing the mundane, often isolating experiences of people's daily lives.

      




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How Marco Polo botched its app upgrade and ended up with 1 star reviews

Messaging from app was different story than what consumers saw. Many turned to Twitter and App Store reviews to vent their rage

      




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Apple CEO Tim Cook references 1918 flu pandemic in commencement speech to Ohio State graduates

In his speech, Tim Cook offered advice for navigating challenging circumstances in the years ahead and talked about his career at Apple.

      




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Bye-bye, butterfly keyboard: Apple unveils 13-inch MacBook Pro with a better typing experience

Most of the improvements were performance-based. The new 13-inch laptop features double the storage and a speed boost, and prices start at $1,299.

      




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12 awesome tech hacks to save you money and time

Looking to get the most out of your tech? Here are a dozen software or hardware tips, tricks and shortcuts that might save you money, time and aggravation.

      




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Amazon VP quits in protest over warehouse employee firings

Tim Bray worked in Amazon's AWS server division, but says he has solidarity with warehouse workers, who are treated as "fungible units."

      




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Apple, Google will warn you if you've been exposed to COVID-19. Here's how.

Apple and Google give a first look at how public health apps will alert you if you've crossed paths with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

      




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Thanks to 'Trolls,' you'll see more new movies open in the living room

Viewers will get so used to watching new movies at home, they'll go out to theaters less, and fare will shift toward all comic books, says analyst.

      




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Can you spare a few minutes? It will save you money with Lyft

In our tests, Lyft savings ranged from $3 to as much as $8 depending upon how long the ride was.

      




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Apple dominates the smartwatch market as sales rise despite COVID-19 pandemic, report says

Apple holds 55% market share in the smartwatch category followed by Samsung and Garmin. Sales rose despite the coronavirus pandemic.

      




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These are the Facebook oversight board members who will decide what you can and cannot post

Facebook oversight board members will decide what Facebook and Instagram users can and cannot post on the platforms.

      




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National Password Day project: A unique password for every website you go to

We need to have a different strong, password for every website we go to. Password managers like Dashlane and 1Password help us remember them.

      




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YouTube TV subscribers getting access to Viacom channels including VH1, BET, MTV and others

MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network and TV Land are among the channels launching on YouTube TV in the coming months.

      




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Nintendo Switches are hard to find—here's where you can still buy one

Nintendo Switches are selling out as people remain in quarantine—here's where you can still get one.

      




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Facebook to allow employees to work from home through the end of the year

Facebook will let its employees continue to work from home through the end of 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

      




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Lyft requires drivers, riders to wear face coverings, avoid using the passenger seat

Lyft users must self-certify that they are following CDC guidelines related to COVID-19.

      




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Apple to reopen stores in four states with COVID-19 face masks, temperature checks and social distancing

Apple will reopen stores in four states next week with precautions such as temperature checks, face masks and social distancing.

      




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Which flying camera is for me? The new Mavic Air 2 or Mavic Pro?

New drone costs $799, compared to $1,349 and $1,600 for the "Pro" editions, but in our tests was more consistent for flying and had smoother image quality.

      




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What does Clash of Clans maker’s $10 billion sale say about the future of gaming?

Developer says it has over 100 million daily players for 4 games, including Clash.




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HTC separates successful VR sales from struggling smartphone side

Spin-off subsidiary subsequently shan't subsidize sickly smartphone setup.




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Nintendo is running low on time to show NX to the public

With nine months until its planned release, where is Nintendo's next console?




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In an effort to find more players, Evolve is now free

Hope you didn't buy the game last week or anything...




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Digital game sales data just got a little less opaque

Major publishers working with NPD to share their download numbers.




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After game industry failure, Curt Schilling agrees to pay back Rhode Island

Of $75 million in loans, state gets $2.5 million from "tapped out" baseball star.




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Microsoft cloud annualized run rate hits $13bn in strong first quarter

Surface revenue was also strong, up 38 percent year on year.




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Spreadsheets have ruled Earth for too long—business must embrace the cloud

Cloud-based business management software (CRM, ERP) can revolutionise an SME.




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We’ve been missing a big part of game industry’s digital revolution

NPD “restatement” shows consistent spending growth as digital sales dominate.





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For console games, downloads are approaching a tipping point

Destiny 2's digital success could spell long-term trouble for discs




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StarCraft II goes free-to-play seven years after launch

Single-player campaign, ranked multiplayer available free of charge.




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Keep playing, keep paying: Ubisoft seeks games with “longterm engagement”

The numbers don't lie: Games as "live" services bring in more money over time.




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Despite backlash, loot boxes could be essential to gaming’s future

Analysis sees loot box spending ballooning 62 percent, to $47 billion, by 2022.




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Tesla posts bigger-than-expected loss, bigger-than-expected revenue [Updated]

Company expects to be cash flow positive in the next two quarters.




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Microsoft posts a record $29.1 billion Q1. Same old, same old

You know the drill by now: cloud money good, consumer PC sales not.




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Google Stadia will support “a variety of business models”

But the streaming gaming revolution "is not going to happen overnight."





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Major investment firm to prioritize sustainability, back off coal

Managing roughly $7 trillion in assets gives BlackRock's decisions a major impact.




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Revealed: 100,000 crew never made it off cruise ships amid coronavirus crisis

Guardian investigation finds workers stranded on at least 50 ships with Covid-19 outbreaks, limited medical equipment, some without pay, and no end in sight

While most cruise ship passengers have now made it back to land, another crisis has been growing – with no safe haven in sight.

Around the world, more than 100,000 crew workers are still trapped on cruise ships, at least 50 of which have Covid-19 infections, a Guardian investigation has found. They are shut out of ports and banned from air travel that would allow them to return to their homes.

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‘No one comes': the cruise ship crews cast adrift by coronavirus

From the Galapagos to Dubai crew have been left marooned amid squabbles over who is responsible for their welfare

The Apex was nearly finished. A brand new cruise ship for the Celebrity Cruises line, it was a towering, 117,000-ton vessel with luxuries like a “resort deck” featuring martini-glass-shaped jacuzzis and a movable platform cantilevered off the side – known as “the Magic Carpet” – to be used as an outdoor restaurant. As the builders put the finishing touches to it, the company held parties for crew and contractors, even as the rest of the world was shutting down to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Alexandra Nedeltcheva was one of the waiters. Though she avoided the parties, she served the contractors and crew at one of the ship’s restaurants. She says she contracted Covid-19 before the Apex even left port.

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'We are very afraid': stranded cruise ship's crew in limbo amid pandemic

Tensions aboard the Greg Mortimer have reached breaking point over allegations ship’s operators and captain pressured doctor to downplay outbreak

After an ill-fated Antarctic expedition in which 60% of passengers and crew contracted coronavirus and spent a month stranded off the coast of South America, the successful repatriation of 132 tourists from a Australian cruise ship seemed like a rare happy ending.

But what should have been a peaceful epilogue in which the crew of the Greg Mortimer sailed safely home has become a gruesome sequel of sickness and panic – with the added possibility of a legal battle in Miami courts.

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