By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix said Friday it is establishing a $100 million relief fund for workers in the worldwide creative community affected by the coronavirus-caused halt of most film and television production. “This community has supported Netflix through the good times, and we want to help them through […]
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By BRIAN SLODYSKO, ALEXANDRA JAFFE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — No more rallies. No more door-knocking. And no more in-person fundraisers, raking in dollars from dozens of millionaires at once. The coronavirus has disrupted American life, and the 2020 presidential campaign is no exception. Amid calls for social distancing to stop the […]
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sports are on hold, theaters are closed and so are amusement parks, a disaster-movie scenario that has Hollywood reeling. But Americans held captive at home by the coronavirus can turn to Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and other streaming services, outliers in an entertainment industry brought to […]
In a statement issued earlier this year by MTN officials, MTN Group Ltd, Africa’s largest mobile network by subscribers has announced that its CEO and Group President, Rob Shuter will be stepping down from his position as CEO and president at the termination of his fixed four-year contract in March 2021. Under the leadership of […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple’s new iPad brings PC-like trackpad capabilities for the first time, as the company seeks to make its tablet even more like a laptop computer. Apple says the trackpad will offer more precision than fingers in selecting text and switching between apps. Older iPads will also be able to get trackpad […]
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer The technology that animated movies like “Toy Story” and enabled a variety of special effects is the focus of this year’s Turing Award, the technology industry’s version of the Nobel Prize. Patrick Hanrahan and Edwin Catmull won the prize for their contributions to 3-D computer graphics used in movies […]
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — To make room for toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other items in high demand during the global viral pandemic, Amazon said it is limiting what brands and independent sellers can send to its warehouses for the next three weeks. Among the products that can be […]
By The Associated Press undefined Facebook said a bug in its anti-spam system temporarily blocked the publication of links to news stories about the coronavirus. Guy Rosen, Facebook’s vice president of integrity, said on Twitter Tuesday that the company was working on a fix for the problem. Users complained that links to news stories about […]
In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, Kenya’s telco Safaricom proposes a solution that could potentially decrease the rapid spread of the virus. The measures adopted by Safaricom are fairly simple. For the next 90 days, Safaricom will waiver transaction fees, as well as increase the daily limit for transactions. In the coming three months, […]
By RACHEL LERMAN AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google sister company Verily has launched a website to screen people who think they might have COVID-19 and point them to testing sites. But you probably can’t use it to get tested quite yet. Verily, a health tech company owned by Google parent Alphabet, launched […]