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India’s National Institute of Virology develops first indigenous COVID-19 antibody testing kit

India has been able to keep the impact of coronavirus under control,…

Government considers open sourcing Aarogya Setu app after mounting privacy criticism

French cyber security expert-Robert Baptiste might have forced the Indian government into…

Google to contribute another $50 million for COVID 19 relief measures

Google came on the frontlines of the attack against coronavirus. The company…

Airbnb lays off close to 25% of its workforce as COVID-19 continues to hit travel

With most of the countries being in lockdown, COVID-19 is continuing to…
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An Amazon warehouse worker has died of COVID-19 in company’s Staten Island warehouse

An Amazon worker at the company’s massive warehouse in Staten Island, New…

Israel claims “significant breakthrough” in developing antibody against coronavirus

While major world economies stand at a brink of collapse with worldwide…

Google and Apple release sample code for their contact tracing tool

It’s not everyday that Google and Apple collaborate on something, so if…

Uber, Ola, Amazon and Flipkart resume regular services in orange and green zones as India eases lockdown

While the Indian populace continues to live in lockdown, the third extension…
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Google plans to slash marketing budget by half, impose hiring freeze

COVID-19 is turning into a massive black hole that is gulping in…
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OYO reportedly cutting salaries for all employees by 25%, internal memo reveals

Fresh from a lay-off, OYO has now reportedly announced 25% salary cuts…
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Facebook pulls down events that invite protests against stay-at-home orders

Large swathes of population across most states in the US have been…

Facebook sets up a COVID-19 fundraising platform in India

Making another major stride in its contributions to the containment of coronavirus…

UK government sets up £250 million ‘Future Fund’ to bail-out coronavirus impacted startups using public money

The U.K. government today announced a bailout package for “high-growth” startups across…

Facebook launches two new reactions on app and messenger to help people express support in these trying times

Facebook is launching a couple of new reactions for the main Facebook…

India’ COVID-19 tracker app ‘Aarogya Setu’ races to 50 Million downloads in record time

Aarogya Setu, the COVID-19 contact tracing app launched by the Indian Government,…
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Google announces “Global Journalism Emergency Relief Fund” to help local newsrooms

As global economy and populace reel under coronavirus, media has an important…

After Google, now Apple offers mobility data from Apple Maps to help in COVID-19 relief efforts

Looks like there’s a lot of Google+Apple stuff happening lately. After Google…

Coronavirus scare leads to 75% increase in views for news videos on Youtube

As global populace remains under lock down, people are increasingly turning to…

After Battelle, now ASP gets US FDA emergency use clearance for de-contamination of N-95 masks

In a move that will certainly bolster the stretched US healthcare sector…
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PC shipments fall 8% in Q1 2020 despite rise in demand

Perhaps the biggest long lasting effect of coronavirus on the world, except…