Google has announced to completely cancel its flagship “I/O 2020” conference, saying the digital-only event has also been put off. Source: NDTV
A team of US researchers has invented a portable surveillance device powered by machine learning called ‘FluSense’ that can detect coughing and crowd size in real time, analyse the data to directly monitor flu-like illnesses and influenza trends and predict the next pandemic in the making. Source: NDTV
YouTube has unveiled a fresh effort to stem the spread of coronavirus misinformation with a “news shelf” on its homepage promoting “authoritative content.” Source: NDTV
With movie theatres closing down around the world due to coronavirus, Paramount’s “The Lovebirds” will skip the big screen and go straight to Netflix, in a landmark move for Hollywood. Source: NDTV
Smartphone shipments took an historic plunge last month as the novel coronavirus disrupted supply and demand, industry tracker Strategy Analytics said on Friday. Source: NDTV
With malls, shops, commercial establishments and retail stores being shut amid growing new coronavirus scare in India, leading e-retailers like Amazon and Flipkart have announced drastic measures to keep the orders moving albeit slowly as panic buying continues. Source: NDTV
The massive surge in fake news, videos, GIFs and authentic-looking government notifications related to new coronavirus (COVID-19) in India has left millions of users, civil society members, journalists and authorities completely baffled and cornered, starting with panic buying across the country. Source: NDTV
Guilty director Ruchi Narain, and Ladies Up stars Kaneez Surka, Niveditha Prakasam, Supriya Joshi, and Prashasti Singh tell us how Netflix is going where Bollywood and Indian TV isn’t, in this special episode of Orbital. Source: NDTV
Russia due to coronavirus has postponed a test designed to improve the ability of its domestic internet infrastructure to cope with being cut off from the global network, the Communications Ministry said on Friday, TASS reported. Source: NDTV
Tinder on Friday announced that its Passport feature, which allows users to connect with anyone, anywhere in the world, will be available for free for all members starting next week and will be available through April 30. Source: NDTV