During the crisis, doctors in the US can start using Facebook Messenger and FaceTime to diagnose patients, without worrying about violating privacy laws. …read more Source:: CNet

Global aviation is shutting down because of the coronavirus outbreak and travel restrictions designed to contain it, and many airlines will need government bailouts within weeks or face bankruptcy. From a report: Airlines across the world are grounding planes, laying off workers and scrambling to preserve cash as measures to contain the outbreak prompt flight…

Looking for a burner blower? Motorola Mobility has lifted the lid on its latest budget blower – the pocket-friendly Moto e6s, which offers the most compelling, er, screen-to-price ratios on the market. Just £99 gets you a phone with a 6.1-inch HD screen.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

For decades, physicists have dreamed of this perfect amorphous solid. They desire ideal glass not so much for its own sake (though it would have unique, useful properties) but because its existence would solve a deep mystery. From a report: It’s the mystery posed by every window and mirror, every piece of plastic and hard…

The money is meant to help those who are working remotely. …read more Source:: CNet

Get the bike-free fitness app free for 3 months. …read more Source:: CNet

The media regularly refers to “exponential” growth in the number of cases of COVID-19 respiratory disease, and deaths from the disease, but the numbers suggest something else, a “small world” network that might have power law properties. That would be meaningfully different from the exponential growth path for the disease. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Stocks crash. The San Francisco Bay Area goes into lockdown. From Italy to the US, China to Sweden, the world reacts to a pandemic. …read more Source:: CNet

Spoiler-free book review: Rae Carson’s adaptation of the final movie in the Skywalker Saga addresses some of its flaws by giving the story time to breathe. …read more Source:: CNet

Netskope reports the total number of remote employees is the highest it has ever observed. …read more Source:: DarkReading