Tag: coronavirus
Apple and Google give devs a first look at their COVID-19 tracking API
Apple and Google aren’t wasting any time getting developers ready for their coronavirus tracking collaboration. Today, the companies announced that they’re seeding the first versions of their COVID-19 exposure API to devs working together with public… Source
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Apple and Google release first seed of COVID-19 exposure notification API for contact tracing app developers
Apple and Google have released the very first version of their exposure notification API, which they previously called the contact tracing API . This is a developer-focused release, and is a seed of the API in development with the primary intent of collecting feedback from developers who will be using…
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Twitter launches a COVID-19 data set of tweets for approved developers and researchers
Twitter is making it possible for developers and researchers to study the public conversation around COVID-19 in real time with an update to its API platform. The company is introducing a new COVID-19 stream endpoint to those participating in Twitter Developer Labs — a program that offers access to new…
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Lyft lays off nearly 1,000 employees
More than 1,000 people are out of work due to cutbacks at Lyft. The company is laying off 982 employees, 17 percent of its workforce, CNBC reports. It is furloughing another 288 workers.In a regulatory filing, the company detailed plans to reduce the… Source
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iRobot suspends plans to launch its robotic lawn mower
If you were hoping to set iRobot’s robotic lawn mower, Terra, free on your lawn this summer, we have bad news. The company, which also makes Roomba vacuums, announced yesterday that it is suspending plans for Terra indefinitely due to COVID-19.iRobot… Source
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When regulation presents a (rare) opportunity
Bradley Tusk Contributor More posts by this contributor In London, Uber has won the battle but risks losing the war Shockingly, Congress acted responsibly in regulating autonomous cars… So what’s next? Every time we realize something new about the coronavirus, it’s always worse than we thought: maybe we don’t develop…
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