The site won’t fix the current difficulties in obtaining a coronavirus test. Apple’s focus is to help people stay informed about the illness and how they can protect themselves.
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Uber, Lyft Suspend Shared Rides Option to Prevent Coronavirus Spread
Both companies have decided to hit pause on offering a carpooling option to prevent the spread of the coronavirus among passengers.
Expect Delays on Your Amazon Orders Due to the Coronavirus
If you place an order on Amazon, even with a Prime account, it may take four days instead of the normal one to two-day delivery time. The company is reportedly hiring an additional 100,000 workers to address the surge in demand.
Google: Actually, We’re Going to Do a Coronavirus Website After All
After President Trump announced Google was creating a website to direct people to coronavirus testing locations, Google said a limited site was being handled by Alphabet subsidiary Verily Life Sciences. On Saturday night, however, Google said it would …
eBay Bans Sales of Face Masks, Hand Sanitizer to Stop Coronavirus Price Gouging
Despite the crackdown, you can still find Purell hand sanitizer, Lysol wipes, and N95 masks being sold on the eBay site at exorbitant prices, ranging from $35 to $100 per pack
Twitter Experiments With Tweets That Expire (It’s Basically Instagram Stories)
Twitter is testing out the new feature in the hopes it’ll get users to share more on the social media platform. However, the expiring tweets will only be viewable when a user clicks on your avatar.
Have What it Takes to Go to Mars? NASA Is Now Recruiting New Astronauts
Applicants will need to be U.S. citizens with master’s degrees in a STEM field or have completed pilot school. Selected candidates will be trained to live on the ISS, where they’ll prepare for missions to the Moon and Mars.
Apple Agrees to Pay $25 Per iPhone Ensnared in ‘Batterygate’ Slowdowns
The company will pay between $310 million and $500 million to fund the U.S.-focused settlement, which addresses class-action lawsuits over Apple secretly slowing down iPhones to mitigate errors from their aging batteries.
Coronavirus Forces Facebook to Cancel F8 Developer Conference
Facebook will instead make F8 more of a virtual event that developers across the world can view online.
Netflix Finally Adds Top 10 Lists for Its Most Popular Content
Last year, Netflix began testing the top ten lists feature in the UK and Mexico to help users find new shows and movies to watch. Now the lists are finally arriving to the streaming service as an official feature.