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Alphabet Inc.’s Verily life sciences unit launches pilot coronavirus testing website

By Mike Wheatley Mar 15, 2020

Updated with launch of pilot site Sunday evening: Google LLC said Friday its sister company Verily Life Sciences LLC is helping the federal government to build a new online tool to help some Americans get…

Security

The coronavirus offers a golden opportunity to evolve the security architecture

By Zohar Rozenberg Mar 13, 2020

Self-quarantined employees are forcing organizations to allow access to critical data remotely. As a result, the coronavirus pandemic is presenting organizations with a unique opportunity to adopt modern security protocols and enable an efficient…

Policy

Dozens of internet providers join FCC-led push to keep Americans connected

By Maria Deutscher Mar 13, 2020

Comcast Corp., AT&T Inc. and practically all the other major internet providers in the U.S. have signed onto a Federal Communications Commission initiative to help maintain web access for Americans affected by the coronavirus…

Policy

Apple makes WWDC conference online-only on coronavirus fears

By Maria Deutscher Mar 13, 2020

More tech events are going digital, stocks are recouping some of the past week’s losses and a high-profile hostile takeover attempt has been postponed amid the global coronavirus emergency. Apple Inc. said today that…

Big Data

Apache Kafka startup Confluent reportedly raising up to $300M at $5B valuation

By Maria Deutscher Mar 13, 2020

Confluent Inc. is looking to raise about $200 million to $300 million in a funding round that could value it at $5 billion, Bloomberg reported on Thursday evening. The publication attributed the information to two different…

Apps

Q&A: Coursera uses student skill tracking data to help companies create a more diverse workforce

By Betsy Amy-Vogt Mar 13, 2020

Distance learning has been around since the late 18th century, when students received assignments via mail, completed them, and sent them back for grading. Today, massive open online courses, known as MOOC’s, can have hundreds…

Apps

Facebook and Twitter clamp down on Russian troll farms operating from Africa

By James Farrell Mar 12, 2020

Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. said Thursday that Russian troll farms attempting to interfere with the U.S. public opinion have been found operating in Ghana and Nigeria. In a blog post, Facebook said it…

Cloud

After AWS protest, Pentagon wants to ‘reconsider’ $10B JEDI cloud contract award to Microsoft

By Robert Hof Mar 12, 2020

The Department of Defense said in a court filing today that it wants to “reconsider” its disputed decision to award the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Initiative contract to Microsoft Corp. over onetime front-runner…

Blockchain

Bitcoin crashes to below $4,000 in massive coronavirus-driven selloff

By Duncan Riley Mar 12, 2020

The price of bitcoin crashed nearly 50% from a day ago to below $4,000 today as cryptocurrency markets suffered even worse than equity markets from the coronavirus-related economic turmoil sweeping the globe. Bitcoin started…

Apps

More trouble for Airbnb as IBM sues and pre-coronavirus losses worsen

By Duncan Riley Mar 12, 2020

Already facing a delay of its initial public offering, things are going from bad to worse to Airbnb Inc. Now the company being sued by International Business Machines Corp. and newly leaked financials suggest…

all stories

Alphabet Inc.’s Verily life sciences unit launches pilot coronavirus testing website

The coronavirus offers a golden opportunity to evolve the security architecture

Dozens of internet providers join FCC-led push to keep Americans connected

Apple makes WWDC conference online-only on coronavirus fears

Apache Kafka startup Confluent reportedly raising up to $300M at $5B valuation

Facebook and Twitter clamp down on Russian troll farms operating from Africa

Bitcoin crashes to below $4,000 in massive coronavirus-driven selloff

More trouble for Airbnb as IBM sues and pre-coronavirus losses worsen

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