From tech services to hundred-million-dollar donations, many of Silicon Valley’s largest tech companies are stepping up to offer some assistance to those in the trenches — and in the research labs — of the coronavirus pandemic. Perhaps most notably, Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Facebook Inc. and Apple Inc. are using their big data capabilities and market penetration to roll out ambitious projects tracking the spread of the virus. Google and Apple are at work on contact tracing technology that would notify cellphone users if they have come into contact with a person who has been diagnosed. Read More...
From tech services to hundred-million-dollar donations, many of Silicon Valley’s largest tech companies are stepping up to offer some assistance to those in the trenches — and in the research labs — of the coronavirus pandemic. Perhaps most notably, Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Facebook Inc. and Apple Inc. are using their big data capabilities and market penetration to roll out ambitious projects tracking the spread of the virus. Google and Apple are at work on contact tracing technology that would notify cellphone users if they have come into contact with a person who has been diagnosed.
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