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• Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg says it's 'all hands on deck' to combat coronavirus misinformation - CNET

  16-03-2020 23:25
  
  The spread of misinformation is still a big problem for social networks.
  
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• Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg: 'All hands on deck' to combat coronavirus misinformation - CNET

  16-03-2020 23:25
  
  The spread of misinformation is still a big problem for social networks.
  
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• Take to the skies aboard a DJI Mavic Mini drone for $287 (Update: Sold out) - CNET

  16-03-2020 23:20
  
  DJI's smallest and lightest drone is easy to fly, shoots 2.7K video, doesn't need FAA registration, and is now 28% off its usual price.
  
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• Take to the skies aboard a DJI Mavic Mini drone for $287 - CNET

  16-03-2020 23:20
  
  DJI's smallest and lightest drone is easy to fly, shoots 2.7K video, doesn't need FAA registration and is now 28% off the usual price.
  
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• Universal to offer $20 iTunes rentals of movies still in theaters starting this week

  16-03-2020 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Universal Studios has announced today that it is planning to release movies that are still in theaters on iTunes and other services starting this week. This announcement comes in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, with theaters limiting attendance and even shutting down completely. more…
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• Mysterious 'mantis man' drawing captures ancient fascination with bugs - CNET

  16-03-2020 22:57
  
  The petroglyph has some curious characteristics that make it look part-man, part-mantis.
  
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• San Francisco Bay Area on lockdown over coronavirus - CNET

  16-03-2020 22:50
  
  Stay home as much as possible until April 7, residents are being told.
  
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• Parents share home schooling survival tips on Twitter amid coronavirus lockdown - CNET

  16-03-2020 22:49
  
  Don't panic. Set a schedule. Allow time for indoor roller skating parties.
  
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• COVID-19 and automakers: All the plant shutdowns due to the coronavirus - Roadshow

  16-03-2020 22:31
  
  Automakers have begun to halt production in Europe as COVID-19 spreads.
  
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• Diplo, Dropkick Murphys stream concerts to slow coronavirus spread, report says - CNET

  16-03-2020 22:20
  
  Even the Metropolitan Opera is getting in on it.
  
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• Apple Watch: How to turn off activity alerts like stand and move progress, activity sharing, more

  16-03-2020 22:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple Watch is designed to help you live a healthier life, and there is a range of notifications and alerts that help with that. However, with the coronavirus outbreak on most everyone’s mind, these Apple Watch alerts for things like your move, stand, and exercise goals, activity sharing, etc. might be more stressful than helpful. Here’s how to turn off activity alerts for stand and move progress, activity sharing, and breathe reminders.more…
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• Should President Trump close all nonessential U.S. businesses?

  16-03-2020 22:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Should President Trump declare all-out war on the coronavirus by closing all nonessential U.S. businesses? The Federal Reserve has fired its bazooka, cutting short-term interest rates almost to zero and enacting other stimulus measures first adopted during the Great Recession in 2008 as the new coronavirus rattles the economy, but even that might not be enough.
  Today, the president recommended avoiding gatherings of more than 10 people and also urged Americans to avoid eating and drinking at bar
  
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• Apple Stores in San Francisco Bay Area to Remain Closed for At Least Three Weeks Under New Shelter-in-Place Mandate

  16-03-2020 22:02 via macrumors.com
  
  Six San Francisco Bay Area counties this afternoon issued a shelter-in-place mandate that affects close to seven million people along with businesses in the area, including Apple Stores, reports The San Francisco Chronicle.
  In the counties of San Francisco, Marin, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda, and Contra Costa, along with the city of Berkeley, residents must stay inside and venture out only for necessities. Santa Clara county includes Apple's headquarters and many additional offices, while th
  
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• Dow plunges 3,000 points in worst selloff since 1987

  16-03-2020 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As the Dow experienced its worst selloff since 1987, President Donald Trump and members of the White House’s COVID-19 coronavirus task force at a press conference this afternoon asked all Americans to avoid discretionary travel, not eat at restaurants or bars, not hold gatherings of over 10 people, and to quarantine themselves if they or a member of their household feels sick.
  Carleton English and Nicholas Jasinski for MarketWatch:The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened with a loss of 9.7%
  
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• Apple's iPhone 9 Plus plans leak in iOS 14 code, report says - CNET

  16-03-2020 21:43
  
  The company's rumored new phones seemingly borrow some features from the iPhone 11.
  
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• Coronavirus: White House specifically begs millennials to limit socializing - CNET

  16-03-2020 21:27
  
  President Trump's coronavirus task force says young adults are the key to stopping the spread of a pandemic.
  
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• Google Doodle still celebrates St. Patrick's Day - CNET

  16-03-2020 21:22
  
  Google commemorates the cultural heritage of Irish around the world with artwork featuring the Cliffs of Moher.
  
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• Google Doodle celebrates St. Patrick's Day with visit to dramatic cliffs - CNET

  16-03-2020 21:22
  
  Google commemorates the cultural heritage of the Irish around the world with artwork featuring the Cliffs of Moher.
  
