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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
After canceling Google I/O's in-person event in early March, Google now says it will “not be holding an I/O event in any capacity this year” — Google earlier this month announced that it was not hosting a physical developer conference in light of coronavirus.
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| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
A day with the new MacBook Air: delightfully close to perfection and settles all the issues with keyboard, price, and performance, but its camera still stinks — We waited a long time for a retina MacBook Air. When we finally got it back in November 2018, it was worth waiting for.
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| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon Prime Video say they will reduce their streaming quality in EU to reduce traffic on the network, as millions are confined at home — BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) YouTube said on Friday it will reduce its streaming quality in the European Union …
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| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: |
Twitter, which prohibits denials of established science on the virus' transmission, says Elon Musk's tweet that kids are “essentially immune” is not a violation — The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus.
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| Brandy Betz / Seeking Alpha: |
Sources: Airbnb's plans to go public are in disarray after the company racked up hundreds of millions of dollars in losses this year — The coronavirus pandemic has led to hundreds of millions in losses for Airbnb (AIRB) and has the company considering a funding round rather than going public, according to WSJ sources.
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google launches a dedicated COVID-19 website, focused on locally relevant info in the US, as well as enhanced Search results for terms related to the disease — After lots of complicated drama, a simple website — One week ago, President Donald Trump held a press conference wherein …
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| Josh Dzieza / The Verge: |
Amazon warehouse workers and drivers fear the impact of COVID-19 as Amazon grows into an essential service, warning of uneven enforcement of safety measures — Amazon is positioning itself as an ‘essential’ service during the pandemic — a move that benefits the company and puts its warehouse workers and drivers in danger
Tweets: @juliacarmel__
| Amber Neely / AppleInsider: |
Study: using touch on Apple CarPlay or Android Auto impairs driver reaction times by 50%+, vs. 35% for texting-while-driving and 46% for hand-held phone calls — U.K. based road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has released a study showing how in-vehicle infotainment systems …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Windows, Ubuntu, macOS, Adobe Reader, and desktop Safari were exploited during the 2020 Pwn2Own hacking contest, which was held virtually — Team Fluoroacetate wins fourth tournament in a row. — The 2020 spring edition of the Pwn2Own hacking contest has come to a close today.
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| Strategy Analytics: |
Research: global smartphone shipments dropped 38% YoY in February, from 99.2M units in 2019 to 61.8M in 2020 — According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments tumbled 38 percent year-on-year in the month of February, 2020.
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| The Official Microsoft Blog: |
Microsoft introduces a Healthcare Bot service using AI to assist frontline organizations, like the CDC, in directing individuals to appropriate medical care — In a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, it's not only important to deliver medical care but to also provide information to help people …
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| CNBC: |
AWS commits $20M and launches a diagnostics development unit, with 35 partner orgs, to accelerate research to find a faster, more affordable test for COVID-19 — - Amazon is launching a diagnostics development unit through its cloud unit, AWS. — The idea is to back researchers with funds …
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| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
WHO debuts Health Alert, a fact-finding tool on WhatsApp that shows up-to-date info like novel COVID-19 infection rates, travel advisories, and debunked misinfo — The World Health Organization is partnering with the messaging app to help ensure trustworthy information gets out.
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| Brent Lang / Variety: |
Netflix creates a $100M fund to support cast and crew members laid off from Netflix projects, with $15M to go to third parties and nonprofits — Netflix has created a $100 million relief fund to help members of the creative community who have been left unemployed and without a way to earn an income during the coronavirus crisis.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: SoftBank-backed car-rental startup Getaround, once valued at $1B+, is actively seeking a sale as it deals with the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak — The car-sharing company Getaround is actively seeking a sale as the coronavirus outbreak has sent demand plunging and left …
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TechCrunch. Tweets: @coryweinberg, @tomgara, @bondhack, @bradstone, @joshuabrustein, @emilycwarren_, and @coryweinberg
| Mishaal Rahman / XDA Developers: |
Huawei is testing AppSearch, an app that makes it easy to search and sideload popular Android apps without using Google Play Store, bypassing the US trade ban — Because the U.S. Commerce Department placed Huawei on the Entity List last year, Huawei cannot sign new Mobile Application Distribution Agreements … | Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Court documents allege some Facebook execs knew for years its potential reach ad metric was “inflated and misleading”; Facebook says the claims have no merit — New court documents claim company was aware key ad metric was exaggerating marketing reach
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