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But before all of that, this week marked a visible change in how tech companies are handling the coronavirus pandemic. Zoom is transforming from an enterprise app to an essential consumer app, handling everything from work-from-home calls to family video chats, Amazon’s warehouse workers are petitioning to improve safety measures in their facilities, and streaming apps like Disney Plus, YouTube, and Netflix are reducing streaming quality as internet traffic increases. The Vergecast tackles how these reactions from the tech and culture sections of the world are changing the ways we use the internet. … [Read more...] about Vergecast: MacBook Air and iPad Pro reviews and how COVID-19 is affecting tech companies and culture

Rent the Runway already contacted customers earlier this month to address coronavirus concerns. “First, according to Harvard Health, there is currently no evidence that COVID-19 can be transmitted from soft surfaces like fabric or carpet to humans,” the email reads. “In addition, our cleaning agents and practices are designed to kill viruses such as the common cold and flu. While scientific information is still developing, we have no reason to believe that our processes are ineffective against COVID-19.” … [Read more...] about Rent the Runway lays off all retail employees due to coronavirus uncertainty

Set aside tax money. Self-employed workers should set aside anywhere from 20% to 40% of their income to pay for taxes. So if you earn $1,000 every month from your side-gig, you'd save $200 to $400 of that to go towards your quarterly estimated taxes. If you overpay, usually that excess can go towards your next quarterly payment. The IRS won't know how much you overpaid until you file a tax return in April. But if you overpaid, it'll send you a refund.Open a separate business account. If you're running your own business, it's time to treat it like one. Having all your business income go through your business account can save you an exceptional amount of time and hassle come tax time. You'll be able to avoid sorting through bank statements to see what is "business" and what is "personal." It's also a good place to pay for business-related expenses, in case you have any. You may also want to consider incorporating your business so it's completely separate from personal income and … [Read more...] about 5 tax tips for Uber, Lyft and other side-hustles

By comparison, the company’s previous reporting period (July through December 2012) saw requests from US authorities for 14,791 accounts—a jump of about 32 percent. Again, the United States remains at the top of this list by a wide margin. India, Germany, France and the United Kingdom round out the next four positions, respectively. “Since we began sharing these figures with you in 2010, requests from governments for user information have increased by more than 100 percent, wrote Richard Salgado, a Google legal director, in a post on Google+. “This comes as usage of our services continues to grow, but also as more governments have made requests than ever before. And these numbers only include the requests we’re allowed to publish.” … [Read more...] about In 6 months, US law enforcement asked Google for data on 21,000 users

The United States Senate took up ECPA reform last year, but that effort seems to have fallen by the wayside. Still though, because there hasn't yet been a ruling by the Supreme Court as to what standard applies, Google is clearly pushing for an interpretation that would protect users' privacy further. … [Read more...] about Google stands up for Gmail users, requires cops to get a warrant