In memo to employees, Bezos says face mask orders for workers are unfilled due to short global supply, and that his time is now “wholly focused” on COVID-19
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he has turned all of his attention to the impact of COVID-19, the tech giant's response …
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 …
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
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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
Zoom has become the default social platform for millions of people looking to connect with friends, family …
Four US senators, including Bernie Sanders, have sent a letter to Jeff Bezos questioning how Amazon is keeping its warehouse workers safe amid COVID-19
an Amazon facility — is exempt from @NYGovCuomo's executive order to decrease the workforce and send workers home. These workers and the countless customers they serve need to be protected from #COVID...
Apple has updated Siri to help US users asking if they have COVID-19, with answers coming from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the CDC
- iPhone users who are wondering whether they have COVID-19 can now turn to Siri. — Apple has updated its voice assistant …
Disney says it will reduce bandwidth use by at least 25% in EU markets where it is launching Disney+ on Mar. 24 and will delay its French launch until Apr. 7
Disney+ is cutting back on its bandwidth utilization by 25 percent in the markets where its debuting on March 24.
Satya Nadella, whose 23-year-old son is a legally blind quadriplegic with cerebral palsy weakening his immune system, on Microsoft's role in slowing COVID-19
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admits to feeling the personal anxieties many of his employees have shared about the coronavirus pandemic.
Amazon says it will stop shipping non-essential products from third party merchants via Fulfillment by Amazon to consumers in Italy and France
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Disney says it has paused the rollout of Disney+ in India, which was set to launch March 29 alongside the now-delayed Indian Premier League cricket season
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The Tezos Foundation says it has agreed to settle for $25M a class action suit that alleged it ran an unregistered securities sale through its $232M ICO
The Tezos Foundation, the non-profit that maintains the Tezos proof-of-stake blockchain, yesterday announced that it has entered into a settlement with investors.
After canceling Google I/O's in-person event in early March, Google now says it will “not be holding an I/O event in any capacity this year”
and in line with “shelter in place” requirements by the local Bay Area government — we sadly will not be holding an I/O event in any capacity this year. (1/3) Kontra / @counternotions : Alternative he...
Netflix creates a $100M fund to support cast and crew members laid off from Netflix projects, with $15M to go to third parties and nonprofits
> @netflix This community has supported Netflix through the good times & we want to help them through these hard times...we've created a $100 million fund to help with hardship in the creative communi...
A behind-the-scenes account on the creation of Petro, Venezuela's oil-backed cryptocurrency, whose author fled the country after becoming subject to persecution
a high-stakes cryptocurrency tale about an idealist who agreed to create a digital coin for the dictator of Venezuela. https://www.nytimes.com/... Nathaniel Popper / @nathanielpopper : This is the fir...
The mass move towards remote work could put corporate data at risk, as hackers move to take advantage of weaker home security systems and relaxed restrictions
TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As people disperse to their homes to work and study because of the coronavirus pandemic …
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
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How data sources like satellite images and internet traffic are helping researchers track the impact of COVID-19 outbreaks better than official government data
Satellite images, internet speed and traffic information tell a whole new story about Covid-19 — Something was wrong with Malaysia's internet. Tweets: @gabe_klein Tweets: Gabe Klein / @gabe_klein : ...
Refurbed, an online marketplace selling refurbished electronics in Austria, Germany, Poland, and Italy, raises $17M Series A to expand into additional markets
Renewed phones, laptops and tablets can be as much as 40% cheaper than their brand new cousins, working equally as well and …
Israeli cybersecurity firm Checkmarx, owned by Insight Partners, to be bought by PE firm Hellman & Friedman at $1.15B valuation; Insight to keep minority stake
Application security testing vendor Checkmarx has grown its headcount to more than 700 people, up 28 percent from 534 employees …
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
Sarah Frier / Bloomberg : Tweets: @russcp , @kensadahiro , @business , @jackdbrody , @dtrinh , and @sarahfrier Tweets: Russ Caditz-Peck / @russcp : “The feature, called Snap Camera, allows people to ...
Facebook's efforts to help governments, emergency response orgs, SMBs, its employees, and users during the pandemic could help improve its tarnished reputation
- Over the past few weeks, Facebook has been quick to launch a number of efforts to help combat the spread of the coronavirus …
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.