Month: April 2020
Microsoft opens free registrations for Build 2020
In addition to hosting its annual Build developer conference online, Microsoft now plans to make the event free to attend. On Thursday, the company’s Scott Hanselman announced the conference will start on May 19th at 8AM PT / 11AM ET and feature 48-h… Source
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Apple says ‘a few’ US retail stores could reopen in May
Apple expects to start reopening more of its stores in May, after shutting down locations outside of China due to the coronavirus pandemic. Stores in Australia and Austria could reopen in the next two weeks, Apple CEO Tim Cook told Bloomberg. “A few” stores could reopen in the US in…
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NASA will license its FDA-approved ventilator to manufacturers for free
A new high-pressure ventilator developed by NASA engineers and designed to treat COVID-19 has received FDA approval via a fast-tracked emergency use authorization. Now, NASA is looking for a medical industry partner to manufacture the device. It will… Source
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For A Billion Indians, The Government’s Voluntary Contact Tracing App Might Actually Be Mandatory
Money Sharma / Getty Images A policeman distributes groceries to people as they stand inside marked circles maintaining social distancing in Faridabad, India. The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, become a member and…
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Disney’s animated Hercules is getting a live-action reboot produced by the Russo brothers
Disney’s live-action remakes are on a roll, and news of yet another project broke today: a version of the 1997 Hercules movie, produced (but not directed) by Joe and Anthony Russo of Marvel’s Avengers fame, via The Hollywood Reporter. Also attached to the project is Dave Callaham, who worked on…
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Smartphone shipments dropped 13% globally, and COVID-19 is to blame
We knew it was going to be bad — but not necessarily “lowest level since 2013” bad. As Apple was busy reporting its earnings, Canalys just dropped some of its own figures — and they’re not pretty. After two quarters of much-needed growing, the global smartphone market just took a…
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