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Cuomo: New York may be hitting coronavirus apex as state deaths dip slightly
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Cuomo: New York may be hitting coronavirus apex

An additional 594 New Yorkers have died from the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday a still staggering toll, but actually, the first daily decline in some time, as hospitalizations also dropped. A total of 574 new hospitalizations were reported Sunday, as compared to 1,095 on Saturday, itself a dip from the 1,427 tallied Friday.

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Sun Apr 05 - Google
Singer Pink says she had COVID-19, gives $1M to relief funds
Entertainment
Singer Pink says she had COVID-19, gives $1M to relief funds

In a pair of tweets posted Friday, April 3, 2020, the singer says she tested positive after she and her three-year-old son started displaying symptoms two weeks ago. She also added that she is donating $500,000 each to two emergency funds.

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Sun Apr 05 - Google
Elton John Donates $1 Million To Protect People With HIV from Coronavirus
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Elton John Donates $1 Million To Protect People With HIV from Coronavirus

Elton John has dug deep into his pockets to pull out a million bucks to protect people living with HIV from contracting the coronavirus. People with HIV often have compromised immune systems, so they can be especially vulnerable in contracting the disease.

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Sun Apr 05 - Google
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Sun Apr 05
Quibi is coming, with the worst
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Quibi is here

Mobile video-streaming app Quibi might think of itself as competing with YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok for people’s attention when they’re using their phones throughout the day, but Katzenberg and Whitman are trying to market their app to subscribers as a place to watch high-quality television and film content on the go.

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Sun Apr 05 - Google
A Hacker Found a Way to Take Over Any Apple Webcam
Technology
A Hacker Found a Way to Take Over Any Apple Webcam

This week, a security researcher publicly shared new findings about vulnerabilities that would have allowed an attacker to exploit three Safari bugs in succession and take over a target's webcam and microphone on iOS and macOS devices. "Safari encourages users to save their preferences for site permissions, like whether to trust Skype with microphone and camera access," says Ryan Pickren, the security researcher who disclosed the vulnerabilities to Apple.

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Sun Apr 05 - Google
Apple's new iCloud feature for iPhone and Mac may make you kiss Dropbox goodbye
Technology
Apple's new iCloud feature for iPhone and Mac

Thanks to a software update from Apple, you can now use your iCloud Drive storage to keep and share a file, whether it's a work presentation, collection of GIFs between friends, or your kid's remote learning homework. Add more from the iCloud section of the settings app on your iPhone or system preferences on a Mac. Plans range from free for 5GB up to $9.99 a month for 2TB.

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Sun Apr 05 - Google
Leaked Samsung Galaxy Buds redesign ditches the earbud stems
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Leaked Samsung Galaxy Buds redesign ditches the earbud stems

The news and images come courtesy of WinFuture, and it seems the small stems on the current Galaxy Buds Plus are ditched in favor of a bean-like shape – and indeed the codename for the earbuds is rumored to be "Beans". No word on pricing yet, but the most recent Galaxy Buds Plus went on sale in March for $149.99 / £159 / AU$299, so expect something similar.

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Sun Apr 05 - Google
How to Keep Your Zoom Chats Private and Secure
Technology
How to Keep Your Zoom Chats Private and Secure

Many have found Zoom’s default privacy and security features lacking, exposing users to trolls and unwanted oversight. For starters, you can restrict screen sharing: If you go to your Zoom settings on the web and click In Meeting (Basic), you'll see a Screen sharing option to stop anyone except you from sharing your desktops or apps on your computer.

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Sun Apr 05 - Google
No support for startups in economic stimulus plans
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No support for startups in economic stimulus plans

Coronavirus pandemic has killed over 65,00 people around the world to date with 1.2 million cases. Governments around the world announced economic stimulus programs to support economies but it seems like almost all of them excluded startups in their plans. In the US, Small Business Administration excluded most venture-backed startups in the stimulus plan. Europe has also not announced any special measures to support the startup ecosystem

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Sun Apr 05 - Techcrunch
Morocco releases more than 5,000 prisoners amid coronavirus
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Morocco releases more than 5,000 prisoners amid coronavirus

Morocco’s King, Mohammed VI pardoned 5,654 prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak in the country, the prisoners were selected based on their age, poor health, time served and good conduct. The Government is taking these steps to curb the impact of the outbreak in the country. Morocco has 919 confirmed coronavirus cases and 59 deaths so far from COVID19

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Sun Apr 05 - CNBC
English cricket coach stuck in Argentina lockdown
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English cricket coach stuck in Argentina lockdown

Sian Kelly, head coach of the Argentine women's team said that she is not permitted to go beyond her nearest supermarket in Buenos Aires for supplies. Kelly, basically from England, is currently living in Argentina with her partner, moved to Buenos Aires from Solihull in 2016. She said her partner had nearly been arrested amid the country's strict lockdown rules. Argentina has been on lockdown since 20 March

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Sun Apr 05 - BBC
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez extended lockdown
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Spain may have passed Coronavirus “Peak”

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez extended lockdown until April 25 and said that the country is close to passing the coronavirus peak as the number of deaths in the country fell for the second day in a row. Spain reported 809 deaths in the last 24 hours. Spain now has more coronavirus cases than Italy. Global cases jumped above 1.15 million as more than 60,000 have died from COVID19

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Sat Apr 04 - BBC
Newly born siblings, a girl and a boy in the Indian state of Chattisgarh
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Twins named “Corona and COVID” in India

Newly born siblings, a girl and a boy in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh named “Corona and COVID” during the ongoing nationwide lockdown in India due to coronavirus. The twins born at Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Memorial Hospital in the state capital, Raipur were born to Preeti and Vinay Verma in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh on March 27. The delivery happened after several difficulties in the lockdown area

