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Apple launches App Store, iCloud, Apple Arcade, and Apple Podcasts in 20 new countries; Apple Music expands to 52 new countries — Cupertino, California — Apple announced that starting today, even more customers around the world can enjoy many of Apple's most popular Services.
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| Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News: |
Facebook removes some events calling for protests of stay-at-home orders, saying “events that defy government's guidance on social distancing aren't allowed” — The events, which were planned in California, Nebraska and New Jersey, violated protective measures imposed by governors, Facebook said.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
NBCUniversal's movie ticketing company Fandango has agreed to buy Walmart's on-demand video streaming service Vudu for an undisclosed sum — Movie ticketing company Fandango has agreed to buy Walmart's on-demand video streaming service, Vudu, for an undisclosed sum.
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| Cho Mu-Hyun / ZDNet: |
Samsung says its blood pressure monitoring app for Galaxy Watch has been approved by South Korean regulator and will be available in Q3 — The app measures blood pressure when paired with a smartwatch. — Samsung's app that measures blood pressure on its smartwatch has been approved …
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Internal memo: Kickstarter announced it will likely lay off employees and restructure the business as projects are down ~35% YoY with “no clear sign of rebound” — Talks are starting with the union — Kickstarter announced in an internal memo today that it's likely going to lay off employees.| Helene Fouquet / Bloomberg: |
France says its contact-tracing application, which would likely send tracking data to a state-run server, won't work with iOS Bluetooth privacy protections — - Minister says Apple protocol slows government's app deployment — Government developing app without using Google-Apple platform
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Nvidia's GeForce Now loses more titles from developers including Xbox Game Studios and Warner Bros. even as it works to bring in more games ahead of June launch — But it's gaining more Ubisoft titles — Nvidia's GeForce Now cloud gaming service is losing access to more titles later this month, the company announced on Monday.
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| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
SAP names Christian Klein as sole CEO effective April 30, as co-CEO Jennifer Morgan departs; both were named co-CEOs in Oct. after Bill McDermott stepped down — SAP's move to co-CEOs didn't last long as Jennifer Morgan departs and Christian Klein becomes sole CEO.
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| Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
Google rolls out BeyondCorp Remote Access, a cloud-based tool that lets employees securely access their company's internal web apps without using a VPN — Google is rolling out the product now as organizations figure out how to accommodate remote workforces through the Covid-19 pandemic.
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| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
Google's Cloud Healthcare API, which is aimed at making patient data interoperable between various health care systems and apps, is now generally available — - Google Cloud is moving to open up its Healthcare API. — The company says the tool will make it easier for health systems to connect and share data in a unified view.
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| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Sources: Microsoft's upcoming Surface Go 2, which could debut in May, will have a larger 10.5" display with smaller bezels, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage in base model — More power, a larger display, and thinner bezels are top billing for Surface Go 2 this spring. — Microsoft's Surface Go 2 is right around the corner.
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| Charlotte Tucker / EU-Startups: |
Austrian startup Adverity, which provides marketing data intelligence and analytics tools, raises $30M Series C led by Sapphire Ventures — Austrian startup Adverity, a leading force in marketing data intelligence and business ready data, today announced a Series C financing round …
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