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Snapchat preempts clones, syndicates Stories to other apps

If you can’t stop them, power them. That’s the strategy behind Snapchat App Stories, which launches today to let users show off their ephemeral content in other apps too. The first partner

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Family-friendly Spotify Kids app launches in the U.S., Canada and France

Last fall, Spotify debuted a standalone Kids application, aimed at bringing kid-friendly music and stories to Spotify Premium Family subscribers, initially in Ireland. Today, that app is being made av

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Van Gogh painting stolen from shuttered Dutch museum

A Vincent van Gogh painting was stolen overnight from the Singer Laren Museum in Dutch province of North Holland, which has been closed due to the coronavirus epidemic, the museum announced on Monda

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Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum in lockdown

Vincent van Gogh's 1884 painting 'Parsonage Garden at Neunen in Spring' which was stolen from the Singer Laren museum. /AFP A Vincent Van Gogh painting has been stolen from the Singer Laren Mu

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The Lockdown Orchestra: 500 musicians, six continents

03:51 An orchestra is pretty much the definition of togetherness – people in the same room, playing in unison. So what do musicians do when they have to self-isolate?The answer Ben Mor

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Huawei P40 series released via online event

01:33 The coronavirus pandemic is rattling the telecoms sector as well. Chinese tech giant Huawei this week was forced to launch its flagship P40 smartphones during an online streaming

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88 out of top 200 U.S. cities have seen internet speeds decline this past week, 3 cities by more than 40%

The impacts of telecommuting, shelter-in-place laws, and home quarantines resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak are starting to impact broadband speeds across a number of U.S. cities, a new report has

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ClassPass now offers live streamed workouts for those house-bound by coronavirus

ClassPass, the fitness platform that connects gym-goers with the right studio/fitness class, has today announced that it’s dusting off its shuttered video product in the wake of the coronavirus

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Entertainment moves online amid lockdowns

01:53 Public events have been cancelled and social spaces have been closed across Europe in an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19.Life and entertainment is now becoming increasingl

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YouTube defaults to SD quality worldwide to tame bandwidth surge

YouTube has announced that videos on the site will default to standard definition (SD) quality for the next month in order to cope with demand from the bored, housebound masses. Similar measures were

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Motion website blocker aims to improve your focus online as you WFH

Y Combinator’s latest class of startups arrived to a fairly lukewarm public reception last week as the world melted down in the midst of the accelerator’s virtual demo day. While the star

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VidCon joins the list of events canceled by COVID-19

If you heard the collective grieving shriek of a thousand Instagram influencers, YouTubers, and their followers, it’s because VidCon has been canceled.It’s the latest mega-event to fall pr

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How I (remotely) podcast

Over the last five-plus years of my podcast, I’ve turned down a number of interview offers with artists who weren’t able to meet face to face. I know a lot of folks who do great podcasts remotely, and

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Facebook and Disney to downgrade streaming quality in Europe due to COVID-19

Facebook is temporarily downgrading the quality of video streaming in Europe on its social platforms Facebook and Instagram in response to a call for action from the European Commission, per Reuters

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Netflix to slash traffic across Europe to relieve strain on ISPs

Netflix logo is seen in front of displayed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in this illustration taken March 19, 2020. /Reuters Netflix Inc said it will cut traffic by 25 percent on networks acr

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Election limbo as coronavirus outbreak upends US primaries

U.S. elections have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic. At least 13 states have postponed voting and more delays are possible as health officials warn that social

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F1 to hold virtual races in place of postponed grands prix

F1 Esports driver for Renault Sport Team Jarno Opmeer smiles during the Renault F1 Esports Facility Tour at Whiteways Technical Centre, Enstone, November 25, 2019. /VCG Formula One drivers wil