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Sat Apr 04 - SkyNews
US President Donald Trump recently suggested scarves
International
Scarves or Masks? A search for options

US President Donald Trump recently suggested scarves as a protection option against COVID19. "In many cases, the scarf is better; it's thicker. I mean you can protect yourself" the President said. The NYC Mayor de Blasio also urged New Yorkers to cover their faces with scarves while outside. Health officials said that although scarves are not as effective as masks, it’s a good option if you can’t find N95 masks

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Sat Apr 04 - CNN
A country of 1.3 billion people is still under lockdown
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A massive surge in Indian coronavirus cases

A country of 1.3 billion people is still under lockdown but the new cases are surging, the total number of COVID19 cases in India now stands at 3,082, more than Pakistan, Japan, and the Philippines. The total number of deaths reached 86, the highest number in South Asia. The country plans to show solidarity and unity on April 5 by turning off lights. Coronavirus cases worldwide topped 1.1 million

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Zoom offered an apology for calls routed through China
Technology
Zoom offered an apology for calls routed through China

Video-conferencing platform zoom gained massive popularity in recent days due to coronavirus pandemic, but there are several privacy concerns in the app and experts highlighted those in recent days. One such instance happened when the research findings by Citizen lab research shows that the calls in North America were routed through China, the company offered an apology for the mistake and released a partial technical explanation

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Sat Apr 04 - Techcrunch
French baccalaureate exams canceled for the first time in history. Image via Tes.
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Baccalaureate exams canceled for the first time in history

France's traditional baccalaureate exams for high school students, founded under the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1808, have been canceled for the first time in history, marking the severe disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer has stated that students will receive average marks based on the tests and homework they had been assigned throughout the year.

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Fri Apr 03 - Reuters
Italian shoe designer Sergio Rossi dead of coronavirus. Image via Top News.
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Italian shoe designer Sergio Rossi dead from COVID-19

Sergio Rossi, the 85-year-old Italian women's footwear designer responsible for founding the high-end women's footwear industry in the mid-20th century, has passed away due to the COVID-19 infection. Rossi passed away in his hometown of Cesena in central Italy. The country's coronavirus death toll is the highest in the world at 13,915 confirmed deaths.

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Fri Apr 03 - Reuters
Global economy crashes as coronavirus cases surpass 1 million. Image via CNet.
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Global coronavirus deaths exceed 55,000

The latest numbers from Reuters have shown that the total number of coronavirus cases worldwide has exceeded 1,040,000, with over 55,000 deaths. Cases continue to climb at an alarming rate in the US and Europe, with the global economy in a catastrophic plunge, drawing comparisons not to the 2008 financial crisis but world-changing events like the Great Depression and the World Wars.

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Fri Apr 03 - Reuters
SpaceX Starship SN3 destroyed in pressure testing. Image via Tesmanian.
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SpaceX Starship destroyed in pressure testing

SpaceX's latest Starship prototype, named the SN3, suffered a catastrophic failure during a cryogenic proof test, which tests the spaceship's integrity by subjecting it to pressures similar to what it would face during a test flight. The company's founder and CEO Elon Musk posted on Twitter that the failure may have been caused by a faulty configuration.

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Fri Apr 03 - TechCrunch
Apple mistakenly reveals Airtags feature in Youtube video. Image via Apple Toolbox.
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Apple mistakenly reveals hidden Airtags feature

In a support video uploaded to their Youtube channel, smartphone giant Apple has mistakenly revealed a hidden feature called Airtags, thought to be Apple's planned competitor to personal devices tracker Tile. The video was guiding users about resetting their iPhone, and the Airtags option was seen included in the Find My iPhone setting under the Settings page, in the Enable Offline Finding option.

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Fri Apr 03 - TechCrunch
3M CEO tells Trump mask demand exceeds production capacity. Image via Wall Street Journal.
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3M CEO tells Trump mask demand too great

Mike Roman, the CEO of US-based mask and worker safety equipment manufacturing company 3M, has stated amid US President Donald Trump's invocation of the Defense Production Act that his company cannot meet the demand for masks in the country. Roman revealed that the industry only has the capacity to make 50 million N95 masks each month, while healthcare workers need 300 million to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

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Fri Apr 03 - Marketwatch
White Sox radio broadcast icon Ed Farmer dead at 70. Image via The Eagle.
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White Sox radio icon Ed Farmer dead at 70

Ed Farmer, the 70-year-old radio broadcaster for the Chicago White Sox, whose three-decade-long career included casting the Sox's legendary World Series championship win in 2005, has passed away after experiencing complications due to an ailment. Farmer joined the Sox broadcast team in 1992, becoming their full-time analyst from 1992 onwards.

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Fri Apr 03 - Forbes
Florida rapper Rod Wave debuts first full-length album. Image via Pitchfork.
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Florida rapper Rod Wave releases new album

Rod Wave, a rapper from St. Petersburg, Florida who first rose to fame after Jay Z included his TikTok hit Heart on Ice on his end-of-year playlist in 2019, has released his first full-length album after last year's hit EP Ghetto Gospel. The new album, called Pray 4 Love, features 14 tracks consisting of last month's hit single Thief in the Night and The Greatest.

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Fri Apr 03 - Revolt
HBO makes hundreds of hours of content free for streaming. Image via Variety.
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HBO makes hundreds of hours of content free

HBO has announced that amid the coronavirus pandemic, it is making many TV shows and movies available for free on its streaming services HBO GO and HBO Now on mobile and desktop without even needing a subscription, and includes TV shows like The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Veep, The Wire, Silicon Valley, Barry as well as many documentaries and movies.

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Fri Apr 03 - TheNextWeb