This Week In Apps: Layoffs At Vsco, Google Play'S New Guidelines, Tiktok Rolls Out Parental Controls
Instagram founders launch COVID-19 spread tracker Rt.live: Josh Constine
Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have teamed up to launch their first product together since leaving the Facebook mothership. Rt.live is an up-to-date tracker of how fast COVID-19 is spreading in each state. “Rt” measures the average number o…
Cognizant confirms Maze ransomware attack, says customers face disruption: Zack Whittaker, Manish Singh
Maze, a data-stealing ransomware, typically publishes the data if a ransom is not paid.
Startups Weekly: How will tech hubs weather the pandemic?: Eric Eldon
Cities around the world have become home this decade to distributed tech teams and homegrown startup successes. Each of these additional layers of experience and specialization help to make each local community stronger, like what began happening in Silicon V…
Original Content podcast: 'Devs' asks unsettling questions about free will: Anthony Ha, Jordan Crook, Darrell Etherington
We discussed our initial impressions of “Devs” on an episode of the Original Content podcast a few weeks ago, shortly after the show launched on FX/Hulu. At the time, we observed that even the show made time for bits of Silicon Valley satire, the mood was mos…
This Week in Apps: Layoffs at VSCO, Google Play's new guidelines, TikTok rolls out parental controls: Sarah Perez
This week we continue our look at how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting the world of mobile apps. Also, Google changed its Play Store guidelines, TikTok launched parental controls and more.
What is contract tracing?: Devin Coldewey
One of the best tools we have to slow the spread of the coronavirus is, as you have no doubt heard by now, contact tracing. But what exactly is contact tracing, who does it and how, and do you need to worry about it? In short, contact tracing helps prevent th…
Samsung’s new ‘eco’ TV packing transforms into cat houses, shelves and magazine racks: Brian Heater
Here’s a nice thing. It’s not revolutionary or life-changing, but it’s nice. And right now we can all use a little bit of nice. Earlier this month, Samsung announced an addition to its line of “eco-packing” that will turn TV boxes in a wide variety of differe…
Curative received FDA emergency use authorization for its novel COVID-19 tests: Jonathan Shieber
The diagnostics startup Curative has received an emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its novel test to determine COVID-19 infection. The company says that its tests have already been used by the City of Los Angeles since late…
To avoid hostile takeovers amid COVID-19, India mandates approvals on Chinese investments: Manish Singh
Chinese investors, who have poured about $6 billion into Indian startups in the last two years, will be subjected to strict regulation for their future investments in the world’s second largest internet market. India amended its foreign direct investment poli…
Republic acquires Fig, adding games to its startup crowdfunding platform: Devin Coldewey
Crowdfunding platform for startups Republic has acquired crowdfunding platform for games Fig, joining forces to help creators get their ideas off the ground. Users of each service will be happy to know they’ll continue as-is for the foreseeable future. The mo…
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