How big tech is taking on COVID-19: Brian Heater
Over the past week, one thing has become painfully clear for U.S. residents: COVID-19 is going to permeate every aspect of our lives for a long time to come. Those of us in and around tech have been noticing this for months now. First through the impact on ou…
Apple sets restrictions for COVID-19-related apps: Brian Heater
Apple today put in place more COVID-19-related safeguards — this time centered on its App Store. In a note posted to its developer community, the company explains that it will take steps to vet submissions of apps focused on the global pandemic that has begun…
Original Content podcast: 'Devs' is a strange and delightful technothriller: Anthony Ha, Jordan Crook, Darrell Etherington, Emma Comeau
Given its name, you might expect “Devs” — which launched earlier this month on the new FX on Hulu — to be a “Silicon Valley”-style sitcom about the tech industry. And there are indeed some delightful moments where “Ex Machina” writer-director Alex Garland pok…
Startups Weekly: Investors are excited to write checks during the pandemic: Eric Eldon
[Editor’s note: Want to get this weekly review of news that startups can use by email? Just subscribe here.] Some startup investors are so uncertain about the current economic environment that they are hesitating to give us their forecasts on the record (thi…
White House now says pilot of coronavirus screening site will roll out Monday for Bay Area: Frederic Lardinois
After President Trump announced that the government was working with Google to build a coronavirus screening site that was at the core of the administration testing process, Google quickly corrected this and said that it was actually Verily, Alphabet’s health…
NASA's Orion spacecraft completes testing ahead of Artemis 1 Moon mission: Darrell Etherington
NASA has completed the testing process meant to simulate performance in in-space conditions for its Orion crew spacecraft, developed by Lockheed Martin and designed to carry crew on the agency’s Artemis missions, which aim to return the next American man and …
This startup got a meeting with Mark Suster by getting clever with Google ads: Jordan Crook
Startups have done some wild things to get the attention of VCs. In fact, Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta sent YC partner (at the time) Garry Tan a six-pack of beer through the service after missing the deadline for Y Combinator by two months. Yesterday, the …
UK and Ireland added to US travel ban amid COVID-19 concerns: Brian Heater
In a press conference yesterday, featuring a parade of executives from companies like CVS and Target, Trump hinted at the possibility of adding the U.K. and Ireland to a growing list of countries banned from U.S. travel. During a followup presser today helmed…
This Week in Apps: WWDC goes online, coronavirus leads to more cancellations, sneaky spy apps exposed: Sarah Perez
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads in 2019 and $120 billion …
Homebound parents rejoice, Disney is releasing Frozen 2 on its streamer on Sunday: Jonathan Shieber
Late Friday night, Disney said that it would be making Frozen 2 available this Sunday, March 15. The accelerated release date, a full three months ahead of its planned date, comes as all sorts of release schedules, premieres, and even entire new seasons of te…
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