9 great CNET readings this week

This week showed some early signs of normalcy as part of the US. USA opened a crack after weeks of blocking and we started talking more about consumer devices again. Samsung Galaxy A51For example, it is the perfect rival to the iPhone SE, and Apple’s new MacBook Pro offers a final farewell to the butterfly keyboard.

But a return to life as we knew it seems so far away coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise and the recession is looming. Facebook and Google said this week that they will allow employees continue working from home until 2021. Apple’s big start to summer, the World Developer Conference, will be online only on June 22. And social media and YouTube are struggling to moderate dangerous online content this week including conspiracy theories about the pandemic.

These are the stories of the week that you don’t want to miss:

And if a devastating deep fake arises, it will come at the last moment.

Ford designed this powered air purifying respirator in record time. We tested it

The man in the golden suits shares stories from the production of The Rise of Skywalker and delves into his new book, I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story.

The Under Presents is part of the game, part of the immersive theater. Its artists have been living virtually for months, paving the way where we are all headed.

The coronavirus crisis has hit the US economy hard, leaving at least 33 million people out of work. Much of Silicon Valley has so far been saved.

Comment: Apple seems to say goodbye to small iPhone with the launch of its “small” iPhone SE.

Comment: I have spent more than two months without makeup, thanks to Lent and the closing. I have learned a lot

If you forged some new habits or rediscovered old hobbies while you were at home, consider making them part of your normal routine.

Comment: it’s time for round 4.