Category: covid-19
Raspberry Pi will power ventilators for COVID-19 patients
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to overwhelm the healthcare industry, one of the clearest needs is a more reliable supply of ventilators. To make more of the life saving devices, manufacturers are turning to new designs that are faster and more… Source
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PayPal, Intuit, & Square approved to offer loans to small businesses through coronavirus relief program
Fintech companies have been lobbying for weeks to be able to participate in the U.S. government’s emergency lending program for small businesses. Now those efforts have paid off, as PayPal, Intuit and Square have all been approved to participate in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program, which…
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Daily Crunch: Apple and Google announce contact tracing initiative
Apple and Google reveal a joint effort to track the spread of COVID-19, a new study shows how fringe coronavirus theories are making their way to the mainstream and — in happier news — we get some hints on Apple’s hardware plans for the fall. Here’s your Daily Crunch for…
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Recap: Roblox, SuperAwesome and Fingerprint execs discuss kids’ media
Consumption of all types of kids-focused digital media has soared with a large portion of the world’s children home from school right now. At all times of day, children are playing games, watching shows and using edtech tools — often in a social context with friends online.This only accelerates the…
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Checking on Utah’s startup scene as the economy slips
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. TechCrunch is taking a closer look at a few markets as the world changes. Following our dive into Boston late last week, we’re widening our scope and taking a peek…
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Amazon to hire 75,000 more to address increased demand due to coronavirus crisis
Amazon has already hired over 100,000 new employees in the past four weeks as a result of the uptick in demand it’s seeing due to the global coronavirus pandemic, but it’s looking to add 75,000 more workers in the U.S., across both full- and part-time positions. The company revealed the…
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