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In France, A New App Is Helping Doctors Monitor COVID-19 Patients Remotely The Covidom app allows thousands of patients with non-critical cases of COVID-19 to ride the virus out at home. They answer questions on a range of health indicators and doctors follow up by phone. Read more on NPR

Lyft Lays Off Nearly 1,000 Employees As Virus Saps Demand For Rides The ride-hailing company is also furloughing hundreds of workers and cutting pay as it tries to reduce costs during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more on NPR

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An Event Designer Gives Advice On How To Celebrate Online The coronavirus has forced many daily activities online, including celebrations. Dahlia El Gazzar, a tech evangelist and event designer, advises listeners on how to celebrate during the pandemic. Read more on NPR

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'Hometown Heroes Or Whatever': Low-Wage Workers Want More Than Praise In this lockdown, low-wage workers have been publicly declared "essential" — up there with doctors and nurses. But the workers say their pay, benefits and protections don't reflect it. Read more on NPR

For Airbnb, 2020 Was Supposed To Be A Banner Year. Then The Pandemic Hit AirBnb CEO Brian Chesky tells NPR that he expects his company to survive the coronavirus pandemic by emphasizing cleanliness, and acknowledging that travel is likely changed forever. Read more on NPR

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Amazon Warehouse Safety 'Inadequate,' N.Y. Attorney General's Office Says Amazon may have violated federal health and safety standards as well as New York's whistleblower law, the New York attorney general's office wrote to Amazon in a letter obtained by NPR. Read more on NPR

States Expand Internet Voting Experiments Amid Pandemic, Raising Security Fears Voters with disabilities, as well as those who serve in the military and live overseas could cast ballots via their phone or home computer even as security experts warn the technology can't be trusted. Read more on NPR

Why Remote Work Sucks, According To Science What social science says about killing the office. Read more on NPR

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Germany Backs Away From Compiling Coronavirus Contacts In A Central Database Privacy advocates had warned against Germany's plan to store cellphone-tracking information in a central database rather than on users' phones. Read more on NPR

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Facebook Launches Rival To Video-Meeting App Zoom The social network's new service lets anyone with a Facebook account host a video chat with up to 50 people. That puts the tech giant in direct competition to Zoom, the remote conferencing app. Read more on NPR

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Travis Scott's Fortnite Event Draws Record Audience More than 12 million players of the wildly-popular online game logged on for the rapper's "Astronomical" performance. Read more on NPR

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He Keeps Driving For Lyft 'Because People Need Us' Many Lyft and Uber drivers have given up on driving, because they aren't making enough money to take the risk of potentially exposing themselves to the coronavirus. Jerome Gage is still at it. Read more on NPR

Distance Learning Methods Differ Notably Across The U.S. Many schools are closed through the academic year. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Bree Dusseault of the Center on Reinventing Public Education about how distance learning varies across the U.S. Read more on NPR

Health vs. Privacy: How Other Countries Use Surveillance To Fight The Pandemic The U.S. is calling for more tracking and surveillance to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Such technology is already heavily used in other countries, fueling debates over health versus privacy. Read more on NPR

He Was 'Zoombombed' In Front Of His Family While Defending His Dissertation An unknown intruder interrupted Dennis Johnson's Zoom video conference. Johnson hopes his bad experience will bring better protections to the platform. Read more on NPR

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How To Avoid Online Harassment While Teleworking Video conferencing became essential for some working from home during the pandemic. An NPR business correspondent explains what a Zoombomb is and advises listeners on telework safety. Read more on NPR

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COBOL Cowboys Aim To Rescue Sluggish State Unemployment Systems State officials say aging computers systems that rely on a pre-Internet programming language may be causing delays in processing jobless benefits. The Texas-based group COBOL Cowboys wants to help. Read more on NPR

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How Cellphones Can Keep People Learning Around The World In places like Uganda, and increasingly in the U.S., educators are trying text messages as a more accessible distance learning alternative. Read more on NPR

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Cal State Fullerton Announces Plans For A Virtual Fall. Will Other Colleges Follow? Colleges are grappling with how long the coronavirus disruptions will last, and what the fall semester will look like. The big question: With so many changes, will students still enroll? Read more on NPR

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The 'Undertaker of Silicon Valley' Stays Busy As Startups Lay Off Thousands The coronavirus pandemic has gutted many tech startups. Tens of thousands of workers are now unemployed, and companies are shutting down. Read more on NPR

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5G Conspiracy Theories Trigger Attacks On Cellphone Towers Dozens of cellphone towers and equipment boxes have been set aflame in Britain, apparently by people who believe 5G technology is helping to spread the coronavirus. Read more on NPR

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Instagram Allowed For Truth To Be Crafted, Despite 'No Filter' Options Bloomberg reporter Sarah Frier's new book is a vibrant play-by-play of how Instagram reached its high level of influence through the business of manufacturing coolness. Read more on NPR

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CRISPR And Spit Might Be Keys To Faster, Cheaper, Easier Tests For The Coronavirus Researchers are racing to develop quick, home-based tests for the virus that could deliver test results in minutes. None do that yet, but several under development hold promise, scientists say. Read more on NPR

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Facebook Cancels Big Events Through June 2021 The tech giant says most employees can keep working from home through at least the end of the summer, as the company braces for a slow return to normal life. Read more on NPR

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To Stay In Touch With Students, Teachers Bypass Computers, Pick Up Phones School districts are going to great lengths to keep students and families engaged and connected. But when it's not possible to get all online, they're turning back to an earlier device: the telephone. Read more on NPR

Bezos Hopes To Start Amazon Workers Coronavirus Testing 'Soon' Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says "vastly more" COVID-19 testing is needed. His company is building its own lab to start testing some workers, potentially looking to start regular checks for all employees. Read more on NPR

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Did You Fall For A Coronavirus Hoax? Facebook Will Let You Know The social network is expanding efforts to curb the spread of harmful misinformation about COVID-19 after pressure from an activist group. Read more on NPR

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Apple Unveils 'Bargain' iPhone Amid Economic Downturn With a smaller size, screen and price tag, the new iPhone SE looks and feels like the models of yore that actually fit in a pocket. Read more on NPR

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How To Get The Most Out Of Your Virtual Medical Appointment What if you don't have COVID-19 symptoms, but do have a fierce earache or infected bug bite or a child with a sudden rash? These days, many more people are getting diagnosed via calls or video chats. Read more on NPR

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