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<p>Twitter is stepping up its efforts to crack down on coronavirus misinformation.&nbsp;</p>

Twitter will require users to remove tweets that could increase the spread of coronavirus

Tweets that violate its rules include those that state, "social distancing is not effective."

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<p>A new coronavirus that originated in China is beginning to impact the operations of big tech companies.</p>

Coronavirus cancelations and delays from the NBA to Disney and Broadway

Movies, music festivals, tech conferences and sports leagues: Here's the growing list of events pushed back or canned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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PS5 and Xbox Series X are cool, but show me the games

Commentary: We're in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Can you just show us the games please?

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Facebook built a new center to direct people to accurate coronavirus information

The coronavirus information center will appear at the top of your News Feed.

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<p>Samsung's stores, like this one in Palo Alto, California, are now closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.</p>

Samsung joins Apple, Microsoft in closing US stores to combat coronavirus

The South Korean giant only operates a handful of physical stores in the US.

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<p>Some people have protested 5G over worries about its health impacts. But it didn't cause the coronavirus.&nbsp;</p>

No, 5G didn't cause the coronavirus pandemic

Influencers and Russia have linked the virus sweeping the globe to the new, super-fast wireless technology. They're wrong.

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How Android 11 will better protect your phone from robocall spam

The Android 11 developer preview also includes better support for different foldable phone hinges.

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Facebook gives $100M in grants, ads to small businesses hit by coronavirus

"We want to do our part," COO Sheryl Sandberg wrote in a post announcing the initiative.

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<p>Facebook has been working to try and solve the problem of time inaccuracy.</p>

Facebook can now measure time by the microsecond

Its time-keeping service, which relies on combination of satellite data and its own servers, is designed to keep internet-connected devices in sync.

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Social media scrambles to fight misinformation, Amazon prioritizing certain items

Today's major tech headlines include social media's response to fighting misinformation, Amazon prioritizing medical supplies and household staples and Google and Facebook's using of location data to help track the spread of Covid-19.

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Google postpones its cloud conference, even after making it digital-only

The in-person portions of Cloud Next had already been canceled.

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Google, Facebook could help US track spread of coronavirus with phone location data

The companies have reportedly been in talks with the US government over using anonymous and aggregated data.

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