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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
An article in the European Heart Journal argues that in addition to atrial fibrillation, Apple Watch's ECG function may also detect myocardial ischemia — Since the Apple Watch added the ECG app with the Series 4, numerous stories have surfaced about how the app has contributed to saving people's lives.
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| Xinmei Shen / Abacus: |
Chinese government statistics claim the country now has 904M internet users and 560M live streamers, with about 265M using live streaming for e-commerce — Eight key takeaways from China's biannual internet roundup, including education and live streaming services getting a big boost while travel and food delivery apps suffer| Minghe Hu / South China Morning Post: |
Trustdata report: monthly active users of telecommuting and online education services in China were up 29% and 30.1% respectively in March from a year ago — Mobile data traffic volume for March jumped 39.3 per cent from the same period a year ago Monthly active users of telecommuting …
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| Sara Ashley O'Brien / CNN: |
Uber to require masks or face coverings for drivers and passengers in certain markets and is developing technology to detect drivers' usage of face coverings — (CNN Business)As it anticipates a restart to its core rideshare business amid the pandemic, Uber (UBER) plans to require drivers …
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| Omri Zerachovitz / Globes Online: |
Sources: Moovit, which makes a journey planner app and provides transit data APIs to cities and companies, in talks to be acquired by Intel for about $1B — Intel Capital is one of the shareholders in the company, which has developed a public transport journey planner and mobility app.
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| Paul Karp / The Guardian: |
Australia's home affairs department data breach reveals personal details of 774,000 migrants and aspiring migrants, including the outcome of applications — Exclusive: Privacy experts say the breach in the SkillsSelect platform, which affects data going back to 2014, was ‘very serious’
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| Miles Kruppa / Financial Times: |
Many Silicon Valley startups are announcing job cuts and spending freezes to prove they can be disciplined about costs to would-be investors amid the pandemic — Balance of power shifts back to investors as founders look to bolster balance sheets — As one of Silicon Valley's hottest start-ups …
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| Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu: |
Terra Quantum, a Switzerland-based startup developing algorithms for quantum computing, has raised a ~€10M round at a valuation of around €50M — Swiss quantum technology company Terra Quantum has raised about €10 million, with a company valuation at around €50 million.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers detail the increasingly prevalent LockBit ransomware, which may one day reach parity with other feared ransomware packages like Maze or Ryuk — You've probably never heard of LockBit, but that's likely to change. — Ransomware has emerged as one of the top threats facing large organizations … | Yujie Xue / South China Morning Post: |
Report: Huawei's HiSilicon overtakes Qualcomm as China's top smartphone processor supplier; Qualcomm's market share fell from ~38% YoY in Q4 to ~33% YoY in Q1 — Huawei's secretive chip unit shipped slightly more smartphone processor shipments in the latest quarter despite the coronavirus pandemic … | John Koetsier / Forbes: |
According to a Startup Genome survey of 45 countries, nearly three-quarters of startups have laid off full-time employees due to the COVID-19 crisis — Three quarters of startups have laid off full-time employees due to COVID-19, according to a Startup Genome survey of 45 countries.| Christine Hall / Crunchbase News: |
Denver-based Josh.ai, whose hardware and AI-powered software helps people with large homes manage dozens of smart home devices, raises $11M Series A — Many houses today are connected to some kind of device, such as Amazon's Alexa or Google Home, but for bigger houses with dozens of rooms …
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