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Gates Foundation-backed program will soon be issuing home testing kits for COVID-19 in Seattle
A project funded by the Gates Foundation will soon begin issuing at-home testing kits for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, according…
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VCs warn coronavirus will impact fundraising for the next 2 quarters
As of this writing, COVID-19 has killed more than 3,400 people around the globe and the coronavirus has infected tens…
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Stanford cancels classes in response to novel coronavirus outbreak
Following on the heels of several major cancellations of events the past few days, including the SXSW conference in Austin and…
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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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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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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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Citing concern over COVID-19, Y Combinator moves demo day online
Startup accelerator Y Combinator announced today that it has moved its demo day online, citing a “growing concern over COVID-19,”…
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How Corona Virus Going To Impact The World Economy
How Corona Virus Going To Impact The World Economy Having largely ignored Covid-19 as it spread across China, global financial…
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