A list of issues that make contact tracing an impractical solution in the real world, from trolling others to cheating to insufficient adoption
There have recently been several proposals for pseudonymous contact tracing, including from Apple and Google.
Sources: Apple is planning an iPad Pro-like design with flat edges and a smaller notch for iPhones, a smaller, cheaper HomePod, and Apple Tags for the fall
- iPhone's fall refresh to add 5G on as many as four new models — Smaller HomePod speaker, location tags for keys in development
NHSX will test an app for users to send a “yellow alert” if they self-diagnose with COVID-19 symptoms and a “red alert” if they test positive to recent contacts
The UK has confirmed plans for an app that will warn users if they have recently been in close proximity …
Amazon says it will hire an additional 75,000 workers, on top of the 100,000 new positions it created last month, to deal with increased demand during COVID-19
- Amazon is hiring 75,000 additional workers after it filled more than 100,000 positions in the last month.
Apple says COVID-19 contact tracing apps can include duration of proximity when deciding what is a proximity event, potentially limiting false positive pings
Surveillance and the pandemic: it doesn't have to be a nightmare Sergio De Simone / InfoQ : Google and Apple Jointly Working on Contact Tracing for iOS and Android Samantha Wiley / iLounge : Apple and...
Sources: after handing over to the new CEO, Bob Iger effectively returned to run Disney in March, as the pandemic decimated its most profitable businesses
The former C.E.O. thought he was riding into the sunset. Now he's reasserting control and reimagining Disney as a company with fewer employees and more thermometers.
Amazon says it will put new online grocery delivery customers on a waitlist and prioritize existing customers amid surging demand
(Reuters) - Amazon will begin to put new grocery delivery customers on a wait list and curtail shopping hours at some Whole Foods stores to prioritize orders …
Leaked docs reveal the extent of UK's cooperation with Faculty and Palantir on a “Covid-19 datastore” to power the previously announced NHS pandemic dashboard
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SoftBank forecasts a $7B net loss for the year ending in March, due to coronavirus and losses related to WeWork, and expects an operating loss of $12.5B
Struggling Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group on Monday forecast a $7-billion net loss for the year ended March due to the negative impact …
Investigation finds a decade-long health disinformation campaign by Russia, using social media and news outlets like RT, to sow confusion and hurt institutions
A decade of health disinformation promoted by President Vladimir Putin of Russia has sown wide confusion, hurt major institutions … Tweets: @anneapplebaum , @tripgabriel , @neilmacfarquhar , @sangerny...
As some YouTube advertising rates drop by as much as 50% while viewership rates are up, YouTubers say their pay has dropped dramatically
Advertising rates on the platform have dropped significantly during the coronavirus pandemic — Newspapers, websites, and TV channels have all been decimated by the coronavirus. Tweets: @travisshreff...
Meg Whitman says Quibi had 1.7M downloads in its first week and is accelerating plans to enable the app to cast to TVs due to the lockdown
- New mobile streaming service Quibi saw 1.7 million downloads in its first week, CEO Meg Whitman said on CNBC's “Squawk on the Street” Monday.
Cam girl sites report a 37% to 69% rise in new model sign-ups over 2019 as stay-at-home orders around the world cause a spike in traffic
The online sex industry is surging during the coronavirus pandemic. For performers, though, what's good for business isn't necessarily good for them.
Oyo's founder borrowed $2B to buy Oyo shares as its valuation soared, with loans personally guaranteed by Masayoshi Son, leading to a messy ordeal amid pandemic
Bloomberg : Tweets: @markets , @pelstrom , and @carnage4life . Thanks: @pelstrom Tweets: @markets : Masayoshi Son's $2 billion guarantee to a star entrepreneur is at risk as Ritesh Agarwal's Oyo hote...
PayPal and Intuit say they have been approved by the Small Business Administration to distribute funds from its $350B emergency lending program
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Instagram has now added support for watching Live streams on the web for some users
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Esport sites are struggling to monetize the huge rise in viewership due to the drastically slowed ad market; Twitch had a record 1.1B viewing hours in March
Viewership of esports may be booming right now, but the drastically slowed ad market has made capitalizing on that audience difficult. Tweets: @alex Tweets: @alex : esports viewership up (good), but d...
eBay says Jamie Iannone, most recently COO of Walmart's e-commerce business, will become CEO on April 27
Molly Schuetz / Bloomberg :
A profile of OBS Studio, an open source desktop app for live streaming and video recording with more advanced features than tools offered by Twitch and YouTube
Klint Finley / Wired : Tweets: @wired , @noopkat , and @klintron Tweets: @wired : OBS Studio offers customization and other advanced features that are easier to use than those in other free recording...
Analysts say the telecom industry could lose $25B in global revenue this year as international travel, the key source of roaming fees, declines during COVID-19
Nic Fildes / Financial Times : Tweets: @bbcdouglasf , @pickardje , and @mikeelgan Tweets: @bbcdouglasf : Some businesses deserve more lockdown sympathy than others. This lot? Not so much. https://twi...
Kargo Technologies, a logistics startup led by an ex-Uber executive that aims to help organizations battle the coronavirus in Indonesia, raises $31M
Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg :
Report: VC investment in China's tech sector was down 31.3% YoY to $16.8B in Q1, with the number of deals falling 44.5% YoY to 634
Yujie Xue / South China Morning Post :
Singapore-based online retailers Shopee and Lazada, backed by Tencent and Alibaba respectively, got 60% of Southeast Asia's e-commerce traffic from Oct. to Dec.
Dylan Loh / Nikkei Asian Review : Tweets: @nar Tweets: @nar : China-backed e-commerce retailers Shopee and Lazada appear to be extending their lead in the race for Southeast Asia's online consumers. ...
Google introduces Maps, Search, and YouTube features in India to display authoritative and local information to help people combat coronavirus
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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.
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