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[ad_1] Protests against lockdown orders have recently popped up in several states, leading large groups to gather in violation of shelter-in-place guidelines. Many of these demonstrations are being organized in Facebook groups, some of which are made up of tens …

[ad_1] bundle with Hulu and ESPN+ Disney Plus subscribers can stream brand-new feature-length films alongside their favorite Disney movies.  The initial lineup of original films includes the live-action “Lady and the Tramp” and “Noelle,” a Christmas comedy starring Anna Kendrick …

[ad_1] The coronavirus pandemic has underscored the digital divide in the US and heightened the disadvantages faced by people who lack home internet connections, prompting a bipartisan effort to expand access to broadband through federal subsidies, according to The Wall Street Journal. …

[ad_1] Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, has reportedly held talks to raise fresh funds valuing it above its last valuation of $15 billion. According to anonymous sources cited by Bloomberg, Epic has hired a specialist financial adviser to oversee …

[ad_1] Long gone are the days when people had a huge collection of movies sitting in their home. The majority of the world has switched to a digital-only collection, but even that requires a huge amount of space. After all, …

[ad_1] Facebook announced it would invest $5.7 billion in Reliance Jio, India’s popular mobile internet service. The multi-billion-dollar stake makes Facebook the largest minority shareholder in the internet service, which is a part of Reliance Industries Limited. In the past …

[ad_1] Google’s summer internship is moving online for 2020, but international interns are now finding out that they’ll also be earning less. Some interns from Canada, who will be doing their summer internship remotely, have had their compensation cut by …

[ad_1] Ticketmaster said it will issue refunds for postponed events as well as those that are canceled.  Last week, two lawmakers blasted the company for appearing to drag its feet on refunds.  The company’s president explained in a letter that, …

[ad_1] Jitsi, an open source videoconferencing app that Atlassian sold to 8×8 in 2018, is poised to introduce end-to-end encryption on its platform.  Currently, rivals like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet do not use end-to-end encryption. Emil Ivov, head …

[ad_1] San Francisco received national praise for its early, proactive response to the Spanish flu pandemic in the fall of 1918. But when the number of cases tapered off by November 1918, the city relaxed restrictions on the public too …