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• Amazon plans to hire 100,000 more US workers to handle coronavirus demand - CNET

  16-03-2020 21:19
  
  The company also plans to raise pay for hourly workers through April.
  
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• Amazon stops selling of most editions of Hitler's Mein Kampf, report says - CNET

  16-03-2020 21:08
  
  Other Nazi-authored books will also reportedly be banned.
  
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• NBCUniversal to release new movies online to rent because of coronavirus - CNET

  16-03-2020 20:59
  
  Trolls World Tour will be the first movie you can rent on-demand online the same day as its theatrical release, as cinemas close in the pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus updates: Trump announces new US guidelines for the next 15 days - CNET

  16-03-2020 20:53
  
  Guidelines include avoiding gatherings of 10 people, staying home and closing bars and restaurants. Here's the latest on COVID-19.
  
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• Eight Apple Products and Services Make Fortune's List of Top 100 'Greatest Designs of Modern Times'

  16-03-2020 20:50 via macrumors.com
  
  Fortune today published a list of the 100 "greatest designs of modern times," featuring products that have made people's lives simpler, better, and more stylish.
  Apple's iPhone, which first came out in 2007 and has since been updated every year, made the number one spot on the list for the way that it has "transformed human communication" and impacted almost every aspect of our lives."An iPod, a phone, an Internet communicator" was how the late Steve Jobs announced the ‌iPhone‌ to the
  
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• How to get your iPhone, iPad, and Mac repaired if your Apple Store is closed

  16-03-2020 20:45 via macworld.com
  
  As part of Apple's response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the company has closed all Apple Stores outside of Greater China until March 27. That's the right thing to do in order to help prevent the spread of this disease, but it also makes it harder to get your Apple product serviced. If you iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch ever needed repairs, you used to take it to your nearest Apple Store. Now what?You're not stuck waiting for your local Apple Store to reopen and then fighting with everyo
  
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• This bundle of nine Mac productivity apps is now just $25.50 ($100+ value)

  16-03-2020 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Shopping for the ultimate workflow can cost a small fortune. But with The 2020 Mac Productivity Essentials Bundle, you get nine of the best apps for productivity on macOS — including PDF Reader Pro and Stick Password. The collection is currently just $25.50 at 9to5Toys Specials with promo code TOYS15. As a comparison, you’d typically pay at least $10 per app with over $100 worth of regular value going here.more…
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• No, 5G didn't cause the coronavirus pandemic - CNET

  16-03-2020 20:29
  
  Influencers and Russia have linked the virus sweeping the globe to the new, super-fast wireless technology. They're wrong.
  
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• Apple plans larger 5.5-inch ‘Plus’ model of budget ‘iPhone SE 2’

  16-03-2020 20:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Within iOS 13.4 code, 9to5Mac has discovered evidence that Apple is working on a larger “iPhone SE 2 Plus” or “iPhone 9 Plus” — not only an iPhone SE 2 or 9 — to replace both the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus models, which sport 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays, respectively.
  Apple’s iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus
  Filipe Espósito for 9to5Mac:Evidence indicates that both will run with the A13 Bionic chip, the same processor used in the iPhone 11 and iPhone
  
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• Get a free copy of the new ‘Take Control of Working from Home Temporarily’ ebook

  16-03-2020 20:21 via macworld.com
  
  While working from home has become common in the modern age, there’s still a lot of people who work in an office. But given today’s circumstances, more and more people are being told to work from home—and some people don’t have much time to prepare for the new work dynamic.Macworld senior contributor Glenn Fleishman is a veteran technology writer who has also been working from home for years. He’s put together a new 55-page ebook called, Take Control of Working fro
  
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• San Francisco on lockdown over coronavirus - CNET

  16-03-2020 20:12
  
  Stay home as much as possible, residents are being told.
  
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• TikTok instructed moderators to suppress posts by 'ugly' and poor users - CNET

  16-03-2020 20:07
  
  Moderators were told not to promote videos from users with "ugly facial looks." TikTok said these policies are no longer being used.
  
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• Upcoming Low-Cost iPhone Rumored to Come in 4.7 and 5.5-Inch Size Options to Replace iPhone 8 and 8 Plus

  16-03-2020 19:59 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple is widely rumored to be working on a 4.7-inch low-cost iPhone that resembles the iPhone 8, but code found in a leaked version of iOS 14 suggests that Apple could also release a larger 5.5-inch version of the new low-cost iPhone.The current iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, which will be replaced by new low-cost options that with the same design
  In a report that refers to the new 4.7-inch iPhone as the "iPhone 9," 9to5Mac suggests that Apple is also working on a 5.5-inch "iPhone 9 Plus" that would be so
  
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• Idris Elba tests positive for coronavirus, urges 'no panic' - CNET

  16-03-2020 19:49
  
  The star of Pacific Rim and Marvel movies says he has no symptoms.
  
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• LG V60 ThinQ 5G pricing and availability detailed by AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile - CNET

  16-03-2020 19:48
  
  LG's latest now has a price and release date on America's biggest carriers.
  
