EU calls on streaming services such as Netflix and YouTube to limit broadband use and offer programs only in standard, rather than high, definition  —  Brussels tells streaming companies to limit services as Facebook says managing traffic is a “challenge”  —  The EU has called on streaming services …

Microsoft says Teams passed 44M DAUs, up from 32M earlier this month, unveils new features like real-time noise suppression that are coming later this year  —  Microsoft Teams, which launched worldwide in March 2017, passed 32 million daily active users (DAUs) this month.

Microsoft unveils DirectX 12 Ultimate, which promises to better unify the features and capabilities of PC gaming and the Xbox platform, coming later this year  —  Bringing a suite of software advancements in gaming graphics onto a single platform  —  Microsoft has a new version …

Uber says ride volume is down by ~70% in cities like Seattle, it has “ample liquidity” with $10B in cash, and is considering delivering medicine; stock up 35%+  —  Uber — the on-demand transportation and food delivery behemoth — has been hit hard by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Google says Android Go, its OS aimed at low-end devices, now has more than 100M users and announces a new Camera Go app optimized for devices with 1GB of RAM  —  Today, Google made two exciting announcements.  Android Go now officially has more than 100 million users, and the company will soon release a new Camera Go app.

An Amazon warehouse worker in Queens, NY tests positive for coronavirus; Amazon says it has temporarily closed the facility and sent workers home with full pay  —  Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Queens, New York, received a text Wednesday evening that they long feared might come …

Amazon temporarily closes its Prime Pantry delivery service throughout the US due to “high order volumes” tied to the coronavirus outbreak  —  - Prime Pantry is temporarily closed due to “high order volumes” tied to the coronavirus outbreak.  — An Amazon spokesperson confirmed …

StreamElements: gaming viewership is up 10% on Twitch and up 15% on YouTube Gaming over past week; in Italy, minutes watching livestreams grew 66%+ since Feb.  —  Live-streaming is more popular than ever  —  These are unprecedented times.  It's fun to joke about the apocalypse …

Subscription-based Scribd opens its library of ebooks, audiobooks, magazine articles, and more to anyone for free over the next 30 days  —  For the next month, we will be making Scribd's library available to anyone, free, for 30 days.

Gene Munster: improved availability time for iPhones and AirPods suggests that China has largely returned to regular production after COVID-19 shutdown  —  Improvements in the availability of key Apple products imply supply partners in China have largely returned to regular production output …

Sources: SoftBank is seeking to raise an additional $10B so its ~$100B first Vision Fund can support portfolio companies battered amid the coronavirus pandemic  —  SoftBank Group Corp. is seeking to raise an additional $10 billion so its first Vision Fund can support portfolio companies battered amid …

Facebook starts rolling out its sweeping desktop redesign, which offers dark mode, tabbed home screen, larger fonts, and a cleaner profile, to all users  —  Facebook today officially rolled out its sweeping desktop redesign that offers dark mode, tabbed homescreen, and a cleaner profile.

UserTesting, which helps companies like Facebook get on-demand user feedback on their software and apps, raises $100M Series C led by Insight Partners  —  UserTesting, a platform that helps companies get on-demand user feedback on their software and applications, has raised $100 million …

Snap says it will launch its Here For You health and wellness tool ahead of schedule, in response to COVID-19, educating users with expert voices  —  Snapchat will launch a new health and wellness initiative ahead of schedule Thursday in order to address its users' growing anxiety about the coronavirus.

[Thread] Trackpad support for iPads is not Apple's capitulation, it is a part of a convergent evolution of PC hardware and software from its earliest days  —  Apple unveils new iPad Pro with breakthrough LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support in iPadOS https://www.apple.com/... // The “convergence” everyone has been waiting for? A “2 in 1” or a tablet or a toaster-refrigerator? Did Apple capitulate? Some context on evolution of devices... 1/ https://twitter.com/...

Two Senators write to the FTC criticizing Google for continuing to display ads for face masks alongside coronavirus content, despite saying such ads are banned  —  - In a letter to the FTC, Sens. Mark Warner and Richard Blumenthal complained that Google is contributing to the medical mask shortage.