Tag: coronavirus
Microsoft built a ‘Plasma Bot’ to tell you if you can donate plasma to help fight COVID-19
Plasma taken from the blood of recovered COVID-19 patients stands a real change of being one of the more effective short-term measures feasible in the ongoing effort to control the global coronavirus pandemic. The FDA has issued a broad call for donation from eligible individuals, and now Microsoft has built…
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Uber adds retail and personal package delivery services as COVID-19 reshapes its business
Uber is introducing two new types of services, the company announced this week, including Uber Direct and Uber Connect. Direct is a delivery platform for retail items, while Connect is a peer-to-peer package delivery service, for sending goods to family and friends. This marks the most aggressive foray yet for…
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Facebook’s new Gaming app launches on Android, with iOS version coming soon
Facebook’s dedicated Gaming app is now live on Android, months before its planned June release. The social media giant pushed the app out two months prior to its scheduled unveiling amid a global pandemic that’s left people all over the world isolated at home, rapidly burning through entertainment options. The…
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Uber revives product deliveries with person-to-person ‘Connect’ trial
Uber is dipping its toe back into the goods-delivery game. The move is a bid to boost revenue in a time where people are using its existing ride-hailing and food-ordering services less and less, due to the coronavirus outbreak. As the Financial Times… Source
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Facebook’s interactive COVID-19 map displays symptoms by county
Facebook has launched a raft of measures to help tackle the coronavirus crisis in recent weeks — its latest is a new interactive map that displays reported county-by-county COVID-19 symptoms from users across the US. The data, obtained via Facebook s… Source
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Facebook launches Fundraisers in India, expands partnerships with state governments for WhatsApp and Messenger helplines
Facebook has expanded Fundraisers to India and is working with several additional state governments to provide authoritative information about the coronavirus to more people in the country, it said today. Fundraisers, which was available in the U.S. and Europe prior to Monday’s announcement, allows people to collectively contribute towards the…
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