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A day in the life of an Amazon courier on the frontlines of the U.S. pandemic

Thu, 04/09/2020 - 20:28
Excelso Sabulao delivers groceries for Amazon.com Inc in California so he can help provide his parents an income. Now, with endless interactions at stores and at homes during a pandemic, he worries his work will kill them.
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France rules Google must pay news firms for content

Thu, 04/09/2020 - 19:47
France's competition authority ruled on Thursday that Google must pay French publishing companies and news agencies for re-using their content.
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U.S., UK cyber officials say state-backed hackers taking advantage of outbreak

Thu, 04/09/2020 - 19:47
American and British cybersecurity officials are warning that state-backed hackers and online criminals are taking advantage of the coronavirus outbreak to further their operations, echoing concerns from digital safety experts.
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Uber to give drivers millions of face masks to battle coronavirus

Thu, 04/09/2020 - 19:16
Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday said it plans to ship millions of face masks to its active drivers and food delivery people around the world to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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Demand for video calling continues to surge, Microsoft and others say

Thu, 04/09/2020 - 14:03
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday that video calling and educational usage of its Teams productivity software had risen in recent weeks as employees work remotely and some U.S. schools cancel in-person classes for the rest of the academic year.
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Tesla's China sales hit record high in March: industry association

Thu, 04/09/2020 - 10:39
Tesla Inc sold 10,160 vehicles in China in March, its highest ever monthly sales in the world's largest auto market, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said on Thursday.
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Takeaway shares soar as orders recover from lockdown dip

Thu, 04/09/2020 - 09:52
Just Eat Takeaway shares jumped 10% on Thursday morning, as Europe's largest online food ordering and delivery company said orders had recovered strongly from a dip in March when many countries closed restaurants to fight the coronavirus.
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French regulator: Google must pay French news and publishing firms for using their content

Thu, 04/09/2020 - 09:49
France's competition authority issued a ruling on Thursday that Google would have to pay up to French publishing companies and news agencies for re-using their content.
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U.S. Senate tells members to avoid Zoom over data security concerns: FT

Thu, 04/09/2020 - 09:34
The U.S. Senate has told its members to not use Zoom's video conferencing app due to data security concerns, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, even as the company attempts to stem a global backlash against its fast-growing app.
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Chinese online retailers offer discounts on iPhone 11 as country recovers from coronavirus

Thu, 04/09/2020 - 06:29
Several Chinese online retailers have offered discounts on Apple Inc's iPhone 11, Reuters checks on Thursday revealed.
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Zoom hires ex-Facebook security chief as Google bans desktop app

Thu, 04/09/2020 - 04:18
Zoom Video Communications Inc has tapped former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos as an adviser as safety and privacy concerns about its fast-growing video-conferencing app drive a global backlash against the company.
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Zoom sued for overstating, not disclosing privacy, security flaws

Thu, 04/09/2020 - 04:18
Zoom Video Communications Inc was slapped with a class action suit by one of its shareholders on Tuesday, accusing the video-conferencing app of overstating its privacy standards and failing to disclose that its service was not end-to-end encrypted.
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U.S. senators question Amazon CEO about firing of warehouse protest leader

Thu, 04/09/2020 - 00:55
Five Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday wrote Amazon.com Inc to raise concern about its firing of a worker who protested warehouse operations during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a copy of the letter seen by Reuters.
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German foreign ministry restricts use of Zoom over security concerns

Thu, 04/09/2020 - 00:20
The German foreign ministry has restricted use of the video conferencing service Zoom to fixed-connection computers due to concerns about security issues, two German government sources said.
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U.S. approves Google request to use segment of U.S.-Asia undersea cable

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 23:27
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday approved Alphabet Inc unit Google's request to use part of an U.S.-Asia undersea telecommunications cable after the company warned it would face significantly higher prices to carry traffic by other means.
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Zoom hires former Facebook security chief as Google bans desktop app

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 21:22
Zoom Video Communications Inc has tapped former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos as an adviser to improve the privacy and security of its rapidly growing video-conferencing app amid a global backlash, including a move by Alphabet Inc's Google to ban the desktop version of Zoom from corporate laptops.
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Google bans Zoom software from employee laptops

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 20:46
Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday banned Zoom video conferencing application from its employees' laptops, citing security concerns.
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Google gifts two-months access to Stadia Pro as gamers stay at home

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 19:30
Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it would give two months of free access to the paid version of its cloud-based game streaming platform Stadia as people are confined to their homes due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Zoom hires former Facebook security chief to beef up privacy, safety

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 19:28
Zoom Video Communications Inc has tapped former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos as an adviser and set up an advisory board to improve the privacy and security of its rapidly growing video-conferencing app amid a global backlash.
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Italy working on coronavirus tracing app to help lockdown exit

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 19:18
Italian authorities are working on introducing a smartphone app that would help health services trace the contacts of people who test positive for the coronavirus as the government looks at ways of gradually lifting a lockdown imposed a month ago.
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