
Facebook launches Quiet Mode for muting alerts and scheduling downtime

Twitch expands Watch Parties so we can view Prime movies and TV shows together remotely

Looking Glass holographic displays add photorealistic Unreal Engine 3D

How Microsoft Teams will use AI to filter out typing, barking, and other noise from video calls

Researchers fool deepfake detectors into classifying fake images as real

Celebrities and politicians are rapidly spreading coronavirus misinformation

Oppo claims world’s first phones with 5G VoNR video and voice calling

U.S. government memo: Zoom is taking security concerns seriously

Chrome 81 arrives with Web NFC Origin Trial, AR features, and mixed images autoupgraded to HTTPS

Firefox 75 arrives with revamped address bar, Mozilla sticks to 2020 schedule despite coronavirus

Glassbox raises $40 million to track customer journeys with AI

Quibi risks mobile video platform launch amid quarantine and economic turbulence

Facebook kills software updates for Samsung Gear VR

U.K. debunks 5G-coronavirus link after conspiracy theorists burn cell tower

Blackbird.AI CEO: ‘COVID-19 is the Olympics of disinformation’

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Publishers grapple with high clicks but low prices in pandemic

Restream makes cross-platform livestreaming free for COVID-19 responders

Facebook launches Messenger app for Windows and MacOS globally

Apple will stop taking a cut of some video app purchases made through the App Store

WordPress 5.4 arrives with new blocks, 14% faster editor, and privacy improvements

Conviva: Video streaming rose 20% globally in March amid coronavirus lockdowns

Comcast details what the coronavirus has done to network traffic

Big Ear Games brings the sound of music education to children

Microsoft’s Chromium Edge is getting Vertical Tabs, Smart Copy, and Password Monitor

Microsoft announces Teams for consumers, Skype daily active users up 70% to 40 million

Facebook commits $100 million to struggling news outlets during coronavirus crisis

U.K. fights coronavirus disinformation with rapid response team

Spaces app enables folks to attend Zoom meetings in VR

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ProBeat: How coronavirus will change tech events forever

How Zoom, Netflix, Dropbox, and Equinix are tackling coronavirus infrastructure challenges

Facebook launches a Messenger hub to inform users about coronavirus

Microsoft acquires virtualized mobile network startup Affirmed Networks

Facebook says coronavirus is impacting advertising sales even as user engagement grows

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Researchers use AI to find link between nature and happiness

Fritz brings on-device AI to Android and iOS

New York Times acquires Audm, whose narrators turn long-form journalism into audio

IBM launches Weather Channel map to track coronavirus

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Nintendo ad buy shows it really wanted you to buy a Switch Lite before Animal Crossing dropped

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