Techmeme: Amazon says it is recommending that all employees work from home, if they are able to do so, through the end of March (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)

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Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:

Amazon says it is recommending that all employees work from home, if they are able to do so, through the end of March — Amazon issued guidance Thursday in response to the COVID-19 outbreak recommending that global employees who are able to work from home to do so through the end of March.

More: Fortune, Business Insider, The Amazon Blog, and Bloomberg

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:

Twitter is making it mandatory for all employees around the world to work from home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — After “strongly encouraging” it earlier this month, Twitter said today that working from home is now mandatory for all employees around the world due to COVID-19 concerns.

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Tweets: @twittercomms, @carlquintanilla, @ashgoblue, @brenden3lee, @inafried, @jolingkent, and @cc_chapman

Business Insider:

Google says it recommends its employees in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa work from home starting on March 12

More: CNBC, The Intercept, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, and Input

Tweets: @johnkoetsier, @jolingkent, and @robaeprice. Thanks:@shonaghosh

Karl Bode / VICE:

AT&T suspends broadband data caps for home internet customers in response to increased data needs during outbreak, 17 US senators ask large ISPs to follow suit — AT&T is the first major ISP to confirm that it will be suspending all broadband usage caps as millions of Americans bunker …

More: corporate.comcast.com, Ars Technica, 9to5Mac, USA Today, Digital Trends, Gizmodo, Business Insider, The Verge, Yahoo Finance, Free Press, Input, Kotaku, and WebProNews. Tweets: @evanwolf

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:

Kuo: Apple plans to release new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models with scissor keyboards in the second quarter of 2020 — Apple plans to release new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models with scissor keyboards in the second quarter of 2020, according to a new research note today from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, obtained by MacRumors.

Will Oremus / OneZero :

As COVID-19 hastens the adoption of remote work tools, it deepens the divide between those who can and can't work remotely, and normalizes social distancing — How working from home could reshape society — 8:45 each weekday morning, I drop off my 4-year-old at preschool, hug him goodbye, and drive back home.

More: The Guardian, JumpCloud, and Business Insider

Tweets: @ozm, @lindseyboylan, @juliacarriew, @kimcrayton1, @kendallraeonyt, @gothlaw, @dave_schilling, and @juliacarriew

Reuters:

Terry Gou, founder of Foxconn, said the resumption of production at its factories in China had “exceeded expectations” after a prolonged halt due to coronavirus — Terry Gou, founder of Apple's major manufacturing partner Foxconn, said on Thursday the resumption of production …

More: BGR, Gizchina, Pocketnow, iPhone Hacks, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, SiliconANGLE, MacDailyNews, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, MacRumors, iMore, and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @patrickmoorhead

Bloomberg:

Source: Airbnb reported a loss of $276.4M in Q4 before COVID-19 hit, nearly doubling YoY from $143.7M; revenue was up 32% to $1.1B, and it has $2B+ in the bank — - Revenue rose 32% in the period, according to a person familiar — Startup's plans to list on stock market could be at risk

More: Wall Street Journal, Seeking Alpha, and Business Insider

Tweets: @swodinsky, @thekenyeung, @livcarville, @sallyshin, @oliviasolon, and @ericnewcomer

Dave Lee / Financial Times:

IBM sues Airbnb over what it claims is the illegal use of four patents, including one about “improved navigation using bookmarks” — Move threatens to cast shadow over short-term rental company's road to IPO — IBM is taking Airbnb to court over what it claims is the illegal use …

More: Seeking Alpha, Input, Bloomberg Law, and WRAL TechWire

Tweets: @eringriffith, @villi, @apollozac, @chrismessina, @sarthakgh, and @mgsiegler

Mathieu Rosemain / Reuters:

Sources: France's competition watchdog to fine Apple over anti-competitive behavior in its distribution and sales network — PARIS (Reuters) - France's competition watchdog is set to fine iPhone maker Apple Inc (AAPL.O) next Monday over anti-competitive behaviour in its distribution and sales network …

More: iMore, PYMNTS.com, Patently Apple, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, MacRumors, iDownloadBlog.com, MacDailyNews, and Seeking Alpha

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:

Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and others sign an open letter opposing more than dozen bills across the US that target LGBTQ citizens — Apple is among 40 companies voicing opposition to recent bills introduced across the United States that target LGBTQ citizens.

