A virtual library housing censored articles from around the world has been created within the hugely popular video game Minecraft by press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-freedom-group-censored-articles-minecraft.html Views: 0
Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari said Saturday it was suspending production for two weeks at two of its factories, citing “serious difficulties” related to Italy being in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-ferrari-production-coronavirus.html Views: 0
The U.S. internet won’t get overloaded by spikes in traffic from the millions of Americans now working from home to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus, experts say. But connections could stumble for many if too many family members try to videoconference at the same time. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-internet-well-equipped-home-surge.html Views: 0
David Tollner gets text messages telling him when meals are placed outside the door of the family guest room, where he was banished after developing a cough. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-safe-sane-silicon-valley-virus.html Views: 0
U.S. internet and wireless providers have announced temporary measures to make getting online less expensive and onerous as enforced social distancing due to the new coronavirus forces more human interaction online. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-free-wi-fi-days.html Views: 0
Apple is closing all of its stores outside China until March 27 in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, CEO Tim Cook said. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-apple-china-due-virus.html Views: 0
Microsoft on Friday announced that co-founder Bill Gates has left its board of directors to devote more time to philanthropy. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-microsoft-co-founder-bill-gates-board.html Views: 0
GENEVA and Washington, D.C. – A new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Solidarity Response Fund will raise money from a wide range of donors to support the work of the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners to help countries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund, the first-of-its-kind, enables private individuals, corporations and institutions anywhere in the…
US airlines announced additional steps Friday to ground planes and curtail executive pay as they prepare for an unprecedentedly bad travel market in the near-term. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-airlines-ground-planes-crisis-deepens.html Views: 0
A measure to make Maryland the first state in the nation to tax companies like Facebook and Google for money they make from digital ads on the internet is making steps forward in the state’s legislature. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-tax-internet-ads-traction-maryland.html Views: 0