Coronavirus Hits Tech + Finding Hope With Cosmos Co-Creator Ann Druyan

This week on the Engadget Podcast, we dive into the many ways the coronavirus is affecting the tech industry, all the while remembering to wash our hands and not touch our faces. It's not quite a pandemic yet, but there's some hope on the horizon, now that social media companies like Facebook are actually trying to fight coronavirus disinformation. And for something completely different, Devindra chats with Ann Druyan (starting at 26:59), the co-creator of Cosmos, on the show's incredible new season.
Links:
Facebook will run free WHO ads to counter coronavirus misinformation: https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/04/facebook-free-who-ads-coronavirus/
Fake cures and other coronavirus conspiracy theories are flooding WhatsApp, leaving governments and users with a ‘sense of panic’: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/03/02/whatsapp-coronavirus-misinformation/
Pandemic film Contagion becomes one of iTunes' most-watched movies:
https://www.cnet.com/news/pandemic-film-contagion-becomes-one-of-itunes-most-watched-movies/?TheTime=2020-03-05T02%3A31%3A27&ftag=COS-05-10aaa0b&PostType=link&UniqueID=6A8E23A6-5E89-11EA-B599-CCC6C28169F1&ServiceType=twitter
TCL's concept device folds twice to fit a 10-inch screen in your pocket: https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/05/tcl-tri-fold-rollable-extendable-concept-hands-on/
Does the Xbox Series X make gaming PCs obsolete?:
https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/05/xbox-series-x-vs-gaming-pcs/

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