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March 17, 2020, 2:35 PM

Top News

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet:
Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube say they're working with each other and healthcare agencies to tackle misinfo about COVID-19  —  Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube put out joint statement promising to fight COVID-19 fraud and curb misinformation.
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Facebook says it plans to award $100M in cash grants and ad credits for up to 30,000 small businesses in 30+ countries to address COVID-19's economic impact  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said Tuesday it plans to award $100 million in cash grants and ad credits for up to 30,000 small businesses …
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Amazon to prioritize shipments of household staples and other high-demand products, partially suspending its Fulfillment by Amazon program through April 5  —  Amazon's ‘Fulfillment by Amazon’ (FBA) program, through which it provides warehousing and shipment services for products from third-party sellers …
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed News:
Uber suspends its Uber Pool feature in the US and Canada, and Lyft says it is pausing Shared rides across all its markets to reduce the spread of COVID-19  —  Uber has suspended its Uber Pool feature in the United States and Canada due to the worsening outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Lime is suspending its scooter service in Italy, France, and Spain, as well as in California and Washington state amid COVID-19 crisis  —  Uber is suspending pooled rides in North America and Lime is halting its electric scooter and bike service in key markets as cities around the world struggle to contain COVID-19.
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BuzzFeed News:
Some warehouse workers say Amazon isn't doing enough to limit the spread of coronavirus within its fulfillment centers and demand additional protections  —  As Americans retreat to their homes to weather the coronavirus pandemic, they are increasingly turning to Amazon to get basic necessities …
Bloomberg:
Dave Clark / The Amazon Blog:
Joe Tidy / BBC:
Israel approves emergency measures, it says lasting 30 days, for its security agencies to track the mobile phone data of people suspected to have COVID-19  —  The Israeli government has approved emergency measures for its security agencies to track the mobile phone data of people with suspected coronavirus.
The Information:
Sources: Facebook says all employees will get a $1K bonus and earn at least their full bonus for their first 6-month review of 2020 amid COVID-19 crisis  —  The Information writes deeply reported articles about the technology industry you won't find elsewhere.
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
GitHub launches Android and iOS apps out of beta, letting developers stay in touch with their team, triage issues, and even merge code from their mobile device  —  Microsoft's GitHub today launched its native Android and iOS app out of beta.  With the app hitting general availability …
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
Universal Pictures to offer $19.99 online rentals for some new movies, currently in theaters, and do the same for an upcoming DreamWorks film on its release day  —  In light of the movie theaters being brought to a standstill, Universal Pictures is changing the game.
New York Times:
Alfred Ng / CNET:
Uber files federal lawsuit against LA over location data privacy; the city had suspended Uber's scooter permit for not sharing users' real-time location data  —  The data privacy battle between Uber and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation has been brewing over the last 18 months.
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
Waymo suspends its robotaxi service for the Phoenix area, Waymo One, except for its truly driverless vehicles and is halting tests on public roads in California  —  Waymo said Tuesday it is pausing operations of Waymo One, a service in the Phoenix area that allows the public to hail rides …

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