By : Lisa Eadicicco Source : Business Insider Apple will soon release a new iPhone update that will make it easier to quickly type in your passcode in instances when Face ID may not work. That should speed up the process of unlocking your phone at times when it's difficult for your phone to recognize you, such as when wearing a protective face mask or in dark scenarios. When the update rolls out, those using an iPhone that supports Face ID will be able to access the passcode field by swiping up from the bottom of the lock screen....
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By : Ron Amadeo Source : ARS Technica Google Meet, Google's newest video chat service, will soon be free for everyone. The service, which was previously locked behind G Suite, is opening up to anyone with a Google account. Users will be able to access the service at meet.google.com or through the iOS and Android apps. While the service's free tier is unrestricted now, it won't be unrestricted forever. Google says that, after September 30, meetings for non G Suite accounts will be limited to 60 minutes. Google to simplify messaging...
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Nashville, Tenn. – This week, four-time GRAMMY® award-winning Australian duo, and Curb | Word Entertainment recording artist, for KING & COUNTRY will be premiering their uplifting new song, “TOGETHER,” and making their debut on ABC’s Good Morning America Friday, May 1st. The duo’s trademark of inspiring lyrics and deftly crafted pop melodies are evident throughout the song, with soaring harmonies and infectious percussion to brighten your Friday morning. for KING & COUNTRY, comprised of brothers...
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Source : Common Sense Media SAN FRANCISCO, April 8, 2020—The spread of the coronavirus has upended life for American teenagers, with 95% reporting the cancellation of in-person classes at their schools. Eight out of 10 teens say they're following news about the coronavirus pandemic closely, and more than 60% are worried that they or someone in their family will be exposed to the virus and that it will have an effect on their family's ability to earn a living, according to a new poll by Common Sense and SurveyMonkey. Let us help you...
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By : Leila Ettachfini Source : Vice On May 22, seniors at George County High School in southeastern Mississippi and their loved ones will get in their cars and head to the class of 2020’s graduation. But once they get there, only the graduates will be allowed to leave their vehicles—and even they will only be allowed to do so one by one as they walk across an empty stage to receive their diplomas. Students will be given two tickets to the ceremony, one for each vehicle they’re allowed to bring. When they go on stage to...
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Source : eMarketer MethodologyData is from an April 2020 Common Sense Media survey conducted by SurveyMonkey. 849 US teens ages 13-17 were surveyed online during March 24-April 1, 2020. Respondents were selected from the 2+ million people who take surveys on the SurveyMonkey platform daily. Data was weighted for age and sex using the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey to reflect the demographic composition of the US. Source and more info  
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By : Andy Greene Source : Rolling Stone The Rolling Stones have released the brand-new song “Living in a Ghost Town” to tide fans over until they’re able to reschedule the upcoming leg of their No Filter tour. It’s their first original composition since “Doom and Gloom” and “One More Shot” came out on their 2012 compilation album GRRR!, although they did put out the blues cover collection Blues & Lonesome in 2016. In a new interview with Zane Lowe of Apple Music, Jagger said he wrote...
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By : Frances Martel Source : Breitbart Cuban Christians are using the need to wear sanitary masks in public to spread their faith, printing Bible verses on the front of them, the Christian aid group World Help revealed this week. Babalú Blog, a website dedicated to news of interest to the Cuban global community, highlighted the development, noting that pastors were printing these messages despite the severe repression that Christians face in the communist country. Officially an atheist state, Cuba has allowed some Catholic...
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By : Sarah Mahoney Source : MediaPost Even amid the COVID-19 crisis, Chick-fil-A isn’t releasing its hold on America’s teenagers. In fact, in the new Piper Sandler “Taking Stock With Teens” ranking, Chick-fil-A achieved the highest mindshare for a restaurant brand since the biannual survey launched back in the early aughts. “Chick-fil-A hit numbers that we’ve never seen before,” says Nicole Miller Regan, senior research analyst with the Minneapolis-based investment firm. Chick-fil-A ousted...
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By : Ellie Walker-Arnott Source : Time Out This Saturday (April 18), the world is set to come together to support WHO (World Health Organisation) and all the healthcare workers who are currently on the frontline around the globe – with the help of some tunes and a gaggle of world-class famous faces. The aim of concert meets PSA ‘One World: Together At Home’ is to unite us in our respective homes, inspire us to take action (i.e. to continue to stay home and stay safe) and also to brighten up lockdown. So what can we...
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By : Sarah Perez Source : Tech Crunch  TikTok is introducing a new set of parental controls to its platform to users worldwide, including in the U.S. The features, collectively referred to as “Family Pairing,” will allow parents to set controls on Screen Time Management, Restricted Mode and Direct Messages for their teen users. It also will now disable direct messaging for users under the age of 16 in all markets. A similar set of features was launched in the U.K. in February, designed with European laws and regulations...
