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Tesla has already started making cars again at its California factoryTesla has already started making cars again at its California factory
Shanghai Disneyland reopens with mandatory face masks and social distancingShanghai Disneyland reopens with mandatory face masks and social distancing
Spot the robot is reminding parkgoers in Singapore to keep their distance from one anotherSpot the robot is reminding parkgoers in Singapore to keep their distance from one another
FDA authorizes CRISPR-based test for COVID-19FDA authorizes CRISPR-based test for COVID-19
France is using AI to check whether people are wearing masks on public transportFrance is using AI to check whether people are wearing masks on public transport
We’ve known how to make healthier buildings for decades

COVID-19 may be the push to make them a reality

Nicole Wetsman
The disappointing truth about antibody testing

There’s still a lot we don’t know about COVID-19

Elizabeth Lopatto
An Amazon warehouse worker in New York has died of COVID-19An Amazon warehouse worker in New York has died of COVID-19
Without Apple and Google, the UK’s contact-tracing app is in troubleWithout Apple and Google, the UK’s contact-tracing app is in trouble
Uber plans to require its drivers and passengers in the US to wear face coveringsUber plans to require its drivers and passengers in the US to wear face coverings
McConnell, Pelosi decline Trump administration offer of rapid coronavirus tests for CongressMcConnell, Pelosi decline Trump administration offer of rapid coronavirus tests for Congress
FDA authorizes experimental drug remdesivir for emergency use in COVID-19 patientsFDA authorizes experimental drug remdesivir for emergency use in COVID-19 patients
Senators’ plan for reining in contact tracing apps doesn’t make a lot of senseSenators’ plan for reining in contact tracing apps doesn’t make a lot of sense
Honda is making financial service workers go into the office during the pandemicHonda is making financial service workers go into the office during the pandemic
Coronavirus causes worst smartphone market contraction in historyCoronavirus causes worst smartphone market contraction in history
Valve indefinitely delays Dota 2’s The International 2020Valve indefinitely delays Dota 2’s The International 2020
Andrew Webster and Nick Statt
Rep. Adam Schiff pushes YouTube and Twitter on coronavirus misinformationRep. Adam Schiff pushes YouTube and Twitter on coronavirus misinformation
It’s impossible to count everyone with COVID-19It’s impossible to count everyone with COVID-19
US wireless carriers are delivering phone chargers to hospitals for COVID-19 patientsUS wireless carriers are delivering phone chargers to hospitals for COVID-19 patients
Elon Musk says shelter-in-place orders during COVID-19 are ‘fascist’Elon Musk says shelter-in-place orders during COVID-19 are ‘fascist’
Elon Musk is dangerously wrong about the novel coronavirusElon Musk is dangerously wrong about the novel coronavirus
Hummer EV launch event delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemicHummer EV launch event delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Apple Maps now shows COVID-19 testing sitesApple Maps now shows COVID-19 testing sites
Ford delays launch of robotaxi service to 2022Ford delays launch of robotaxi service to 2022
Ford and Lincoln cancel Rivian-powered electric vehicle due to the pandemicFord and Lincoln cancel Rivian-powered electric vehicle due to the pandemic

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