eicker.TV gibt es als Vlog auf YouTube, TikTok, Instagram und zusätzlich als Podcast auf SoundCloud: Der Podcast kann bei Apple, Google, Spotify und über viele weitere Podcastclients abonniert werden.
Corona-App: Streit bei PEPP-PT
„Die EU will auch noch mal kurz mitreden bei den Corona-Apps – Die EU hat ein Konzept für europaweit funktionierende Corona-Apps vorgestellt. So will sie das Virus eindämmen. Eine Idee, die zu kurz gedacht ist. Und zu spät kommt.“
Zeit
„Corona-Tracing-App: Absetzbewegungen beim multinationalen Projekt PEPP-PT – Beim Projekt PEPP-PT für eine Coronavirus-Tracing-App gibt es offenen Streit. Ein Experte kritisiert mangelnde Offenheit und wechselt zur Konkurrenz. … Der Hauptgrund für die derzeit wachsende Kritik an dem PEPP-PT-Projekt und die Absetzbewegungen sind laut verschiedenen Medienberichten und Twitter-Threads eine vermutete Ausrichtung von PEPP-PT hin zu einer zentralen Lösung sowie eine bemängelte intransparente Kommunikation und Projektunterlagen.“
Heise
„Kommentar: Corona-App? Wenn’s richtig gemacht ist, helf ich gern – Sollen Menschen per App Kontakte aufzeichnen, um mögliche Infektionen zu finden? Ja, findet Martin Holland – notfalls auch mit Kompromissen beim Datenschutz.“
Heise
„‚Needle in a haystack‘: Reborn tech offices may need distance and mass testing – Companies are considering a variety of testing and tracing systems, but creating these plans will be a balancing act that requires answering thorny questions about effectiveness, privacy, price and access.“
Protocol
Rt.live: COVID-19 Spread Tracker
„Instagram founders launch COVID-19 spread tracker Rt.live – Rt.live is an up-to-date tracker of how fast COVID-19 is spreading in each state.“
TechCrunch
Raspberry Pi mit Umsatzrekorden
„Raspberry Pi sales are rocketing in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak: Here’s why – From ending battles over the only PC in the house to supporting 3D printing and ventilator projects, the tiny single-board computer is suddenly in great demand. … While some sales can be attributed to tinkering Pi-hobbyists with a lot more time to fill all of sudden, Eben Upton, the Raspberry Pi’s co-creator, told TechRepublic demand is also coming from households that have found themselves in daily battles over use of the family computer.“
TechRepublic
Trade Republic Series B Funding
„Trade Republic, a German Robinhood, raises $67M led by Accel and Founders Fund – In the U.S., Robinhood has led the charge in upending the stock investing model through its mobile-first, minimal-step, commission-free trading platform. Now a startup out of Germany built on a similar premise is announcing a big round of funding from some top investors to continue its growth. – Trade Republic – which lets people buy and sell shares, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and derivatives by way of a mobile app, paying just €1 ($1.09) in fees (no commission) – is today announcing the it has closed €62 million ($67 million at today’s rates) in funding to expand its business into more markets in Europe and to move into adjacent business lines in the near future.“
TechCrunch
Amazon mit ‚Ultra Fast Fresh‘ in UK
„Amazon prepares ‚Ultra Fast Fresh‘ grocery delivery in the UK – Amazon is preparing to launch an ‘Ultra Fast Fresh’ service in the UK, a merging of Amazon Fresh and Prime Now, according to suppliers briefed by the e-commerce giant. – Analysts understand the project could involve making Amazon Fresh a free benefit of Prime in the UK – it currently requires a monthly add-on fee or per-order charge – which promises to massively increase the company’s penetration into the grocery market and its potential to best Ocado.“
The Grocer
Google Card vs Apple Card
„Leaked pics reveal Google smart debit card to rival Apple’s – A source provided TechCrunch with the images seen here, as well as proof that they came from Google. Another source confirmed that Google has recently worked on a payments card that its team hopes will become the foundation of its Google Pay app – and help it rival Apple Pay and the Apple Card.“
TechCrunch