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By : Lucas Shaw Source : MSN Entertainment (Bloomberg) -- On the night of Thursday, March 12, just hours after some of the world’s largest concert promoters urged a moratorium on live events due to the spreading coronavirus, 18,000 people packed into the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver to watch Post Malone perform. “If I get the coronavirus at the Post Malone concert tonight in Denver just know it was lit,” one fan wrote on Twitter, along with an emoji expressing tears of joy. Such blind devotion is not uncommon among...
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By : John Anderer Source : Study Finds UNITED STATES — It’s hard enough to fall asleep when times are normal, but add an extra viral pandemic to the mix and millions of Americans are finding themselves up all night due to worry, anxiety, and fear for the future. A recent piece of research surveyed 1,014 Americans on their sleep habits in the wake of the coronavirus situation, and 76.8% admitted their sleep has indeed been affected. Students are cooped up at home and they are listening to more music than ever! We can help you...
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By : Erin Leonard Ph.D. Source : Psychology Today Outgoing kids may be doing fine online during COVID-19, but young adults who have a quieter style may be suffering. Gregarious teens are fueled when they have the opportunity to take center stage on social media. Bold and aggressive, they control the online group chats and activities. Dominating the social milieu, they may unintentionally leave some friends behind. Students are cooped up at home and they are listening to more music than ever! We can help you get all the newest Christian...
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By : Billboard Staff Source : Billboard Andrea Bocelli’s Easter concert from the Duomo in Milan warmed hearts and smashed multiple online records, according to the classic great’s reps. Bocelli’s Music For Hope special reached more than 2.8 million peak concurrent viewers, good enough to stand out as one of the biggest musical live stream performances of all-time, Decca reports. That number also represents the largest simultaneous audience for a classical live stream ever on YouTube. “I am moved and delighted to...
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By : Gabriella Mirabelli Source : Billboard The coronavirus pandemic is likely to be the defining event of our newly minted decade. Never before have people across the globe been isolated en masse. The impact, from global economies to household budgets, is as pervasive as it is disruptive. Household units are contained together, while in-person social networks are kept physically apart. Students are being educated from home, and large swaths of the business economy have migrated from corporate to home offices. Time spent commuting has...
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By : Drake Bennett & Nico Grant Source : Bloomberg  (Bloomberg Businessweek) -- Like the rest of us, Eric Yuan is taking things day by day right now. The founder and chief executive officer of teleconferencing software company Zoom gets up each morning, after three or four hours’ sleep, and nervously checks the previous day’s capacity numbers to make sure the servers aren’t overwhelmed by traffic. Then he begins the long slog of videoconference calls from his Bay Area home. “It’s too many Zoom...
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By : Robbie Owens Source : CBS DFW ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Across North Texas, the nation and the world, the comfort of tradition, the joy of celebrations are all sidelined by an invisible enemy.​ “Prom and graduation, the rest of our season,” said Seth Rains, while listing a few of the things that he misses most. The Summit High School senior and avid baseball player says he connects with friends online, but it’s just not the same.   ...read more    
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By : Stephen L. Betts & Patrick Doyle Source : Rolling Stone John Prine, who for five decades wrote rich, plain-spoken songs that chronicled the struggles and stories of everyday working people and changed the face of modern American roots music, died Tuesday at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He was 73. The cause was complications related to COVID-19, his family confirmed to Rolling Stone. Prine, who left behind an extraordinary body of folk-country classics, was hospitalized last month after the sudden...
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By : Mark Kennedy Source : AP  Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “ Lean on Me, ” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart complications, his family said in a statement to The Associated Press. He was 81. The three-time Grammy Award winner, who withdrew from making music in the mid-1980s, died on Monday in Los Angeles, the statement said. His death comes as the public has drawn inspiration from...
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By : Anthony Karcz Source : Forbes You might not have heard the term "Zoombombing" before this week, but with the rise of at-home work meetings, virtual classes, and online social gatherings, Zoom usage is at an all-time high. And whenever something becomes popular, there's always a portion of the population that gets a cheap thrill from disrupting it. Keeping Zoom meetings safe is something that’s even more important now that its usage by grade schoolers is about to soar. It's embarrassing and awkward to have a business...
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Source : Pew Research Center As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise and schools, workplaces and public gathering spaces across the United States remain closed, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that the coronavirus outbreak is having profound impacts on the personal lives of Americans in a variety of ways. Nearly nine-in-ten U.S. adults say their life has changed at least a little as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, including 44% who say their life has changed in a major way. Amid coronavirus outbreak, most...
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