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    • Pony.ai tests autonomous delivery service in Irvine, CA for purchases on ecommerce site Yamibuy, as lockdowns have suspended testing of its robotaxi service (Christian Shepherd/Financial Times)

    Christian Shepherd / Financial Times: Pony.ai tests autonomous delivery service in Irvine, CA for purchases on ecommerce site Yamibuy, as lockdowns have suspended testing of its robotaxi service  —  Chinese autonomous vehicle start-up repurposes fleet to transport goods in California  —  Chinese autonomous vehicle start … Pony.ai tests autonomous delivery service in Irvine, CA for

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    Sources: ICANN delays review period for selling .org registry to Ethos Capital until May 4, after California's AG raised concerns it would hurt non-profits (Kieren McCarthy/The Register)

    {$inline_image} Kieren McCarthy / The Register: Sources: ICANN delays review period for selling .org registry to Ethos Capital until May 4, after California’s AG raised concerns it would hurt non-profits  —  DNS overseer accused of ignoring the very people it is supposed to represent  —  ICANN has again delayed a decision on the sale …

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    • Uber withdraws its 2020 financial guidance, will write down $1.9B-$2.2B on value of some equity investments due to pandemic, lockdowns; stock up 8%+ after hours (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

    Jordan Novet / CNBC: Uber withdraws its 2020 financial guidance, will write down $1.9B-$2.2B on value of some equity investments due to pandemic, lockdowns; stock up 8%+ after hours  —  – Uber has holdings in Didi and Grab, among other assets.  — The company lost $8.51 billion last year. Uber withdraws its 2020 financial guidance,

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    • Sources: at virtual all-hands, Tim Cook reiterated Apple's strong financials when asked about job cuts, said he doesn't know when staff will return to offices (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

    Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: at virtual all-hands, Tim Cook reiterated Apple’s strong financials when asked about job cuts, said he doesn’t know when staff will return to offices  —  – Tim Cook: Apple to make ‘really significant’ R&D investments  — Company’s retail staff begin preparing for store re-openings Sources: at virtual all-hands, Tim Cook

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    • Roblox to stream the One World: Together At Home benefit concert inside a virtual theater

    Image: Roblox One World: Together At Home, the unprecedented all-remote benefit concert airing this Saturday to show support for healthcare workers worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic, will air inside the virtual multiplayer game Roblox. That’s in addition to the standard television broadcast channels carrying the event and the slew of streaming services and tech platforms

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    • Analysis of Joe Biden's YouTube, which has just 32,000 subscribers, shows his weakness against Trump's online presence, especially as campaigning goes virtual (Kevin Roose/New York Times)

    Kevin Roose / New York Times: Analysis of Joe Biden’s YouTube, which has just 32,000 subscribers, shows his weakness against Trump’s online presence, especially as campaigning goes virtual  —  The coronavirus has forced the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee into an all-digital campaign, and he’s struggling to break through. Analysis of Joe Biden's YouTube, which has

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