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Apple will donate 10 million masks, Image via Time
Technology
Apple will donate 10 million masks

Apple CEO Time Cook said in a tweet that we have been able to source 10 million masks for the US and plans to donate millions more for the hardest-hit regions in Europe. Apple’s operation teams are helping to find and purchase masks from the company's supply chain in coordination with governments around the world. Apple has joined other tech companies like Tesla in raising healthcare facilities across the US

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Thu Mar 26 - Techcrunch
Technology
Ventilators Production by Tesla
Thu Mar 26
Production of Ventilators
Technology
Ventilators Production by Tesla

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla has announced, that the company will be going to start the production of Ventilators in the coming week. Due to the spread of this Pandemic Disease which is directly effecting lungs resulting in severe breathing issues, Countries need a large number of Ventilators. By considering the situation he plans to donate ventilators in large numbers.

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Thu Mar 26 -
US Senate unanimously passes $2 trillion rescue bill, Image via AP Photo
International
US Senate unanimously passes $2 trillion rescue bill, the largest in the US history

The US Senate has passed the largest economic rescue plan in the history of the country as the $2 trillion virus rescue bill passed with a unanimous vote of 96-0. The bill includes a $1,200 direct payment to every American. Coronavirus cases in the US reached 70,000 with the death toll near 1,000 while the worldwide cases jumped above 470,000. Italy, the US, and Spain reported the most cases

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Thu Mar 26 - BBC
Disruption in Internet Services across the US
Technology
Disruption of Internet Services Due to COVID-19

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, internet services around the world interrupted since last week. Most of the metropolitan cities are facing this issue. As we know the majority of the cities are under lockdown around the world and people are doing work from home and using internet services to keep them entertained in this lockdown, resulting in a significant degradation in the download speed.

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Thu Mar 26 - MohsinAliMarketingSolutions
Coronavirus cases worldwide reach 450,000, death toll above 20,000, Image via NYTimes
International
Coronavirus cases worldwide reach 450,000 with death toll above 20,000

COVID19 cases worldwide jumped above 450,000 as more than 50,000 new cases registered in less than 24 hours. The death toll crossed 20,000 around the world as most of the fatalities were reported by Italy and Spain. Spain crossed China in the total number of deaths as the Spanish death count reached 3,400. America reported the highest number of new cases in the last 24 hours.

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Wed Mar 25 -
Finnish ex-President Martti Ahtisaari tests positive for coronavirus. Image via Foreigner.
Politics
ex-Finnish President Ahtisaari tests positive for coronavirus

Finland's ex-President Martti Ahtisaari, now 82 years old, who served as President from 1994 to 2000 and won the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize for his eminent contributions to peace mediation, has tested positive for the COVID-19 infection. Ahtisaari's office has stated that he remains in good health, while Finland has until now recorded 700 coronavirus cases and 1 death during the outbreak.

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Wed Mar 25 - Reuters
Chloe Middleton, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire tested positive for Coronavirus, Image via Facebook
International
A 21-year-old girl in the UK died from Coronavirus, the youngest person with no pre-existing health conditions

Chloe Middleton, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire tested positive for Coronavirus on 21 March with no pre-existing health conditions. The 21-year-old girl died today, as her mother, Diane Middleton, wrote on Facebook, “To all the people out there that thinks it's just a virus please think again speaking from personal experience this so-called virus has taken the life of my 21-year-old daughter”

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Wed Mar 25 - SkyNews
Swedish health tech startup Kry launches free video consultation service in Europe. Image via The Independent.
Technology
Health tech startup Kry launches free video consultation service

A Swedish health tech startup called Kry has launched a free service that will let doctors perform video consultations amid the coronavirus crisis. The web-based platform, called Care Connect by Kry, will not require doctors to have a Kry account to avail the free service, and consultations will be protected with encryption. The service is launching soon in Europe with support for 10 languages.

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Wed Mar 25 - TechCrunch
Facebook ad revenues hit by coronavirus even as more people use its services. Image via Quartz.
Technology
Facebook's ad revenue takes a hit due to coronavirus pandemic

Social media giant Facebook has stated that the coronavirus pandemic is hitting its advertising revenue, which accounts for nearly all of the company's earnings, despite the fact that more users are spending time on social media due to being confined indoors. Facebook messaging has increased by over 50 percent in coronavirus-hit countries, but its shares fell heavily.

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Wed Mar 25 - Reuters
Research finds coronavirus vaccine may last for a long time. Image via Vox
Science
Coronavirus vaccine may be long-lasting, research suggests

Two recently concluded studies conducted independently by Rome's Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases and Ancona University Hospital's Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health have discovered through genetic sequencing that the coronavirus mutates very slowly, and therefore a vaccine developed for the virus may help inoculate populations for a long time to come.

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Wed Mar 25 -
Greta Thunberg thinks she's probably had the coronavirus. Image via Business Insider.
International
Greta Thunberg believes she's had the coronavirus

Swedish teenager and student climate activist Greta Thunberg has stated that she believes she has probably had the coronavirus, but cannot confirm her suspicion with a test due to the Swedish government's directive. Thunberg says she and her father contracted the infection while on a trip to central Europe two weeks ago, that they have fully recovered since then but are still in self-isolation.

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Wed Mar 25 - TheGuardian
Chinese premier Li Keqiang urges Hubei officials to report any new coronavirus cases honestly. Image via Reuters,
International
Chinese premier urges officials not to hide new coronavirus cases

As the Chinese province of Hubei, where Wuhan city was the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic that has now infected most countries in the world, lifted its lockdown on all cities except Wuhan, with life returning to normal in most parts of the country, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged the local administration to honestly report new COVID-19 cases instead of hiding them to maintain the zero new cases record.

