Mon. 03/30 – HQ Trivia Back From The Dead!

HQ Trivia resurrects itself thanks to an anonymous investor. Facebook tries to squeeze Apple out of the AR screen market. Some crowdsourced data reveals who where layoffs are happening in tech but also which companies are still hiring. And a major hack takes down a big chunk of the dark web.

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Links:

• HQ Trivia Returns Thanks to Anonymous Investor (WSJ)
• Facebook Strikes Deal for AR Displays, Squeezing Out Apple (The Information)
• Government Tracking How People Move Around in Coronavirus Pandemic (WSJ)
• Coronavirus has led to a 775 percent increase in usage of Microsoft Azure cloud services (BetaNews)
• Apple's factories are running, but suppliers wary about iPhone demand (Reuters)
• Candor: 267 companies have frozen hiring, 44 had layoffs, 36 rescinded offers, 111 are hiring (VentureBeat)
• OneWeb files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (Space News)
• Airbnb to Halt All Marketing, Most Hiring as Losses Mount (The Information)
• Lyft Tells Drivers to Work for Amazon After Ridership Plummets (Bloomberg)
• Bird lays off about 30% of workforce amid COVID-19 pandemic (TechCrunch)
• Hack Attack Takes Down Dark Web Host: 7,595 Websites Confirmed Deleted (Forbes)

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