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BEZOS MAY TESTIFY ON BIG TECH, BUT WITH OTHER CEOS

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is willing to testify to the congressional panel investigating the market dominance of Big Tech, but along with other tech industry CEOs, lawyers for the company say, according to a published report.

Confusion Reigns As UN Scrambles Mask, Virus Spread Advice

It’s an issue that’s been argued about for months, both by experts and by people strolling through parks all over the world: Can people who don’t feel sick spread the coronavirus, and if so should we all be wearing masks to stop it?

Virus Slows Dubai Airport, World's Busiest For Global Travel

Perhaps nowhere is the world’s lack of flights due to the coronavirus pandemic more clearly felt than at Dubai International Airport, for years the world’s busiest for international travel.

HBO MAX REMOVES ‘GONE WITH THE WIND,' WILL ADD CONTEXT

HBO Max has temporarily removed “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film long criticized for romanticizing slavery and the Civil War-era South.

SPACEX OPENS ERA OF AMATEUR ASTRONAUTS, COSMIC MOVIE SETS

SpaceX’s debut astronaut launch is the biggest, most visible opening shot yet in NASA’s grand plan for commercializing Earth’s backyard.

GAME ON: APPLE'S PLANS FOR LIVE SPORTS DOMINANCE

As Apple ramps up work on innovative, immersive sports viewing technology and throws a punch at Amazon by pilfering one of its executives to head up a new sports division, it’s clear that the company is game set and match.

STARBUCKS TAKES $3 BILLION HIT TO REVENUE DURING PANDEMIC

Starbucks expects to lose more than $3 billion in revenue in its fiscal third quarter due to the new coronavirus, but said the disruption to its business should subside through the rest of the year.

FORD, VW TO COLLABORATE ON VANS, PICKUP, ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Ford and Volkswagen will each offer a small city van, a larger cargo van, a small pickup truck and an electric vehicle as part of their global alliance announced last year.

THE 10 BEST MOVIES RELEASED SINCE THEATERS WERE SHUTTERED

Believe it or not, a lot of new films have been released since movie theaters were shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic — and a lot of good films.

FARM-TO-TABLE DINING TAKES ON NEW MEANING AMID PANDEMIC

Eric Pray is used to shipping seafood all over the country. But since the coronavirus took hold, he has shifted his focus closer to home — selling lobsters from a homemade tank in his garage.

Trump As Thug Or Hero? Depends On What Network You Watch

It was a split-screen for the ages on MSNBC Monday: on the left side, President Donald Trump talking about restoring law and order. On the right, a tear-gassed young woman vomiting in a Washington street.

Blast-Off: The New Era Of Private Space Exploration

The future of space exploration has never been so exciting.

Brands Weigh In On National Protests Over Police Brutality

As thousands of protesters take to the streets in response to police killings of black people, companies are wading into the national conversation but taking care to get their messaging right.

Zoom Booms as Pandemic Drives Millions To Its Video Service

Zoom Video Communications is rapidly emerging as the latest internet gold mine as millions of people flock to its conferencing service to see colleagues, friends, and family while tethered to their homes during the pandemic.

SPACEX CAPTURES THE FLAG, BEATING BOEING IN COSMIC CONTEST

The first astronauts launched by SpaceX declared victory Monday in NASA’s cosmic capture-the-flag game.

INTERVIEW: FRENCH MINISTER CONFIDENT IN VIRUS TRACING APP

As France is easing most virus-related restrictions this week, the French government is confident its contact-tracing app will be effective in the process to contain the spread of the pandemic, despite skepticism and worries about privacy.

THE AMERICAN STORY, SPLINTERED, AND THOSE VYING TO TELL IT

What does the United States of America mean?

FUTURE OF STADIUMS, ARENAS PROMISES HIGH TECH, LOW CAPACITY

The smell of barbecue wafts through the parking lots hours before kickoff at Arrowhead Stadium, and when the first salvo of fireworks explode overhead, thousands of Chiefs fans begin to march en masse toward the entrance gates.

IN VIRUS-HIT SOUTH KOREA, AI MONITORS LONELY ELDERS

In a cramped office in eastern Seoul, Hwang Seungwon points a remote control toward a huge NASA-like overhead screen stretching across one of the walls.

‘Wonder Woman 1984,' ‘In The Heights' Postponed Due To Virus

Warner Bros. delayed the summer release of “Wonder Woman 1984” and removed the adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights” from its schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Zoom: Thriving In a Virtual Enviroment

As billions of professionals tackle the transition from working in an office environment to staying productive at home, software like Zoom has exploded in popularity, climbing from 10 million daily users to 300 million.

JUDGE STRIKES DOWN US ENERGY LEASING RULES IN BIRD HABITAT

A U.S. judge has dealt another blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to increase domestic oil and gas output from public lands, saying officials failed to protect habitat for a declining bird species when it issued energy leases on hundreds of square miles.

WALT DISNEY WORLD PRESENTING PLANS FOR REOPENING PARKS

Walt Disney World is presenting its plans for reopening after being shuttered along with Florida’s other theme parks since mid-March because of the new coronavirus.

FIRST COMMERCIAL SPACE TAXI A PIT STOP ON MUSK'S MARS QUEST

It all started with the dream of growing a rose on Mars.

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE UP SLIGHTLY BUT REMAINS NEAR 6-YEAR LOW

U.S. consumer confidence inched up this month, showing signs of stabilizing, but remained near a six-year low in the face of the widespread business shutdowns that have sent the economy into recession.

TECH GIANTS ARE EMBRACING REMOTE WORK

For a preview of the future of office work, watch how the biggest tech companies are preparing for a post-pandemic world.

WADA LOOKS TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO CATCH DOPERS

With sports around the world shut down by the coronavirus pandemic, the World Anti-Doping Agency is looking to artificial intelligence as a new way to detect athletes who cheat.

KIRK 2.0: CAPT. PIKE OF NEW ‘STAR TREK' A WELCOME NEW ICON

In the beginning, in the “Star Trek” universe, there was only Captain Kirk. At least to the general public.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM: ROBOCALLS

Have you been missing something amid the lockdowns and stay-at-home orders? No, not human contact. Not even toilet paper.

Arcade: THE BEST GAMES THAT YOU NEED TO PLAY

It’s been eight months since the launch of Apple Arcade, the company’s gaming subscription service, and though its initial reception was mixed, there’s no denying that the Cupertino firm has reinvented the way we play games on our iPhones, Macs, and Apple TVs.