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Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger launch Rt.live, an up-to-date tracker of how fast COVID-19 is spreading in each US state — Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have teamed up to launch their first product together since leaving the Facebook mothership.| James Batchelor / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Pokémon Go developer Niantic names its current board member Megan Quinn as COO; Quinn was most recently a general partner at VC firm Spark Capital — Former employee leaves position at Spark Capital to return to Pokmon Go developer — Niantic has appointed a new COO — and it's a familiar face for the firm.
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megan quinn, Niantic, and VentureBeat
Tweets: @msquinn, @mgsiegler, @sparkcapital, @teddyschleifer, @willreed_21, and @rebeccakaden
| Benedict Evans: |
COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of tech and ecommerce that will impact the lives of people who aren't online, especially in the developing world — At the beginning of this year (which now feels like 100 years ago), I gave a presentation on macro trends in tech, at an event in Davos.
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Christopher Wan's Newsletter and The Guardian
Tweets: @valaafshar, @manoushz, @fgraillot, @samuelgil, and @drjackuk
| Ian Walker / Kotaku: |
Riot launches one of the biggest bug bounty programs in gaming, offering up to $100K for finding security flaws in its controversial Vanguard anti-cheat system — Riot has posted one of the biggest—if not the biggest—bounties in gaming, offering people up to $100,000 if they can find …
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Riot Games, Game Rant, Game Rant, Engadget, VG247, dexerto.com, Blue's News, and Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Tweets: @dcaic12, @jimbojay_, @valorantupdates, @riotgames, and @paschlol
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Spontaneous social apps that let users join video, voice, and chat rooms on a whim have become popular under lockdowns, like exclusive voice chat app Clubhouse — Forget the calendar invite. Just jump into a conversation. That's the idea powering a fresh batch of social startups poised …
Tweets: @taylorlorenz, @ericbahn, @julialipton, @db, @sehaj23, @joshconstine, @austen, @zebulgar, @rrhoover, @keccers, @toddg777, and @julianweisser
| J. Edward Moreno / The Hill: |
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs an executive order allowing people to get a marriage license remotely and letting clerks perform ceremonies over video — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed an executive order Saturday allowing New Yorkers to obtain marriage licenses and perform ceremonies remotely.| Susan D'Agostino / Quanta Magazine: |
Profile of and Q&A with pioneering computer scientist Donald Knuth, who is still writing his magnum opus The Art of Computer Programming, which he began in 1962 — For pioneering computer scientist Donald Knuth, good coding is synonymous with beautiful expression.
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Sajith Pai's Newsletter. Tweets: @therealstief, @grady_booch, @quantamagazine, @meritandgrace, @mfeathers, @ishsookun, @pheras, and @dwhitena
| Masha Borak / Abacus: |
A look at PTT, a 25-year-old Reddit-like forum in Taiwan that is gaining attention for its role in warning the country early about COVID-19 on December 31 — Taiwan's 25-year-old forum PTT helped limit the spread of the coronavirus — In the early hours of December 31st, Luo Yi-jun couldn't sleep.
Tweets: @che_huai
| Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg: |
Researchers say an unsecured server storing info on 42M messaging accounts, nearly all from Iran and tied to Telegram, was part of Iran's spying operation — - ‘Hunting System’ contained data on 42 million chat accounts — Information on server from users of Telegram and its imitators
Tweets: @rj_gallagher
| Zach Schonfeld / VICE: |
Cameo, which lets fans pay for shoutout videos from celebs, has become a gig economy for celebs during the pandemic as some use it to compensate for income loss — On March 20, Steven Galanis, the CEO and co-founder of Cameo, took a call from Akon, the R&B singer behind the 2006 hit “Smack That.”
Tweets: @thesskate, @jessicagolds, @noiseymusic, @zzzzaaaacccchhh, @zzzzaaaacccchhh, and @mvzelenks
| Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE: |
Uber's sick pay policy for drivers has changed several times amid the pandemic, excluding some who need it the most and increasing the documentation required — The pandemic makes clear that Uber sees its own well-being as divergent from that of its workers.
Tweets: @vice, @gigworkersrise, @bigblackjacobin, @vicelife, @vice, and @bigblackjacobin
| Caroline O'Donovan / BuzzFeed News: |
Filing: NLRB is looking into claims that Amazon retaliated against workers who participated in labor protests on the pretext they broke social distancing rules — As employees, labor activists, and lawmakers decry Amazon's firing of employees involved in labor protests … Sponsor Posts
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