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Coronavirus: Winnipeg seniors embrace technology to stay connected during pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic has left more seniors isolated in their homes and distanced from loved ones, but some people are trying to help.Peggy Prendergast has been teaching art classes virtually through a program from the Good Neighbours Active Living Centre.“In my mind there’s been a lot of good to come out of the pandemic. I fell and broke my hip two years ago and I have mobility problems and there are others like me at my age.

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Report: SoundCloud will be put up for sale in 2024

SoundCloud will be put up for sale in 2024, Sky News reported on Sunday, with the streaming platform’s owners reportedly hoping to secure $1 billion in any potential deal. A SoundCloud representative declined to comment on the story when reached by The FADER.

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From vaccines to puppies: Don’t fall for these pandemic scams

One of the most current financial scams that target seniors involves a caller asking people for their financial information to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment.Financial investment expert Kelley Keehn says fraudsters are often looking for something new they can hone in on when it comes to scams.She says in this vaccine scam in particular, people are being asked for their credit card information and other forms of payment.“It’s so important that you call your parents, you call the elders in your life, and let them know that … you are not having to pay for your vaccine.” Guelph police issue warning about fraudulent job offers Additionally, over the course of the pandemic several Canadians seeking puppies have encountered scams through

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Web Summit signs up first customer for conference software

Tech conference organiser Web Summit has licensed its conference software for the first time, with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) becoming its first customer.

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Elderly mother and daughter keep critical connection with technology

COVID-19 silver lining: cultivating extended family relationships Carol is her mother’s caregiver. She has arranged for meals to be delivered and to have cleaning done in her mom’s independent living suite.She has also hired Wendy Moyle, of Wendy’s Errands for Elders, to do laundry and provide companionship.Carol and Audrey kept in touch over the phone until Carol noticed her mom sounded different.“She went downhill really quickly,” said Carol.That’s when Moyle decided to bring her iPad the next time she saw Audrey.

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Eir promises more improvements in customer care

The chairman of Eir has apologised for poor customer service at the telecoms company over the past year.

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This cleaning robot could help fight COVID-19 — and tell jokes

wrote the Singapore-based automaton firm on their website. “They are able to inform, entertain, and even exchange a simple conversation with you upon activated via QR code.”A video demonstration of the janitorial joke droid in action was recently posted to Facebook by the UK’s Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, which plans on leasing two of the LionsBot creations for their pediatric ward in Kent, the Daily Mail reported.

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New COVID-19 relief bill would make for-profit illegal streaming a felony

A new draft of the COVID-19 relief bill contains a provision that would bring felony charges to companies that illegally stream copyrighted material, as The Hollywood Reporter points out. The text of the provision was spearheaded by Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina.

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Regina woman collecting laptops, tablets for kids who need them for online learning

coronavirus pandemic were trying to keep up with their classes.“They were all trying to do homework on a cellphone — one cellphone,” said intensive family support worker Tamara Huget, who works with them through a Regina counselling service.Last week, when Regina’s public and Catholic school boards announced they would be moving lessons entirely online in the week before and the week after the holiday break, Huget knew that these students, and many others she assists, would likely fall behind.“They don’t have the technology,” said Huget, who is trying to change that.On Wednesday, she put a call out on social media, seeking laptops, tablets and other devices that could be of help to 34 families with a combined 85 kids.

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Regina educator Henry Braun gets 90th birthday Zoom call from school named after him

coronavirus pandemic, he hasn’t been able to be as big of a part of school life as he would normally.Upon learning about Braun’s upcoming 90th birthday from his daughter, Rhonda Haus, the principal of Henry Braun School in Regina’s Glencairn neighbourhood, said she thought, “‘OK: we need to celebrate and do something with this.’ ” B.C.’s Ryan Reynolds gives birthday wishes to Shuswap boy Thursday morning, on his birthday, Braun sat down in front of a Macbook hooked up to a big screen to be greeted by a group of smiling faces that he’s been missing.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“He just lit up,” said Grade 5/6 teacher Tara Lazurko, who organized a Zoom call between Braun and the school’s various

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Online spending last month double that of last year

Online spending in November was double what it was during the same month last year, as people were precluded from physical shopping in non-essential retail stores due to Covid-19 restrictions.

