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| Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire: |
In memo to employees, Bezos says face mask orders for workers are unfilled due to short global supply, and that his time is now “wholly focused” on COVID-19 — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he has turned all of his attention to the impact of COVID-19, the tech giant's response …
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| CNBC: |
Apple has updated Siri to help US users asking if they have COVID-19, with answers coming from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the CDC — - iPhone users who are wondering whether they have COVID-19 can now turn to Siri. — Apple has updated its voice assistant … | Gian Volpicelli / WIRED UK: |
How data sources like satellite images and internet traffic are helping researchers track the impact of COVID-19 outbreaks better than official government data — Satellite images, internet speed and traffic information tell a whole new story about Covid-19 — Something was wrong with Malaysia's internet.| Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times: |
Satya Nadella details Microsoft's response to COVID-19 as he writes a memo to employees worldwide: “We are in uncharted territory” — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admits to feeling the personal anxieties many of his employees have shared about the coronavirus pandemic.
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LinkedIn, GeekWire, Windows Central, and The Official Microsoft Blog
| Yimou Lee / Reuters: |
Taiwan rolls out a mobile phone-based “electronic fence” that uses location-tracking to ensure people who are quarantined stay in their homes — TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan, which has won global praise for its effective action against the coronavirus, is rolling out a mobile phone-based …
Tweets: @milohsieh
| Cherie Hu / DJMag.com: |
How Twitch is becoming an increasingly valuable way for independent electronic musicians to connect with their fans via live-streamed recording sessions — Video game live streaming platform Twitch has become an increasingly valuable way for electronic musicians to connect with their fans.
Tweets: @djmag and @cheriehu42
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Facebook says it will temporarily reduce streaming rates for videos on its platform and on Instagram in Europe — BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook said on Sunday that it would temporarily reduce streaming rates for videos on its platform and also on Instagram in Europe to help alleviate …
Tweets: @mattnavarra
| Bruce Haring / Deadline: |
Disney presses ahead with March 24 launch of Disney+ in Europe, except in France where it is delayed until April 7, will reduce bandwidth use by at least 25% — Disney+ is cutting back on its bandwidth utilization by 25 percent in the markets where its debuting on March 24.| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Nextdoor launches Help Map, a new interactive tool that lets neighbors offer help to one another with tasks like grocery shopping — Help shop for groceries or just check in on your at-risk neighbors — Nextdoor, the social networking app designed around local communities … | Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Ampere Analysis study of Disney+ US subscriptions finds 50% of households with kids under 10, 42% with kids under 18, and 41% of 18-24-year-olds are subscribers — Disney Plus is one of the few bright spots in the Mouse House's business portfolio amid the global coronavirus pandemic.| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
A look at the rise of “Zoombombing”, where trolls disrupt public Zoom conferencing calls by using the service's screen-sharing feature to share graphic content — As its user base rapidly expands, the videoconference app Zoom is seeing a rise in trolling and graphic content.
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Forward March, USA Today, and The Information
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google launches a dedicated COVID-19 website in the US, focused on locally relevant info and enhanced Search results for terms related to the disease — After lots of complicated drama, a simple website — One week ago, President Donald Trump held a press conference wherein he claimed Google …
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| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Refurbed, an online marketplace selling refurbished electronics in Austria, Germany, Poland, and Italy, raises $17M Series A to expand into additional markets — Renewed phones, laptops and tablets can be as much as 40% cheaper than their brand new cousins, working equally as well and …
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