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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.
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| 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 …
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| 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 …
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| 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.
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| 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.| 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 …
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| 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.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google postpones the rescheduled, online version of its Cloud Next conference until further notice, after canceling the in-person conference a few weeks ago — the in-person version of Cloud Next, its largest conference of the year, amid a flurry of similar coronavirus-related cancellations of major events.| 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.
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Smart ring startup Oura raises $28M Series B from Google's Gradient Ventures, Square, and Forerunner Ventures, says it's sold 150K of its smart rings to date — Oura, a Finnish startup that creates a smart activity- and sleep-tracking ring, has raised $28 million in a series B round of funding … | Washington Post: |
Around the world, coronavirus misinformation spreads rapidly across WhatsApp, TikTok, texts, and emails, mediums lacking oversight that elude the authorities — The Washington Post is providing this story for free so that all readers have access to this important information about the coronavirus.
| 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 …
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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 … | Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: |
Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Gojek has raised $1.2B for expansion, defying the coronavirus pandemic, taking its total raised to just under $3B — - Gojek gets the capital to fight Grab despite talk of a merger — The funding belies sector turbulence and global uncertainty
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