Techmeme: Comscore announces a partnership with Twitch to measure activity like minutes spent and content minutes per ad minute, starting with audiences in US and Canada (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

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Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:

Kuo: Apple plans to release new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models with scissor keyboards in the second quarter of 2020 — Apple plans to release new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models with scissor keyboards in the second quarter of 2020, according to a new research note today from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, obtained by MacRumors.

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:

Twitter is making it mandatory for all employees around the world to work from home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — After “strongly encouraging” it earlier this month, Twitter said today that working from home is now mandatory for all employees around the world due to COVID-19 concerns.

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Tweets: @twittercomms, @brenden3lee, @inafried, @jolingkent, @carlquintanilla, @cc_chapman, and @carlquintanilla

Business Insider:

Google says it recommends its employees in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa work from home starting on March 12

More: CNBC, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Input, Android Central, TechSpot, 9to5Google, and Search Engine Journal

Tweets: @johnkoetsier, @jolingkent, and @robaeprice. Thanks:@shonaghosh

Reuters:

Terry Gou, founder of Foxconn, said the resumption of production at its factories in China had “exceeded expectations” after a prolonged halt due to coronavirus — Terry Gou, founder of Apple's major manufacturing partner Foxconn, said on Thursday the resumption of production …

More: SiliconANGLE, BGR, AppleInsider, iPhone in Canada Blog, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, MacDailyNews, iMore, and Philip Elmer‑DeWitt. Tweets: @patrickmoorhead

Ina Fried / Axios:

Google says G Suite now has more than 2B MAUs — Google's G Suite, which includes Gmail, Google Docs, Hangouts, Meet and other apps, quietly passed a major milestone at the end of last year: It now has more than 2 billion monthly active users, G Suite boss Javier Soltero told Axios Wednesday.

More: Business Insider, Thurrott, 9to5Google, WinBuzzer, and Slashdot

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:

Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and others sign an open letter opposing more than dozen bills across the US that target LGBTQ citizens — Apple is among 40 companies voicing opposition to recent bills introduced across the United States that target LGBTQ citizens.

More: Human Rights Campaign:, al.com, Human Rights Campaign, Input, CNET, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, The Mac Observer, MacTrast, iMore, and AppleInsider. Tweets: @sameerpatel

Dave Lee / Financial Times:

IBM sues Airbnb over what it claims is the illegal use of four patents, including one about “improved navigation using bookmarks” — Move threatens to cast shadow over short-term rental company's road to IPO — IBM is taking Airbnb to court over what it claims is the illegal use …

More: Seeking Alpha, Bloomberg Law, and WRAL TechWire

Tweets: @chrismessina, @villi, @eringriffith, @apollozac, @sarthakgh, and @mgsiegler

Mark Sullivan / Fast Company:

Source: at least one of this year's iPhones will have a 3D depth camera on its back, enabling new photo and video effects, as well as better AR experiences — Our source confirms Apple's plans to put a 3D depth camera on the back of the iPhone. Here's what it'll do.

Will Oremus / OneZero :

As COVID-19 hastens the adoption of remote work tools, it deepens the divide between those who can and can't work remotely, and normalizes social distancing — How working from home could reshape society — 8:45 each weekday morning, I drop off my 4-year-old at preschool, hug him goodbye, and drive back home.

More: The Guardian. Tweets: @ozm, @kendallraeonyt, @gothlaw, and @juliacarriew

Omkar Godbole / CoinDesk:

Bitcoin fell to $5,678, its lowest level since May 2019 and a ~25% drop on a 24-hour basis, before bouncing back, now hovering around $6K — Bitcoin is in turmoil on Thursday as another severe sell-off is seen in the traditional markets. — The top cryptocurrency by market value plunged …

More: CoinDesk, CoinDesk, and The Block

Tweets: @qhardy, @mdudas, @timsteno, @chrismessina, @mollyjongfast, and @lloydmiller

Tim Berners-Lee / World Wide Web Foundation:

On the web's 31st birthday, Tim-Berners Lee warns online harassment and lack of internet access are fuelling abuse and discrimination against women and girls — On the World Wide Web's 31st birthday, our founder and web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee reflects on the challenges we face to deliver on our vision of a web for everyone.

More: CNET, OneZero , and The Morning Missive

Tweets: @timberners_lee, @webfoundation, @webfoundation, @adrianlovett, @damiancollins, and @tracybrabin

Mathieu Rosemain / Reuters:

Sources: France's competition watchdog to fine Apple over anti-competitive behavior in its distribution and sales network — PARIS (Reuters) - France's competition watchdog is set to fine iPhone maker Apple Inc (AAPL.O) next Monday over anti-competitive behaviour in its distribution and sales network …

More: 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, MacRumors, and Seeking Alpha

Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:

Investigation identifies owner of 60+ browser extensions that engaged in a long-running ad fraud scheme and were removed as part of a Google crackdown in Feb. — It was a weed that Google kept trying and failing to kill. — The browser extension MyPDF kept appearing and being removed from the Chrome Web Store.

More: Bloomberg. Tweets: @crenshawcomm, @chrisharihar, @craigsilverman, and @craigsilverman

Bloomberg:

Source: Airbnb reported a loss of $276.4M in Q4 before Covid-19 hit, nearly doubling YoY from $143.7M; revenue was up 32% to $1.1B, and it has $2B+ in the bank — - Revenue rose 32% in the period, according to a person familiar — Startup's plans to list on stock market could be at risk

More: Business Insider. Tweets: @livcarville, @oliviasolon, @ericnewcomer, and @thekenyeung

Bloomberg:

Telecom Italia says its internet traffic surged 70%+, mostly due to games such as Fortnite, after reports of lost connections during Italy's school shutdown — - It's not just home-working adults who are hogging bandwidth — International network operator sees big increase in traffic

Tweets: @jess_shankleman, @chrisduncania, @business, @marcusjdl, @whatthebit, and @joe_mayes

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Comscore announces a partnership with Twitch to measure activity like minutes spent and content minutes per ad minute, starting with audiences in US and Canada — Measurement firm Comscore announced this morning a partnership with Amazon-owned game streaming site, Twitch.

More: Comscore, Inc. and Tubefilter

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