More than 100 YouTube stars have recorded a video message urging their fans to "stay home" during the coronavirus outbreak.
The video is introduced by entertainer JJ Olatunji, known online as KSI, who has more than 21 million subscribers on the video clip platform. "We're here looking to spread awareness on the UK government's current advice to stay at home," he says. T...
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You can now use Duo to participate in video calls with up to 12 people, Google's Sanaz Ahari Lemelson announced.
It's the second increase fo...
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Online child abusers are seeking to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic, international law enforcement agency Europol has warned.
Europol said it had information that “strongly indicates increased online activity by those seeking child a...
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Minecraft is making its educational worlds available free, to help pupils no longer able to attend school because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The 12 digital lessons will be available to download until the end of June. They include tours of the International Space Station and the inside of a human eye, which &...
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Facebook is the latest platform to reduce its video quality in Europe, to reduce demand on internet service providers.
Demand for streaming has increased while large parts of Europe are self-isolating at home due to the coronavirus outbreak. The change means each video will use less data, but viewers are unlikely to see a major change in picture quality.
Amazon, Apple TV+, Disney+ and Netf...
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Windows 10 just achieved a huge milestone: 1 billion users. It didn't earn a blog post, but Microsoft's Panos Panay shared a video that celebrates the milestone and offers a glimpse at the future of the operating system.
Microsoft kicks off the video with its classic boot screens and Start but...
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Apple closed its retail stores indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak, but it did alert customers to pick up their devices left for repair prior to the closures. Some customers just didn't appear to retrieve them, however, an Apple spokesperson told Business Insider. Now, they're left waiting until the Cupertino...
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Sales of new phones have collapsed in the biggest fall since the invention of the smartphone.
Research firm Strategy Analytics said shipments in February fell by 38% year-on-year. The outbreak of the coronavirus in China had a huge impact, report author Linda Sui...
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Facebook will pay its third-party US content moderators to work from home.
On a call with reporters, Facebook's chief Mark Zuckerberg said the contract workers would still get their full salaries even if they were unable to do all their normal tasks. The company will also increase use of artificial intelligence to moderate content during the coronavirus cri...
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