Google developing a tool to help triage individuals for Covid-19 testing
In a statement posted to a Twitter account for Google’s communications team more than an hour after Trump’s speech, the company said, “We are developing a tool…
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GDC organizers announce August dates for summer event
Informa Tech, the company responsible for the Game Developers Conference, is looking ahead after cancelling its March event due to the spread of the…
Venture investment in esports looks light as Q1 races to a close
Today we’re taking a look at the world of esports venture capital investment, largely through the lens of preliminary data that we’ll caveat given how…
Uber to file federal suit against LA over users’ real-time location data
Uber is poised to file a federal lawsuit over Los Angeles’s demands for what the company (as well as privacy advocates and, presumably, state law) consider to…
WhatsApp tries to limit spread of coronavirus rumours with advice hub
With WhatsApp awash with forwarded rumours and disinformation relating to the coronavirus pandemic, Facebook has launched a new advice hub. WhatsApp has…
Lunchbox and Eniac launch a website for supporting local businesses
Many of you are probably looking for ways to support the restaurants and small businesses that are being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time,…
Dallas tech startup raises $200 million in new capital to accelerate growth
StackPath, a Dallas edge computing startup, expects to accelerate its growth with more than $200 million in new financing from two investors.
The company…
TikTok now has a content advisory panel
TikTok announced its new content advisory council Wednesday, saying the panel will help shape policies for the video-sharing app. The council includes tech and…
Google postpones the online version of Cloud Next until further notice
A few weeks ago, Google canceled the in-person version of Cloud Next, its largest conference of the year, amid a flurry of similar coronavirus-related…
Tech giants commit to fight Covid-19 misinformation
Today, a joint industry statement was made by Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube affirming their commitment to together combat…