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Tech's 2020: Tech in the Time of the Pandemic
How did the coronavirus impact the tech industry? Look back at not only how remote working tech flourished during the crisis, but how Silicon Valley reacted by supporting contact tracing and steps protecting the general public.
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From a pure entertainment perspective, I am genuinely sorry that the House’s antitrust hearing targeting the big four tech companies — Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — took place Wednesday instead of next week. Because literally a day after a meeting attempting to determine if Big Tech was too …
The companies will handle more of the technology for notifying people who may have been exposed to the coronavirus. Privacy won't be affected, they …
What Peloton is to the exercise bike, JaxJox wants to be to the all-in-one home gym. In essence, it wants to take what was, to our great shame, a …
With millions of people being forced to stay home to help stop the spread of COVID-19, many have found creative ways to virtually stay social through …
Los Angeles CNN — If you asked Alec Mahon one month ago whether he believed in love, he’d probably tell you he had “given up.” When coronavirus first hit in March, the freelance production manager paid about $30 for a three-month premium subscription on the dating app Hinge – and he figured he’d just …
OAKLAND, Calif. – For a preview of the future of office work, watch how the biggest tech companies are preparing for a post-pandemic world. Silicon Valley and Seattle giants – Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Twitter – were the first to send their employees home as the virus spread to the U.S. Now …
Zachary Davis, owner of The Glass Jar restaurant group in Santa Cruz, Calif., said he intentionally avoided working with food-delivery apps before …
Millions of Americans are staying home to minimize the spread of COVID-19. As a result, gig workers have become a crucial lifeline delivering food …
Read More About How Tech Adapted to COVID-19
Check out these Storyboards to read more about how the pandemic shaped the course of the tech industry — for better or for worst.
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Read More About Tech's Year in Review 2020
Check out this Storyboard for more on the news and events that shaped the tech industry's year.
Ten themes that shaped the tech industry's 2020, from Big Tech's antitrust battles, the fight against misinformation, SpaceX's historic year, privacy concerns, SPACs, top gadgets and more.
