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Posted at 14:13

Google's coronavirus site launches amid confusion

Donald Trump holding up printed sheet of Google tweets

Google's coronavirus partnership with the US government falls short of Donald Trump's description

Posted at 17:51 12 Mar

How can AI help in fight against coronavirus?

Jane Wakefield

Technology reporter

How can big data and AI help in the fight against the pandemic?

Posted at 17:18 12 Mar

Great Silicon Valley Revolt

Tech activism on the rise over issues like military contracts and drone warfare

In November 2018 tens of thousands of Google workers spilled out of their offices, protesting against sexual harassment at the company, and what they saw as a lack of transparency.  The sheer number of Google staff who participated that day helped galvanise a broader movement of worker activism in Silicon Valley, ranging from the use of artificial intelligence in drone warfare for military contracts to Amazon's effect on climate change.

The BBC's Ivana Davidovic has investigated the tech industry’s moral questioning, asking some of the world's most valuable workers why they are putting their jobs on the line.

Posted at 6:22 11 Mar

Google tells staff to work from home

Google's office on downtown Manhattan, New York City.

Google's parent company Alphabet has asked its North American staff to work from home to reduce the potential spread of the coronavirus.

Alphabet is the latest company to make such an announcement as US coronavirus cases have risen to more than 1,000.

Last week, Google, along with many of the world's other major tech companies, including Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook, began recommending that staff in Seattle should work from home as the coronavirus spreads in Washington state.

Google tells North American staff to work home due to coronavirus

Google's office in Lower Manhattan, New York City.

Google's parent company Alphabet has asked its North American staff to work from home to reduce the potential spread of the coronavirus.

Alphabet is the latest company to make such an announcement as US coronavirus cases have risen to almost 1,000.

Last week, Google, along with many of the world's other major tech companies, including Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook, began recommending that staff in Seattle should work from home as the coronavirus spreads in Washington state. The state had more than 160 cases as of Monday night.