Fri. 04/03 - It’s An 80’s Style Free HBO Bonanza!

Tech companies are, in fact, stepping up to track Covid-19. We have a name for the new low-end iPhone. Tesla soars but the Space X Starship doesn’t. Watch some free HBO this weekend, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Google uses location data to show which places are complying with stay-at-home orders — and which aren’t (The Verge)
• In coronavirus fight, oft-criticized Facebook data aids U.S. cities, states (Reuters)
• PRIVACY EXPERTS SAY RESPONSIBLE CORONAVIRUS SURVEILLANCE IS POSSIBLE (The Intercept)
• Exclusive: iPhone 9 launch imminent, 2020 ‘iPhone SE’ in red, white, and black with up to 256GB (9to5Mac)
• Tesla soars on delivery numbers -- company delivered 88,400 vehicles in Q1 (CNBC)
• A third prototype of SpaceX’s Starship rocket bursts on the test stand (The Verge)
• Airbnb lowers internal valuation by 16% to $26bn (FT)
• HBO Will Stream 500 Hours of Free Programming, Including Full Seasons of ‘Veep,’ ‘The Sopranos,’ ‘Silicon Valley’ (Variety)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Google Data Centers’ Secret Cost: Billions of Gallons of Water (Bloomberg Green)
• Microsoft Edge is becoming the browser you didn’t know you needed (Ars Technica)
• The Xbox Series X master plan (Polygon)
• From courts to consoles: With live sports canceled, pro athletes join the streaming surge (The Washington Post)
• Telemedicine, Once a Hard Sell, Can’t Keep Up With Demand (WSJ)
• The Medical News Site That Saw the Coronavirus Coming Months Ago (NYTimes)

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