IFA is planning a 'full-scale return' with an in-person event in September
Health and safety will be a priority, but organizers don't expect this year's edition to set new records.
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FitXR's VR fitness club offers multiplayer workouts with a monthly subscription
For a new monthly fee, users will get a new class every day, new classes and multiplayer.
Apple begins studying whether the Watch can predict COVID-19
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Facebook starts displaying state by state vaccination notifications
The company is tailoring the prompts to each state.
Uber, PayPal and Walgreens set up a Vaccine Access Fund
Anyone can donate and help to cover the cost of rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites.
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Twitch viewership more than doubled over the last year
Livestreaming is popular when you're stuck at home.
GE is working to put COVID-19 virus-detecting sensors in phones
The system can identify coronavirus particles on surfaces.
Arkane delays 'Deathloop' until September 14th
The hotly anticipated first-person shooter was supposed to hit PS5 and PC on May 21st.
Microsoft delays full reopening of its offices to at least September
It's grappling with the uncertainties of the pandemic.
FDA authorizes cheap rapid at-home COVID-19 tests
This clears the way for large groups of people to self-test for COVID-19 and get results quickly.
Google says it's 'likely' some employees will return to the office in April
An email said some offices will begin welcoming Googlers back on a voluntary basis.
The airline industry will release a COVID-19 passport for your iPhone next month
Barbados will accept the pass on flights from London starting on April 16th.
Glastonbury Festival will livestream a concert series for the first time
Coldplay, Haim and other stars are part of the May 22nd performance.
Apple Maps adds information on COVID-19 measures at airports
Find details on things like testing requirements.
New York rolls out first digital COVID-19 vaccine passports in the US
It's opt-in, but it still raises ethical questions.
Facebook freezes Venezuela president's page over false COVID-19 claims
Maduro can't post anything for 30 days.
Amazon starts vaccinating employees in Missouri, Nevada and Kansas
It's also offering an $80 incentive for workers to get vaccinated on their own.
