Fri. 04/10 – HUGE: Apple and Google Join Forces For Coronavirus Contact Tracing

Amazon is creating a system to test its own employees for Coronavirus, Google creates a system to help with unemployment claims, one more attempt to keep track of the Google messaging branding mess, more evidence Zuckerberg really is jealous of Instagram, and, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Apple, Google debut major effort to help people track if they’ve come in contact with coronavirus (Washington Post)
• Amazon developing coronavirus testing lab for workers (Washington Post)
• The pandemic is playing to almost every one of Amazon's strengths (CNN Business)
• Google creates online unemployment application with state of New York (CNBC)
• Google is rebranding Hangouts Chat as just Google Chat (The Verge)
• Everyone can now access their Instagram DMs on the web (The Verge)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Can Airbnb Survive Coronavirus? (Citylab)
• Atlassian’s tools helped build today’s tech. How’s it prepping for the future? (Protocol)
• Zuckerberg’s Jealousy Held Back Instagram and Drove Off Founders (Bloomberg Businessweek)
• Was Leisure Suit Larry Really an Accomplice in Early Banking Cyberattacks? (Vice)
• Has Apple finally bitten off way more than it can chew? (WiredUK)
• Apple, Amazon, and Common Enemies (Stratechery)