In this issue

Normally, Academy Award nominations mean an Oscar bump in box office. This year, streaming services and digital rental platforms may get a bounce. Many of this year’s best-picture nominees have already been released on various home-viewing platforms. But, with theaters gradually reopening nationwide, some contenders are still only playing in brick-and-mortar theaters.

WILL WORK FROM HOME OUTLAST VIRUS? FORD'S MOVE SUGGESTS YES

It’s a question occupying the minds of millions of employees who have worked from home the past year: Will they still be allowed to work remotely — at least some days — once the pandemic has faded?

6 mins

ANXIETY, CONFUSION, TERROR, RELIEF: GIVING BIRTH IN PANDEMIC

Pregnancy, birth and life with a newborn in the middle of a pandemic has brought on high anxiety, ever-shifting hospital protocols and intense isolation for many of the millions of women who have done it around the world.

5 mins

GOOGLE ANNOUNCES NORTH CAROLINA CLOUD ENGINEERING HUB

Google announced plans Thursday to create a hub in Durham, North Carolina, for hundreds of engineers working on its Google Cloud products.

1 min

PRE-EMBRYOS MADE IN LAB COULD SPUR RESEARCH, ETHICS DEBATES

For the first time, scientists have used human cells to make structures that mimic the earliest stages of development, which they say will pave the way for more research without running afoul of restrictions on using real embryos.

3 mins

NO CIGAR: INTERSTELLAR OBJECT IS COOKIE-SHAPED PLANET SHARD

Our solar system’s first known interstellar visitor is neither a comet nor asteroid as first suspected and looks nothing like a cigar. A new study says the mystery object is likely a remnant of a Pluto-like world and shaped like a cookie.

3 mins

CHINA SUMMONS TECHNOLOGY FIRMS OVER VOICE SOFTWARE SECURITY

Chinese authorities summoned 11 companies including Alibaba and Tencent for talks regarding the security of voice software, as Beijing steps up scrutiny over the internet sector.

1 min

SONOMA COUNTY TO USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AGAINST FIRES

Sonoma County officials say they will add artificial intelligence technology to help fight wildfires with a 24-7 monitor to track fire outbreaks.

1 min

STRIPE CONTINUES CASH HAUL, NOW VALUED AT $95 BILLION

The online payment company Stripe continues to attract investors, raising $600 million in funding to reach a whopping company valuation of $95 billion.

1 min

SWISS POLICE RAID OVER HACK ON U.S. SECURITY-CAMERA COMPANY

Swiss authorities confirmed a police raid at the home of a Swiss software engineer who took credit for helping to break into a U.S. security-camera company’s online networks, part of what the activist hacker cited as an effort to raise awareness about the dangers of mass surveillance.

2 mins

ENCRYPTED MESSAGING APP SIGNAL BLOCKED IN CHINA

Encrypted messaging app Signal appears to have been blocked in mainland China, the latest foreign social media service to cease working in a country where the government tightly controls the flow of information.

2 mins

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