May 3, 2020 India requires all workers to use its COVID-19 tracking app COVID-19 contact tracing apps are frequently voluntary in those countries that have rolled them out so far, but India’s is effectively mandatory. The country’s…
May 2, 2020 Senate bill would set privacy requirements for COVID-19 tracking Now that COVID-19 lockdowns are slowly starting to lift in the US, a group of senators want to set privacy expectations for the contact…
May 2, 2020 India orders coronavirus tracing app for all public and private sector employees India has ordered all public and private sector employees use a government-backed contact tracing app and maintain social distancing in offices.Read More via VentureBeat…
May 2, 2020 Emotion detection is a hot ask in marketing, but the tech just isn’t ready yet If a marketer can get an accurate read on someone’s emotional response, they can tweak their campaigns and achieve better results.Read More via VentureBeat…
May 2, 2020 Virgin and O2 might merge to create a UK telecom giant Two of the bigger telecoms in the UK are reportedly close to uniting. The Guardian sources say the owners of Virgin Media and O2,…
May 2, 2020 Boosted’s planned products included e-bikes and an ‘Ultimate’ skateboard Boosted as you know it is no more, but it apparently had ambitious plans before Lime snapped up its assets. YouTuber Sam Sheffer has…
May 2, 2020 Juul may exit France, Spain and other European markets Juul is preparing to leave five European countries within the year, according to BuzzFeed News. The e-cigarette maker is reportedly planning to pull out…
May 2, 2020 Kickstarter may cut up to 45 percent of its workforce Kickstarter has discussed layoffs as the COVID-19 pandemic ravages its crowdfunding business, and it now looks like those job cuts may be particularly severe….
May 2, 2020 HBO Max pre-order promo drops price to $12 per month for the first year HBO Max is taking a page out of the Disney+ playbook by offering sizeable discounts to early adopters. The streaming service is running a…
May 2, 2020 Sonos is reportedly giving the Playbar a long-awaited redesign You’d be forgiven for thinking that Sonos had forgotten about the Playbar — while it’s been happy to introduce newer hardware like the Beam…