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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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| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
A look at the rise of “Zoombombing”, where trolls disrupt public Zoom conferencing calls by using the service's screen-sharing feature to share graphic content — As its user base rapidly expands, the videoconference app Zoom is seeing a rise in trolling and graphic content.
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| Krystal Hu / Reuters: |
Amazon hourly workers at the warehouses will receive double pay for overtime from March 15 to May 9, up from the previous 1.5-times rate — (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Saturday it is raising overtime pay for associates working in its U.S. warehouses, as the world's largest … | 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| 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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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Russian hacker group called Digital Revolution claims it breached a contractor for FSB and discovered details of a project intended to build an IoT botnet — Digital Revolution hacker group leaks details about “Fronton” an IoT botnet a contractor was allegedly building for the FSB, Russia's intelligence agency.
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Amid heavy censorship, Telegram became a refuge for WeChat users seeking information outside official channels at the height of the COVID-19 crisis in China — Telegram features like channel broadcasts and optional chat encryption have helped some people stay up to date amid heavy censorship on Tencent's WeChat
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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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| Sarah Frier / Bloomberg: |
Snap Camera, which lets users overlay their faces with AR filters in services like Zoom, Hangouts, and Twitch, has seen 10X surge in downloads since March 1 — Workers around the world are suddenly confined to their homes and apartments to prevent the spread of 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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| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
In an internal doc, Apple informed authorized service providers that some iOS 13 or iPadOS 13 users may experience issues with the Personal Hotspot feature — In an internal document distributed to Apple Authorized Service Providers this week, obtained by MacRumors, Apple has acknowledged …
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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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