April 20, 2020 Silicon Valley’s favorite charity is asking its donors to give away hundreds of millions of dollars. Right now. Silicon Valley Community Foundation CEO Nicole Taylor is taking a gamble. | Courtesy of Silicon Valley Community Foundation Advisers to Silicon Valley billionaires are…
April 18, 2020 What the US can learn from other countries using phones to track Covid-19 A person in China scans a QR code with a smartphone to register their real name before getting off a bus in Wuhan, China….
April 17, 2020 Coronavirus scammers are flooding social media with fake cures and tests James Bareham for Recode/Vox Your guide to the scam-filled digital black market for Covid-19 products For years, Timothy Mackey has been researching the sale…
April 16, 2020 Facebook will start nudging users who have “liked” coronavirus hoaxes Facebook is finally taking an assertive step toward combating misinformation, one that’s been on the wishlist of policy experts for years. | Andrew Matthews/PA…
April 16, 2020 *****’s denial of his coronavirus failings will be “one of the biggest propaganda battles in American history” US President Donald ***** speaks at the daily briefing of the White House coronavirus task force in the Rose Garden at the White House…
April 16, 2020 Apple and Google look like problematic heroes in the pandemic A GovTech staff member demonstrates Singapore’s new contact-tracing smartphone app, called TraceTogether. Apple and Google’s contact-tracing tool has better privacy, but it isn’t perfect….
April 16, 2020 Amazon is teasing a new health care offering — for its sellers Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post via Getty Images In a new survey, the company asked sellers about their satisfaction with current health insurance plans. In…
April 14, 2020 Google’s former CEO hopes the coronavirus makes people more “grateful” for Big Tech Eric Schmidt remains one of tech’s highest-profile figures, with broad influence in Silicon Valley, big-dollar philanthropy, and Democratic politics. | Alex Wong/Getty Images The…
April 14, 2020 Amazon fired 3 employee activists who criticized the company’s warehouse safety measures Amazon employees held a protest and walkout over conditions at the company’s Staten Island, New York, distribution facility on March 30. | Spencer Platt/Getty…
April 14, 2020 It’s the end of the office as we know it Zac Freeland/Vox The pandemic already pushed millions to work from home. Many of them will likely go back to a very different office. If…