Snapchat releases new lens that lets you donate to the COVID-19 relief fund by scanning a banknote on your smartphone The lens uses augmented reality to show how donations help WHO efforts This includes tracking COVID-19’s spread, patient care and supporting hospitals Last week, Snapchat launched two other lenses in partnership with the WHO One … Read more
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Britain should be proud. Now let’s find a way out of lockdown By Mail on Sunday Comment for the Daily Mail Published: 00:43 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 01:13 BST, 5 April 2020 Our hearts go out to the frontline staff in the NHS who – as we see by … Read more
Apple lets its credit card holders defer April payments without penalty because of financial hardships caused by coronavirus Apple said customers can forego payments on interest for the month of April It cited financial hardships created by the coronavirus pandemic To activate the offer, customers will have to contact customers support Apple rolled out the … Read more
Facebook has introduced a new tool that lets people offer or request help from neighbors during the coronavirus pandemic. Called Community Help, the online hub allows users to volunteer their services or ask those in their area to donate money to assist them during this hard time. Users are shown posts and fundraisers within a … Read more
School is out and a nation of parents are grappling with the conundrum of how to keep their children fit, happy and educated during the coronavirus lockdown. More than 800,000 people tuned in to YouTube on Monday to watch celebrity exercise guru Joe Wicks — AKA The Body Coach — as he launched himself as … Read more
DIY soap dispenser lets users time their hand-washing to the tune their favorite Spotify tracks The project shows people how to build their own musical soap dispenser When completed it plays a track off of one’s Spotify for 20 seconds The gadget is meant to replace the ‘Happy Birthday Song’ as a timer It can … Read more
ALABAMA Gov. Kay Ivey issued statewide shutdowns of all beaches, child care facilities, dine-in restaurants and other services effective 5pm March 19. All public schools are closed until April 6. This extended previous rules closing day cares, senior centers and on-site restaurant dining across six counties and banning public gatherings of more than 25 people … Read more
Around the world, people are self-isolating to limit the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. And they are finding creative ways to stay busy. Madonna took to Instagram on Friday and shared a silly video of herself singing a social distancing version of her hit song Vogue into a hairbrush. The 61-year-old Queen of Pop … Read more
The popular party drug MDMA – or ecstasy – may ‘reopen’ narrow windows in the brain that allows us to re-learn better social behaviors, new research suggests. MDMA has been given breakthrough therapy status by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because it has shown such promise for treating PTSD. Scientists have observed the way … Read more
Pink lets her daughter Willow, 8, wield hair trimmer to give dad Carey Hart a dramatic new ‘do while the family remains quarantined By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 07:30 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 08:54 GMT, 20 March 2020 Pink has followed in the footsteps of many by engaging in the practice of … Read more