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| Diane Bartz / Reuters: |
Google says it is working with the US government to develop a nationwide COVID-19 website on symptoms, risks, and testing info, in addition to other measures — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) said on Saturday that it was working with the U.S. government to develop …
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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
An overview of the COVID-19-related work Google is doing, and how it falls far short of the comprehensive testing system implied by President Trump on Friday — ‘Neither one of the announcements were ready for prime time,’ one official told the Washington Post
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Despite Trump implying that a triage website for COVID-19 tests will be available nationwide soon, Verily says it will only launch in Bay Area within a few days — Instead, Verily is building a triage website just for the Bay Area — Google is not working with the US government in building …
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| Frank McShan / MacRumors: |
WSJ: some Apple employees still work from HQ due to restrictions on external access to some systems and prohibitions on unreleased products from leaving campus — The process of tech companies sending thousands of employees home amid the coronavirus crisis has been messy, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
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| Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: |
Amazon Prime likely to falter during COVID-19 crisis, from supply chain issues, increased demand, and the potential of a warehouse outbreak — More than half of American households are Amazon Prime members, and, for better or worse, have come to rely on the service for many of their everyday needs.
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon warns it is experiencing Prime delivery delays and running out of stock of popular household items amid the coronavirus outbreak — - Amazon said many household items are out of stock due to increased demand as the coronavirus spreads across the U.S.| Jack Nicas / New York Times: |
After Amazon's crackdown on price gouging, some sellers who cleared out local stores are sitting on stockpiles, causing shortages of products like sanitizer — Amazon cracked down on coronavirus price gouging. Now, while the rest of the world searches, some sellers are holding stockpiles of sanitizer and masks.
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple will only accept COVID-19 related apps from recognized entities such as government orgs, health NGOs, and companies with health or education credentials — Apple today announced that it is evaluating COVID-19 coronavirus-related apps critically to ensure data sources are reputable …
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Tweets: @adrianweckler, @kifleswing, @rsgnl, @inafried, and @reneritchie
| Grant Martin / Forbes: |
Airbnb is broadening its cancellation policy to offer refunds to worldwide travelers with stays and experiences booked between March 14 and April 14 — The largest vacation rental company in the world is broadening its cancellation policy to offer refunds to worldwide travelers with stays …
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Airbnb Newsroom, Yahoo Finance, and Business Insider
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Amazon wants to open source its cashier-less store software via an organization called Dent, which held unsuccessful talks with Walmart and Target — Retailers don't yet plan to participate, but talks highlight Amazon's ambition to have others adopt its technology
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| Sigal Samuel / Vox: |
A look at the rise of apps like SuperBetter that promise to reduce anxiety through gamification — Popular apps are awarding points for beating “bad guys” and completing “power-ups” — and drawing from real, clinically approved treatments. — When Jane McGonigal started feeling anxious …
Tweets: @superbetter
| Reuters: |
Under lockdown, Italy's social and family life has shifted to messaging platforms, where WhatsApp calls/messages are up 20% YoY, MS Teams logs 100% usage growth — NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - As 60 million Italians face a coronavirus country-wide lockdown, many daily interactions among family …
Tweets: @crispiandjb, @laurenlacapra, and @canterrain
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