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This Week in Apps: Zoom has issues, Pinterest founders new COVID-19 research app, record Q1 spending

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Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry saw a record 204 billion downloads and $120 billion in consumer spending in 2019, according to App Annie’s “State of Mobile” annual report. People are now spending 3 hours and 40 minutes per day using apps, rivaling TV. Apps aren’t just a way to pass idle hours — they’re a big business. In 2019, mobile-first companies had a combined $544…

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6-Month-Old Baby Survives Coronavirus After Fighting Heart Conditions And Lung Problems

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The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenging time for everyone. However, while hospitals are overcrowded and medical staff are seriously lacking protective gear with tens of thousands already dead, there are also glimmers of hope and positivity rising up amid the chaos. Erin Bates is the 6-month-old daughter of parents Emma and Wayne, who, right after having major heart surgery, was diagnosed with the coronavirus. Erin and her family have been fighting for her life for her entire life at this point, and are now celebrating yet another victory as…

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The Race to Get Convalescent Plasma to Covid-19 Patients

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One morning a few weeks ago, Rebecca Haley realized that her job had changed. Haley is the medical director for blood collection at Bloodworks Northwest, a nonprofit that serves 90 hospitals in the Pacific Northwest. But, Haley decided, regular blood and platelet donations weren’t the focus anymore. Like thousands of blood centers across the country, Bloodworks needed to collect something new: plasma from Covid-19 survivors. How Long Does the Coronavirus Live on Surfaces?  Plus: What it means to “flatten the curve,” and everything else you need to know about the…

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Eventbrite pulls protest listings over violations of stay-at-home orders

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Earlier this week, Facebook confirmed that it had begun pulling down select COVID-19 protests, citing violations of state-enforced social distancing. The social media giant was attempting a sort of diplomacy, noting that all rallies/protests would be assessed on a case by case basis, and crosschecked with local government. CNET today noted that Eventbrite has begun taking a similar approach, citing violations of both social distancing policy, as well as its own site guidelines. The news specifically covers a “Freedom” rally set for Ottawa on May 2, which, like a number…

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Facebook pulls pseudoscience from its list of targeted ad categories

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Even as Mark Zuckerberg touted the “hundreds of thousands of pieces of misinformation related to COVID-19” that the site had pulled in recent months, Facebook continued to offer targeted ads classified as “pseudoscience.” It was an odd choice from a social network so publicly declaring its own campaigns to remove junk science amid a global pandemic. Using Ad Manager, advertisers were able to serve ads to some 78 million people “who have expressed an interest in pseudoscience.” Following an investigation by The Markup that found the site buying ads to…

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Plz Donate in Exchange for Celebrity Nudes

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We’ve reached Peak Horny. Locked inside with nothing to do but let our minds wander, already bored with making bread and bingeing obscene amounts of Netflix, our fingers happily scroll through Instagram. And that’s when you catch sight of him, the Horny Internet’s very own David: Ansel Elgort in the nude. Maybe you pause for a second, thanking his parents for the gift of their DNA. Perhaps you’re a chronic oversharer and immediately drop the link in a group chat. Or it’s possible you’re not phased one bit, plump from…

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Seth Meyers Exposes Sean Hannitys Huge Coronavirus Hoax Lie

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Nobody in the media got a pass from Seth Meyers on Wednesday night. In his latest praised President Donald Trumps new tone on the crisis at his daily briefing on Tuesday. Because he managed to restrain himself for an hour, after weeks of lies and serial failures that led us to this harrowing moment, Meyers said, some in the media were actually gullible enough after four years to give Trump credit for his change of tone. He singled out MSNBCs Brian Williams and CNNs Erin Burnett and Jim Acosta, among…

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Lady Gagas Together at Home Raised $128 Million for Covid-19 Relief

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Hello, and welcome to a new edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s entertainment news roundup. This time around we have a few more updates on how the coronavirus is impacting the culture landscape, from Netflix to Comic-Con International. Let's get started. Lady Gaga’s Together at Home Raised $128 Million for Coronavirus Relief Last Saturday, if you weren’t watching the will be canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus. People who purchased badges for this year’s events will receive instructions soon on how to get a refund or transfer their badges to…

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Seth Meyers Unloads on Trump for Mocking Mitt Romneys Coronavirus Quarantine

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It seemed pretty weird when Seth Meyersthe novel coronavirus pandemic to viewers from an empty hallway in his house. It may be weird to do this from a hallway, the Late Night host said. But at least Im not doing it from a public beach! Meyers caught his audience up on nearly every aspect of the crisis that he has missed over the past week, including the revelation that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) had The Last Laugh podcast. Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/seth-meyers-unloads-on-trump-for-mocking-mitt-romneys-coronavirus-quarantine

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Coronavirus News Fatigue Is Officially Setting In

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When confronted with a calamity that demands we stay home the majority of the time, it’s only natural that many of us have resorted to reading the news. WIRED UK. Throughout March, we watched and surfed ceaselessly. The Guardian received 2.17 billion page views, an increase of over 750 million on the previous record set in October 2019. Boris Johnson’s address to the nation on March 23 was one of the most-watched broadcasts in UK television history, with more than 27 million live viewers, rivaling the 1966 World Cup final…

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Dem Groups Begin Digital Assault of Trump Over Coronavirus

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Swing state voters are being targeted with political ads hammering President Donald Trumps response to the coronavirus pandemic. But the organizations behind the ads are taking steps to ensure that they and their funders remain shrouded from public view. This week, Not In Our America, a new Facebook advertiser, began buying up promoted space on the platform to attack the administrations coronavirus response in the key 2020 states of North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Arizona. The ads are the newest addition to a handful of Democratic and progressive groups suggesting…

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40 Funny Quarantine Signs By People Who Havent Lost Their Spirits Yet

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So, to let everyone know we’re in this together and relieve the tension during these difficult times, some people have been making funny signs to describe their everyday reality of living in isolation. From birthday announcements to shopping requests, Bored Panda has collected some of the most amusing quarantine signs, showing that the pandemic hasn’t destroyed our spirits yet. This post may include affiliate links. Unfollow 8 hours ago Not ignoring. Putting him to Jail, forcing him to write a denial and later died of the very same virus he…

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