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Apple, Google launch contact tracing platform

US tech giants Apple and Google said Wednesday they were offering health authorities around the world their platform for coronavirus contact tracing, a key...

Facebook to help struggling retailers create online stores

Facebook on Tuesday unveiled free tools for retailers hit by the pandemic to create online storefronts at the social network and Instagram. The initiative by...

India to widen use of coronavirus tracing app

India is aggressively pushing a state-backed contact tracing app to fight the spread of COVID-19, raising fears that the world's second-most populous nation is...

Facebook to pay $52 million settlement for trauma to content reviewers

Facebook has agreed to a $52 million court settlement to compensate content moderators who suffered mental trauma from the graphic and violent images they...

Indian start-ups get creative as coronavirus crisis fuels funding crunch

Samik Sarkar was managing to eke a profit out of his online apparel store before the coronavirus crisis hit India, forcing the 36-year old to...

Education & Technology in an Age of Pandemics

If you want to know about modern-day technology and its effects on the education system, then this is the post for you. In this...

WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing

The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to launch an app this month to enable people in under-resourced countries to assess whether they may have...

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