“CoronaOven” Can Disinfect Groceries, Masks and PPE Kits in Less than 10 Minutes Since the Coronavirus took over the world, we have seen people makecreative contact-free productsto prevent contraction of the disease. As we already know that the virus spreads by contact and can stay on almost every type of surface for quite a long time, it is important to sanitise places and things from time to time. So, to help sanitise things like masks, grocery items and PPE kits easily, a Bengaluru-based startup has made a virus-killing oven....

Apple Launches Online Store Hub for Easy Shopping Apple has today launched a new shopping hub for customers who are looking to shop from Apple while staying at home due to theCoronavirus pandemic. The new hub brings together all the services Apple offers online under one roof to streamline the process for shoppers. The hub, accessible atapple.com/shop, has sections to get specialist support, details about no-contact delivery, information about Apple Card and more....

Call of Duty: Mobile “Gold Rush” Event Is Now Live Call of Duty: Mobile’slatest updatebrought along a bunch of new features to the game. There’s a new map called ‘Rust’, new game modes, and more. Well starting today, Call of Duty: Mobile players have a new event that they can participate in and unlock exclusive rewards. The Call of Duty: Mobile Gold Rush event has been opened today, and it’s pretty simple to get started with....

Clearview AI Will No Longer Sell Its Facial Recognition Software to Private Companies Face recognition-based startup Clearview AI will reportedly stop tie-ups with private firms and non–law enforcement entities. As reported byBuzzFeed News, the company will also cancel accounts for all entities including government ones in Illinois. “Clearview is cancelling the accounts of every customer who was not either associated with law enforcement or some other federal, state, or local government department, office, or agency,”reads the filing quoted by BuzzFeed News....

Global Smartwatch Shipments Grew 20% to 14 Million in Q1 2020: Report The globalsmartwatch industry reportedly grew 20 percent globallyduring the first quarter of this year even as the larger consumer electronics industry struggled because of the pandemic and the accompanying lockdowns. According to Strategy Analytics, global smartwatch shipments reached 14 million units during the Jan-Mar quarter asApple continued to maintain its leadership position with 55 percent marketshare. Samsung held its second place, while Garmin rose to the third position, replacing fellow American wearables brand, Fitbit....

Google Launches ‘Read Along’ Android App to Improve Children’s Reading Skills Google on Thursday announced that its free learning app for children is now available in over 180 countries and in nine languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi. CalledRead Along by Google, the app wasoriginally launched last year in India as ‘Bolo’(Hindi for ‘speak’), and uses Google’s speech recognition technology to help develop reading skills in children. The app will help children learn to read by giving verbal and visual feedback as they read stories out loud, the company said in an official blog post....

Google Unifies Its Messaging and Communication Apps Under a Single Team Last October, GooglehiredMicrosoft’s former corporate vice president for Cortana – Javier Soltero as VP for G Suite tools. The company has now reportedlyunified its consumer and business-based messaging teamsby placing Soltero in charge of Messages, Duo, and Android’s phone app. “We are bringing all of Google’s collective communication products together under one leader and unified team that will be led by Javier Soltero, VP and GM of G Suite....