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Founders of Southeast Asian startups are worried about the economic concerns of the coronavirus outbreak. SEA Founders, a community of Series A, B founders arranged a video call to discuss the concerns related to revenues, cost, and investors. A total of 21 founders participated and a majority of them cited delayed revenues as the biggest concern for them. VC’s and other investors are also worried about the current situation

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Ministry of Health in Singapore joined hands with the Government Technology Agency to develop an app called ‘Trace Together’, the app can trace people who have been in close contact with positive COVID19 patients, it can estimate the number of encounters and meeting duration with the positive coronavirus patients.One can use the App by downloading it from the Google Play Store or App Store and turning on the Bluetooth

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US tech company Cepheid has created two new tests for the coronavirus in an attempt to boost the country's lackluster testing capacity. Both of these tests have to be done with special equipment that has already been installed in 23,000 labs around the world, 5,000 of which are in the US.

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Ridesharing services Uber and Ola have suspended all rides in New Dehli in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. They have also restricted ride options across the country, removing the shared rides option altogether. The companies are in compliance with government regulations with public transport being shutdown.

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If your iPhone isn't physically broken, and you're experiencing software or performance issues, use the Apple Support app to talk to an employee who can help troubleshoot your issue. For physical damage or an unresponsive device that needs to be fixed or replaced, you can find a list of authorized Apple service providers by visiting this support page and click on Schedule a Repair.

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“The president and I literally heard directly from Apple that they’re donating 2 million industrial masks to this effort around the country and working with our administration to distribute those,” Pence said at a White House press briefing.
On Twitter, director Peyton Reed thanked Tesla CEO Elon Musk for donating supplies.

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The questionnaire, which Siri notes pulls its answers from the "US Public Health Service in concert with the CDC," will start by asking if you're experiencing symptoms such as fever, dry cough or shortness of breath. Siri offers similar advice if you are not experiencing those symptoms or are unsure if you have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.

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Google recently announced that a website built by the company to inform readers about safety precautions and verified information regarding the highly contagious disease is now online, but it does not contain the testing features that US President Donald Trump had claimed it would. Instead, Verily, which shares the parent company Alphabet with Google, is currently building a testing screening website.

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NASA has announced that it has ceased work on most of its projects and is now only working on missions that are crucial to the safety of those on the International Space Station. Key critical missions alongside the space tourism initiative remain on schedule.

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Carbon Health and Nurx, two prominent health industry startups, have started shipping sample coronavirus test kits that they have developed. The kits allow users to safely collect mucus samples to mail back to the companies who will test it at a commercial lab. Both these tests can cost upwards of $150.

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Instagram Co-Founder Mike Krieger has created a website that will allow users to buy gift cards for restaurants that have been quarantined. The site will allow users to stop their favorite local restaurants from going out of business due to the quarantine. There are currently just 700 restaurants on the site but it is always accepting new submissions.

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The popular social media app TikTok has put in 3 million USD into Hollywood actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's charity After-School All-Stars, which promises food security to families affected by the closure of public schools due to the coronavirus pandemic. Families in 60 cities will receive food coupons and gift cards that they can spend on essential food items.

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Disney has announced that it will be postponing the launch of its new streaming service in India. They said that this pause would be brief and made this announcement just after the Indian Premier League was rescheduled due to the coronavirus. They have not given a new launch date as of yet.

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Instagram seems to be preparing to copy one of Snapchat's most popular features, the disappearing private chat. They have begun prototyping a chat thread that disappears once you leave it. They are hoping this will get people to use the chat feature on the app more often and have them returning to the app many times in a day.

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The Texas-based home diagnostics startup Everlywell, featured on the popular entrepreneur show Shark Tank, has announced that they will soon be launching at-home coronavirus testing sample kits for users, with samples being collected via swab-based collection equipment and protected for safe transport to certified labs testing for COVID-19. Test results will be delivered online within 48 hours.

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Twitter has unveiled its new policy regarding coronavirus misinformation, now banning any tweets that put people at risk of contracting the virus. This is a part of their campaign against fake news during this incredibly crucial time. They will remove all tweets that are contrary to expert advice or tweets that promise fake cures for the virus.

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Founded in 2015, the San Francisco-based speech recognition startup Deepgram has successfully raised 12 million USD in capital from Nvidia, Wing VC, Y Combinator and SAP in its Series A funding round, with Nvidia's Jeff Herbst calling Deepgram the best speech recognition company in the world. Deepgram utilizes deep learning to build a much more accurate speech recognition tool that can effectively manage real-time text input.

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A new Chrome web store extension called Netflix Party lets users watch Netflix with their loved ones even while quarantined or self-isolated, by allowing them to synchronize their viewing in the Chrome browser. The extension can be downloaded by visiting netflixparty.com and clicking the link titled "Get Netflix Party for free!", which redirects to the Chrome web store link for downloading the extension.

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According to newly leaked documents, TikTok moderators were told to suppress videos made by people who were deemed to be 'too ugly', poor or disabled. They did this in order to create a more aspirational atmosphere on their platform. TikTok claimed this was being done to prevent cyberbullying on their platform, keeping vulnerable people out of the spotlight.

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Growing Coronavirus fears forced companies to make their employees work from home. Video conferencing has allowed workers to continue having meetings. Key things that you need to keep in mind are
1. Casual but appropriate dressing
2. Get over your awkwardness
3. Find a good place to sit
4. Limit your distractions

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CcHub, Africa's largest startup incubator, is offering funding and engineering support to any tech startups that are trying to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Established startups can also apply for the funding so long as it is used on projects that will help fight the virus. Many countries in Africa are currently poorly equipped to fight an outbreak.

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According to a new report, Magecart hackers have been accessing confidential information on the NutriBullet website over the last two months. They managed to steal the credit card information of a large number of unsuspecting customers and then sold this information on the dark web. Customers have been warned not to use the site until the issue is resolved.

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Refurbed is a European startup active in Austria, Germany, Poland and Italy which provides an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of refurbished electronic devices that have a minimum of 12 months guarantee and are renewed through a transparent 40-step process. Refurbed recently raised 17 million USD in funding in its latest round, with Evli Growth Partners investing the majority of the new capital.

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A corporate banking services startup called Penta, with headquarter in Berlin, Germany but operations expanding in Italy and Serbia, has successfully raised 18.5 million EUR in its new round of funding. Investors such as RTP Global and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures led the round. Penta aims to provide specialized banking services for small and medium-sized enterprises, called SMEs.

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Social media giants such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and Linked In have all issued a joint statement saying they are doing their best to fight coronavirus misinformation while also keeping people connected. They have also invited other companies to join them in their efforts. They have also made individual statements about how they are fighting fake news.

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