More: Human Rights Campaign:, al.com, MacRumors, Input, Human Rights Campaign, The Mac Observer, Human Rights Campaign, CNET, Cult of Mac, MacTrast, iMore, and AppleInsider. Tweets: @sameerpatel

Ina Fried / Axios:

Google says G Suite now has more than 2B MAUs — Google's G Suite, which includes Gmail, Google Docs, Hangouts, Meet and other apps, quietly passed a major milestone at the end of last year: It now has more than 2 billion monthly active users, G Suite boss Javier Soltero told Axios Wednesday.

More: 9to5Google, SiliconANGLE, Android Central, WinBuzzer, Business Insider, Thurrott, and Slashdot. Tweets: @thekenyeung

Ari Levy / CNBC:

Slack reports Q4 revenue of $181.9M, up 49% YoY, beating expectations, but issues disappointing Q1 forecast; stock is down ~20% after hours — - Slack shares plunged 20% on a disappointing forecast for the fiscal first quarter. — The stock sank along with the broader market during regular trading on Thursday.

More: MarketWatch, ZDNet, Yahoo Finance, Slack, SiliconANGLE, MSPoweruser, and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @ianguider

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet:

Microsoft releases a patch for the wormable flaw in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 that leaked this week — Fix for CVE-2020-0796 is now rolling out to Windows 10 and Windows Serve 2019 systems worldwide. — Microsoft has released today a patch for a vulnerability in the SMBv3 protocol …

More: Ars Technica, BleepingComputer, BetaNews, Sophos News, TechRadar.com, Synacktiv, Pureinfotech, OnMSFT.com, Computerworld, Yahoo Finance, Security Boulevard, HealthITSecurity, and Windows Central

Tweets: @malwarejake, @bad_packets, @campuscodi, and @campuscodi

Bloomberg:

Telecom Italia says its internet traffic surged 70%+, mostly due to games such as Fortnite, after reports of lost connections during Italy's school shutdown — - It's not just home-working adults who are hogging bandwidth — International network operator sees big increase in traffic

More: VentureBeat, Slate, and Computer Business Review

Tweets: @joe_mayes, @ia, @whatthebit, @jess_shankleman, @chrisduncania, @business, @alexanderrusso, @marcusjdl, and @rossdawson

Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet:

Adobe beats Q1 expectations with revenue of $3.09B, up 19% YoY, and earnings of $955M, compared to $674M a year ago; subscription revenue was $2.83B, up 22.5% — The company expects enterprise customers to defer bookings, delay consulting services and cut spending amid the worsening global pandemic.

More: InvestorPlace, MarketWatch, TheStreet, Morningstar, and Adobe Newsroom

Jordan Novet / CNBC:

Oracle reports Q3 revenue of $9.8B, up 2% YoY, beating analyst estimates of $9.75B, and Cloud Services division revenue of $6.9B, up 4% YoY — - Oracle's results beat expectations. — The company's stock traded lower on Thursday than it had since 2017.

More: diginomica, ZDNet, MarketWatch, Reuters, and TheStreet. Tweets: @quinnypig

Omkar Godbole / CoinDesk:

Bitcoin fell to $5,678, its lowest level since May 2019 and a ~25% drop on a 24-hour basis, before bouncing back, now hovering around $6K — Bitcoin is in turmoil on Thursday as another severe sell-off is seen in the traditional markets. — The top cryptocurrency by market value plunged …

More: The Block, CoinDesk, CoinDesk, and The Block

Tweets: @qhardy, @mdudas, @timsteno, @chrismessina, @mollyjongfast, and @lloydmiller

Tim Berners-Lee / World Wide Web Foundation:

On the web's 31st birthday, Tim-Berners Lee warns online harassment and lack of internet access are fuelling abuse and discrimination against women and girls — On the World Wide Web's 31st birthday, our founder and web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee reflects on the challenges we face to deliver on our vision of a web for everyone.

More: ZDNet, The Guardian, CNET, Newser, OneZero , and The Morning Missive

Tweets: @vickyford, @timberners_lee, @seyiakiwowo, @webfoundation, @webfoundation, @penamerica, @adrianlovett, @damiancollins, and @tracybrabin

Reuters:

TikTok owner ByteDance says it has appointed two new heads for its China business and aims to raise its global headcount from 60,000 to 100,000 in 2020 — BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing-based ByteDance, owner of global short video hit TikTok, on Thursday appointed new heads for its China business …

More: Wall Street Journal. Tweets: @yingzhi_yang

Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch:

Ride Report, which provides cities and legislators with data and monitoring tools for micromobility vehicles like scooters, raises $10M led by Unusual Ventures — Portland-based micromobility startup Ride Report just closed a $10 million round led by Unusual Ventures to better facilitate relationships between cities and operators.

More: Government Technology News and GeekWire

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