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• Analyst: Now could be the right time for Apple to buy Disney

  16-03-2020 19:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With stocks dropping as the coronavirus pandemic spreads, a Rosenblatt analyst said today that the current situation could be an opportunity for Apple to buy Disney. Hypothetically, this acquisition could bring some notable benefits for both companies.more…
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• Apple takes big steps to confront coronavirus impact outside China

  16-03-2020 19:45 via macworld.com
  
  In response to the spread of the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, Apple is taking several big steps to ensure the health of its customers and employees. For one, Apple is shutting down all of its worldwide retail stores outside of mainland China until at least March 27. For another, Apple is allowing Apple Card holders to skip their March payments without paying interest (although you’ll need to enroll in the program).Apple announced the two-week closure of all of its retail st
  
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• Cops to coronavirus crowds: Don't call 911 if you're out of toilet paper - CNET

  16-03-2020 19:44
  
  Coronavirus shoppers may have stripped the shelves, but that's still not a police emergency, folks.
  
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• Pilot writes message for world in the sky: 'Stay home' - Roadshow

  16-03-2020 19:37
  
  The pilot's flight tracker left the message as the world grapples with the coronavirus' spread.
  
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• iOS 14 code confirms Apple planning ‘iPhone 9 Plus’ with A13 as larger version of rumored entry-level model

  16-03-2020 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  9to5Mac has learned several new details about the upcoming iPhone 9 based on iOS 14 code. Now we’ve discovered evidence that Apple is also working on a larger “iPhone 9 Plus” — not only an iPhone 9 — to replace both iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. While rumors of the 4.7-inch hardware has been reported through the supply chain, this is the first time evidence supports a larger version of the entry level iPhone.more…
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• Amid coronavirus, parents share homeschooling survival tips on Twitter - CNET

  16-03-2020 19:30
  
  Don't panic. Set a schedule. Allow time for indoor roller skating parties.
  
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• Amid coronavirus, parents share home schooling survival tips on Twitter - CNET

  16-03-2020 19:30
  
  Don't panic. Set a schedule. Allow time for indoor roller skating parties.
  
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• Amid coronavirus, quarantine cats and dogs living their best lives - CNET

  16-03-2020 19:20
  
  #QuarantinedCats and #QuarantinedDogs is trending on Twitter.
  
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• Apple Employee in Culver City, California Has Coronavirus

  16-03-2020 19:11 via macrumors.com
  
  An Apple employee who works at Apple's Culver City campus, where its Apple TV+ and Apple Music efforts are headquartered, has tested positive for coronavirus, reports Billboard.
  Employees at the Culver City office were notified about the infection on Saturday, but as of today, the campus remains open.Apple has asked all of its employees with positions that allow them to work from home to do so in an effort to cut down on the spread of the coronavirus, but there are some employees who are not abl
  
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• Rosenblatt VP: ‘There is an opportunity for Apple’ to buy Disney

  16-03-2020 19:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Rosenblatt Securities Vice President Bernie McTernan in a note to clients says there is an opportunity for Apple to make a major buy: Disney.
  Currently, as stock prices are beaten down du to the worldwide COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Disney’s market cap sits at $171.463 billion.
  Stormtroopers featured in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
  Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures
  Yahoo Finance:Disney is under scrutiny from investors with its stock under pressure as theme parks close and high-profile m
  
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• Coronavirus puts R.E.M.'s It's the End of the World As We Know It on charts - CNET

  16-03-2020 18:58
  
  Lenny Bruce is not afraid, but the rest of us aren't doing so hot.
  
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• Apple explains how to return and repair devices while stores are closed globally - CNET

  16-03-2020 18:35
  
  Apple has extended the deadline on returns and exchanges in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• AMD Ryzen 9 4900H coming for gaming, creator laptops this spring - CNET

  16-03-2020 18:35
  
  AMD takes on Intel's Core i9-9980H processor for high-end laptop power in thin designs.
  
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• How Apple will handle returns and repairs during retail store closures

  16-03-2020 18:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple has posted a FAQ about how the company will will handle retail store closures, including returns and repairs.
  Apple:Q: My local Apple Store is closed. When will it reopen?A: Out of concern for the safety of our customers and employees, Apple has closed all retail stores outside of Greater China through March 27. Please check http://www.apple.com/retail for the latest on Store Operating hours.
  Q: I want to return a product I recently purchased but the 14-day return period will end before Ma
  
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• Coronavirus updates: Europe proposes ban on incoming travel, New York closes gyms and bars - CNET

  16-03-2020 18:16
  
  Also: Italy sees biggest single-day increase in cases and New York City closes schools. Here's the latest on COVID-19.
  
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• Manticore Games launches Core to make game design more accessible - CNET

  16-03-2020 18:00
  
  Game construction kit Core went into open alpha today.
  
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• 7 free video chat apps to use while you're social distancing - CNET

  16-03-2020 17:57
  
  Stuck at home due to the coronavirus pandemic? Use these videoconferencing options to keep in touch with family, friends and your workplace.
  
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