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Blind speed video-dating app for NYC

Some New York millennials have turned to video speed dating as a way to maintain their social lives amid the stay-at-home order put in place due to the coronavirus. The dates are coordinated through a project called "NYC Virtual Dating: Catch Feelings, Not COVID," started...

Apple drops after report says iPhone launch could be delayed

A man uses his mobile phone as he walks past advertising for the new iPhones outside the Apple store in Hong Kong on October 10, 2019.Philip Fong | AFP | Getty ImagesApple shares dropped late during the trading day on Wednesday after the Nikkei Asian...

We want to help small businesses pay employees

Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook Inc.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSheryl Sandberg, Facebook's operating chief, said on Tuesday that the company will do what it can to help its employees and small businesses as the coronavirus spreads and wreaks havoc...

Alphabet Waymo suspends driving operations in Phoenix, Detroit

Alphabet's self-driving car business, Waymo, is suspending all driving operations in Phoenix and Detroit amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.All driving operations have been paused starting Wednesday night until April 7th. They will resume on April 8th at 5:30 am, which is when drivers normally...

Amazon to hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers

An Amazon warehouseGetty ImagesAmazon is hiring an additional 100,000 employees in the U.S. to meet the surge in demand from online shopping amid the coronavirus outbreak, the company said Monday.  The company is looking to add extra full-time and part-time positions for warehouse and delivery...

Alphabet’s Verily launches a limited coronavirus screening website

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during the Google I/O keynote session at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California on May 7, 2019.Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty ImagesAlphabet's Verily on Sunday night launched a pilot of a COVID-19 screening and testing website in the San Francisco...