Tech News update Uber suspends pooled rides in US, Canada to limit coronavirus spread Mar 17, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO: Uber on Tuesday (Mar 17) began suspending shared rides on its ride-hailing platform in the United States and Canada to limit the…
Tech News update Just how friendly are Google’s new user-friendly policies? Mar 17, 2020 We’re not even a quarter of the way through 2020 and it already feels like Google is aging us multiple years at once. In January, a good portion of…
Tech News update TransferWise partners with Alipay for international money transfers Mar 17, 2020 TransferWise, the London-headquartered international money transfer service most recently valued by investors at $3.5 billion, has partnered with…
Tech News update Google’s Verily launches digital Covid-19 screening test Mar 17, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO: Google’s sister company Verily has begun piloting a site that will screen patients who think they may have Covid-19 and tell them…
Tech News update Why Apple’s PR spin on this year’s WWDC cancellation is smart Mar 16, 2020 Apple does not say a single word on coronavirus in its press release about the cancellation of the World Wide Developer Conference 2020 (WWDC).…
Tech News update TikTok to open ‘transparency center’ to counter privacy concerns Mar 15, 2020 Popular social video app TikTok on Wednesday said it plans to open a transparency center at its office in Los Angeles as part of its effort to…
Tech News update Apple to Close All Retail Stores Outside of China Until March 27th Mar 14, 2020 Last March, MacRumors received an anonymous tip claiming that Apple would announce new iPad, iMac, and iPod models with three consecutive days of…
Tech News update Google building self-check website for coronavirus Mar 14, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO – US President Donald Trump announced Friday that internet giant Alphabet is creating a website where people will be able to check…
Tech News update Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board Mar 14, 2020 NEW YORK – Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who made the company one of the world’s most valuable technology firms, stepped down from the board on…
Tech News update Startup founders are building companies on WhatsApp Mar 14, 2020 In Asia, where I work as a partner at an early-stage VC firm, startups are regularly rolling out a minimum viable product (MVP) and then transacting…