Internet Governance
YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation
The video platform said it would now ban any content with claims about COVID-19 vaccines that contradict consensus from local health authorities or the World Health Organization.
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Tech for Good
Google is using data from its phones to detect impending earthquakes
Accelerometers, used to gauge if the phone is in portrait or landscape mode, are being repurposed to warn citizens of impending earthquakes.
COVID-19
This wearable tech is being used by care homes to stem outbreaks of COVID-19
Smart wristbands, using tech from CarePredict, can monitor contact between patients in US care homes during the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19
OMS alista una app para revisar síntomas y posiblemente para seguimiento de contactos
La aplicación preguntará a la gente sobre sus síntomas y ofrecerá orientación sobre si puede tener COVID-19.
COVID-19
Apple and Google are working together on technology for coronavirus contact tracing
Tech giants Apple and Google will collaborate to create contact tracing technology that slow the spread of COVID-19 by allowing users to log other phones they have been near.
Global Health
Social media giants warn of AI content moderation errors, as employees sent home
With the coronavirus pandemic forcing businesses to shut doors or have employees work from home, social media giants are following suit. So what does this mean for content moderation?
COVID-19
More of us are working from home because of coronavirus. This is the impact on cloud firms
The spread of coronavirus has many businesses rushing to cloud computing, particularly work-from-home software.