Facebook to notify users who liked, commented, or reacted to COVID-19 misinfo and guide them to WHO resources, as report finds debunked claims on the platform
Users who have liked, shared or commented on posts with false claims will be directed to WHO's ‘myth busters’ page
Facebook to add two new “Care Reactions”: an emoji hugging a heart on the main Facebook app and a pulsating heart on Messenger
Need a reassuring hug during the COVID-19 pandemic? Facebook has a new feel-good reaction for that. — When even the smallest physical gesture …
Apple says macOS 10.15.5 will include a battery management tool for MacBooks with Thunderbolt 3 that manages battery life by analyzing the battery's temperature
The way MacBook batteries charge is about to change. Apple has released a new developer preview of macOS Catalina 10.15.5 …
Apple and Google's privacy-focused contact tracing APIs could impose limitations on the UK NHS's planned app, allowing only a limited version of contact tracing
Tech firms place limitations on how tracing apps may work in effort to protect users' privacy
Sources: at virtual all-hands, Tim Cook reiterated Apple's strong financials when asked about job cuts, said he doesn't know when staff will return to offices
- Tim Cook: Apple to make ‘really significant’ R&D investments — Company's retail staff begin preparing for store re-openings
UK's competition watchdog provisionally approves Amazon's investment in Deliveroo, after concluding the startup risked collapse absent new funds
CMA says delivery group was at risk of failing without fresh funding — The UK's competition regulator has granted provisional approval …
EU issues guidelines to make COVID-19 contact tracing apps interoperable and says it will scrutinize Google and Apple's proposed APIs to ensure compatibility
RT World News https://www.rt.com/... @catoletters Add Bill Gates force vaccinations and public will become 100% Corp slaves. NWO rolling out into effect. Stephen Shankland / @stshank : Apple and Googl...
Facebook is no longer planning to host local events in place of its F8 developer conference and cancels physical events with 50 or more people through June 2021
Facebook said Thursday that it's no longer planning to host local events in place of its F8 developer conference …
The quadrennial iPhone SEs break from the annual upgrade cycle, arriving 2.5 years after their lookalikes as final versions of popular form factors
The answer: Leap years, the summer Olympics, U.S. presidential elections. — The question: What are things that occur every fourth year?
Microsoft claims it can use AI to distinguish between security and non-security bugs 99% of the time, plans to open-source the methodology in coming months
Microsoft claims to have developed a system that correctly distinguishes between security and non-security software bugs 99% of the time …
Amazon introduces a long-form speaking style for news and music within third-party Alexa skills, making speech sound natural by inserting conversational pauses
Amazon today announced a long-form speaking style for news and music content within third-party Alexa skills (i.e., voice apps).
Analysis of Joe Biden's YouTube, which has just 32,000 subscribers, shows his weakness against Trump's online presence, especially as campaigning goes virtual
The coronavirus has forced the Democrats' presumptive presidential nominee into an all-digital campaign, and he's struggling to break through. Tweets: @nytimesbusiness , @asemota , @ryangrim , @nytime...
Y Combinator says it will reduce its pro rata investment stake in YC companies from 7% to 4% and is only investing on a case-by-case basis going forward
In a message posted to its internal communications channel earlier this week, the massive startup accelerator Y Combinator said it will change …
Movandi, developer of 5G mmWave network technologies, raises $27M Series C
5G specialist Movandi said it raised USD 27 million in a series C funding round led by WRVI Capital, along with Cota Capita land DNX Ventures. Movandi said it will use the money to further develop it...
Uber withdraws its 2020 financial guidance, will write down $1.9B-$2.2B on value of some equity investments due to pandemic, lockdowns; stock up 8%+ after hours
- Uber has holdings in Didi and Grab, among other assets. — The company lost $8.51 billion last year.
Libra scales back ambitions of launching a global currency and will now focus on creating a traditional payment network with coins tied to local currencies
The big news of the week is Libra's announcement. Blockfolio / The Market Refresh : Under Pressure, Libra Ditches The Basket Wanguba Muriuki / coinspeaker.com : Libra Association Abandons Global Curre...
Source: Airbnb is laying off contractors and postponing summer internships and undergrad hiring until 2021
“It was the most tone deaf, bizarre Q&A format I've ever seen.” — During his weekly Q&A over Zoom on Thursday, Airbnb's CEO Brian Chesky announced the company …
NBA to use Microsoft's Azure cloud to add new features to its website and apps, like showing games in fans' native languages and letting them chat during games
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Twitter pulls funding for BuzzFeed's AM to DM due to the business impact of COVID-19, forcing BuzzFeed to suspend the show, with staffers' last day on April 28
BuzzFeed's Twitter morning show, AM2DM … Tweets: @bfnewsunion : Our statement on BuzzFeed suspending production of @AM2DM https://twitter.com/... A.B. / @alannabennett : When i got laid off from BuzzF...
Google says Gmail business and education users can now directly take video calls on Meet, with a new Zoom-like layout, noise filtering, and more coming later
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Qualcomm unveils the 212 LTE modem chip for IoT devices with a focus on minimal power consumption, available by the second half of 2020
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Germany-based Trade Republic, a zero-commission mobile trading app for shares, ETFs, and derivatives, raises $67M Series B co-led by Accel and Founders Fund
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Pony.ai tests autonomous delivery service in Irvine, CA for purchases on ecommerce site Yamibuy, as lockdowns have suspended testing of its robotaxi service
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HP refreshes its Envy laptop range, including a redesigned 13-inch model with 10th-gen i7, starting at $1,000, and an updated 15-inch model from $1,350
Cameron Faulkner / The Verge :
Google will tighten Play Store rules from June 16 to stop Android app subscription scams, requiring clear information on free trials and ways to cancel them
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Pastebin, a popular destination for hackers, quietly removed a scraping API, frustrating researchers and making it harder to search for data breaches and more
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In his annual letter to shareholders, Jeff Bezos outlined the steps Amazon is taking to curb the coronavirus, including regular testing for all staff globally
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Stripe adds $600M extension to its $250M Series G at a $36B valuation from existing investors, including a16z, GV, and Sequoia, in its largest funding to date
long one of the most impactful companies in the world, and even more important in our current environment with the accelerated movement of business and commerce online. 💪💳 /cc @GVteam https://stripe.c...
Sources: ICANN delays review period for selling .org registry to Ethos Capital until May 4, after California's AG raised concerns it would hurt non-profits
Kieren McCarthy / The Register : Tweets: @anarchistdalek Tweets: @anarchistdalek : https://www.theregister.co.uk/ ... So the sale of the .org TLD was put on hold due to the fact that a massive shady ...
Instacart launches a prescription delivery service from nearly 200 Costco locations in states including CA and NY, driven by demand during the pandemic
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India says e-commerce companies can resume accepting orders for non-essential items, including smartphones and laptops, starting April 20
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Anodot, which offers a service that helps companies monitor performance against key indicators, raises $35M Series C led by Intel Capital
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Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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