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• See the emptiness as coronavirus closes landmarks, stadiums, amusement parks - CNET

  27-03-2020 23:56 via cnet.com
  
  Disneyland. The Trevi Fountain. Parliament in Spain. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, these spaces sit largely abandoned.
  
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• Best laptop backpack for 2020 - CNET

  27-03-2020 23:55 via cnet.com
  
  You only have one back -- you might as well get the best bag for it.
  
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• April Fools' Day jokes risk becoming tone deaf amidst coronavirus - CNET

  27-03-2020 23:41 via cnet.com
  
  Google, whose April Fools' shenanigans are famous in the tech world, said it's canceling its pranks this year.
  
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• Get your free download of Monument Valley 2 and 10 other iOS games this weekend - CNET

  27-03-2020 23:38 via cnet.com
  
  Check out these free games in the App Store for a limited time.
  
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• Lyft partners with Amazon on package and grocery deliveries - CNET

  27-03-2020 23:19 via cnet.com
  
  With ridership plummeting, Lyft is looking to diversify its offerings.
  
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• The cello playing robot and other tech news

  27-03-2020 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Paul Carter looks at some of the best tech stories of the week.
  
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• Money Heist is what you should be watching right now -- here's why - CNET

  27-03-2020 23:02 via cnet.com
  
  The hit Netflix show will keep you hooked, make you laugh and even teach you some Spanish.
  
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• The ventilator shortage, explained video - CNET

  27-03-2020 22:58 via cnet.com
  
  Ventilators are machines that deliver breaths of oxygenated air to people who are unable to breathe sufficiently on their own, while removing carbon dioxide from the lungs. There are an estimated 160,000 ventilators in the United States. That's usually enough to serve everyone that needs one, but in the case of the coronavirus pandemic, it's a severe shortage. Companies including General Motors, Ford, and Tesla are offering their help, but will that help come in time?
  
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• Get Arctis Pro Wireless premium gaming headphones for $220 - CNET

  27-03-2020 22:45 via cnet.com
  
  Anyone can save 33% on one of the best wireless headphone models ever in the SteelSeries annual member-only sale (because it's easy to become a member).
  
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• Network of fake QR code generators will steal your Bitcoin

  27-03-2020 22:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Nine malicious QR code generator sites have stolen $46,000 from users so far.
  
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• 11 best tips to help master Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch - CNET

  27-03-2020 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  What to plant, who to pay and what not to do in the latest installation of Animal Crossing, New Horizons.
  
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• Astronauts could use their own pee to build future moon habitats - CNET

  27-03-2020 21:52 via cnet.com
  
  Scientists mix urea from urine with a moon soil substitute to make surprisingly sturdy 3D-printed structures.
  
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• Google pledges $800 million to coronavirus relief, mostly in free ads - CNET

  27-03-2020 21:47 via cnet.com
  
  The search giant will also help a supply chain partner ramp up production of 2 to 3 million face masks.
  
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• Coronavirus and motorsport: Every major event impacted by COVID-19 - Roadshow

  27-03-2020 21:37 via cnet.com
  
  From Formula One, NASCAR, IndyCar and more, we round up all the rescheduled dates and cancellations.
  
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• Coronavirus stimulus check is official: Find out if you're eligible for up to $1,200 - CNET

  27-03-2020 21:33 via cnet.com
  
  The new coronavirus relief package includes cash payments to many people affected by the epidemic. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Pack your drone for adventure in this Lowepro backpack that's 83% off - CNET

  27-03-2020 21:32 via cnet.com
  
  Regularly $105, Adorama is selling this backpack for the DJI Phantom for just $18, which may prompt you to wonder what other drones will fit.
  
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• Dwight Shrute and Rick Sanchez have coronavirus quarantine advice for you - CNET

  27-03-2020 21:27 via cnet.com
  
  A creative mashup video creatively strings together clips from The Office, Rick and Morty and more to remind us to wash our hands and stay home.
  
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• Coronavirus relief: $2 trillion package gives benefits to gig workers - CNET

  27-03-2020 21:24 via cnet.com
  
  Independent contractors for companies like Uber, Lyft and Instacart are now eligible for unemployment benefits.
  
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• Maximize your time in Animal Crossing: New Horizons video - CNET

  27-03-2020 21:20 via cnet.com
  
  A few key tips for quickly amassing resources and cash in the smash-hit new game for Nintendo Switch.
  
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• Disneyland and Disney World will remain closed indefinitely - CNET

  27-03-2020 21:20 via cnet.com
  
  The parks will be shut down until further notice during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus pandemic makes April Fools' a thorny internet tradition - CNET

  27-03-2020 20:50 via cnet.com
  
  Google, whose April Fools' shenanigans are famous in the tech world, said it's canceling its pranks this year.
  
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• The $2 trillion coronavirus relief package gives benefits to gig workers - CNET

  27-03-2020 20:43 via cnet.com
  
  Independent contractors for companies like Uber, Lyft and Instacart are now eligible for unemployment benefits.
  
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• Huawei P40 phones won't have Google, but may rival the best cameras out there - CNET

  27-03-2020 20:42 via cnet.com
  
  Multiple cameras, 10x optical zoom and low-light imaging? Photographers, pay attention.
  
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• NASA signs SpaceX to deliver cargo to Artemis Gateway at the moon - CNET

  27-03-2020 20:39 via cnet.com
  
  Falcon Heavy and a Dragon XL spacecraft could team up for the deliveries.
  
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• Brightening comet Atlas could soon lift your gaze and spirits just a little - CNET

  27-03-2020 20:34 via cnet.com
  
  It could be the brightest comet in the sky in decades, if it doesn't crack up first.
  
