Facebook and Google employees allowed to work from home until 2021 Google and Facebook have said that they will allow all employees to work from home until at least the end of the year if their personal situation merits it.The Informationreported Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s directive from an all-hands meeting on Thursday whileCNBCfirst reported Facebook would extend its working from home timeline. It would have been an unprecedented move if it were not for the exceptional circumstances of the coronavirus pandemic....

Google Duo updates with web group calling and family mode Google hasannouncedthat “in the coming weeks” you’ll be able to make Google Duo groups calls via a web browser. The service is currently confined to its Android and iOS apps but soon it’ll be possible to group callusing the Chrome browseron your computer or tablet. Google touts the advantages of a larger screen to see more people, and the ability to invite anyone to join with a link as long as they have a Google account....

iOS 13.5 will send iPhone Medical ID information to emergency services An update coming in iOS 13.5 and watchOS 6.2.5 will link Apple’s Medical ID and Emergency SOS features to automatically send Medical ID information to the emergency services (via9to5Mac). Medical ID is a section of iOS that lets you upload medical information like allergies or medications and is accessible by holding the side button of modern iPhones. If you’re found unresponsive bt strangers, this feature exists to let them know your existing medical conditions....

Microsoft Office for iPad to get full mouse and cursor support in 2020 Microsoft is working to bring full mouse and cursor support to its Office apps for iPad, and says it’ll be done by autumn this year. It comes after Apple’s iPadOS 13.4 took the industry by surprise and added the feature, taking most developers by surprise. At the moment, the iPad’s new blob cursor works in the apps, but it doesn’t morph to become a cursor in Word, for example, where it does in Pages or on websites in Safari....

Samsung Pay to launch a US debit card with fintech company SoFi Samsung has announced that it will launch a Samsung Pay debit card with year in partnership withSoFi, a North American fintech company whose main products are personal loans, investing, mortgages, and banking (viaAndroid Central). Coming this year, Samsung said in apress releasethat it has “been busy developing a mobile-first money management platform. Our vision is to help consumers better manage their money so that they can achieve their dreams and goals....