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New research shows fatal side effects of potential coronavirus cure

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Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are two of the most frequently discussed anti-COVID-19 drugs, thanks to President Trump’s repeated enthusiastic remarks about them.
The anti-malaria treatment has heart-related side-effects, and new coronavirus research shows these issues can be fatal in COVID-19 patients.
A study from Brazil revealed that chloroquine use can be deadly in high doses, while new research from France also detailed severe incidents related to hydroxychloroquine use.
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“What do you have to lose?” President Trump repeatedly asked a few days ago when he addressed questions about the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the novel coronavirus, saying that in some cases “they’re in bad shape.” This wasn’t the first time the president advertised the anti-malarial enthusiastically, seeing the drug as a potential miracle cure for the new illness.

The answer to his question is simple, but unsatisfying: You might die. It turns out that COVID-19 patients who were part of studies in Brazil and France died after the use of the hydroxychloroquine in trials, or experienced serious cardiac side-effects.

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Quibi hit 1.7 million downloads in a week, TV casting in the works

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Quibi CEO Meg Whitman says the app was downloaded 1.7 million times in its first week.
Quibi can only be viewed on mobile devices, but the company is fast-tracking TV casting.
Seven new shows debuted on Quibi on Monday, including The Stranger and 50 States of Fright.
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Although a global pandemic that forces everyone to stay inside for weeks on end might sound like the perfect time to launch a new streaming service, that hasn’t been the case for Quibi. Just a week after launching, Quibi has fallen out of the top 50 free apps on the App Store, but the team behind the service appears to be happy with the initial returns, as CEO Meg Whitman told CNBC on Monday that Quibi has surpassed 1.7 million downloads.

Quibi was conceptualized as a service that viewers would utilize in the “in-between moments”: Stream an episode on your commute, during your lunch break, or while waiting on line. Episodes of original Quibi shows are no longer than ten minutes, and even the full-length “lighthouse” productions, which is what Quibi calls its original movies, would be split up into short segments that could be digested in just a few minutes.

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Apple Watch Series 6 may be able to tell you when you’re about to have a panic attack

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Apple Watch Series 6 may include a new feature that can detect when a user is likely to have a panic attack.
In such a scenario, a user would receive an alert along with steps they can take to alleviate or prevent the panic attack from taking hold.
The Apple Watch Series 6 will reportedly include a faster processor, Wi-Fi 6, improved water resistance, and better battery life.
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It’s no secret that heath and fitness features have become huge selling points for the Apple Watch. From the ECG app introduced on the Apple Watch Series 4 to the device’s fall detection feature, Apple over the past few years has steadily added more and more features designed to help users live healthier lives and stay abreast of potentially life-threatening conditions.

Looking ahead to the Apple Watch Series 6, which will presumably launch later this fall, a new leak from Max Weinbach and EverythingApplePro reveals that the next-gen Apple Watch will incorporate new features designed to address some mental health issues.

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Leak says AirPower could be the key to the first portless iPhone

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Apple engineers are supposedly working on a new version of the AirPower, which is a crucial device for a future iPhone without ports.
A YouTube leaker says the new AirPower prototype features the same chip as the iPhone X to dynamically manage power and heat.
It’s unclear whether this accessory would be ready in time for the iPhone 12’s launch, but the first images and renders of the revived AirPower have already leaked.
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When Apple unveiled the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X in September 2017, the company also announced a universal wireless charging mat called AirPower. That was the year the iPhone finally got support for wireless charging. But AirPower was meant to be more than a “dumb” wireless charger requiring you to place a product in the exact right spot. It could also recharge multiple devices wirelessly at the same time, including the iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods.

However, the accessory wasn’t ready in early 2018, and then Apple went dark. Finally, in March 2019, the AirPower was canceled. The problem with the AirPower, according to reports, was it was overheating.

