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Action camera maker GoPro said Thursday its premium subscribers can now live stream their treks, rides and swims directly on to its website. Earlier, users with high-end GoPro action cameras could only live stream content via third-party services such as Amazon’s Twitch, Alphabet’s YouTube and Facebook. GoPro’s premium service, GoPro Plus, lets users upload unlimited …

While many people around the world were not prepared for the coronavirus pandemic, actress Kate Winslet was. The Oscar winner, 44, recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the pandemic, revealing that after starring in 2011’s “Contagion,” she was ready for the outbreak long before everyone else. Winslet was in Philadelphia shooting a mini-series for …

The number of Americans who have applied for unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic grew to more than 58.4 million on Thursday, as 1 million more people filed jobless claims. More than 1 million people have now lost their jobs in 22 of the past 23 weeks, as COVID-19 has ravaged the US economy. The …

Hey there: you’re an all-star super-spreader. Or you might be if you attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota earlier this month, where bands including Smash Mouth performed for socially undistanced thousands at a time over the course of 10 days, at an event attended by hundreds of thousands in total. According to the …

City restaurateurs reacted with shock and disbelief to Mayor de Blasio’s lack of urgency to reopen eating places indoors — an industry that employs over 300,000 people and is an indispensable part of the Big Apple’s social and business fabric. More than 1,000 of the city’s 25,000 sit-down eateries have closed since the start of …

The premiere date for Season 4 of “The Masked Singer” is a mystery no longer. Fox has announced that its wildly popular guessing game show will debut its fourth season on Sept. 23 in its usual 8 p.m. time slot. Not only that, but the network has decided to fast-track singing competition series “I Can …

Shares of Roku surged over 11 percent Wednesday after Citi initiated coverage of the streaming video company with a “buy” rating, while Netflix also gained more than 11 percent in a rally that put it on track for its largest one-day gain in three years. Roku and Netflix are among several technology-related companies that have …

Hudson’s Bay, the owner of luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue, has ditched its plan to raise up to $900 million in debt after prospective investors requested a higher interest rate than the company was willing to pay, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The pulled bond offering highlights the perceived risk of lending …

Airbnb said Wednesday its employees could choose to work remotely through the end of August 2021, even if some of its offices reopened as COVID-19 restrictions ease. The company said it would provide a $300 stipend for home office equipment, with an additional $200 to cover ergonomic equipment. Airbnb said its employees will also have …

Netflix has set the full cast for “Social Distance,” its upcoming quarantine anthology series from “Orange is the New Black” creator Jenji Kohan. Danielle Brooks (“Orange is the New Black”), Mike Colter (“Luke Cage”), Oscar Nunez (“The Office”), Guillermo Diaz (“Scandal”), Asante Blackk (“When They See Us”), Peter Scanavino (“Law & Order: SVU”), Lachlan Watson …