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Amazon hit from all sides as crisis highlights growing power
World

Amazon hit from all sides as crisis highlights growing power

As Amazon becomes an increasingly important lifeline in the pandemic crisis, it is being hit with a wave of criticism…
Virus-isolated silver surfers ride a new tech wave
Technology

Virus-isolated silver surfers ride a new tech wave

Before entering coronavirus lockdown with the rest of Britain in March, 73-year-old Pamela Cox had never shopped or banked online.…
More Egyptians using telecom services due to coronavirus: NTRA
Egypt

More Egyptians using telecom services due to coronavirus: NTRA

The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) issued a report on Monday indicating that telecommunications services saw increased usages in March…
Chinese writer faces backlash for ‘Wuhan Diary’
World

Chinese writer faces backlash for ‘Wuhan Diary’

After Wuhan was sealed off from the world, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang started an online diary about the coronavirus…
Auschwitz online: raising Holocaust awareness in the digital age
World

Auschwitz online: raising Holocaust awareness in the digital age

Every day, Pawel Sawicki, head of social media at the Auschwitz Museum, posts several photos of victims of the former…
Internet overseers seek crackdown on coronavirus website scams
World

Internet overseers seek crackdown on coronavirus website scams

The agency that oversees online addresses on Tuesday called for those issuing website address to vigilantly thwart cyber scams exploiting…
Google to publish user location data to help govts tackle virus
Technology

Google to publish user location data to help govts tackle virus

Google says it will publish users’ location data around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina uploads 200,000 electronic books for free
Books

Bibliotheca Alexandrina uploads 200,000 electronic books for free

Bibliotheca Alexandrina on Sunday uploaded 200,000 electronic books for free on the ‘Dar’ website. Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s director Mostafa al-Feky said…
Netflix reduces pressure on local internet service providers as more Egyptians stay home
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Netflix reduces pressure on local internet service providers as more Egyptians stay home

Amid a recently-imposed nighttime curfew and efforts to encourage Egyptians to stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus, streaming…
Streaming could fill the stay-at-home void amid coronavirus fears
Culture

Streaming could fill the stay-at-home void amid coronavirus fears

(CNN) – Television has historically benefited from factors that prompt people to stay at home, from bad weather spells to…
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