But it turns out the project hasn’t been completely abandoned. The AirPower device is still very much in the works, a leaker says, and it’s a critical component when it comes to Apple’s plans of making a next-gen phone.

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The 10 hottest Netflix shows on everyone’s quarantine binge list right now

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This week’s list of the most-watched shows on Netflix includes a mix of the familiar and the new, with shows like Tiger King still topping the list along with critically acclaimed global favorites like Money Heist.
The list of what’s hot on Netflix right now comes via data shared with BGR from the team at the streaming search engine service Reelgood.
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One of the most popular Netflix series worldwide right now — no, we’re not about to make the umpteenth reference to the docu-series about the crazy tiger man whose glowering face has become a ubiquitous presence across the internet — is a Spanish-language show that’s on its fourth season and has won pretty much every award a TV show can garner in its home country. The show is Money Heist, or La Casa de Papel, and this drama about a group of career criminals who set out to pull off an epic bank heist became the most popular non-English language show in Netflix history, according to the streamer.

The show, which just released its fourth season on Netflix, is so popular that it’s also ascended to a rarefied status that not every TV show can achieve: It’s spawned countless internet memes, and police in Mumbai have even turned to a quote from a character in the show (The Professor) to scold violators of the coronavirus lockdown there (“So how about we forget common sense?”). All of which is to say, Money Heist was unsurprisingly the most-watched show on Netflix in our most recent rankings of the hottest shows that the streamers’ customers have been bingeing while in quarantine.

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WHO: 3 of 70 coronavirus vaccine candidates are in clinical trials

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The World Health Organization listed 70 vaccine candidates for the novel coronavirus, a significant increase from the figure announced three weeks ago.
The large number of candidates, as well as the various types of vaccines that researchers are proposing, increase the likelihood of success.
Only 3 of the 70 candidates have reached clinical trials at this time — two in the US and one in China and Hong Kong.
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Many things went wrong when it came to the initial response to the novel coronavirus in several countries. The rest of the world had a head start of a couple of months on China, but failed to adequately prepare for an epidemic. Social distancing measures were instituted too late in some regions, and many governments found themselves scrambling for essential protective equipment, COVID-19 tests, and life-saving ventilators. At the time of this writing, the world had over 1.84 million confirmed cases and nearly 118,000 fatalities as a result.

But the past few months have also brought plenty of good news. COVID-19 research accelerated at an unprecedented rate. Doctors and scientists have sequenced the genome of the virus and tracked its mutations, they studied the way it attacks the human body, and they found ways to fight off infection and help the immune system battle the illness. Researchers are already trialing several drugs that can speed up the recovery of patients as well, and they’re devising several vaccines that can help eradicate the disease in the coming years.

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How Amazon is scrambling to keep up with customer demand during the coronavirus pandemic

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Amazon has faced the toughest challenge to its business model during the coronavirus pandemic, as customers flood the internet retailer with orders and stretch its capacity to the limit.
To help alleviate the strain and better handle demand for things like Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market, the company has announced a number of steps including changes to how delivery times are distributed, and it’s also hiring tens of thousands of additional workers.
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The convenience of e-commerce, the fast and free shipping for Prime members, and the seemingly endless selection of products to choose from are among the things that Amazon has trained its customers for years to take for granted. Whatever you wanted, with just a few clicks, it’ll be on your doorstep in a matter of days. That is, until the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic arrived and completely upended people’s expectations about the degree to which they can rely on Amazon, while the internet retailer’s business model has been stretched to the limit thanks to quarantined customers flooding it with orders.

If you try to order a normal product right now — anything from a book to a pair of jeans — chances are Amazon is going to tell you the order can’t be shipped until May. That’s because the company is prioritizing the shipment of essentials during the pandemic — not all of which, by the way, are products you can even order. For example, the company won’t let you order the Purell hand soap at this listing, which carries the following message instead of an “Add to Cart” button: “Prioritized for organizations on the frontlines responding to COVID-19.”

