Planning documents reveal SpaceX plans for Starlink ground station at Cape Canaveral ~space spaceflight.commercial satellites Article 316 words, published Mar 18 2020 5 votes
The Australian government has finalised a deal with Qantas and Virgin to underwrite a minimum domestic network, to the value of $165 million ~transport Article 396 words 6 votes
Victoria has recorded just one new coronavirus case in the past 24 hours ~health Article 138 words 6 votes
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro fires popular health minister ~news politics Article 330 words 8 votes
Footballer Dickson Etuhu handed five-year ban for match-fixing in Sweden – midfielder offered AIK Fotboll keeper £160k to underperform ~sports.football Article 212 words 6 votes
Sweden counts coronavirus deaths in care homes but many countries do not – medical officials said a third of deaths recorded last week came from nursing home residents ~health Link 5 votes
Iceland's forestry service has come up with a novel way to overcome the sense of isolation many people suffer because of Covid-19 – hug the trees ~life Article 347 words 6 votes
Google announces a Journalism Emergency Relief Fund for local newsrooms ~news usa journalism Article 299 words 6 votes
Finnish carrier Finnair, which has focused heavily on routes to Asia, says it will deepen its cooperation with China's Juneyao Air ~transport Article 203 words 3 votes
Google has made significant progress toward developing its own processor to power future versions of its Pixel phones and Chromebooks ~tech google android Article 341 words 11 votes
America's largest bank, JPMorgan Chase, prepares for a massive round of defaults ~finance banking Article 238 words 7 votes
Howard Jones makes the sheet music for his older albums free on his website ~music Article 226 words 9 votes
Twitch put together its Stream Aid (concert etc.) in 5 days. Here's how it came together ~music Article 208 words 6 votes
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey donates $1 billion for COVID-19 relief worldwide ~health Article 233 words 13 votes
A two-month free trial of Stadia Pro with nine games is now available ~games Article 341 words 7 votes
Sales of sex toys in Denmark have more than doubled after Danes were told to stay at home to limit the spread of the coronavirus ~life Article 329 words 20 votes
World Monologue Games is a global performing arts event run entirely by video and live stream, allowing professional and budding actors from anywhere in the world to participate from their homes ~arts Article 390 words 4 votes
Microsoft Edge is now second most popular desktop browser, beats Firefox; Chrome at 68% market share ~tech browsers Article 249 words 18 votes
Acting US Navy Secretary: 'I stand by every word I said' after leak of carrier speech ~health Article 109 words 11 votes
Australian scientists have made a test to check who is likely to develop coronavirus ~science biology medicine Article 245 words 3 votes
Shimmering schools of fish have dazzled scientists for centuries with their synchronized maneuvers. Now, high-speed video is revealing how—and why—they do it ~science biology.marine Link 6 votes
How to use Getty Open Content for your custom Zoom background ~creative Article 356 words, published Apr 1 2020 3 votes
Books briefing: If your attention span is shrinking, read poetry ~books poetry Article 300 words 10 votes
Scientists in Melbourne are testing a drug used to fight parasitic worms and bugs – in the hope of destroying coronavirus ~health medicine Article 227 words 3 votes
HIM band manager Seppo Vesterinen dies aged 71 – managed some of Finland's most globally successful music acts, including Hanoi Rocks and The Rasmus ~music rock Link 6 votes
Apple has acquired the Dark Sky weather app - Android version and website will shut down on July 1, API active through end of 2021 ~tech apple android Article 280 words 41 votes
Icelandic farming union has been surprised by the enthusiastic response to its appeal for volunteers to help sick farmers out during the Covid-19 outbreak ~life Article 332 words 7 votes
The city of Helsinki had the right to scrap its contract with Siemens over the failed automation of the Finnish capital's metro ~transport Article 332 words 6 votes
The National Library of Scotland has digitized the first eight editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, issued between 1768 and 1860 ~books libraries Article 251 words 10 votes
More details emerge on Mario Switch remasters – Sunshine, Galaxy and more to be re-released as special anniversary collection ~games Article 329 words 11 votes
Finland's center-left government gave its blessing to majority state-owned Fortum's strategy to cut emissions, but promised to push the company further ~enviro Article 352 words 4 votes
Alcohol sales banned in Greenland capital during lockdown – move aims to cut violence against children during coronavirus confinement ~life family Article 233 words 11 votes
SoundCloud Go+, the streaming service's subscription tier for listeners, has expanded into four new markets – Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden ~tech Article 234 words 3 votes
Report from Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple to launch several Macs with Arm-based processors in 2021, USB4 support coming to Macs in 2022 ~tech apple Article 297 words 5 votes
Researchers call for relaxed standards in race to find coronavirus vaccine ~health Article 342 words 3 votes
The National Theatre is going to stream a free play every Thursday night ~arts theatre Article 314 words 9 votes