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April 19, 2020, 1:10 AM

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J. Edward Moreno / The Hill:
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs an executive order allowing people to get a marriage license remotely and letting clerks perform ceremonies over video  —  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed an executive order Saturday allowing New Yorkers to obtain marriage licenses and perform ceremonies remotely.
Reuters:
Amazon has started replacing thermometers with thermal cameras at some of its US warehouses to speed up screening for workers with fevers  —  (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has started to use thermal cameras at its warehouses to speed up screening for feverish workers who could be infected with the coronavirus, employees told Reuters.
Protocol:
A look at the challenges tech companies will face when they reopen their offices after the lockdowns lift, such as distancing, contact tracing, and mass testing  —  Tech companies starting to plan for how they will reintroduce employees to shuttered offices, warehouses and factories …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Spontaneous social apps that let users join video, voice, and chat rooms on a whim have become popular under lockdowns, like exclusive voice chat app Clubhouse  —  Forget the calendar invite.  Just jump into a conversation.  That's the idea powering a fresh batch of social startups poised …
Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg:
Researchers say an unsecured server storing info on 42M messaging accounts, nearly all from Iran and tied to Telegram, was part of Iran's spying operation  —  - ‘Hunting System’ contained data on 42 million chat accounts  — Information on server from users of Telegram and its imitators

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