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| Megan Graham / CNBC: |
Austin cancels SXSW, scheduled for March 13-22, due to concerns over COVID-19 — - SXSW was canceled after a string of high-profile cancellations including Twitter, Facebook and TikTok. — The conference had been scheduled to take place between March 13 and 22.
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| Sarah Emerson / OneZero : |
While tech companies push remote work for their employees, gig workers receive little support amid COVID-19 outbreak and face income loss for self-quarantine — Amazon, Uber, and Lyft have sent memos asking workers to follow protocols that might not be feasible
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Postmates adds Drop Options amid COVID-19 concerns, letting users meet Postmates at the door, at curbside, or have no-contact, with deliveries left at the door — The on-demand food delivery industry marches on — Food delivery platform Postmates is starting what the company is calling a …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple is encouraging employees in Silicon Valley and Seattle to work from home as an “additional precaution” against the outbreak of coronavirus — Apple Inc. is encouraging employees in Silicon Valley to work from home as an “additional precaution” against the outbreak of coronavirus …
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Tweets: @markgurman, @alanzeino, @robaeprice, @lookner, @sccfiredept, @healthyscc, and @azabaro
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Twitter plan to pay their hourly workers regular wages as they ask their staff to work from home — Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Twitter all told Axios on Thursday night that they plan to pay their hourly workers regular wages even as they encourage …
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Tweets: @bradsmi, @twittercomms, @mikeisaac, @caseynewton, @wycats, @rosenbergerlm, @hmeisler, @avichal, @geekwire, @vogueandcode, @caro_milanesi, @mor10, @inafried, @inafried, @jhtscherck, @repadamsmith, @markwarner, @etherealmind, @jdaykin, @ksubs1, @davmicrot, @kimzetter, @inafried, and @vickyharp. Thanks:@inafried
| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
New York power plant sets up its own Bitcoin mining operation, with ~7K crypto miners, using “behind-the-meter” electricity to generate ~5.5 Bitcoins per day — - Atlas Holdings LLC-owned facility starts mining crypto — Dresden-based natural gas plant installed 7,000 crypto miners
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The Next Web, The Merkle Hash, and InsideBitcoins.com
Tweets: @crypto, @harry_jerry, @brianroemmele, @llsethj, @alistairmilne, @chrisblec, @cryptosbatman, and @nycsouthpaw
| Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider: |
Apple announces free repairs for iPad Air models made from Mar. 2019-Oct. 2019 affected by the “blank screen issue” that leaves the display permanently disabled — Apple on Friday launched a repair service program for third-generation iPad Air models suffering from a so-called …
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| Robert C. Yeager / New York Times: |
A look at Bring a Trailer, an auction site for classic cars that says it has 100K registered bidders, with $230M in sales in 2019, up 41% YoY — Bring a Trailer has 100,000 registered bidders and listed 11,000 cars in a banner 2019, while the traditional auction market shows signs of cooling.
Tweets: @dealbook, @nytimesbusiness, and @nytimesbusiness
| Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: |
Kleiner Perkins closes its 19th fund, KP19, at $700M to focus on early stage investments, reveals 30 out of 34 KP18 investments were either seed or Series A — After going “back to the future” with a $600 million fund last year, VC firm Kleiner Perkins is aiming for some “returns of the Jedi” with its freshest (and refocused) fund.
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Kleiner Perkins, Crunchbase News, FinSMEs, and Silicon Valley Business …
Tweets: @kateclarktweets, @nmasc_, and @ilyaf
| Derek B. Johnson / Federal Computer Week: |
DOJ indicts former DHS watchdog and a subordinate for software and data theft; prosecutors say they planned to use stolen info to sell software back to DHS — The Department of Justice announced it has indicted Charles K. Edwards, a former acting inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security …
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U.S. Department of Justice and Dark Reading
Tweets: @carolleonnig, @yigsstarhouse, and @salenazito
| Richard Priday / Tom's Guide: |
Report: Apple plans a 64MP sensor for iPhone 12 and expanding night mode to front, ultra-wide, and telephoto cameras; iOS 14 to be mainly a stability update — The iPhone 12 is rumored to get several big camera upgrades and more to beat its main rival — The iPhone 12's cameras need to be something special.
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EverythingApplePro, Wccftech, iMore, Pocketnow, Macworld UK, The Sun, and Gizchina. Tweets: @pineleaks
| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Oppo unveils Oppo Watch, its first smartwatch, with 1.91-inch OLED screen, fitness tracking, music playback, available on March 24 in China for ~$215 — Out in China this month for $215 — As repeatedly teased by Oppo itself, Oppo is making a watch called the Oppo Watch, and today it got revealed in full.
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OPPO, XDA Developers, Cult of Mac, Engadget, Business Insider, Macworld, CNET, 9to5Google, Wccftech, Thurrott, Android Headlines, South China Morning Post, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @imore, @appleterminal, @cnet, @macrumors, and @counternotions
| Richard Lai / Engadget: |
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Tweets: @soya_cincau, @richardlai, and @richardlai
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