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A Norwegian school quit Zoom after a naked man ‘guessed’ the meeting link
A school in Norway has stopped using Zoom, the popular video conferencing service, after a naked man apparently “guessed” the link to a video lesson. According to Norwegian state broadcaster NRK, the man exposed himself in front of several young children over the video call. The theory, according to the…
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What It’s Like To Be A Doctor At The Center Of The US Coronavirus Crisis
Angela Weiss / Getty Images Medical workers outside at Elmhurst Hospital Center in the Queens borough of New York City, March 26. 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 sign…
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Stocks shoot upward as ‘Phase Three stimulus passes Senate and unemployment skyrockets
Stocks soared on Thursday even as the US reported its worst unemployment numbers in fifty years of tracking data. The pain felt on Main Street is offset for investors by the Federal government opening its wallet to Wall Street, businesses and (at some point) workers in the form of the…
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Some Tesla factory employees still had to work after the production shutdown
Local officials have confirmed that Tesla stopped making electric cars in California on Monday, March 23rd, in compliance with a shelter-in-place order brought on by the novel coronavirus pandemic. But dozens of workers had to report to the company’s automotive factory to finish processing the final batches of cars this…
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IBM and The Weather Channel launch Covid-19 tracking maps
Finding accurate and up-to-date information on the spread of the coronavirus is essential for researchers and scientists which is why IBM and its subsidiary The Weather Channel have released new tools to help do just that. While there are already a number of tools available online from the WHO and…
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Report: WhatsApp has seen a 40% increase in usage due to COVID-19 pandemic
Social media usage has grown as a result of the COVID-19 crisis as more users go online to stay connected with family, friends, and colleagues. Now, new data from insights and consulting firm Kantar reveals exactly how much some apps are benefitting. According to a survey of over 25,000 consumers…
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