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Trying to make up for lost time, the CDC will distribute 1.1 million COVID-19 tests by this weekend
In a press conference late on Friday, Vice President Mike Pence said that the government will finally have the capacity…
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Big tech commits to paying wages for hourly employees affected by coronavirus plans
Following Microsoft’s lead from late last night, some the biggest technology companies in the U.S. have agreed to pay wages…
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Stocks fall again on continued coronavirus worries
Is it good news to say that stocks fell less sharply than they had on previous days? That’s the bright…
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Oribi brings its web analytics platform to the US
Oribi, an Israeli startup promising to democratize web analytics, is now launching in the United States. While we’ve written about…
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SXSW cancels its 400K-person conference due to coronavirus
SXSW has officially announced it will cancel its tech and music conference slated for March 13th to 22nd in Austin,…
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FCC looks to mandate anti-robocall tech after prodding from Congress
The FCC is finally going to require wireless carriers to implement an anti-robocalling technology, after asking them nicely for more…
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Senator urges Uber, Lyft, Instacart and others to offer gig workers financial security in light of COVID-19 concerns
While some gig economy companies have already taken steps to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among its workers,…
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Facebook commits to paying ‘contingent’ workers affected by corporate coronavirus response
Last night, in a move that all companies should look to emulate, Microsoft announced that it would continue to pay…
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