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Windows 10 adds drag-and-drop file transfers for Samsung phones

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Microsoft and Samsung continue to strengthen their partnership with a new feature that will allow Galaxy device owners to drag and drop files to and from Windows 10 PCs.
Samsung phones running Link To Windows version 1.5 or higher are supported.
Windows 10 PCs and Samsung phones need to be on the same WiFi network.
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One of the major benefits of joining the Apple ecosystem is the relative simplicity with which most of the company’s devices and services connect to one another. A text on your phone will instantaneously appear on your Mac and iPad. A song or movie you bought on iTunes on a Mac will be accessible on your phone, tablet, and Apple TV. Features like these are part of the reason why Apple fans are so dedicated to the brand, and while Microsoft and Samsung cannot compete quite yet, the two companies are attempting to provide a similarly cohesive ecosystem.

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Scientists still can’t decide if face masks actually do anything

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Science can’t decide how effective surgical masks and homemade alternatives are at preventing the spread of coronavirus.
The CDC suggests making your own masks at home, but researchers can’t say if they’ll do any good.
Masks are more effective when worn by sick people than healthy people, the data suggests.
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It’s now been months since the coronavirus outbreak reached the point of a pandemic, and we somehow still don’t have a clear answer on how effective face masks are at preventing its spread. As LiveScience reports, a new batch of studies into the efficacy of various types of masks does little to settle the debate.

It was just days after the novel coronavirus hit the shores of the United States that health experts were falling all over themselves to make declarations about the use of protective face masks. Initially, experts asked that everyday people avoid buying masks meant for use by doctors and healthcare professionals since those are the people who need them the most.

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This $22 accessory is the best thing that ever happened to my Fire TV Stick

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Amazon is currently offering the best deal it has ever had on the Fire TV Stick 4K, and thousands of our readers have taken advantage of the sale.
Whether you’re among them or you’ve already been using a Fire TV device for years, there’s an awesome accessory available that will have an immediate and dramatic impact on your user experience.
It’s called the SofaBaton F2, and it adds a key feature to the Fire TV that even Amazon’s newest Alexa voice remote is missing.
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Amazon is running two different deals right now on its popular Fire TV Stick 4K, and our readers have been going nuts over them. The first one is definitely the best one, but there’s a catch: it’s only available to a select group of people, and the only way to tell if you’re among them is to try it: use the coupon code 4KFIRETV at checkout and if you’re lucky, you’ll slash the price down to an all-time low of $24.99. If you don’t want to just go give it a shot, you can find out more details in this post.

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If that deal doesn’t work for you, you can always take advantage of another big Amazon sale that’s running right now. And thankfully, this one is available to anyone. It couldn’t be easier, just buy two Fire TV Stick 4K media players and you’ll get a $20 Amazon credit when you activate them. How great is that?

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Whether you take advantage of one of those awesome deals or you have a Fire TV device you’ve been using for years, there’s an accessory that goes along with it that will totally be a game-changer for you.

Amazon’s newest Fire TV devices come with a new remote that added some universal buttons so you can control the volume on your TV or soundbar and mute the sound. It’s a nice addition but it’s definitely not enough. That’s why you need the SofaBaton F2 Universal Remote Attachment for Amazon Fire TV Streaming Players, and it’s on sale right now on Amazon at a deep discount.

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This awesome little device is basically a simple universal remote control attaches to Amazon’s Alexa voice remote. It works with the new one and the previous-generation model if you’ve had your Fire TV device for a while. It adds a power button, volume button, and a mute button like you would find on Amazon’s newer Alexa voice remote, you also get channel buttons, three configurable buttons that can do anything, and an input button so you can switch your TV’s input. That last one is crucial.

The SofaBaton F2 retails for $40 on Amazon and it’s absolutely worth every penny. Today, however, you’ll find a discount and an extra little coupon that slashes the price all the way down $21.99.

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