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 …
IBM is releasing a free course and forum next week to teach COBOL programming language, as US states struggle to find programmers for old unemployment systems
Many systems that process unemployment claims still run on a 60-year-old programming language that barely any coders understand.
[Thread] Moxie Marlinspike explains how Apple and Google's contract tracing framework will work in practice
First look at Apple/Google contact tracing framework: 1) Once a day, your device derives a new key ("daily tracing key"). 2) It uses that to derive a new “proximity ID” every time your device's blueto...
Instacart is paying workers about the same to do 2-3 orders at a time as it does for one order as demand rises during the pandemic, interviews and receipts show
Dina W. did her last job for Instacart on March 20. Before the coronavirus outbreak, Dina could easily avoid doing …
A look at the limits of Bluetooth-based voluntary COVID-19 contact tracing, which faces adoption hurdles, potentially big numbers of false positive pings, more
False positives and rampant privacy issues suggest we need to make a new investment in hiring people
Google says it will make changes to search results over the coming week to make it easier for users to find virtual health care options
The changes are rolling out over the coming week — Google is making changes to search results to make it easier for people to find virtual health care options …
SF mayor caps commissions for food delivery startups to 15% during the pandemic; startups say the cap will raise customer fees, hurt delivery people's income
As struggling San Francisco restaurants pin their hopes of staying open on delivery and takeout orders, city officials have stepped …
Experts say social distancing directives, likely to continue in some form after the COVID-19 crisis, could prompt various industries to accelerate automation
Broad unease about losing jobs to machines could dissipate as people focus on the benefits of minimizing close human contact.
Research tracking tech startup layoffs across the world since March 11 finds 204 startups have laid off 16,229 employees, nearly doubling between April 2-8
On Thursday, the U.S. Labor Department reported some staggering figures: the number of unemployment claims filed between March 15-April 4 surged to 16.8 million.
Canalys: global PC shipments in Q1 declined 8% YoY to 53.7M units because of supply chain issues caused by COVID-19, despite surging demand due to remote work
Shanghai (China), Bengaluru (India), Singapore, Reading (UK) and Portland (US) - Friday, 10 April 2020
Strip club dancers and promoters are hosting virtual pop-up strip clubs on Instagram Live, accepting tips via Cash app and promoting the events on Twitter
Going digital may be better for dancers. — For the past three weeks, Justin LaBoy, 28, a former professional basketball player … Tweets: @modestproposal1 , @katierogers , @candicepool , @spencerprat...
CIRP: For Q1, iOS sees most new activations since 2016, an 8% jump YoY; iOS at 44% market share, Android 56%; OS loyalty ~90% for Android and iOS
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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
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Uber updates its COVID-19 pay policy, expanding eligibility to include drivers instructed to quarantine because they have preexisting health conditions
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Apple launches a site for COVID-19 testing providers to submit info on their testing locations, which, once reviewed, will be displayed on Apple Maps
Continuing Apple's efforts in helping fight the coronavirus, Apple Maps will soon display testing sites directly on the map.
Dallas-based IFM Restoration, an online marketplace that connects contractors with landlords and rental property managers, raises $10M Series A
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Gupta Media: Facebook's worldwide CPM hit an all-time low of $1.95 on Tuesday; the average US CPM has remained below $3 since March 22, its lowest in two years
a disaster for the publishing industry. Prices for ads on Facebook & Instagram are down by more than 50% in the last month. https://twitter.com/... Ashkan Karbasfrooshan / @ashkan : Near-term impact o...
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%
Ali Kucukgocmen / Reuters : Tweets: @cyberrights , @mattgoldstein , @aylushka_a , and @davidakaye Tweets: Yaman Akdeniz / @cyberrights : Social media companies providing services in Turkey beware. Yo...
Some US hospitals are equipping isolation wards with tablets and smartphones so doctors can conduct virtual rounds, patients can see their families, and more
Paris Martineau / Wired : Tweets: @wiredscience , @parismartineau , and @nxthompson Tweets: @wiredscience : Hospitals are deploying tablets and smartphones in the fight against #Covid19 to protect st...
Critics say UN is validating Chinese state surveillance by using Tencent Meeting to hold global discussions in celebration of UN's 75th anniversary
at some points unencrypted, and so visible to Tencent — through a country known for its invasive line on privacy.” https://www.ft.com/... #china Thorsten Benner / @thorstenbenner : “This isn't just ma...
Airbrake, which offers an app monitoring service that looks for coding errors in real time, raises $11M led by Elsewhere Partners
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Amid China's COVID-19-related slowdown, Huawei partners with Meituan to increase phone delivery speed, JD.com launches home trade-in service for Apple products
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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.