UK National Health Service releasing coronavirus contact tracing app … without using Apple API
Unfortunately, the app will not use of the Apple/Google privacy-conscious exposure notification framework, and instead the NHS are rolling their own solution, as reported in a statement to BBC News today. The NHS app will send exposure events to a centralized server, which means it will necessitate that users share more information than if they had adopted the official Exposure Notification API, which Apple and Google are evangelizing.
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D-Wave provides COVID-19 researchers with free access
The Canadian quantum computing startup D-Wave has announced that they will provide free cloud access to their quantum processors for any researchers that are working to develop solutions to the COVID-19 crisis. This includes not just pharmaceutical research but also research that seeks to solve logistical problems, diagnostics or contagion modeling.
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Asian streaming startup Hooq admits failure, will be liquidated
Hooq, a streaming service focused on Asian markets operating in India, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, and the Phillippines, backed by Singapore telecom group Singtel, Sony Picture and Warner Bros Entertainment, has filed for liquidation after admitting that it cannot sustain growth for its investors amid the current climate, with content providers choosing to reach customers directly instead of through a third-party provider.
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Health tech startup Kry launches free video consultation service
A Swedish health tech startup called Kry has launched a free service that will let doctors perform video consultations amid the coronavirus crisis. The web-based platform, called Care Connect by Kry, will not require doctors to have a Kry account to avail the free service, and consultations will be protected with encryption. The service is launching soon in Europe with support for 10 languages.
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Mozilla and Scroll team up to take on online advertising
The Mozilla Foundation, creators of the popular Mozilla web browser, and Scroll, a startup offering a subscription service that allows users to read articles on news sites without seeing advertisements, have teamed up to offer users Firefox Better Web with Scroll, which combines Firefox's Enhanced Tracking Protection with Scroll's ad-free browsing experience.
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