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Apple launches an app and a website that provides information and guidance on COVID-19, in partnership with CDC, FEMA, and the Coronavirus Task Force — Tools Offer Up-to-Date Guidance and Information for People Across the US — Apple today released a new screening tool and set of resources …
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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Zoom updates its iOS app to remove Facebook SDK after concerns were raised over Zoom's failure to disclose Facebook data sharing in privacy policy — On Friday video-conferencing software Zoom issued an update to its iOS app which stops it sending certain pieces of data to Facebook.
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Google to donate $800M+ to fight COVID-19, including $250M in ad grants to WHO, $340M Google Ads credits for SMBs, $200M fund to improve SMBs' access to capital — Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Friday his company is donating more than $800 million in cash and advertising to help stem … | Cory Weinberg / The Information: |
Sources: Airbnb will halt all marketing, most hiring, and will likely withhold employee bonuses according to CEO Brian Chesky; employee layoffs possible — Airbnb plans to halt all of its marketing, pause most hiring, and likely withhold employee bonuses as it tries to conserve cash amid …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Microsoft will no longer invest in third-party facial recognition firms, including AnyVision, after the Israeli company was accused of surveilling Palestinians — AnyVision was accused of helping the Israeli government surveil the West Bank — Microsoft says it will no longer invest … | Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: |
In response to plummeting demand, Lyft suggests drivers find additional income by becoming Amazon grocery shoppers, warehouse workers, and delivery drivers — Amazon.com Inc. is teaming up with Lyft Inc. on recruiting the ride-hailing company's drivers to deliver packages and groceries as the pandemic keeps people indoors.
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| Financial Times: |
OneWeb files for bankruptcy after failing to secure new funding amid COVID-19 crisis; sources: OneWeb was in talks to raise ~$2B from SoftBank before the crisis — Start-up that wanted to beam broadband internet from space had raised $3bn from investors — OneWeb, the satellite internet start-up …
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| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
CEO memo: Bird is laying off about 30% of its workforce; company says it will provide four weeks of pay and three months of health coverage — Bird is the latest startup hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, Bird laid off about 30% of its employees amid the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus, TechCrunch has learned.
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| Bloomberg: |
Surveillance software companies, like InterGuard and Hubstaff, are seeing an increase in sales, as skeptical employers attempt to keep tabs on remote employees — The email came from the boss. — We're watching you, it told Axos Financial Inc. employees working from home. We're capturing your keystrokes.
Tweets: @tprophet, @kingthor, @polly, @zschneeweiss, and @brightwhite
| Owen Myers / Input: |
A look at how Epic Games's Houseparty creates a flash of optimism in isolating times, through a casual, dorm-like atmosphere and cross-platform social games — Elise Pfail knew that the world was in the grip of a pandemic. But that wasn't going to keep her from her Friday night ritual.
Smartsheet:
Smartsheet offers free Gov product to governments and agencies — Smartsheet Gov, the FedRAMP authorized Smartsheet environment, is now free of charge or obligation for any US government agency responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Smartsheet offers free Gov product to governments and agencies — Smartsheet Gov, the FedRAMP authorized Smartsheet environment, is now free of charge or obligation for any US government agency responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.Sponsor Post
| Paris Martineau / Wired: |
With 3M+ people filing for unemployment benefits last week, US states are seeing their aging tech systems get overwhelmed and experts say it will only get worse — Laid-off workers struggle to file claims for unemployment benefits; economists say the situation will likely get worse.
Tweets: @nxthompson and @parismartineau
| ProPublica: |
An in-depth look at China's Twitter propaganda machine, which uses over 10K fake Twitter accounts to promote the Chinese government's image abroad — Kalen Keegan, a college student at the University of Nebraska Omaha, immediately noticed when her Twitter account unleashed a torrent of posts in Chinese.
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| Washington Post: |
Uber, Grubhub drivers and others will receive unemployment checks as part of the CARES Act that, critics say, amounts to a bailout of gig economy companies — Some Uber drivers, Airbnb hosts and other gig-economy workers sidelined as a result of the coronavirus outbreak … | Bloomberg Law: |
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Smartsheet:
Smartsheet offers free Gov product to governments and agencies — Smartsheet Gov, the FedRAMP authorized Smartsheet environment, is now free of charge or obligation for any US government agency responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Smartsheet offers free Gov product to governments and agencies — Smartsheet Gov, the FedRAMP authorized Smartsheet environment, is now free of charge or obligation for any US government agency responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Google Cloud:
What does the future of cloud computing hold — and what does this mean for businesses? We looked at the data, talked to luminaries, and listened to customers across the world. Here's what they said.
What does the future of cloud computing hold — and what does this mean for businesses? We looked at the data, talked to luminaries, and listened to customers across the world. Here's what they said.
Zoho:
The Working from Home Guide: Remote Collaboration with Show — The current COVID-19 pandemic has made remote work the norm. But, the real question is, “Can the lack of commuting and convenience of working from home match the in-office productivity?”
The Working from Home Guide: Remote Collaboration with Show — The current COVID-19 pandemic has made remote work the norm. But, the real question is, “Can the lack of commuting and convenience of working from home match the in-office productivity?”Who's Hiring In Tech?
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Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
Research: the number of coronavirus-related domains has grown to 68K+ this year; coronavirus.com, reportedly owned by GoDaddy, currently forwards to WHO's siteFind
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ProPublica:
An in-depth look at China's Twitter propaganda machine, which uses over 10K fake Twitter accounts to promote the Chinese government's image abroadFind
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Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech:
Interview with Huawei CEO Richard Yu on the impact of COVID-19, the launch of the P40 series, and the continuing issues brought upon by the US banFind
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Paris Martineau / Wired:
With 3M+ people filing for unemployment benefits last week, US states are seeing their aging tech systems get overwhelmed and experts say it will only get worseFind
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South China Morning Post:
Tencent is partnering with Huawei to build Tencent's GameMatrix cloud gaming platform, and will explore possibilities in areas such as AI and AR/VR in gamesFind
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Financial Times:
OneWeb files for bankruptcy after failing to secure new funding amid COVID-19 crisis; sources: OneWeb was in talks to raise ~$2B from SoftBank before the crisisFind
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Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Russia's FSB has charged 25 people and shut down a network of about 90 websites that the group allegedly operated to circulate stolen credit card dataFind
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