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New York Governor announces ‘100% workforce reduction’ for non-essential services

In a press conference today, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced orders for residents to stay at home amid rising COVID-19 concerns. The Governor was careful to avoid terms like “shelter in

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Cherry blossoms for frontline medics in Wuhan

Springtime means cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Wuhan. But this year's atmosphere is different due to the epidemic.With new COVID-19 cases in decline, many medica

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Australian government considers possibility of nationalizing failing companies

The Australian government is exploring the possibility of nationalizing companies as the economic fallout from COVID-19 continues. News Corp Australia reported on Friday that Prime Minister Scott Mo

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Roundup: British PM pledges to "turn the tide within next 12 weeks" in fight against COVID-19

Photo taken on March 18, 2020 shows a general view of Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain.(Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua) As of Thursday afternoon, 144 COVID-19 patients

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Stocks rise after mixed day, with tech leading and SaaS outperforming

The wild ride that has been U.S. stock market over the past couple of weeks may be settling down — at least for the moment — from the whiplash-like swings that helped set global markets on edge.The ne

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Ford temporarily suspends production in North American factories

Ford said Wednesday it will temporarily suspend production at its North American factories through March 30 in response to COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus.“We’re continuing to work closely

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Quit Genius raises $11M Series A to expand into opioid, alcohol addiction treatment

QuitGenius, the YC-backed startup that uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help folks quit smoking and vaping tobacco products, has today announced the close of am $11 million Series A round.The new

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Yelp cancels internship program due to COVID-19 outbreak

Yelp has canceled its summer internship due to the safety threat from the COVID-19 outbreak.While health is the priority across the world right now, the move is another blow to the potential prospects

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Daily Crunch: Trump to propose $850B stimulus

President Trump is preparing a massive stimulus proposal, Amazon adjusts to COVID-19 and HashiCorp is now valued at more than $5 billion. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 17, 2020.1. Trump adm

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Nielsen explains how COVID-19 could impact media usage across the US

With U.S. consumers asked to refrain from social gatherings and shelter-in-place at home due to COVID-19, media consumption is prepared to boom. Based on Nielsen data from prior major crises in recent

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Equity Tuesday: Wild markets, a neat early-stage round, and the closed IPO window

Good morning friends, and welcome back to TechCrunch’s Equity Monday, a short-form audio hit to kickstart your week. Regular Equity episodes still drop Friday morning, so if you’ve listened to the sho

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As fight against COVID-19 intensifies, can U.S. catch up on testing?

01:39 Editor's Notes: The Front Line is a special series of "World Insight with Tian Wei" on CGTN. Coming into being when the world is dealing with a global public health crisis, it pr

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Israel to deploy anti-terrorist tools in monitoring COVID-19 cases

The Israeli government will invoke emergency regulations to speed up the deployment of cyber monitoring in the fight against the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.T

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Hashicorp soars above $5B valuation in new $175M venture round

The rise of the cloud over the past decade has forced software developers and DevOps engineers to completely rearchitect the modern web application, ensuring scalability, performance, and security. Th

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Philippines expands lockdown to include entire Luzon island to contain COVID-19

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday placed the entire Luzon island in the Philippines under the "enhanced community quarantine" to curb the spread of COVID-19. "I am placing the mainl

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President says Senate to revise House aid bill to ‘make it fair for everybody’

In a press conference on Monday, President Donald Trump indicated that the Senate is set to revisit an aid package designed to respond to the economic and social stresses caused by the novel coronavir

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YouTube warns of increased video removals during COVID-19 crisis

YouTube today warned its creator community that video removals may increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company said its systems today rely on a combination of technology followed by human revie