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Nova Scotia to spend $21M on new laptops for school students learning from home

‘It’s how the premier rolls,’ NSTU leader says after premier downplays concerns in schools Last week, two schools in the HRM reported the province’s first cases of COVID-19 in the education systems which promoted Public Health to close both Auburn Drive High in Cole Harbour and Graham Creighton Junior High in Cherry Brook for two weeks.“They are day one of learning from home and teaching from home,” said Wozney, “and they are making it up as they go.”At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, 26 per cent of families in Nova Scotia said they had technology challenges with at-home learning.Black and Indigenous families were more likely to face these challenges, the province said. N.S.

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N.B. return-to-school plans to include blended learning, reduce congestion in high schools

Blaine Higgs admits New Brunswick opted out of federal bailout funding for transit

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New Brunswick to provide further updates on its return-to-school plan Thursday

New Brunswick is set to provide an update on the return-to-school plan for the upcoming year.According to the province, topics to be discussed at the briefing will include blended learning and technology.The briefing is scheduled to take place at 2:30 p.m., and will be livestreamed on our website.

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What Winnipeggers need to know for back-to-school tech amid coronavirus

COVID-19 still threatening to send kids back home sometime through the school year, having the right technology to keep them connected may be as important as pencils and notebooks this year.But knowing what to buy — whether it’s a new laptop, tablet or Chromebook — depends on what school division kids are returning to Sept. 8.

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Airbnb bans parties and events in Covid-19 fight

There will be no more parties and events in homes listed on Airbnb, the short-term home rental company said today as it tries to enforce strict social-distancing norms to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Zoom calls during COVID-19 pandemic inspire designer to develop inexpensive telepresence robot

COVID-19 pandemic.Ross Atkin from London has been designing toy robots for five years.During the COVID-19 lockdown, he felt like he could improve the experience of family Zoom calls by tweaking the design of one of his toys. Zoom fatigue? How to tell loved ones you don’t want to video chat The new robot combines a cellphone app with a small cardboard robot, to put someone in charge of what they see on a video call.“Having a video call is nothing like being with someone, because you’re stuck in this little rectangle (cell phone), and you are completely dependent on what they’re doing with their rectangle,” said Atkin, a self-confessed design geek.“So what the robot does is it allows you to move yourself around in their environment.

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Why have over a million Irish people downloaded the Covid-19 app?

Analysis: social and community bonds in Ireland remain strong and people see the app as an individual and collective response to the pandemic

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Internet usage increased during March Covid-19 lockdown - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the impact that Covid-19 pandemic restrictions had on people's use of the internet in March, with more people reading news online and uploading self-created content.

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High probability coronavirus 'started in China weapons lab' - British military expert

There is a "very high probability" coronavirus came from a Chinese weapons lab, a military expert has claimed.

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Slow Wi-Fi? How to boost your internet when everyone is working from home

Millions of Canadians have been working from home for months now, setting up makeshift home offices until all workplaces are allowed to reopen amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Privacy concerns and technical doubts dull hopes of HSE Covid-19 app's value

First announced in late March, the HSE’s Covid-19 contact/exposure tracing app was based on a seemingly simple idea - use a smartphone’s wireless sensors to identify when a person had been near to someone with Covid-19.

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Joe 90-style glasses monitor health and let you play video games using just your eyes

New Joe 90-style smart glasses that can monitor health and allow people to play video games just with their eyes have been invented by scientists.

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The Covid-era workplace: Thermal imaging, self-sanitising door handles, and people-flow sensors

Thermal imaging cameras, self-sanitising door handles and doorway-flow sensors are the kind of health and safety technology likely to be used in the workplaces of the near future, as businesses and organisations get back up-and-running in the Covid era.

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Google to start reopening offices, targets 30% capacity in September

Alphabet's Google has said it would reopen offices in more cities at roughly 10% of their capacity beginning July 6 and scale it up to 30% in September, if conditions permit.

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End of Coronavirus: Scientists predict exact date UK and world will be free of disease

Scientists have predicted the exact date the UK and countries around the world will be free of coronavirus.

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HiberGene Diagnostics gets CE marking for Covid-19 test

Dublin-based HiberGene Diagnostics has successfully completed the CE marking of a new Covid-19 test.

