Navigating Pandemics: Shifts in Ride-Hailing and Innovations in Tech Response

The biggest tech earnings season in a while kicks off and so far, it’s so good for Alphabet. Spotify says its holding up as well. Though Uber might lay off 20% of its workforce, Ford is delaying its self-driving road map, and that has me asking again, why isn’t this the perfect moment for self-driving tech?

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Links:

• Alphabet earnings hit by ‘significant slowdown’ in ad sales, but revenue boosts stock (Marketwatch)
• Google Meet video conferencing is now free for anybody (The Verge)
• Spotify Q1 beats on sales of $2B with monthly active users up 31% to 286M (TechCrunch)
• Uber Discusses Plan to Lay Off About 20% of Employees (The Information)
• Ford postpones autonomous vehicle service until 2022 (TechCrunch)
• How a handful of Apple and Google employees came together to help health officials trace coronavirus (CNBC)

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