Industry Keyword: Coronavirus
Social Networks
Twitter tackles vaccine misinformation with labels, strike policy
Twitter said it would apply warnings to tweets that contain misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and implement a strike system of enforcement that could see users permanently banned for repeat violations.
The controversial platform started...
App Stores
Apple’s 270 US-based stores open for first time since pandemic began
Apple has said all its 270 stores in the US have been opened for the first time in almost a year after it was forced to shutter several outlets because of the ongoing COVID-19...
Social Networks
Australia won’t advertise COVID-19 vaccine on Facebook
Australia's government pledged a publicity campaign for its rollout of COVID-19 vaccine, but not on Facebook, as a feud continues over the social media giant blocking news content from its platform in the country.
Facebook's...
Communication & Collaboration
White House working with Facebook and Twitter to tackle anti-vaxxers
The White House has been reaching out to social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Google about clamping down on COVID misinformation and getting their help to stop it from going viral, an official...
Technology Platforms
UK hospitals use blockchain to track COVID-19 vaccines
Two British hospitals have been using blockchain technology to keep tabs on the storage and supply of temperature-sensitive COVID-19 vaccines, the businesses behind the initiative said on Tuesday, in one of their earliest such...
Sharing Economy
Uber asks US states to prioritize its drivers for COVID-19 vaccine
Uber has sent letters to the governors of all US states, asking for the ride-hail and food delivery drivers to find early access to COVID-19 vaccines as essential employees.
Uber Technologies also said that it...
Online Marketplaces
Over a COVID Christmas US rivals to challenge Amazon under the tree
The new services try to take some of the drudgery from gift-giving. The attributes let consumers purchase a gift online and get it delivered to the recipient with, as an example, the retailer handling...
App Stores
New contact tracing apps stir hope for virus fighters in US states
A fresh wave of mobile apps which help monitor exposure into the coronavirus is coming to US states ahead of the vacations as public health officials bet that recently introduced features from Apple and...
Media & Content Platforms
YouTube to add link on COVID-19 vaccines to combat misinformation
YouTube has said that it is adding a hyperlink to provide details about the development of COVID-19 vaccines into the coronavirus panel on its site, expanding its attempts to fight misinformation related to the...
Application Platforms
COVID-19 ‘war games’: the computer program that could help save your job
Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane has signed up to judge the winner of a 'war game' designed to help firms find alternatives to mass layoffs in the face of a coronavirus-driven slowdown.
Confronted...
App Stores
COVID-19 vaccine hope dampens prospects for stay-at-home darlings
The surge in stocks of Netflix , Zoom and other of this year's stay-at-home company winners has been brought to a sudden halt by promising vaccine data suggesting a possible way out of the...
Gaming Platforms
Nintendo raises Switch forecast to 24 million units on pandemic gaming boom
Nintendo said it hopes to market 24 million of its Switch games consoles at the year ending March 2021, up from a forecast of 19 million but still regarded as cautious, since the COVID-19...