How technology companies and the surrounding culture respond to the corona virus
Two new Apple product reviews published on our site and our Youtube Channel this week: the 2020 versions of the MacBook Air and the iPad Pro, reviewed by Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and editor-in-chief Dieter Bohn respectively.
Nilay and Dieter are also co-hosts The edgeIs a podcast The Vergecast, so in this week’s episode, they dive into those reviews and compare how their daily tasks are practically managed. What should the computer buy for the average consumer in 2020?
But for all that, this week marked a significant change in how technology companies are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Zoom is transforming from a business app to an essential consumer app, which handles everything from home work calls to family video chats, asking Amazon warehouse workers to improve security measures in their facilities, and streaming apps like Disney Plus, YouTube and Netflix decrease streaming quality as Internet traffic increases. The Vergecast tackles how these responses from the technical and cultural sections of the world are changing the way we use the Internet.
There’s a lot more to it – like a Dell app that can mirror your iPhone to your PC, Huawei releases the P40 Pro and Paul’s weekly segment “It’s my year of the Linux desktop, boys” – so listen here or in your favorite podcast app to hear everything.
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