The story that really mattered in tech yesterday was, obviously, the coronavirus. Another big conference got canceled, Google I/O in May That means the big, uncanceled tech events include Apple’s WWDC and its rumored spring event, Microsoft’s Build, and of course SXSW. SXSW begins next week and regardless of the fact that yet more business pulled out of it (including longtime SXSW stalwart Mashable), the conference itself hasn’t happen to canceling. We’ll see.
What the results on big tech will eventually be is still uncertain.
Don’t shed a tear for media who can’t go to these occasions, but do feel bad for designers who will not get one-on-one time with engineers. Mainly, however, please simply have compassion for the human cost and do your part to help ensure the spread is restricted.
Nicole Wetsman continues to keep our primary post on what you require to learn about the coronavirus continuously upgraded, please offer it a read.
The other big story that mattered the other day, naturally, was the Super Tuesday main election. We started our election coverage in an official way with a series of explainers on the tech policy that’s going to matter this year. They’ll be updated regularly and the entire project is something I’m proud to be associated with– however all the credit for the work goes to our policy group.
Last note: for those who have actually been asking if I am going to evaluate the routine Samsung Galaxy S20 and S20 Plus, the response is that I finally got them yesterday. I’ve got a respectable concept what to focus on, however if you have particular concerns, please don’t be reluctant to ask!
Okay actual last note: I will say that I have not come around to a clear line of thinking about the most current Apple rumors about the MacBook beyond the obvious: rush the hell up and get those bad keyboards replaced with something brand-new as soon as possible.
Coronavirus and huge tech
┏ Google cancels I/O 2020, its greatest event of the year
┏ Amazon verifies Seattle employee is in quarantine with coronavirus
┏ Twitter is strongly encouraging all workers to work from house to prevent spreading coronavirus
┏ Ford bans service travel after 2 employees test positive for COVID-19
┏ Google and Microsoft are giving away enterprise conferencing tools due to coronavirus
┏ Pinterest now revealing customized search results page for coronavirus to fight misinformation
More on the coronavirus
┏ How emergency declarations are helping federal governments react to COVID-19
┏ The earliest known deaths from COVID-19 in the US went undiscovered for a week
┏ Panic purchasing of masks puts healthcare employees’ ‘lives at danger,’ WHO states
┏ WeChat has been censoring keywords about coronavirus, study discovers
The Verge covers the 2020 election
┏ Why we’re covering the 2020 election Nilay Patel:
If you need aid sorting through data privacy costs or keeping the Justice Department rumors straight, we’ll have a single location where you can see whatever laid out as plainly as possible. We’ll be refreshing these guides through the election– so whatever occurs between now and November, they’ll stay up to date.
┏ Our landing page for all the guides are here: The Brink guide to the 2020 election, and here are the guides we’ve released the other day:
- What the 2020 election suggests for file encryption, by Zoe Schiffer
- How Congress is taking on huge tech business, by Makena Kelly
- The regulatory battles dealing with every significant tech company, by Russell Brandom
- Area 230: everything you need to learn about the law protecting web speech, by Casey Newton
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