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Asian stock markets fall as COVID-19 is declared a pandemic
American stock markets plunged on Wednesday, after the World Health Organization officially declared the spread of COVID-19 a pandemic. In…
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Twitter makes working from home mandatory for employees around the world in response to COVID-19
After “strongly encouraging” it earlier this month, Twitter said today that working from home is now mandatory for all employees…
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Establishing an emergency relief fund, Amazon commits to two-week pay for workers affected by COVID-19
Amazon has instituted a new policy which will see all Amazon employees diagnosed with COVID-19 or placed into quarantine receiving…
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White House asks tech leaders for help with coronavirus response
On Wednesday, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios convened representatives from a number of the tech’s biggest companies to gameplan…
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Coronavirus;YouTube will now allow creators to monetize videos about covid-19
YouTube today announced a change in policy regarding the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Previously, YouTube’s advertising guidelines prevented monetization of…
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Apple News adds a special coverage section for tracking the coronavirus outbreak
Apple today is rolling out a dedicated section within its Apple News app that will help readers stay updated on…
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As national COVID-19 cases top 1000, insurers waive treatment fees and U.S. preps stimulus
The number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. crossed 1,000 on Tuesday as President Donald Trump met with the nation’s…
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How the coronavirus outbreak will stress-test startups
Eli Cahan Contributor Eli Cahan is a medical student at NYU on leave to complete a master’s in health policy…
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Google expands work from home recommendation to all North American employees, establishes ‘COVID-19 fund’
Last week, Google sent out a memo to staff recommending that Washington State-based employees work remotely, in order to mitigate…
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