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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
An article in the European Heart Journal argues that in addition to atrial fibrillation, Apple Watch's ECG function may also detect myocardial ischemia — Since the Apple Watch added the ECG app with the Series 4, numerous stories have surfaced about how the app has contributed to saving people's lives.
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| Sara Ashley O'Brien / CNN: |
Uber to require masks or face coverings for drivers and passengers in certain markets and is developing technology to detect drivers' usage of face coverings — (CNN Business)As it anticipates a restart to its core rideshare business amid the pandemic, Uber (UBER) plans to require drivers …
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Tweets: @brianroemmele, @ambermac, @kslcom, @wjtv, @cnni, and @joshuaogundu
| Om Malik / On my Om: |
The pandemic brought tech-enabled behaviors previously considered on the fringe into the mainstream and compressed years of digital transformation into months — Disruptions, downturns, and recessions make the weak weaker and the strong stronger. It was true centuries ago, and it is true today.
Tweets: @christysandhoff, @photomatt, @natbullard, and @om
| Omri Zerachovitz / Globes Online: |
Sources: Intel is in talks to acquire Israeli startup Moovit, which makes a journey planner app and provides transit data APIs to cities and companies, for ~$1B — Intel Capital is one of the shareholders in the company, which has developed a public transport journey planner and mobility app.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Elliott Management is financing a patent lawsuit by interactive-video company Eko, which it will take an equity stake in, against Quibi — Elliott, run by billionaire Paul Singer, will fund the suit by interactive-video company Eko and take an equity stake| Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note: |
Magic Keyboard finally transforms iPad into a personal computing device that easily shape-shifts between media consumption and white collar professional uses — After years of futile attempts to do my everyday work on an iPad, the newly released Magic Keyboard, coupled with a long wished … | Reuters: |
Tencent buys a 5% stake, worth about AU$390M, in Australia-based buy-now-pay-later company Afterpay — (Reuters) - Chinese gaming and social media group Tencent Holdings has bought a 5% stake in Afterpay Ltd, the Australian buy-now-pay-later firm said on Friday.
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| Politico: |
The pandemic could make the economic power of Facebook, Google, and Amazon more visible, making them an even bigger target for antitrust hawks in Washington, DC — The pandemic “has unmasked how big and powerful these companies are,” one antitrust advocate says. And that could make them an even bigger target in Washington.
Tweets: @trevornoren, @politico, @nidalqanadilo, and @barbaracomstock
| Miles Kruppa / Financial Times: |
Many Silicon Valley startups are announcing job cuts and spending freezes to prove they can be disciplined about costs to would-be investors amid the pandemic — Balance of power shifts back to investors as founders look to bolster balance sheets — As one of Silicon Valley's hottest start-ups …
Tweets: @johnthornhillft, @psb_dc, @carmelocennamo, @paulg, @mdudas, @rabois, @jessefelder, @rajit_h, and @daveleeft
| Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu: |
Terra Quantum, a Switzerland-based startup developing algorithms for quantum computing, has raised a ~€10M round at a valuation of around €50M — Swiss quantum technology company Terra Quantum has raised about €10 million, with a company valuation at around €50 million.| Paul Karp / The Guardian: |
Australia's home affairs department data breach reveals personal details of 774,000 migrants and aspiring migrants, including the outcome of applications — Exclusive: Privacy experts say the breach in the SkillsSelect platform, which affects data going back to 2014, was ‘very serious’
Tweets: @madwixxy, @madfckingwitch, @gildrgil, @0b5essed, and @sarasalehoz
| Minghe Hu / South China Morning Post: |
Trustdata report: monthly active users of telecommuting and online education services in China were up 29% and 30.1% respectively in March from a year ago — Mobile data traffic volume for March jumped 39.3 per cent from the same period a year ago Monthly active users of telecommuting … Sponsor Posts
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