Google searches for the coronavirus are FOUR TIMES higher than for the Super Bowl as people are looking for advice and guidance during the pandemic Google CEO told investors searches relating to the coronavirus have increased People are searching this topic four times more than they did the Super Bowl The firm has worked to … Read more
A new poll suggests 60 PERCENT of Americans are unable or unwilling to use coronavirus-tracking apps enabled by Google and Apple A new poll from researchers casts doubt on COVID-tracking apps’ adoption Three out of five adults are unwilling or unable to use COVID-tracking apps Likelihood to adopt an app is related to if they consider … Read more
Apple and Google promise to discontinue COVID-19 tracking program when the pandemic is over and outline plan for stronger encryption of user data Apple and Google promise a program tracking COVID-19 will be terminated after the pandemic is declared over That process will reportedly be decided on a geographic basis Google and Apple will also … Read more
Apple says it will release COVID-19 contact tracing technology to governments weeks before the company had previously estimated The technology will be made available to developers on April 28 That date comes courtesy of Apple CEO Tim Cook Its technology will support the creation of COVID-19 contact tracing apps By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 23:53 BST, 23 … Read more
Google will notify people when it thinks their search results may not be a good match with a query The messages will notify users when their results aren’t very helpful It may also recommend re-tailoring the search for better results Google says the message is currently rolling out in the US By James Pero For … Read more
Billionaire Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has given nearly $400 million less to his coronavirus relief effort than the ‘billion dollars’ he claimed, federal documents reveal. Earlier this month Dorsey tweeted that he would be donating $1 billion – which he said was about 28% of his wealth – to a fund he set up to … Read more
Online searches are shifting enormously during the coronavirus lockdown as people scour the web for ways to keep themselves informed and entertained. Worldwide data from search giant Google, for example, reveals an all-time peak in queries pertaining to ‘buzz cut’ as people are forced to be their own barber. Ireland and Canada are neck and … Read more
Google searches from April 2019 reveal Americans were interested in ‘Game of Thrones’, how to tie a tie and solving a Rubik’s cube, now people’s focus has shifted as their lives have been upended by the coronavirus. The Washington Post compared searches from April 2020 to the same time last year, showing people are more … Read more
There has been a massive increase in UK Google searches for ‘home workouts’, ‘fish and chips deliveries’ and ‘baking recipes’ during the coronavirus lockdown. However, the use of search terms like ‘get a divorce’, ‘condoms’, ‘botox’ and ‘prom dress’ have all fallen radically since people began staying at home. The findings highlight how lockdown and social … Read more
Pictured: The clump of 33 trees in Alaska that forms ‘America’s smallest national forest’ The forest is located on Adak Island, part of the volcanic Aleutian archipelago The first trees on the spot were planted to cheer up Second World War troops Around 6,000 troops were stationed on the island to guard against the Japanese By … Read more