Tools
DoNotPay’s launches new service to automatically request rent and bill extensions during pandemic
Companies are coming up with new ways to assist users.
Storj announces new decentralized, cheaper alternative to AWS
Storj is expanding.
Gab Trends launches a Coronavirus News Command Center to aggregate the latest news and statistics
It’s part of a recent surge in new online coronavirus resources and tools.
ProtonMail outlines plans to bypass government censorship
ProtonMail has, in the past, been blocked in some countries. They’re working to prevent that.
DoNotPay announces tool to let users share Netflix access among friends
DoNotPay have introduced another innovative tool.
Coronavirus Map is an online map that helps users track the outbreak globally
The map is a useful way to stay up-to-date.
New tool Mailbrew brings RSS and more to users’ email inboxes
Mailbrew is the latest company to help users beat social media algorithms in new ways.
Fraidycat, a tool that pulls websites and social networks into one algorithm-free feed, gets an update
Fraidycat goes beyond RSS.
Bruce Schneier joins Inrupt to work on a vision for the future of the internet
Pods could be the future.
TheGrid.io website design system accused of being a scam, taking customers’ money and disappearing
Customers say the company is ignoring all attempts to contact them.
Castro app for iPhone lets users listen to YouTube audio as if it were a podcast
Audio from YouTube can now be played from the lock screen.
Subscription Score is a new way to avoid online junk mail, and only get the good stuff
Mailing lists are giving a rating so you know which ones to avoid.