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- Twitter will remove misleading COVID-19-related tweets that could incite people to engage in ‘harmful activity’
- Google Duo video calls are about to look a whole lot better
- Verizon extends 15GB of extra data deal to customers through May
- Nikola gets $4 million pandemic loan, as patent lawsuit against Tesla continues
- Samsung’s blood pressure measurement on smartwatches still a have long way to go
- US vaccine expert says he was forced out of position for resisting hydroxychloroquine hype
- Joe Biden looks to shore up climate credentials for Earth Day
- Viral texts about coronavirus lockdown were amplified by Chinese operatives, US officials say
- Russian Doll’s Leslye Headland is working on a new Star Wars show for Disney Plus
- Netflix promises subscribers it won’t run out of new content while people are stuck at home
| Posted: 22 Apr 2020 05:05 PM PDT  Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter has updated its COVID-19 policies to require users remove tweets making unverified claims that "incite people to action and cause widespread panic, social unrest or large-scale disorder." The changes come as COVID-19 misinformation has spread across social media that has incited people to act rashly. For example, people have set British 5G towers on fire because of conspiracy theories that falsely link the spread of COVID-19 to the rollout of 5G — which is probably why Twitter specifically mentions that tweets inciting people to damage 5G infrastructure are included in the new guidance.
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| Google Duo video calls are about to look a whole lot better Posted: 22 Apr 2020 04:25 PM PDT  Image: Google Google's Duo video chatting app is about to get a big bump in call quality, thanks to a new video codec technology the company plans to roll out in the next week. The codec, called AV1, is the product of an industry-wide consortium called the Alliance for Open Media. AV1 is the successor to VP9 and can produce significantly higher data compression rates than prior standards, which makes it great for mobile video applications like streaming TV shows and live video calling. Google says all Duo calls with now use AV1, making even low-bandwidth video calls appear much higher quality than before. The codec change will also help with video call stability, too. In addition to the AV1 update, Google is also releasing a new photo mode for Duo... |
| Verizon extends 15GB of extra data deal to customers through May Posted: 22 Apr 2020 03:01 PM PDT  Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Verizon announced today that it's extending its pledge to provide an additional 15GB of high-speed data to customers with a wireless plan through May 31st due to the coronavirus pandemic. Verizon notes that customers will not have to perform an additional action to opt into the extended offer as it intends to automatically add the additional data to both consumer and small business accounts. Verizon is not waiving data caps, though, so if you max out your data plan, your internet speeds can still be reduced. In late March, Verizon announced it would provide additional data to mobile customers at no extra cost through April 30th. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt the world, many communications companies have made pledges... |
| Nikola gets $4 million pandemic loan, as patent lawsuit against Tesla continues Posted: 22 Apr 2020 02:52 PM PDT  Image: Nikola Electric big rig startup Nikola received a $4.1 million loan from the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) meant to help small businesses keep people employed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an April 15th filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It's at least the third EV startup to receive money from the PPP, following Faraday Future (which got a $9.1 million loan) and Workhorse (which got a $1.1 million loan). The loan, which can be forgiven as long as Nikola hangs on to most of its employees, comes a little more than one month after the startup received a $525 million investment and became a publicly traded company. That move made gave founder Trevor Milton a net worth of more than... |
| Samsung’s blood pressure measurement on smartwatches still a have long way to go Posted: 22 Apr 2020 02:38 PM PDT  Samsung's Galaxy Watch Active 2 has taken another big step toward offering blood pressure monitoring, a feature Samsung has been promising since the original Galaxy Watch Active was released in 2019. This week saw Samsung's Health Monitor app get regulatory approval from South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), the first government agency to do so — but there's a whole lot of caveats that bring to question how useful Samsung's measuring will really be. The first hurdle is that the app has only been approved in South Korea, meaning that users in other countries will still have to wait for it to be approved by their own governmental agencies. And even in South Korea, Samsung says that the app won't be available until the... |
| US vaccine expert says he was forced out of position for resisting hydroxychloroquine hype Posted: 22 Apr 2020 02:25 PM PDT  Photo by YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images Federal researcher and vaccine development expert Rick Bright says he was removed from his position in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after objecting to the agency's efforts to push the use of hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment. "I believe this transfer was in response to my insistence that the government invest the billions of dollars allocated by Congress to address the Covid-19 pandemic into safe and scientifically vetted solutions, and not in drugs, vaccines and other technologies that lack scientific merit," he said in a statement to The New York Times. Bright directed the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) at HHS, which focuses on developing drugs for emergency situations like... |
| Joe Biden looks to shore up climate credentials for Earth Day Posted: 22 Apr 2020 02:22 PM PDT  John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Joe Biden won key environmental endorsements this week as the 50th anniversary of Earth Day focuses attention on climate change. Longtime proponents of climate action Al Gore and Jay Inslee announced today that Biden has their endorsement. The League of Conservation Voters endorsed Biden on April 20th, potentially unlocking tens of millions of dollars in funding if the group continues the big spending it's put into previous elections. And more than 80 prominent scientists penned an open letter giving Biden their backing ahead of Earth Day. It's a major show of institutional support for Biden, but it remains to be seen whether these endorsements will help Biden win over voters concerned about climate change, who have emerged as a key... |
| Viral texts about coronavirus lockdown were amplified by Chinese operatives, US officials say Posted: 22 Apr 2020 02:05 PM PDT  Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images Chinese operatives helped amplify a viral text message that falsely claimed President Trump was going to instate a nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19, reports The New York Times. US officials said the operatives were engaging in disinformation tactics similar to the ones Russia used in 2016. The rumor, which gained traction around mid-March, claimed to be coming from someone close to the White House. It said Trump was doing to lock down the country to stop the spread of COVID-19. "Please be advised," one version of the text message began. "Within 48 to 72 hours the President will evoke what is called the Stafford Act. Stock up on whatever you guys need to make sure you have a two week supply of everything. Please forward to your... |
| Russian Doll’s Leslye Headland is working on a new Star Wars show for Disney Plus Posted: 22 Apr 2020 01:48 PM PDT Russian Doll co-creator and showrunner Leslye Headland is reportedly working on a new Star Wars TV series for Disney Plus, according to a new report from Variety. The series is said to be a "female-centric" show set in a different part of the timeline than other current Star Wars projects, although there aren't too many details on what the premise of the show will actually be. Headland is best known for her work as the co-creator, showrunner, and co-writer for the popular Netflix series Russian Doll. According to Variety, Headland will serve in a similar showrunner / writer role for the new Star Wars show, too. The show would be the fifth confirmed Star Wars show in development for... |
| Netflix promises subscribers it won’t run out of new content while people are stuck at home Posted: 22 Apr 2020 01:24 PM PDT  Image: Netflix The most pressing issue entertainment companies around the world are facing is what the rest of their year looks like. Production on sets around the world has completely stopped, movies are being delayed on a weekly basis as theaters remain closed and shelter-in-place orders from government bodies remain. Some analysts and industry insiders have already called 2020 a total write-off for nearly every company, except one — Netflix. While Disney, Warner Bros., Sony, Universal, Paramount, and others continue futzing around with their schedules to try to salvage part of the year — even moving certain titles from theatrical releases to digital exclusives — Netflix is carrying on as usual. The company is confident it has enough content to last... |
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