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Google postpones opening of U.S. office as COVID-19 infections continue to rise

Google has announced that it will be postponing reopening of its U.S.…

Covaxin, India’s locally developed COVID-19 vaccine, gets DCGI approval for human trials

Ever since the landscape of the modern world was shaken by the…

StopCovid, the French contact tracing app has sent out just 14 notifications despite 1.8Mn downloads

When the world posed the question, “What about contact tracing?”, India answered…

Facebook is testing a new ‘Forecast’ app that aims to predict world events, including COVID-19

Facebook has announced an invite only beta for Forecast, a weird app…

Ecommerce in India posts strong recovery, back to 90% of pre COVID-19 levels: Report

In early May 2020, the Indian government removed its lockdown restriction rules…
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Government warns of possible mass phishing attacks using ‘Free COVID-19 testing’ as bait

COVID-19 has, by a long margin, been one of the biggest health…

New Oxford University trials suggest dexamethasone reduces COVID-19 death risks by a third

COVID 19 has shaken up the very foundations of the modern world…

Moderna to start final phase of its COVID 19 vaccine trials by next month

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine trials, one of the most accelerated and anticipated among…

Twitter will start labeling conspiracy tweets linking COVID-19 to 5G

Twitter has started putting a fact-checking label on tweets that link the…
Zomato

Zomato to scale down grocery as food delivery expects to make a comeback

Zomato will now return to its homebase, and put its weight behind…

Fitbit gains FDA approval for low cost emergency Fitbit Flow ventilators

Fitbit isn’t exactly a medical company. Sure, the company’s bands are excellent…
PC

PC shipments to fall 7% in 2020, but worst is behind us: Canalys report

Even though people are using computers more than ever before, worldwide PC…
softbank

Softbank Vision Fund to lay off 10% of its workforce following historic losses

Following a $17.7 billion loss amid crumbling valuations of portfolio startups, Softbank…
Google

Google to reopen some of its offices with 10% capacity, will scale up to 30% by September

With the world gradually accepting a reality that we might have to…

India’s COVID-19 contact tracing app Aarogya Setu is now open source

India announced today, that it will be open sourcing ‘Aarogya Setu’, one…
Uber

Uber to lay off 600 in India as a part of global COVID-19 related job cuts

Uber said today, that it will be cutting 600 jobs in India,…

Mark Zuckerberg talks about continued remote working for employees, dynamic pays and new Facebook offices

Mark Zuckerberg’s latest overview of Facebook’s plan of action includes pioneering moves…

Google and Apple’s joint COVID-19 contact tracing API now available to health authorities

Apple and Google have launched the first public version of their contact…

Swiggy to lay off 1100 employees as COVID-19 blunts hospitality

Covid 19 has crippled the foundation of the economical world as it…

India to soon launch dedicated learning TV channels for school students, and a dedicated elearning platform

India’s finance minister, during her 5th $267Bn economic stimulus press meet, announced…