Zoom to Use Oracle's Cloud Platform to Handle Increased Video Call Volume (Tech)

Zoom's deal sees Oracle trump the likes of Microsoft and Amazon, both of which are deemed as larger cloud computing platforms.

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Industry Dialogue: It is Not True That Employees Working From Home Are Lazying Around (Tech)

If you’re still unsure whether remote work can work for your business, you may not have had a choice, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now is the time to assure employees that you not only care about but also trust them—that you have their best interests at heart.

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Connectivity as a Human Right: Facebook-Jio Deal and Mark Zuckerberg's 2013 Goal (Tech)

Five years ago. Five years is a long time in the internet age. The world has evolved much (and lately managed to lock itself up) in the last half-a-decade.

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Coursera Announces Free Online Learning Services to Skill Up the Unemployed in US (Tech)

Coursera is allowing federal, state, and local government agencies serving the unemployed free access to the courses, which normally cost $399 per year.

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2K Games Announces New WWE Game, But It's Not WWE 2K21 (Tech)

WWE 2K Battlegrounds to fill the void as WWE 2K21 has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Google, Facebook Likely to Face Revenue Slump As COVID-19 Weakens Demand For Digital Ads (Tech)

With consumers mostly at home and unemployment soaring, advertisers are slashing promotional spending in some cases, all the way to zero.

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PayPal Releases Global Impact Report, Processed $16 Billion in Contributions in 2019 (Tech)

PayPal said it has also taken steps to help more than 24 million merchants impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Qualcomm Announces Quick Charge 3+ For Faster Charging on Affordable Smartphones (Tech)

Quick Charge 3+ will be available first on Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 and Snapdragon 765G, followed by other new Snapdragon platforms across tiers.

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PUBG Mobile 0.18.0 Update Launching on May 7: Here’s Everything We Know (Tech)

The next update is expected to bring new features including a revamped version of the Miramar map.

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Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Review: This ThinkPad Superleggera Laptop Retains Robustness & Performance (Tech)

The thing with the Lenovo ThinkBook 14 is that it is delivering on exactly what it promised, from the outset. The same robust business laptop usage experience that the more expensive ThinkPad series offers, but on a tighter budget.

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Vivo Overthrows Samsung to Become Second Largest Smartphone Vendor in India (Tech)

While this might be good news for Chinese smartphone makers, it is notable that all manufacturers are expected to witness a sharp decline in sales in the coming quarter due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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