Government apps designed to help authorities track and slow the spread of Covid-19 are struggling to accomplish their goals because of restrictions on data collection built into smartphones by Apple and Google.
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Apple plans to soon start returning more employees to its major global offices while other tech companies are continuing work-from-home policies through to at least the end of 2020 due to Covid-19.
Google wants people using its video chat software so badly, the company is now giving it away. Starting on Wednesday, Google Meet, its teleconferencing app, will be available at no cost.
Alphabet shares surged after first-quarter results and upbeat executive comments showed the company’s cloud and YouTube businesses kept growing in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Alphabet said in a regulatory filing that CEO Sundar Pichai was awarded $281-million (R5.4-billion) in compensation last year, making him one of the world’s highest-paid executives.
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Google and Facebook will be forced to pay media companies in Australia for publishing their news under what the government says is a world-first mandatory code of conduct.
Google parent Alphabet is slowing hiring for the remainder of the year, the most drastic action by the Internet search giant since the Covid-19 pandemic began battering its advertising business.
Apple and Google have addressed questions about their upcoming Covid-19 smartphone contact-tracing solution, providing details about a partnership that has raised concerns among privacy experts.
Apple and Google are working together to fight the coronavirus war in a smart and effective way. It may be the first step in turning the tide against the pandemic and moving society back to a more normal life.