Coronavirus: Social giants police web with AI as staff sent home
Major websites are turning to automatic systems to moderate content as they tell their staff to work from home.
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Coronavirus: Amazon blocks non-essential items from warehouses
Amazon is temporarily refusing to stock certain items in its warehouses, to cope with overwhelming demand for household essentials due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days
Netflix will reduce the video quality on its service in Europe for the next 30 days, to reduce the strain on internet service providers.
Coronavirus: Ways to stay social online while in self-isolation
Everyone should avoid non-essential contact with others to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the UK prime minister has said.
Firefly’s school apps struggle with ‘unprecedented demand’
A leading provider of remote-learning tech to schools says it has struggled with record demand, causing its service to run slowly and suffer periods of being offline.
Coronavirus: Minecraft offers free lessons to children
Minecraft is making its educational worlds available free, to help pupils no longer able to attend school because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Radio listening booms while music streaming stalls
People staying at home due to the coronavirus pandemic appear to be listening to more radio rather than music apps, figures suggest.
Coronavirus: The sports turning to gaming during lockdown
The punch came in the seventh round: a stinging uppercut from Joe Frazier to the jaw of Lennox Lewis.
Coronavirus: Zoom is in everyone’s living room – how safe is it?
Zoom, the video-conferencing app that has seen a huge rise in downloads since quarantines were imposed around the world, is now being used by millions for work and social gatherings.
UK considers virus-tracing app to ease lockdown
A coronavirus app that alerts people if they have recently been in contact with someone testing positive for the virus "could play a critical role" in limiting lockdowns, scientists advising the government have said.
