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The COVID-19 outbreak is accelerating the adoption of autonomous sidewalk delivery robots in the US, as startups Starship and Kiwibot scramble to meet demand — “We saw that business double overnight,” startup says of UK grocery deliveries. — On the morning of March 30 …
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
China-based Bitcoin miner maker Ebang files for a US IPO; Ebang had revenue of $109M in 2019, down from $319M in 2018 — Ebang International, one of the world's largest bitcoin mining machines manufacturers, has just formally filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S.| Gerry Smith / Bloomberg: |
A look at Luminary Media, a year after its launch as “the Netflix of podcasting”: company says subscriber base grew by 14% in the past six weeks amid lockdown — No ads. No Axelrod. No problem. New CEO is gung-ho on subscription model — When Luminary Media launched in April 2019 … | CNN: |
US officials say government agencies, hospitals, research labs, and pharma companies are being targeted by Chinese hackers trying to steal coronavirus research — Washington (CNN)The Trump administration is pointing the finger at China for attempting to steal coronavirus research as officials … | Dave Lee / Financial Times: |
Etsy says it is seeing Cyber Monday like demand in April for fabric-based face masks, as its stock price rises to all-time highs from a record low in March — Price climbs from record low to new high as 50,000 sellers turn to making coronavirus protection — At the end of March, Etsy …
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| Ian Sherr / CNET: |
A look at the challenges workers of Silicon Valley giants like Apple, Facebook, and Google encounter working from home and how the companies are responding — Apple, Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and Uber set new policies for employees working from home as tech culture clashes with family life.
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| Raymond Zhong / New York Times: |
Two former Huawei employees, who had labor disputes with the company, say they were detained by China after discussing Huawei sales to Iran in a WeChat group — China arrested five former employees who had discussed the tech giant's Iranian sales in a chat group, raising questions about its government ties.| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Facebook launches Messenger Rooms for group video chat, rolling out globally in the coming weeks, and says it will allow up to 50 people to join a call — Facebook is greatly expanding its video chat offerings to keep up with rising demand — Facebook is rolling out a suite of new products to expand its capabilities in video chat.
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As Apple Watch celebrates its 5th anniversary, watch enthusiasts reflect on its impact and how its mainstream appeal brought new interest in mechanical watches — After half a decade, the Apple Watch's lasting impact is clear. — There are certain moments that stand out as true game-changers.| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Research: ~150 new domain registrations starting with “reopen”, and many ending with US place names, are tied to state GOP orgs and other conservative groups — The past few weeks have seen a large number of new domain registrations beginning with the word “reopen” and ending with U.S. city or state names.
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| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
Profile of Josh Zimmerman, a life coach for influencers, who says his clients' careers have become more consuming, uncertain, and scrutinized during COVID-19 — Josh Zimmerman is a life coach for creators, whose careers have become ever more consuming, uncertain and subject to scrutiny under coronavirus.
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| Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop: |
In court documents, WhatsApp claims that NSO Group used US-based servers to direct malware to WhatsApp user devices — The legal battle between software surveillance vendor NSO Group and Facebook continues (Greg Otto/Scoop News Group) — Lawyers for WhatsApp's parent company alleged …
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