Microsoft develops ‘real time noise suppression’ for conference calls to filter background noises

Microsoft unveils a ‘real time noise suppression’ tool for conference calls to help people working from home filter out potentially embarrassing background noises Microsoft has demonstrated a new feature for its communications tool Teams Users on conference calls will now have the option to filter background noise The company demonstrated the feature by removing the … Read more

Jimmy Bartel’s girlfriend Lauren Mand builds a pillow fort and enjoys play time with his young sons 

Bonding time! Jimmy Bartel’s girlfriend Lauren Mand builds a pillow fort and enjoys play time with his young sons By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:11 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 07:08 GMT, 20 March 2020 Jimmy Bartel and Lauren Mand’s relationship has been going from strength-to-strength since they went public last … Read more

Coronavirus: BBC Question Time guests sit apart for social distancing

Sitting feet apart, the panellists on tonight’s Question Time took no chances as they followed ‘social distancing’ guidelines amid the coronavirus outbreak. And for the first time, the BBC debate show – broadcast from the Somerset seaside town of Weston-super-Mare – was filmed without a studio audience.  Instead, the programme asked viewers to send in … Read more

People spent 75 PERCENT more time playing video games than usual  during the coronavirus pandemic

Fortnite is a game that originally launched as a disk back in July 2017 and was then turned into a free-to-download game by its developer, Epic Games, in September.  There are three forms of the game: ‘Battle Royale’, ‘Save The World’ and ‘Playground’. Save the world is the original form of the game and is … Read more

Lloyd’s of London to shut underwriting floors for first time

Lloyd’s of London to shut underwriting floors for first time in its history as a test of its coronavirus contingency plans By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:21 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 00:32 GMT, 13 March 2020 Lloyd’s of London will close four floors of its 12-storey Lime Street building  Lloyd’s … Read more

Life expectancy grinds to a halt in England for the first time in 100 YEARS

Life expectancy in England has ground to a halt for the first time in a century, according to a landmark report. Professor Sir Michael Marmot, a leading expert on public health, said the widening gap between the rich and poor is to blame. His 172-page report said life expectancy in England has barely improved in … Read more

Chinese province of Wuhan reports NO new coronavirus cases for the first time

Chinese province of Wuhan reports NO new coronavirus cases for the first time since the deadly outbreak began there China’s Hubei province and its city of Wuhan reported no new cases Thursday  Despite this their were eight new deaths in province, Wuhan accounting for six  Health Ministry reported 34 cases across mainland China, all of … Read more

Diggers giant JCB halts production for first time in its history because of coronavirus pandemic

Diggers giant JCB halts production for first time in its history because of coronavirus pandemic By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 23:02 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 01:08 GMT, 19 March 2020 Diggers giant JCB has halted production for the first time in its history because of the pandemic.  The British company … Read more

Stuck at home? Now’s the time to try an entertainment app for free

The elderly will no doubt feel relieved that the BBC has agreed to delay charging the over-75s for a television licence in light of the coronavirus outbreak.  But with some people now expected to self-isolate at home for three months, or even longer, you may want more than just the black box in your living … Read more