Tag: covid-19
‘Airplane Mode’ will let you relive the monotony of economy class this fall
If you spend any time at all on social media, you may have seen how much people have fallen in love with Microsoft’s latest Flight Simulator release. And it’s easy to see why. Not only is it a well-made title, accidental 212-story monolith and all, b… Source
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MIT researchers show how ‘Dr. Spot’ could help diagnose COVID-19
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robots have been used in many creative ways, from surveying a Ford plant in Michigan to herding sheep in New Zealand. Earlier this year, the tech company announced Spot was chipping in to help coronavirus patients — now, we’re… Source
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Instacart will cover the cost of its shoppers’ COVID-19 screenings
Instacart will cover the cost of COVID-19 screenings and virtual medical appointments for shoppers until the end of the year. The company ran a pilot project on that front earlier in the summer in Pennsylvania and Washington, DC, and now it’s rolling… Source
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Bluetooth update could turn wearables into COVID-19 trackers
Billions of people have smartphones, but not everyone has them, and they’re not the only smart devices folks have access to. Older people, and young kids, have valid reasons for not owning one, which excludes them from the phone-based contact-tracing… Source
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Facebook and Twitter push back against links to ‘Plandemic’ sequel
Months after the coronavirus pandemic spread worldwide, social media platforms are still dealing with misinformation. In May a video titled Plandemic spread across Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, despite containing false information loosely attached t… Source
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Google Meet comes to TVs thanks to Chromecast
After taking countless video calls throughout the coronavirus pandemic, you're probably at the point where you want to mix things up a bit. Now you can with Google Meet. Google has started rolling out an update for Meet that allows the software to ca… Source
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