(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. We’re covering unprecedented U.S. job losses, policing in the coronavirus era and how to travel the world without leaving home. ImageRefrigerated trucks formed a makeshift morgue in Manhattan.Credit…Gregg Vigliotti for The New York Times Nearly 10 million U.S. jobs have vanished The speed […]
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Read a book, work out or sing about love. Just stay home to do it. Google For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage populations around the world, the prevailing medical thought is that everyone can help slow the spread of […]
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Read a book, work out or sing about love. Just stay home to do it. Google For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage populations around the world, the prevailing medical thought is that everyone can help slow the spread of […]
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The spring moon rising over Utah’s Wasatch Mountains. NASA/Bill Dunford The evening of April 7 and early morning hours of April 8 will be dominated by what should be the biggest and brightest supermoon of the year. And because it’s the first full moon of the northern spring, it’s also traditionally known as the “pink […]
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For the privacy-conscious folks out there, Apple has included a hardware microphone disconnect feature on its recent MacBooks. This feature ensures that the microphone is hardware disconnected when not in use thereby preventing it to pass any audio to a rogue app or malware with root or kernel privileges. Apple has introduced the same feature […]
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In an internal memo, Apple has informed its employees that its retail stores in the United States will remain closed until early May and that they will have to work from home. The company has had to take this step due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The memo by Apple’s SVP of Retail and People Deirdre […]
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More evidence is mounting that Apple could announce the iPhone SE 2 on Friday (i.e. tomorrow). A number of accessory listings on the Apple Store for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 have been updated to include the iPhone SE name as well. A Belkin screen protector listing for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 […]
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Shovel in hand, anything is possible. Steph Panecasio/CNET I’ve never professed to have any kind of green thumb. I forget to water plants. I don’t have the patience for herbs. I’ve accidentally destroyed synthetic ferns I bought in a failed attempt at interior decorating. The first gift my partner ever gave me was a long-lasting […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Shares in Luckin Coffee have slumped after the company said one of its top executives and other employees had faked sales figures. The Chinese coffee chain has now suspended its chief operating officer Jian Liu and staff reporting to him. It comes after the company appointed a special committee to investigate […]
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The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Besha Rodell, a columnist with the Australia bureau. Every couple of days for the past few weeks, I have clambered onto my roof from the small patio on our second floor. […]
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