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This week on Gadget Lab, we discuss how misinformation about the pandemic is being handled by the government, the media, and social platforms.

Kitboga has built a following by trolling telemarketers. Covid-19 opportunists have given him a whole new crop of targets.

Accelerators like Y-Combinator have had online programs, but the pandemic might force even its elite core program to go entirely remote for the first time.

Internet-beloved Portrait of a Lady on Fire is coming to the streaming service months before it was slated for a digital release.

The new 13-inch Apple laptop doesn't reinvent the form, but at least you can type on it properly.

Kids ask the darndest things.

Big companies are recalling workers, with safety precautions. Malls and restaurants are reopening to crowds.

South Korea is a prime suspect for exploiting the secret software vulnerabilities in a sophisticated espionage campaign.

The national railroad system converted a TGV high-speed train to move 20 Covid-19 patients from Strasbourg to calmer hospitals in the Loire Valley.

The new album from Donald Glover's alter ego wants listeners to fill their long, lonely minutes with imagination.

“We need global cooperation,” says Min Pok-kee, who heads the response in the city of Daegu. “Top government leaders don’t seem to get that yet.”

Wheat breeder Stephen Jones knows a lot about baking. His first tip? Don’t strive for an Instagram-ready loaf. Also, sourdough starters are easy.

Verizon and AT&T will drop mobile data overage charges for customers experiencing financial hardship as a result of the coronavirus.

Laid-off workers struggle to file claims for unemployment benefits; economists say the situation will likely get worse.

You'd need just the right arrangement, and the orbital motions would be insane, but the physics just might work\!

When American whiskey evaporates, it leaves behind webs, or fingerprints of sorts, that could help sleuths identify counterfeit swill.

It should be simple to transfer your chat history from iOS to Android, but it's really not.

I lived for four months with this snappy Google Assistant-powered smart display and found it useful for everything from cooking instructions to home security.

Computer scientists reconstructed the image of a whole room using the reflection from a snack package. It's useful for AR/VR research—and possibly spying.

For the first time, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is weighing in on autonomous vehicles with no driver behind the wheel—or no wheel at all.

An online furor over whether it’s safe to use the fever reducer reveals how people are sharing incomplete—and sometimes bad—information.

After a hospital put out a call for protective gear, three friends developed a product in a few days. Their design is now being manufactured by Ford.

Some manufacturers are racing to make ventilators, respirators, and face shields. But the situation is nothing like it was in the 1940s.

Yes, it’s because of coronavirus, which has also now infected the science advisor on *Contagion.*

It's dangerous to go alone! Take these apps and services to stay in touch and feel less isolated while you follow shelter-in-place or stay-at-home orders.

First deny the problem, then say the solution is too expensive? The playbook here is all too familiar.

While it might seem wasteful to test the seemingly healthy, tracking antibodies could show how widely the virus has spread—and who may now be immune.

The serendipity of experiments is difficult to recreate on screens. But virtual labs can make science more accessible to students everywhere.

Robots can help doctors distance from patients, and help those in isolation cope. But getting the machines into hospitals is fraught with difficulties.

Social distancing can lead to adverse psychological and physiological effects. But there are things you can do to maintain your overall health.

Shuttering public libraries puts a strain on communities—even if it’s the only way to keep people safe.

The little-known Postal Plan, which dates back to the Clinton era, charges mail carriers with delivering critical supplies—like vaccines—as a last resort.

Talk of shifting supply chains away from China has quieted as illness spreads in the West. Reduced demand meets rebounding supply.

Worried your kids will rot their brains on movies and TV? Try these “edutaining” games instead for PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Android phones.

As the pandemic pushes work online, Zoom is the new office. Follow these tips to get the most out of those video meet-ups.

They've created registries of people with chronic diseases who also have the new coronavirus, in order to track symptoms and find solutions.

If you're lucky enough to have a job that lets you shelter in place while you work, here are some ways to stay productive in your downtime.

Valve's latest epitomizes what virtual reality can do, but no game can make or break the medium.

Meanwhile, Microsoft and Sony plan to throttle game downloads during peak usage hours to help prevent internet congestion during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Due to Covid-19, Amazon is only accepting certain supplies at its warehouses. Small businesses are already feeling the pinch.

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. We asked pediatric infectious disease experts for advice and hand-holding.

The US is desperate for hospital beds. The USACE can build thousands of them in a matter of days.

Writer Garrett Graff is seeking stories from a wide range of US residents to compile a portrait of a nation in the grip of Covid-19. Send us yours.

The food service industry is facing pandemic-related layoffs and closings, but tech-savvy chef Eric Rivera is using online platforms to keep his business in the black.

An outbreak could seriously harm staff, the incarcerated, and the surrounding community. Releasing inmates could help—if they have somewhere to go.

Infectious diseases spread exponentially, yes, but only in the beginning. Thank God.

The president promises a return to work “sooner than people think.” But public health experts say we need months of social distancing to prevent millions of deaths from Covid-19.

Satellite images show empty cities, popup mega-hospitals, and other signs of the pandemic's spread.

Researchers found that the cephalopod is the only creature that can edit its RNA outside the nucleus. It's a tool that may one day help genetic medicine.

Utilities and grid operators are well-prepared to handle the pandemic, but a second wave of the virus later this year could be disastrous.