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How Tech Is Helping the Fight Against Coronavirus
Leading technology companies are using their resources, computing power, and data to combat the coronavirus and provide assistance for individuals and businesses.
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Data
Salesforce announced to its customers on Monday that it would offer free services to emergency response teams through its Health Cloud program. Tableau, owned by Salesforce, is also offering a ‘free data resource hub’ to help organizations understand coronavirus data quickly using data from Johns Hopkins University as well as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Computing
Researchers at the Energy Department are using IBM’s supercomputer to identify drug compounds to disable the coronavirus.
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Misinformation
Since early March, Facebook has aggressively deleted reams of misinformation from its networks, mostly generated by normal users and not state-backed groups, while clamping down on people selling medical face masks and other products, often at hiked-up prices, on its platforms.
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Telecomm
Along with other telecom giants, including Comcast and Charter, AT&T is removing barriers like data caps and fees, to provide relief for those caught up in the pandemic. AT&T is also creating a $10 Million Distance Learning and Family Connections Fund to give parents, students and teachers tools they need for at-home learning.
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Gig Economy
Instacart announced plans to bring on an additional 300,000 full-service shoppers – more than doubling its shopper community – across North America over the next 3 months to meet the increasing customer demand for online grocery delivery and pickup in the U.S. and Canada.
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