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Apple and Google announce a joint effort to introduce iOS and Android APIs in mid-May for opt-in Bluetooth-based COVID-19 contact tracing — A huge step forward in the fight against COVID-19 — Apple and Google announced a system for tracking the spread of the new coronavirus …
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A look at the limits of Bluetooth-based voluntary COVID-19 contact tracing, which faces adoption hurdles, potentially big numbers of false positive pings, more — False positives and rampant privacy issues suggest we need to make a new investment in hiring people
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Instagram is rolling out access to DMs on the web to everyone globally, after testing the feature since January — The global rollout starts at 10AM ET — Instagram's making it easier for people to send direct messages from their browser. The company announced on Friday that it's rolling …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google says it will make changes to search results over the coming week to make it easier for users to find virtual health care options — The changes are rolling out over the coming week — Google is making changes to search results to make it easier for people to find virtual health care options …
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| Jay Greene / Washington Post: |
Amazon says it has begun assembling equipment to build a lab to screen its workers for COVID-19, may be working on antigen testing — With workers in at least 64 warehouses and shipping facilities testing positive, the e-commerce giant says it hopes to start testing a small numbers of employees ‘soon’
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| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Google creates an application portal to help New York State with the recent surge of unemployment filings, says it could bring a similar service to more states — - The state of New York announced a partnership with Google for an online unemployment application system.| Brian Fung / CNN: |
Amazon stands to emerge from the pandemic stronger than many of its competitors, with as much as an additional $4B in revenue this year, per Bank of America — (CNN Business)As the coronavirus pandemic has forced people to stay inside, few companies have proven themselves as essential as Amazon.| Sara Ashley O'Brien / CNN: |
Uber updates its COVID-19 pay policy, expanding eligibility to include drivers instructed to quarantine because they have preexisting health conditions — (CNN Business)Uber is addressing some mistakes it made when originally setting up its financial assistance program for its drivers and delivery workers impacted by coronavirus.| Ali Kucukgocmen / Reuters: |
Sources: Turkey is working on a law requiring social media companies with 1M+ Turkish DAUs to appoint local representatives or get bandwidth slashed by 95% — ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will require foreign social media companies with high internet traffic to appoint a representative …
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| Joe Mandese / MediaPost: |
Gupta Media: Facebook's worldwide CPM hit an all-time low of $1.95 on Tuesday; the average US CPM has remained below $3 since March 22, its lowest in two years — It has been assumed by most media analysts, media buyer and ad executive surveys, and a variety of pundits that the Big Digital platforms … | Sue-Lin Wong / Financial Times: |
Critics say UN is validating Chinese state surveillance by using Tencent Meeting to hold global discussions in celebration of UN's 75th anniversary — The United Nations' decision to host global discussions via Chinese tech giant's video service has raised concerns over privacy
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| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
With users in China cautious about going outside, phone makers are turning to fast deliveries; JD.com launched an at-home trade-in service for Apple products — - Smartphone makers in China including Huawei and Apple are turning to super-fast deliveries and trade-ins at the door of customers.
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