How to work during a pandemic

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How to work during a pandemicThe world is bracing for the seemingly inevitable proliferation of SARS-COV-12, also known as COVID-19 and coronavirus, which has already paralyzed cities and isolated millions. In the U.S., especially the nonstop work culture in startups, we tend to think we’re immune to such things and carry on business as usual. […]

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China Roundup: Apple closes a 4-year-old App Store loophole

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China Roundup: Apple closes a 4-year-old App Store loopholeHello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. This week, Apple made some major moves that are telling of its increasingly compliant behavior in China […]

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Making money from games: The future of virtual economies

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Making money from games: The future of virtual economiesFictional portrayals of virtual worlds such as “Ready Player One” and “The Matrix” typically portray the physical and virtual worlds as distinct realms siloed from each other. Characters escape a dystopian, impoverished physical realm and enter a separate, utopian virtual realm in which they are wealthy and […]

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May we live in interesting times

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May we live in interesting timesIt’s never a good sign when, in order to discuss the near future of technology, you first have to talk about epidemiology–but I’m afraid that’s where we’re at. A week ago I wrote “A pandemic is coming.” I am sorry to report, in case you hadn’t heard, events since have […]

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FDA allows new diagnostic technologies to test for coronavirus before receiving emergency approvals

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FDA allows new diagnostic technologies to test for coronavirus before receiving emergency approvalsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration said today that it would allow new diagnostics technologies to be used to test for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at elite academic hospitals and healthcare facilities around the country. The agency’s new initiative comes as critics have […]

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Coronavirus grifts crop up online for political gain and profit

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Coronavirus grifts crop up online for political gain and profitThese days capitalism and democracy seem to mean that it’s never too early to take advantage of the misery of others, and the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, is the latest proof point. On Saturday the Washington Post reported that an agency within the State […]

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