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While neither of the cohosts were hoping to have this week’s episode focus on COVID-19, that is what is in the news 24×7, and there are many technology angles to cover.  

With people working from their homes and practicing social distancing all over the world, there is refuge to be found in virtual spaces — for work, for safe gathering and to get at least a temporary escape via games or movies.  

Selected Links

Feeding Edge blog : WFH – The past 20+ years – Metaverse anyone? — http://www.feedingedge.co.uk/blog/2020/03/12/wfh-the-past-20-years-metaverse-anyone/ 

An Italian hospital ran out of ICU valves. A local biz brought a 3D printer to the hospital, redesigned & produced the valves in a few hours. “At the time of writing, 10 patients are accompanied in breathing by a machine that uses a 3D printed valve.”https://t.co/HjjdYKZvyS— michal Naka (@michalnaka) March 15, 2020

The Verge article: Volunteers produce 3D-printed valves for life-saving coronavirus treatments — https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/17/21184308/coronavirus-italy-medical-3d-print-valves-treatments 

European Data Protection Board statement on processing of personal data in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak — https://edpb.europa.eu/news/news/2020/statement-edpb-chair-processing-personal-data-context-covid-19-outbreak_en 

cnet article: Coronavirus and Tinder: How nervous online daters are coping amid COVID-19 — https://www.cnet.com/news/coronavirus-and-tinder-how-nervous-online-daters-are-coping-amid-covid-19/ 

PSA: If you want to still have movie night with friends without risking COVID-19 spread, Chrome has an extension called Netflix Party that allows you to simultaneously stream Netflix with friends. It has a chat window & play/pauses for everyone in the group so you stay synced.— Christine Woods (@stendahlknows) March 16, 2020

Destruction article: The NBA suspending its season is causing NBA 2K20 to crash — https://www.destructoid.com/the-nba-suspending-its-season-is-causing-nba-2k20-to-crash-583220.phtml

NBA 2K20 — https://nba.2k.com/en-US/ 

cnet article: Coronavirus has a lot of people playing Fortnite and watching Twitch — https://www.cnet.com/news/coronavirus-has-a-lot-of-people-playing-fortnite-and-watching-twitch/ 

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