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Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger launch Rt.live, an up-to-date tracker of how fast COVID-19 is spreading in each US state — Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have teamed up to launch their first product together since leaving the Facebook mothership.
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Rt: Effective Reproduction Number, The Verge, Bloomberg, Daring Fireball, Beebom, Engadget, and ClickItorNot
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| James Batchelor / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Pokémon Go developer Niantic names its current board member Megan Quinn as COO, who was most recently a general partner at VC firm Spark Capital — Former employee leaves position at Spark Capital to return to Pokmon Go developer — Niantic has appointed a new COO — and it's a familiar face for the firm.
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Tweets: @msquinn, @mgsiegler, @sparkcapital, @teddyschleifer, @willreed_21, and @rebeccakaden
| J. Edward Moreno / The Hill: |
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs an executive order allowing people to get a marriage license remotely and letting clerks perform ceremonies over video — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed an executive order Saturday allowing New Yorkers to obtain marriage licenses and perform ceremonies remotely.| Ian Walker / Kotaku: |
Riot launches one of the biggest bug bounty programs in gaming, offering up to $100K for finding security flaws in its controversial Vanguard anti-cheat system — Riot has posted one of the biggest—if not the biggest—bounties in gaming, offering people up to $100,000 if they can find …
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Tweets: @dcaic12, @jimbojay_, @valorantupdates, @riotgames, and @paschlol
| Susan D'Agostino / Quanta Magazine: |
Profile of and Q&A with pioneering computer scientist Donald Knuth, who is still writing his magnum opus The Art of Computer Programming, which he began in 1962 — For pioneering computer scientist Donald Knuth, good coding is synonymous with beautiful expression.
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Sajith Pai's Newsletter. Tweets: @therealstief, @grady_booch, @quantamagazine, @meritandgrace, @mfeathers, @ishsookun, @pheras, and @dwhitena
| Protocol: |
A look at the challenges tech companies will face when they reopen their offices after the lockdowns lift, such as distancing, contact tracing, and mass testing — Tech companies starting to plan for how they will reintroduce employees to shuttered offices, warehouses and factories …
Tweets: @protocol, @protocol, @demianbulwa, @mattdrange, @aaschapiro, @emilydreyfuss, @lahepler, @karynelevy, @color, @work_matters, and @protocol
| Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE: |
Uber's sick pay policy for drivers has changed several times amid the pandemic, excluding some who need it the most and increasing the documentation required — The pandemic makes clear that Uber sees its own well-being as divergent from that of its workers.
Tweets: @vice, @gigworkersrise, @bigblackjacobin, @vicelife, @vice, and @bigblackjacobin
| Caroline O'Donovan / BuzzFeed News: |
Filing: NLRB is looking into claims that Amazon retaliated against workers who participated in labor protests on the pretext they broke social distancing rules — As employees, labor activists, and lawmakers decry Amazon's firing of employees involved in labor protests … | Reuters: |
Amazon has started replacing thermometers with thermal cameras at some of its US warehouses to speed up screening for workers with fevers — (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has started to use thermal cameras at its warehouses to speed up screening for feverish workers who could be infected with the coronavirus, employees told Reuters.
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Gizmodo, Engadget, The Verge, Mashable, and The Hill
Tweets: @dmitry140, @tnewmstweet, @mattkahn1966, @__anoop, @sushubh, @carlquintanilla, and @frankeliason
| Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg: |
Researchers say an unsecured server storing info on 42M messaging accounts, nearly all from Iran and tied to Telegram, was part of Iran's spying operation — - ‘Hunting System’ contained data on 42 million chat accounts — Information on server from users of Telegram and its imitators
Tweets: @rj_gallagher
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Spontaneous social apps that let users join video, voice, and chat rooms on a whim have become popular under lockdowns, like exclusive voice chat app Clubhouse — Forget the calendar invite. Just jump into a conversation. That's the idea powering a fresh batch of social startups poised …
Tweets: @taylorlorenz, @ericbahn, @julialipton, @db, @sehaj23, @joshconstine, @austen, @zebulgar, @rrhoover, @keccers, @toddg777, and @julianweisser
| Arielle Pardes / Wired: |
Some Instacart workers are frustrated over the delay in safety kits the company promised them on April 2; Instacart says it caps the daily number of kit orders — Instacart promised it would provide masks and sanitizer kits weeks ago. Now the company claims the delay is by design.Sponsor Posts
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