In context: To say the world's delivery infrastructure is a bit strained at the moment would be a massive understatement. Covid-19 has forced millions of people to remain in their homes, and those individuals have become increasingly reliant on grocery and food delivery services as a result.

The likes of Uber Eats, Amazon Prime Now (and plain old Amazon), and DoorDash have faced vastly increased demand over the past several weeks, and each company is struggling to adapt to the needs of customers. For DoorDash

The big picture: The ongoing Coronavirus outbreak has caused untold economic disruption, the likes of which probably won’t be fully realized for months or even years. Some industries are no doubt benefiting from the new normal but for most, the prospect of putting this all in the rear view and getting back to work can’t come soon enough.

Apple and Goldman Sachs are extending financial assistance to Apple

Highly anticipated: Final Fantasy VII Remake officially launches in less than two weeks, but some players already have their hands on the game. This fact becomes apparent with a quick search on YouTube where scores of videos that are not of the demo can be found.

Earlier this week, Square Enix had explained that it had to ship FFVII "much earlier" than usual to some regions due to complications around Covid-19 . It specifically mentioned Austria and Europe would be getting the game earlier. The company indicated in its

Why it matters: Becoming an astronaut is still a pretty ambitious career goal but if you've got a master's degree in a science, technology, engineering or math field, you've got a leg up on everyone else. And at least with NASA, you know this probably isn't a scam like that whole Mars One organization.

NASA on Wednesday said more than 12,000 people answered its public call to recruit the next class of astronauts with applications coming in from every US

Something to look forward to: Microsoft Edge is an admittedly excellent browser, especially using the Chromium engine. The company is adding new features that could tempt some away from browser stalwarts Chrome and Firefox.

Microsoft's Edge has gone from a decent browser replacement for Internet Explorer to a modern, well-thought-out browser that warrants your consideration over Chrome or Firefox. To sweeten the pot, Microsoft recently announced quite a few upcoming features that may tempt you to switch.

"Last year, we started our re-

The big picture: Microsoft is planning to take the majority of its events for fiscal year 2021 (which runs from July 2020 through June 2021) digital, ZDNet’s well-connected Mary Jo Foley reports. It's just an experimental phase right now but there's an increasingly good chance that traditional tech conferences as we know them could become extinct.

A spokesperson for the Redmond-based tech giant told the publication that in light of the challenges presented by Covid

Why it matters: With the number of worldwide Covid-19 infections having passed 850,000 and the death toll above 42,000 the race is on to find a cure or vaccine. In China, a team of scientists says it may have taken a step toward that goal after it found several antibodies that are “extremely effective” at blocking the virus from entering human cells.

In an interview with Reuters , Zhang Linqi at Tsinghua University in Beijing said his team and a

In brief: In the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic, Marriott admits it suffered a new breach where hackers took over the accounts of two employees and gained access to the personal information of millions of hotel guests. And while the attackers weren't able to dig deep enough to get to the really sensitive details, this doesn't look particularly good after two other breaches over the last couple of years

The big picture: The close of the merger also signals a shift in leadership as longtime T-Mobile CEO John Legere has stepped aside, ceding the helm to Mike Sievert. Legere took the reins in 2012 and served as the public face of the un-carrier movement, reshaping the entire industry time and again with unprecedented offers that the competition had no choice but to mimic. Few have been able to change an industry so dramatically in such a short amount of time.

T-Mobile on Wednesday officially