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So much for April Fool’s Day.

Telemedicine is essential amid the covid-19 crisis and after it – “What about the features of a visit to a doctor that seemingly can’t be done at a distance, such as the physical exam? Today’s stethoscope is gradually being replaced—like everything else—by the smartphone.”

FaintFlex Vol. 19 – Why There’s No Black Barstool – “After reflecting on this for months, my main observation comes down to a difference in the core of their content & commentary styles – sketches vs. unscripted.”

Rihanna Talks New Music, Fenty Skincare & Her Plans To Have “3 Or 4 Kids” – “The Guyanese are like the Mexicans of Barbados,” she says. “So I identify – and that’s why I really relate and empathise with Mexican people or Latino people, who are discriminated against in America. I know what it feels like to have the immigration come into your home in the middle of the night and drag people out.”

‘We don’t work, we don’t eat’: Informal workers face stark choices as Africa’s largest megacity shuts down – “I cannot afford to stay at home and not feed my children. I know it is risky to be out here, but if I don’t come out to look for what to feed my family, we will die of hunger faster than being killed by the virus.”

Microsoft ends investments in facial recognition startups – “AnyVision has been facing backlash after reports detailed how it has been using facial recognition to surveil Palestinians around the West Bank.”