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• Brightening comet Atlas could soon lift your gaze and spirits - CNET

  27-03-2020 20:34 via cnet.com
  
  It could be the brightest comet in the sky in decades, if it doesn't crack up first.
  
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• Coronavirus: Tesla donates hundreds of ventilators to New York

  27-03-2020 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New York has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the US and a shortage of ventilators.
  
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• TV and movie characters offer coronavirus quarantine advice in amusing mashup vid - CNET

  27-03-2020 20:18 via cnet.com
  
  The video creatively strings together clips from The Office, Rick and Morty and more to remind us to wash our hands and stay home.
  
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• Here are 7 'sports' to watch while real, live sports are on hiatus - CNET

  27-03-2020 20:10 via cnet.com
  
  Starved for live competition? Check out these spectator sports for our quarantined times, from wrestling to marble racing(!) to virtual NASCAR.
  
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• FCC grants access to 5.9GHz spectrum for rural wireless broadband - CNET

  27-03-2020 20:10 via cnet.com
  
  Fixed wireless companies will use the spectrum to deliver broadband in rural areas for telehealth, distance learning and remote working.
  
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• FCC gives access to 5.9GHz spectrum for rural wireless broadband amid pandemic - CNET

  27-03-2020 20:10 via cnet.com
  
  Fixed-wireless companies will use the spectrum to deliver broadband in rural areas for telehealth, distance learning and remote working.
  
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• FCC gives access to 5.9GHz spectrum for rural wireless broadband amid coronavirus pandemic - CNET

  27-03-2020 20:10 via cnet.com
  
  Fixed-wireless companies will use the spectrum to deliver broadband in rural areas for telehealth, distance learning and remote working.
  
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• States of shock: Recovering our tech economy after COVID-19

  27-03-2020 19:59 via zdnet.com
  
  The first pandemic-triggered supply shock event was big, but not devastating. Yet it proved to be one of several factors triggering a tremendous worldwide demand shock, the result of which may be a second — probably worse — supply shock.
  
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• We've seen the future, and it's slime

  27-03-2020 19:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Flow is an emerging design paradigm for business success in today's ever-changing world. Research has shown that all flow-based designs​ share seven principles: Connection, distribution, integration, autonomy, mobility, continuity and holistic success. A lesson from 2020 is that all businesses must be digital. And digital businesses that apply flow-based principles will be well-positioned for sustainable growth.
  
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• Colorful new peacock spider looks like Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night - CNET

  27-03-2020 19:46 via cnet.com
  
  It's one of seven new itty-bitty spiders discovered by an Australian arachnologist and citizen scientists.
  
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• 6 places to find and buy food when your grocery store is out of stock - CNET

  27-03-2020 19:46 via cnet.com
  
  Time to think outside the chain store with these surefire ways to put food on your table during quarantine.
  
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• US lawmakers press Amazon to do more to protect its workers - CNET

  27-03-2020 19:45 via cnet.com
  
  The company also confirmed that employees at more US warehouses have tested positive for the virus, with 14 facilities now affected.
  
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• Facebook says more people are watching live videos amid coronavirus crisis - CNET

  27-03-2020 19:42 via cnet.com
  
  From February to March, the number of Facebook Live viewers in the US increased up to 50%, the social network says.
  
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• The best TV in 2020 - CNET

  27-03-2020 19:33 via cnet.com
  
  Looking for a new TV? Start here.
  
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• Two GM plants will build ventilators, masks to help fight COVID-19 pandemic - Roadshow

  27-03-2020 19:22 via cnet.com
  
  A plant in Indiana will build the ventilators, while a previously closed plant in Michigan will manufacture surgical masks.
  
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• Coronavirus stimulus package provides benefits to gig workers - CNET

  27-03-2020 19:19 via cnet.com
  
  Independent contractors for companies like Uber, Lyft and Instacart are eligible for unemployment benefits and a weekly stipend under the federal government's $2 trillion relief bill.
  
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• 'Irreplaceable' James Bond movie guns stolen in brazen heist - CNET

  27-03-2020 19:17 via cnet.com
  
  This sounds like a case for James Bond.
  
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• Amazon unintentionally hid competitor's faster delivery options, report says - CNET

  27-03-2020 19:10 via cnet.com
  
  The e-commerce site is reportedly working to fix the error.
  
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• Google-parent Alphabet to donate $800 million in response to coronavirus crisis

  27-03-2020 19:09
  
  Alphabet Incwill donate more than $800 million in funds towards producing medical supplies used to fight COVID-19, and in ad credits to government and health organizations and businesses, Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said on Friday.
  
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• Coronavirus updates: US House passes $2 trillion stimulus package - CNET

  27-03-2020 19:07 via cnet.com
  
  Plus: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive, the US now has the most cases worldwide, and new jobless claims surpass anything in US history.
  
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• Quantum entanglement breakthrough could boost encryption, secure communications

  27-03-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Using quantum entanglement, a team of researchers has developed a new way to communicate via particles of light.
  
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• Best password managers for business in 2020: 1Password, Keeper, LastPass, and more

  27-03-2020 18:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Everyone needs a password manager. It's the only way to maintain unique, hard-to-guess credentials for every secure site you and your team access daily.
  
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• Microsoft Teams-Slack calling integration is coming, says Slack CEO

  27-03-2020 18:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Slack may be adding yet another Microsoft integration to its platform. But this time, it might be an integration with archrival Microsoft Teams.
  
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• Coronavirus: Peak District drone police criticised for 'lockdown shaming'

  27-03-2020 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Derbyshire Police is accused of "nanny policing" after sharing aerial shots of Peak District walkers.
  
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• Want to play Half-Life: Alyx? Here's the best VR gear for your experience - CNET

  27-03-2020 18:08 via cnet.com
  
  How to play Valve's newest VR-only Half-Life game.
  
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