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Joel Flory, co-founder and chief executive officer of Visual Supply Co. (VSCO), speaks during a Bloomberg Technology television interview in December 2019. On Tuesday, Flory announced VSCO is laying off a third of its staff because of the coronavirus-fueled economic downturn. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Public health experts say smartphone apps could augment the time-consuming work of tracking down people who have been exposed to the coronavirus. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Getting Back To Normal: Big Tech's Solution Depends On Public Trust
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The interactive, Web-based COVID-19 dashboard created by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, as seen on Monday at 3:11 p.m. ET. Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University hide caption
Kate Devlin, who studies human-computer interactions, says we're on the cusp of a sexual revolution driven by robotics and artificial intelligence. Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption
Police stand guard at an apartment building that's considered a coronavirus hot spot. Other state efforts involve using GPS data to keep track of people who've been ordered into home quarantine. ipin Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images hide caption
Public health experts say tracing who people infected with the coronavirus have been in contact with is a critical step in easing social distancing restrictions. Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Zoom has become an essential tool for millions during the pandemic, but civil rights groups say the company must act aggressively to stop harassment on its platform. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Governments, like businesses and other organizations, are working remotely and holding online meetings. They're also falling victim to harassment. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
An ill woman enters Elmhurst Hospital Center in the Queens borough of New York City this week. Locked away from families, hospitalized patients these days feel particularly isolated emotionally as well as physically, psychiatrists say. Teletherapy can help bridge the gap and ease that pain. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images hide caption
An ICU bed at a makeshift, temporary hospital in Manhattan's Central Park East. Throughout New York City, many doctors who usually do plastic surgery or treat children are learning how to monitor people who need to be on ventilators to breathe. Misha Friedman/Getty Images hide caption
Valentina Constanza Cerda Aravena of Santiago, Chile; Simone Di Benedetto of Italy; and Shin Chai-mi of Daegu, South Korea share selfies from their homes. Valentina Constanza Cerda Aravena/Kendall Galbreath/Shin Chai-mi hide caption
Eric Yuan says Zoom will put security first, as it tries to regain users' trust. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Zoom CEO Tells NPR He Never Thought 'Seriously' About Online Harassment Until Now
The virtual happy hour has taken on huge importance at a time when life is otherwise in lockdown. Workers are learning a lot more about their colleagues in the process. Bill Oxford/Getty Images hide caption
Party On, Online: Virtual Beer Pong Becomes An Emotional Lifeline For Workers
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Facebook on Tuesday named the 400 news organizations receiving a first round of grants to help support coronavirus news coverage. Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
With so many schools closed, the Zoom video meeting app has become wildly popular among educators, but it's now under scrutiny for security and privacy issues. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Two chefs get blasted in the face with a mystery entree on Dishmantled. I smell a Peabody! No, wait — marinara sauce. My mistake. Quibi hide caption
Short Attention Span Theater: A Quick Look At Quibi's Launch Titles
Gig companies have started offering benefits like paid sick leave now that workers are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, and some are getting sick. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Millions of people are using Zoom to communicate, but the company is facing mounting scrutiny over whether it is adequately protecting users. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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