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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple says it is closing all of its stores outside China until March 27 due to the spread of COVID-19 and plans to pay its hourly workers during the closures — Apple today announced that it is closing all of its retail locations outside of Greater China until March 27 due to the continuing spread …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple will only accept COVID-19 related apps from recognized entities such as government orgs, health NGOs, and companies with health or education credentials — Apple today announced that it is evaluating COVID-19 coronavirus-related apps critically to ensure data sources are reputable …
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| Peter Kafka / Vox: |
Google confirms Verily is building a tool to expedite COVID-19 testing after Trump claims Google has 1,700 engineers working on the project — Dr. Debbie Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks at a White House press conference on Friday, March 13, 2020. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Despite Trump implying that a triage website for COVID-19 tests will be available nationwide soon, Verily says it will only launch in Bay Area within a few days — Instead, Verily is building a triage website just for the Bay Area — Google is not working with the US government in building …
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| Microsoft: |
Bill Gates has stepped down from the Microsoft's Board of Directors, will continue to serve as Technology Advisor to CEO Satya Nadella — REDMOND, Wash. — March 13, 2020 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Co-Founder and Technology Advisor Bill Gates stepped down from the company's Board …
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| Patricia Hernandez / Polygon: |
Niantic has temporarily updated various Pokémon Go mechanics to limit the need for extended travel during gameplay due to “the current global health situation” — Monster collecting will be slightly easier now — As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the world …
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| Adele Peters / Fast Company: |
Uncensored Library, a Reporters Without Borders project in Minecraft, lets people anywhere read articles from censored journalists and get info on press freedom — In countries where censorship is standard practice—such as China, where articles and social media posts about COVID-19 … | David Gilbert / VICE: |
Experts say AC19, an Iranian government app that claims to diagnose coronavirus, is being used to track users' real-time locations — On Tuesday, March 3, the smartphones of tens of millions of Iranian citizens beeped in unison. — “Dear compatriots, before going to the hospital or health center …
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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, more ISPs join FCC-orchestrated “Keep Americans Connected Pledge”, will open Wi-Fi hotspots, not terminate service for late fees, more — AT&T, Comcast and Verizon joined dozens of telecom providers in agreeing to aid Americans who are out of work …
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Tweets: @calliefield, @ajitpaifcc, @boba_tea_catan, @gopleader, @hshaban, @fosi, and @hshaban
| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Amazon has canceled re:MARS 2020, its annual AI event scheduled for June 16 to 19 in Las Vegas — Amazon has canceled re:MARS 2020, an annual AI event that focuses on machine learning, automation, robotics and space, over concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was scheduled to be held June 16 to 19, 2020 in Las Vegas.| Margaret Harding McGill / Axios: |
As coronavirus forces many activities online, the often-invisible digital divide in the US is exposed, with 21M Americans lacking access to high-speed internet — As the coronavirus pushes more human activities online, it's forcing a reckoning with the often-invisible digital divide.
Tweets: @axios, @margarethmcgill, and @franochillo
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Kenneth Chenault will be leaving Facebook's board following disagreements with Zuckerberg over the company's governance and political policies — Board member disagreed with founder over governance and political policies — Kenneth Chenault will be leaving Facebook Inc.'s board …
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| Rob Price / Business Insider: |
Facebook says it is shutting down MSQRD, an AR selfie app it acquired in 2016, on April 13; Facebook has integrated MSQRD tech into its own apps — Joan Cros/ NurPhoto via Getty Images; Ruobing Su/Business Insider — It bought the app after it exploded in popularity … Sponsor Posts
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