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YC startup Felix wants to replace antibiotics with programmable viruses
Right now the world is at war. But this is no ordinary war. It’s a fight with an organism so…
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Scanwell aims to launch at-home 15-minute coronavirus test, but it still needs FDA approval
At-home diagnostics startup Scanwell, which produces smartphone-based testing for UTIs, is working on getting at-home testing for the novel coronavirus…
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Home diagnostics startup Everlywell is launching an at-home coronavirus test sample kit
The state of testing for the novel coronavirus currently spreading globally in the U.S. is abysmal, relative to other developed…
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Waymo suspends robotaxi service except for its truly driverless vehicles
Waymo said Tuesday it is pausing operations of Waymo One, a service in the Phoenix area that allows the public…
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CDC issues new guidance against gatherings of 50 or more people for the next 8 weeks
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance (also available in full below) regarding large group…
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Despite Trump’s claims, Google isn’t building the coronavirus screening site — and it’s not ready
In a press conference at the White House, President Trump today announced that 1,700 Google engineers were working on a…
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Airbnb extends no-charge cancellation policy due to coronavirus
Airbnb has announced updates to its policies that provide reservation cancellations without charge for stays booked in specific areas, as…
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Applications for TC Pitch Night: Mobility 2020 are now open
Founders: it’s time to get moving. On May 13, the night before TC Sessions: Mobility 2020, TechCrunch is hosting a…
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Gates, Wellcome and Mastercard launch $125 million fund to finance COVID-19 treatments
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard announced a new initiative yesterday to accelerate technologies designed to identify,…
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Uber self-driving cars are back testing on San Francisco streets
Uber Advanced Technologies Group has resumed testing autonomous vehicles in San Francisco, two years after the company scaled back its…
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