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Education ‘a human right’ for vulnerable youth during coronavirus pandemic, says non-profit

Once a week, Global News will feature our local community partners to highlight how they are handling day-to-day operations during the coronavirus pandemic and how you can help.

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Ex-Wuhan virus lab employee speaks out against 'global coronavirus smear campaign'

An ex-employee at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) has hit back at claims that the deadly Covid-19 strain of coronavirus spread after being leaked from the lab.

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Coronavirus: Canadian employers using thermal cameras, location-tracking smartphone apps against COVID-19

Vancouver hairdresser Missy Clarkson has mixed feelings about heading back to work next week.

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Provinces eye technology-enhanced contact tracing in next phase of COVID-19 fight

Using the simple tools of a telephone, paper and pen, contact tracers across Canada are handling some of the most important work in the fight against COVID-19.

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Uber to cut 3,700 jobs, CEO Khosrowshahi to waive base salary

Uber Technologies will cut about 3,700 full-time jobs and chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi will forgo his base salary for the remainder of the year, the company said today.

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Where Can Virtual Concerts Go After Travis Scott’s Fortnite Extravaganza?

On April 23, more than 12 million players of the battle-royale video game Fortnite put down their guns to watch a digital avatar of Travis Scott teleport around a beach, tower against a blood-red sky, and launch audience members into outer space. It was all part of a 10-minute virtual concert, the game’s biggest event ever, according to Fortnite maker Epic Games. All told, including four replays spread across three days, 27.7 million unique gamers attended the digital gig 45.8 million times. Its success catapulted “THE SCOTTS,” which premiered as part of the Fortnite set, to debut at No. 1 on this week’s Hot 100 chart.

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Bionic arm users can control with their thoughts may be 'available in two years'

A futuristic bionic arm which users can control with their thoughts could be available in Europe in just two years, scientists have claimed.

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Zoom 101: How to host or join a videochat

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, millions of people started to use videoconferencing to connect. But, the change happened extremely quickly—and that means some people may be feeling left behind.

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Anti-viral spray costs £7 and can kill bugs like coronavirus for 'up to 90 days'

A revolutionary anti-viral coating that can protect surfaces such as doorhandles and table tops for 90 days has been developed by a team of scientists in Hong Kong.

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Need for computers high in Winnipeg as online education the new normal with COVID-19

With schools being closed and families having to rely on technology to keep kids up to speed with daily assignments, a Winnipeg based community group says they’ve been inundated with requests for computers.

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Zoom users top 300 million as ban list grows

Zoom has said its video conferencing app's user base grew by another 50% to 300 million in the last three weeks.

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Houseparty for Windows: How to get the video chat app on your laptop

During the coronavirus lockdown people are becoming increasingly reliant on video chat apps such as Skype and Zoom to stay in touch with friends and family.

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ISS crew returns to Earth amid Covid-19 pandemic

Two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut have made a safe return from the International Space Station.

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Here's why your internet speeds might have slowed down lately

Analysis: it's all due to a perfect storm of coronavirus, working from home, increased data demand and, yes, Tiger King

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Four ways to improve quality of video calls during coronavirus lockdown

As the coronavirus lockdown continues, broadband speeds are impacted due to the number of people staying home.

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Telecoms providers commit to increased supports for customers amid Covid-19

All of the country's major telecoms providers have committed to a number of measures to help people stay in touch and work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Zoom addresses concerns over data routing with new policy

Zoom is to let users opt in and out of specific data centre regions as part of the video conferencing app's latest security update.

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Coronavirus particles from another runner 'could infect you from six feet away'

Anyone using their daily exercise outing to jog may want to make sure they're not running closer than six feet behind someone else, experts have warned.

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Why are people attacking 5G towers in the UK?

Technology firms and governments around the world are battling the spread of fake news relating to the Covid-19 outbreak.

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Internet Access at New High Worldwide Before Pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With more than 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide and counting, many residents confined to their homes for the foreseeable future are relying on the internet as their link to the outside world. Gallup surveys in 145 countries and territories in 2019 and early 2020 show more of the world is online than ever, but there is still a digital divide.

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56 Android apps could damage your smartphone and should be deleted asap

Now Android users are being warned about 56 “dangerous” apps that could damage your smartphone.

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