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April 25, 2020, 12:15 PM

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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Facebook launches Messenger Rooms for group video chat, rolling out globally in the coming weeks, and says it will allow up to 50 people to join a call  —  Facebook is greatly expanding its video chat offerings to keep up with rising demand  —  Facebook is rolling out a suite of new products to expand its capabilities in video chat.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
New York Times:
Chris Welch / The Verge:
John Legere abruptly resigns from T-Mobile board, effective immediately, in order to “pursue other options”, after previously stating he would leave on June 4  —  Whatever his next move is couldn't wait until June  —  John Legere has formally cut ties with T-Mobile US, the company he led as CEO for over seven years.
Stephen Pulvirent / HODINKEE:
As Apple Watch celebrates its 5th anniversary, watch enthusiasts reflect on its impact and how its mainstream appeal brought new interest in mechanical watches  —  After half a decade, the Apple Watch's lasting impact is clear.  —  There are certain moments that stand out as true game-changers.
Ian Sherr / CNET:
A look at the challenges workers of Silicon Valley giants like Apple, Facebook, and Google encounter working from home and how the companies are responding  —  Apple, Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and Uber set new policies for employees working from home as tech culture clashes with family life.
Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop:
In court documents, WhatsApp claims that NSO Group used US-based servers to direct malware to WhatsApp user devices  —  The legal battle between software surveillance vendor NSO Group and Facebook continues (Greg Otto/Scoop News Group)  —  Lawyers for WhatsApp's parent company alleged …
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Research: ~150 new domain registrations starting with “reopen”, and many ending with US place names, are tied to state GOP orgs and other conservative groups  —  The past few weeks have seen a large number of new domain registrations beginning with the word “reopen” and ending with U.S. city or state names.
Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:
The COVID-19 outbreak is accelerating the adoption of autonomous sidewalk delivery robots in the US, as startups Starship and Kiwibot scramble to meet demand  —  “We saw that business double overnight,” startup says of UK grocery deliveries.  —  On the morning of March 30 …
Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle:
SF supervisor says Uber is retaliating against the city's temporary cap on food delivery commissions by ceasing deliveries to low income neighborhoods  —  San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney accused Uber of redlining after it cut off access to Uber Eats for Treasure Island residents …
Ryan Vlastelica / Bloomberg:
E-commerce stocks soar amid pandemic as analysts expect upcoming results will reveal a potentially permanent shift in consumer behavior toward online shopping  —  - Online retail is making in-roads into categories like grocery  — Amazon, eBay, Wayfair and Shopify among the outperformers
CNN:
US officials say government agencies, hospitals, research labs, and pharma companies are being targeted by Chinese hackers trying to steal coronavirus research  —  Washington (CNN)The Trump administration is pointing the finger at China for attempting to steal coronavirus research as officials …

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