Facepalm: While these troubling times have brought huge changes to most people’s lives, the world of online ‘influencers’ remains filled with the remarkably stupid. High on this list is potential Darwin Award winner Ava Louise, who shared a TikTok video of herself licking an airplane toilet seat in a “coronavirus challenge.”

The 22-year-old, who has twice appeared on the Dr. Phil show, boasts almost 22,000 TikTok followers and around 162,000

Something to look forward to: It's no secret that Apple's flagship smartphones tend to be on the expensive side. Though older devices in the company's line-up can usually be had at a lower price, it's rare for the company to offer a truly-affordable new iPhone with modern features and software. However, that just might change in the near future: new reports claim Apple is working on a 5.5-inch, "entry-level" iPhone.

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Unprecedented: The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is rapidly reshaping the daily lives that we’ve all grown comfortable with, forcing millions to work from home and forego public gatherings in an attempt to slow down its spread.

Public officials have been advising communities to participate in “social distancing” and based on some interesting data from analytics and intelligence firm Apptopia , people are indeed heeding the warnings.

Big quote: "Built in partnership with Xbox, the Seagate Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X is a 1TB custom storage solution that expands the capacity of Xbox Series X—seamlessly replicating the full speed and performance of the Series X’s internal storage." — Seagate

On Monday, Microsoft said its Xbox Series X would come equipped with an expansion slot for plugging in a 1TB SSD. Seagate announced the specialized “external” drive will have the same performance as the XSX’s internal drive, including

What just happened? The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is hitting the tech industry pretty hard, but those that can work from home have been mostly spared from its worst effects. Unfortunately, it seems YouTube creators might not be in that group for much longer: Google announced today that it will be relying more heavily on its automated content moderation systems until COVID-19 fizzles out.

That may not seem like much of a problem, but YouTubers have already been struggling to cope with the platform's

Why it matters: Last year’s remake of Resident Evil 2 was a hit for Capcom as the company shipped more than four million copies in the first month alone. The original RE2 sold more copies in its lifetime than part three but with new features like the online multiplayer mode, could it have a similar showing?

Capcom on Monday announced that its remake of Resident Evil 3 will be playable in demo form later this week on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.

Per Capcom’s latest blog post ,

The big picture: Microsoft on Monday crossed a significant milestone as there are now more than one billion active Windows 10 devices in the wild. It took a bit longer than originally anticipated but eh, better late than never, right?

Windows 10 got off to a solid start following its July 2015 launch. By October, more than 110 million devices were running Windows 10 and it seemed as though the company’s ambitious goal of hitting one billion installations within three years of launch

In brief: Microsoft should be releasing a new Xbox controller alongside the Series X this holiday season. It will be more ergonomic, responsive, and cross-compatible. That is as long as the pandemic crisis doesn't ruin manufacturing schedules.

As Microsoft's next-gen console gets closer to launch, it is starting to open up about the design and features of the Xbox Series X (XSX). As is customary, the new hardware will include a newly redesigned controller. Senior Designer Ryan Whitaker revealed details

In brief: Microsoft's new Xbox Series X console is a beast, courtesy of the biggest generational leap in SoC power and new APIs. The company has worked together with AMD to make a console that can rival some of the most powerful PC gaming rigs on GPU performance and game loading times.

Today, Microsoft revealed the full specifications and design details of its upcoming Xbox Series X console, after a series of leaks and teasers that made PC gamers a little envious. And that's because the new Xbox isn