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Apple and Google announce a joint effort to introduce iOS and Android APIs in mid-May for opt-in Bluetooth-based COVID-19 contact tracing — A huge step forward in the fight against COVID-19 — Apple and Google announced a system for tracking the spread of the new coronavirus …
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Amazon says it has begun assembling equipment to build a lab to screen its workers for COVID-19, may be working on antigen testing — With workers in at least 64 warehouses and shipping facilities testing positive, the e-commerce giant says it hopes to start testing a small numbers of employees ‘soon’
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Google creates an application portal to help New York State with the recent surge of unemployment filings, says it could bring a similar service to more states — - The state of New York announced a partnership with Google for an online unemployment application system.
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Instagram is rolling out access to DMs on the web to everyone globally, after testing the feature since January — The global rollout starts at 10AM ET — Instagram's making it easier for people to send direct messages from their browser. The company announced on Friday that it's rolling …
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Google rebrands its business-focused teleconferencing app Hangouts Meet to Google Meet and Hangouts Chat to Google Chat, leaving Hangouts brand for consumers — Following the official change from Hangouts Meet to Google Meet — Google has officially removed the Hangouts brand …
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Amazon stands to emerge from the pandemic stronger than many of its competitors, with as much as an additional $4B in revenue this year, per Bank of America — (CNN Business)As the coronavirus pandemic has forced people to stay inside, few companies have proven themselves as essential as Amazon.| Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: |
Cybersecurity service Zscaler said it plans to acquire Cloudneeti, a cloud security startup that helps prevent cloud service and application misconfiguration — Publicly traded cybersecurity provider Zscaler Inc. today said it's acquiring Cloudneeti Corp., a Seattle startup … | Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
With users in China cautious about going outside, phone makers are turning to fast deliveries; JD.com launched an at-home trade-in service for Apple products — - Smartphone makers in China including Huawei and Apple are turning to super-fast deliveries and trade-ins at the door of customers.
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How Microsoft Teams plans to use AI for its noise suppression feature to filter out some non-stationary noises like dog barks while keeping others like laughter — Last month, Microsoft announced that Teams, its competitor to Slack, Facebook's Workplace, and Google's Hangouts Chat, had passed 44 million daily active users.| Ali Kucukgocmen / Reuters: |
Sources: Turkey is working on a law requiring social media companies with 1M+ Turkish DAUs to appoint local representatives or get bandwidth slashed by 95% — ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will require foreign social media companies with high internet traffic to appoint a representative … | Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: |
Dallas-based IFM Restoration, an online marketplace that connects contractors with landlords and rental property managers, raises $10M Series A — Becoming a landlord means taking on a lot of extra responsibility, including the struggle of finding contractors to handle maintenance and repairs of your rental property.| Sue-Lin Wong / Financial Times: |
Critics say UN is validating Chinese state surveillance by using Tencent Meeting to hold global discussions in celebration of UN's 75th anniversary — The United Nations' decision to host global discussions via Chinese tech giant's video service has raised concerns over privacy
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Facebook begins rolling out “Quiet Mode” app feature that mutes most notifications and helps schedule breaks; coming to iOS in April and Android in May — Facebook is rolling out a new feature today that allows users to mute all notifications from the social network.
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Google launches a braille keyboard for Android that requires no extra hardware, letting users tap a standard 6-key layout to type letters and words — Google today announced the launch of a virtual braille keyboard for Android that's designed to enable those with low vision or blindness …
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