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Jack Dorsey pledges $1 billion of his Square equity for COVID-19 relief efforts
(Reuters) - Square Inc and Twitter Inc chief executive officer Jack Dorsey said on Tuesday that he pledged $1 billion of his equity in the payments processor toward efforts aimed at fighting the coron...
Apr 07, 2020
BlackRock’s Aladdin investment management platform to be hosted on Microsoft’s cloud
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc, the world's largest asset manager, has partnered with Microsoft Corp to have its Aladdin investment and risk management system hosted on the Mi...
Apr 07, 2020
Netflix rolls out more features for parental control globally
(Reuters) - Netflix Inc on Tuesday rolled out a number of features for parental control on its streaming platform, including options to filter out select titles and review what children are watching. ...
Apr 07, 2020
Robots replace Japanese students at graduation amid coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Spring graduation ceremonies in Japan have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but students at one school were able to attend remotely by controlling avatar robots wh...
Apr 07, 2020
Facebook launches new chat app for couples
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Tuesday launched a new social app for couples called "Tuned" that allows partners to chat, share photos, music and have a timeline of shared memories between them. The app ...
Apr 07, 2020
Video service Zoom taking security seriously: U.S. government memo
By Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Video conferencing company Zoom has been responsive to concerns over its software, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in ...
Apr 07, 2020
Online meal delivery firms knocked off course by coronavirus crisis
By Anna Rzhevkina, Hilary Russ and Toby Sterling GDYNIA/NEW YORK/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The lockdown of millions of people at home across the globe due to the coronavirus should have been the perfect r...
Apr 07, 2020
Mobile-only Quibi sees more than 300,000 downloads on launch day: Sensor Tower
(Reuters) - Mobile-only streaming service Quibi racked up more than 300,000 downloads on its launch day, industry site Sensor Tower said on Tuesday, as stay-at-home viewers lapped up its short films s...
Apr 07, 2020
Analytics firm Glassbox raises $40 million, brings total raised to $70 million
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Glassbox, which has developed an analytics platform aimed at improving user experiences on web and mobile applications, said on Tuesday it has raised $40 million in a funding roun...
Apr 07, 2020
Huawei laments U.S. plans to crimp its global chip supply
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] executive on Tuesday described as "unfortunate" plans by the U.S. government to curb the Chinese telecom equipment maker's access to global...
Apr 07, 2020
