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Britain’s National Health Service is now working with Apple Inc. and Google LLC in creating technology to track citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced today. Speaking at a news conference, U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the use of a contact …
Uber expands its Eats service for hungry homebound workers
Uber Technologies Inc. is diversifying during the present global pandemic crisis, announcing Wednesday that it’s vastly expanding its food delivery service, Uber Eats. The company said Uber Eats will soon be available in 20 new countries, with the service starting in Brazil, …
Amazon faces more COVID-19 strikes, but business is booming
While many people in the U.S. are staying at home and quarantining, Amazon.com Inc.’s orders are skyrocketing, according to a New York Times report today. The problem with that is that Amazon’s warehouses have recently seen a reduction of workers in part because …
Amazon announces new strategy to cope with COVID-19 amid scandal over fired worker
Amid waves of criticism for how Amazon.com Inc. has dealt with the spread of coronavirus, the company said on Thursday that big changes are on the way. Amazon told Reuters that starting next week it will start giving face masks and temperature …
Amazon may face legal action for firing worker who led Staten Island facility walkout
Amazon.com Inc. has been called “disgraceful” in its decision Monday to fire an employee who led a strike at the Staten Island, New York, fulfillment center. There has been at least one COVID-19 infection at the facility, although workers took to the streets …
Twitter gets tough on coronavirus misinformation, takes down post from Rudy Giuliani
Twitter Inc. has clamped down on the spread of coronavirus misinformation surfacing on its platform, which has lately led to the removal of posts from prominent figures. On Friday, the company removed a tweet from President Donald Trump’s personal attorney and former New …
Privacy concerns arise after more governments start using tracking data to fight coronavirus
Governments around the world are increasingly using location data and other digital technologies to monitor the movements of their citizens. In the European Union, privacy must be respected in line with the General Data Protection Regulation. That means mobile operators have been …
Facebook explains why legitimate coronavirus posts have been taken down
Over the last few days people all over the world have been complaining that their links containing real information about the coronavirus on Facebook have been taken down, and they’ve been criticizing the company of censorship. The people who posted those links …
Facebook pledges $100 million to small businesses during COVID-19 pandemic
Facebook Inc. announced Tuesday that will pledge $100 million in cash grants and ad credits to help 30,000 small businesses in more than 30 countries where its employees live and work. The company didn’t add many more details as to where the …
HashiCorp raises $175 million in late-stage round for $5.1B valuation
San Francisco-based cloud computing firm HashiCorp Inc. today said it has raised $175 million in a Series E round of funding, giving the company a valuation of $5.1 billion. The Series E financing came from Franklin Templeton Investments. Only in late 2018, the HashiCorp …