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AirAsia pilot escapes from cockpit exit amid Coronavirus scare

AirAsia pilot 'escapes' from cockpit as suspected coronavirus patient travelled in flight [VIDEO]

In the viral video, the pilot is seen coming out of the flight from the cockpit's secondary exit instead of the usual exit door.

Mar 23, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

White House receives computing resources from tech giants Google, IBM and Microsoft

These resources can run high-performance computing systems allow researchers to run very large numbers of calculations

Mar 23, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

US Dr. Emily Porter explains how it is important to stay at home to control Coronavirus infection

Scary COVID-19 death toll outlook for US: Doc says only 1 in 50 will get ventilator support [VIDEO]

Dr. Emily Porter explains the crisis situation in the US with a lot of numbers and calculations to make things clear for people.

Mar 23, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

Coronavirus effect: Face masks are selling like hot cakes; even the digital ones

Snapchat's parent company, Snap, has reported a 10-fold increase in downloads of an augmented reality tool that lets users apply an augmented reality face mask onto their face

Mar 23, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Coronavirus

California COVID-19 lockdown: Police use drones to force people indoors

Law enforcement in California is using drones to make sure that people do not flout quarantine measures amid a lockdown in the state

Mar 23, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

'Forced to let people die by removing ventilator', says Indian nurse working in Italy

"We are forced to remove the ventilator support of some and connect it to someone else, who has better chances of survival," the nurse is heard saying in the audio.

Mar 23, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

Xiaomi to launch new RedmiBook laptop, air purifier alongside Redmi K30 series on March 24

RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition laptop will pack an AMD Radeon Vega graphic card, and a 14-inch IPS display with Full HD resolution

Mar 23, 2020

By Anirban Roy

Israel launches COVID-19 tracing app as number of cases in the country crosses 1,000

Israel has released a mobile app that tells users if they have come in contact with an infected coronavirus patient over the 14 past days before the patient's diagnosis

Mar 23, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

CDC launches Microsoft Azure-powered chatbot to help Americans stay safe from Novel Coronavirus

The new chatbot, dubbed Coronavirus Self Checker tool, will ask a set of questions about coronavirus infection related symptoms and come up with associated guidelines

Mar 23, 2020

By Anirban Roy

Coronavirus

Apple updates Siri to run a quick screening if you ask 'Hey Siri, do I have coronavirus?'

Apple has updated its digital voice assistant to provide users with a step-by-step questionnaire whenever they ask variations of "Hey Siri, do I have coronavirus?

Mar 23, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Coronavirus

WhatsApp launches coronavirus chatbot in partnership with WHO to answer all your queries

The chatbot is one of many measures by the Facebook-owned messaging service to cut down on the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 on its platform

Mar 21, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Coronavirus

Fake Covid-19 related pictures go viral: Swans, dolphins return to Venetian canals; elephants drunk in China

Amid global gloom and doom due to the Covid-19 pandemic, several heart-warming pictures have gone viral, claiming that nature is bouncing back as a result of minimized human activity

Mar 21, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Coronavirus

Google Maps starts displaying Coronavirus warning; asks people to call up doctors before visiting

The warning instructs coronavirus suspects to call the doctor's office ahead in order to prevent them from potentially infecting clinics and other patients with the COVID-19 virus

Mar 21, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Coronavirus

Xbox Live experiences outage again; users rip into Microsoft on social media

Xbox Live experiences an outage for the second time this week at the worst possible time amid a coronavirus quarantine that's sweeping the world

Mar 21, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

Adult robot company offers anti-bacterial dolls amid COVID-19 lockdown

Sex robot manufacturer RealDoll is telling people in isolation that they do not need to refrain from using its dolls because they are naturally anti-bacterial

Mar 21, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

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