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Wed Mar 25 - TheGuardian
Bindi Irwin and fiance Chandler Powell tie knot at Australia Zoo ahead of lockdown. Image via CNN.
International
Bindi Irwin ties knot with Chandler Powell ahead of coronavirus lockdown

Bindi Irwin, the 21-year-old daughter of world-famous Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, who died of a sting-ray injury to the heart in 2006, has tied the knot with her fiance Chandler Powell, who she has been dating for six years, with the couple getting engaged last July. Irwin and Powell married at the Australia Zoo ahead of the Australian government's imminent deadline on limiting the number of guests at weddings.

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Wed Mar 25 - ABCNews
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jackson Browne tests positive for COVID-19 infection. Image via USA Today.
Entertainment
Rock legend Jackson Browne tests positive for coronavirus

The 71-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jackson Browne has tested positive for the COVID-19 infection. Browne has stated he was most likely exposed to the virus at a Love Rocks benefit concert in New York City earlier this month. While Browne says he is experiencing very mild symptoms, he wishes he had taken the advice to stay indoors more seriously and has urged his fans to stay put.

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Wed Mar 25 - TheDailyBeast
Prince Charles confirmed to have contracted coronavirus. Image via Politico.
Sports
Prince Charles in quarantine after being diagnosed with coronavirus

Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and the heir apparent to the British throne has tested positive for the COVID-19 infection after experiencing mild symptoms for a few days. Authorities report the prince is in good health and is now in quarantine in Scotland according to the guidelines provided by the health officials.

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Wed Mar 25 - SkyNews
Entertainment
CBS All Access is free for 30 days
Wed Mar 25
CBS's online streaming service CBS All Access is now free for 30 days. Image via Polygon.
Entertainment
CBS All Access is free for 30 days

Amid the lockdowns imposed in most US states to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS has made its online streaming service CBS All Access free for a period of 30 days to help those isolated or quarantined in their homes. Viewers can enjoy Star Trek Picard starring Sir Patrick Stewart, as well as Interrogation starring Peter Saarsgard and Lucy Liu's Why Women Kill.

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Wed Mar 25 - CBS
Prince Charles tests positive for Coronavirus
International
Prince Charles tests positive for Coronavirus

The Clarence House released a statement on Wednesday confirming that the 71-year-old British royal has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. Prince displayed some mild symptoms on Sunday, he was then tested on Monday and the results came positive. Prince Charles "otherwise remains in good health" and has been self-isolating in Scotland.

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Wed Mar 25 - SkyNews
The dispute has been going on since 2016, image via Getty Images
Entertainment
Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian discuss new leaked video on social media

A new leaked video has appeared on the internet, claiming to be the full unedited conversation between Kanye West and Taylor Swift regarding his controversial lyrics for his song 'Famous'. The video reveals that Kanye did not discuss the controversial lyrics with Swift before releasing the song like he claimed he did. Kim Kardashian called Swift self-serving for bringing the matter up again.

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Wed Mar 25 - CNN
He was also behind the musical 'Anastasia', image via Getty Images
Entertainment
Tony award-winning writer dies due to coronavirus

Terrence McNally, a Tony award-winning playwright most famous for writing the books for the musicals 'Ragtime and 'Kiss of the Spider Woman', has died due to the coronavirus. He was a lung cancer survivor and already had a lung disease called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He died at the age of 81.

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Wed Mar 25 - CNN
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Sports
Manchester City manager donates 1 million Euros to fight the coronavirus outbreak in Spain

Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has donated one million euros to help fight the coronavirus outbreak in Spain. The money will be used to buy medical equipment and protective gear for health workers in the country. Spain is currently one oft he hardest-hit countries in Europe. Messi and Ronaldo have also made large donations to these causes this week.

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Wed Mar 25 - BBC
This is one of the largest stimulus packages any government has given out so far, image via Getty Images
Politics
US government decides on $2 trillion stimulus package to help economy recover from coronavirus crisis

The US Senate and the White House have agreed on a $2 trillion stimulus package to help the economy deal with the coronavirus crisis and lockdown. The deal took five days of negotiations between both parties although it still has to go through the Senate and House of Representatives before it is passed.

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Wed Mar 25 - TechCrunch
Steve Carrels departure marked the end of the show for many fans, image via NBC
Entertainment
The Office crew reveals the real reason Steve Carell left the show

According to a new book by Andy Greene, Steve Carell did not intend to leave 'The Office' after season 7 but was removed by NBC. Carell had told his manager that he wanted to stay but NBC chose not to renew his contract, a decision the crew called 'asinine'. The show has since become one of the most successful sitcoms of all time.

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Wed Mar 25 - IndieWire
Users can still select high quality streams, image via Getty Images
Technology
Youtube lowers video quality to preserve bandwidth as demand surges

Youtube has announced that all of the videos on its platform will now default to Standard Definition in order to conserve bandwidth. Demand for the service has grown by a large amount during the coronavirus quarantine and this has placed a huge burden on broadband providers who may not be able to keep up.

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Wed Mar 25 - TechCrunch
A large number of popular games were made via Unity, image via Unity
Gaming
Who wants to be a game designer?

Unity, one of the most popular game engines in the world, has just released hundreds of hours worth of tutorials to help people learn to design their own games. They have also made access to the premium version of their software free for the next three months. The offer expires on June 20th.

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Wed Mar 25 - PCGamer`
18 other people have been accused of actually killing Khashoggi, image via Getty Images
Politics
Turkish prosecutors indict 20 suspects for Khashoggi killing

Prosecutors in Istanbul have said that they have prepared an indictment against 20 suspects in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The indictment accuses the head of Saudi Arabia's general intelligence and a top advisor to the royal family of masterminding the murder.

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Wed Mar 25 - Reuters