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Operation Covid-19 will allow self-reporting of cases, to get ahead of official figures
The Canadian founder of a startup who caught Covid-19 from Justin Trudeau’s wife has launched an initiative to allow anyone to self-report their own case of the disease and publish the results, helping authorities to get ahead of the pandemic. Operation Covid-19 will visualize both official and suspected cases of…
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Millions of Marriott customers exposed in massive data breach
The Marriott hotel chain has experienced yet another large-scale data breach, with the details of about 5.2 million guests exposed by hackers. According to a statement issued by the company, details including names, addresses, birthdays, preferences, emails, phone numbers and loyalty reward program numbers have been compromised. While the incident…
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Pre-school EdTech startup Lingumi raises £4m, adds some free services during Covid-19
At these difficult times, parents are concerned for their children’s education, especially given so much of it has had to go online during the Covid-19 pandemic. But what about pre-schoolers who are missing out? Pre-school children are sponges for information but don’t get formal training on reading and writing until…
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Candy Crush Saga: get free, unlimited lives this week
If you’re feeling bored at home this week, mobile developer King has just the thing: free, unlimited lives for Candy Crush Saga, so you can keep swapping and matching virtual candies to your heart’s content. The giveaway, which also includes six of King’s other mobile games, is part of campaign…
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O2 pulls out of Carphone Warehouse stores and online site
Dixons Carphone’s turnaround efforts have suffered another major blow after it failed to reach a new agreement with O2. The two companies had been engaged in negotiations over an extension for the past year but failed to reach a mutually desirable outcome. O2 products and services will no longer be…
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Amazon’s poor treatment of workers is catching up to it during the coronavirus crisis
It’s been clear for weeks that Amazon faces an unprecedented challenge in coping with the fallout from COVID-19. With tens of millions of Americans now dependent on online delivery for their food, medicine, and other essential items, the nation’s No. 1 e-commerce company is buckling under increased demand. And as…
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