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Controlling the pandemicShould covid be left to spread among the young and healthy?

Editor’s note: Some of our covid-19 coverage is free for readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. For more stories and our pandemic tracker, see our hub AS NEW WAVES of covid-19 sweep the world, lockdowns are back in fashion. This time, though, they are a harder sell.

疫市經濟低迷下，初創找投資人Fundraising有什麼竅門？林老師教你考慮三大因素！

新冠疫情至今已經持續了9個月，經濟亦已經嚴重下滑，很多企業都無法支持已陸續倒閉，Startup界亦面臨相同困境，不少Startup都已經無法營運，不能支撐下去而被迫離場！而能夠幸存的Startup，相信仍然有能力營運，那麼問題來

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浸大新冠警示系統助防疫通報接觸者資料加密保私隱

郭毅可（右）希望BU-Trace日後能推展至社區，讓市民安心外出用膳；旁為徐建良。（浸大圖片）

The shift to virtual school is causing laptop shortages nationwide

American students are facing a shortage of laptops, particularly low-cost Chromebooks popular in K-8 schools, at the same time that many districts are choosing full-remote or hybrid reopening models. Why it matters: No device = no education.

抗疫基金金融科技人才計劃已收近400申請資助FinTech企業增聘人手「疫」市拓展

「防疫抗疫基金」下推出的「抗疫基金金融科技人才計劃（FAST）」，上月初開始接受申請，為1,000家金融科技企業提供一年期的薪金資助，開設新的全職職位。負責執行計劃的數碼港表示，計劃推出至今一個多月，已經收到近400

科企研八達通追蹤播毒鏈潛在患者拍卡即示警私隱勝健康碼

新冠肺炎第三波疫情來勢洶洶，有從事智能卡及電子支付系統的本地科企，想到透過八達通追蹤確診者足跡，找出曾經跟確診者身處同一時地的人士，防止潛在感染者涉足其他公共場所，冀協助截斷病毒傳播鏈。

Marketing is more essential during a downturn than you might think

It’s officially recession season. The Covid-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects in almost every industry, whether directly or indirectly.

Asia’s travel startups battle for survival as investors pull back

HONG KONG — Things were going well for KKDay. The revenues of the Taiwan-based online travel site mushroomed for three years in a row. The startup drew in tens of millions of dollars from renowned investors, including Alibaba Group Holding and Line, and it broke into a string of new markets.

5 Lessons That Will Stay With Me After the Quarantine

But I’ll be honest with you – that’s the last thing I want. As life slowly starts returning to “normal,” I invite you to reflect on the things you’ve learned in the past few months and commit to change one thing going forward.

港大AI篩查肺疫快速揪出早期患者

新冠肺炎病毒進入人體早期，首先攻擊肺部，其後產生病變；不少放射性影像學研究發現，對於早期無症狀的病人，CT電腦掃描技術有不錯的篩查效果。

Klook pivots to home-based local experiences as it adapts to a new normal

Hong Kong-based travel booking platform Klook has launched Klook Home, a new service that lets users book home-based experiences, as it kickstarts business recovery and tackles the “new normal” of travel.

Klook pivots to home-based local experiences as it adapts to a new normal

Has The Pandemic Launched Us Into The Age Of The Metaverse

Several recent events seem to foreshadow the metaverse as the place where we’ll be spending a lot of time in the not-too-distant future.

How have you pivoted in this pandemic?

By now, I hope you have accepted Covid-19 and the stress that it brings along as the new normal. It’s counterproductive to think otherwise and dwell on old times, user behavior, and habits. The world has changed (and so should we), and it will keep changing even after this pandemic ends.

Apple, Google release their coronavirus exposure notification tech

Apple and Google said on Wednesday that they have finished the initial version of their exposure notification technology and are making it available to health authorities to build their apps. Android and iOS are both getting updates today to enable the technology.

Many tech workers won’t be going back to the office

Tech companies are gaming out how to bring employees back to the office, but many are expecting a new normal in which a significant portion of their workers stay home for good. Why it matters: Some tech firms may find they are just as productive with a remote workforce.

The Remote Work Shift and Debate

The conversation around remote working continues to get more interesting. The topic of remote work is now coming from all aspects of the tech industry, and the news from Twitter that all their employees have the option to work remotely forever has many believing this will be the new trend.

The coronavirus downturn might yield a new startup wave

The American economy is in a dark period right now, but some in Silicon Valley are optimistic it could spawn a generation of startups whose founders are finally getting the nudge they needed to make the leap.

港初創研試劑盒助揪出隱形患者

原文刊於信報財經新聞「StartupBeat創科鬥室」招彥燾表示，相達生物科技大約花了三周研發RNA提取試劑盒。（黃俊耀攝）新型冠狀病毒肺炎肆虐全球，各地科學家均全力研發新技術遏止疫情擴散。主打液態活檢（Liquid Biopsy）

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「星之子」陳易希設立的初創公司Bull.

FindDoc夥GOGOVAN 問診取樣檢測肺疫

原文刊於信報財經新聞「StartupBeat創科鬥室」數碼港社群初創FindDoc聯同GOGOVAN，為私家診所和市民推出視像問診及檢測容器上門速遞服務。私家醫生透過FindDoc視像問診服務，對用戶進行初步新冠肺炎篩查，轉介高風險人士做檢

Prenetics為10萬人上門檢測新冠

原文刊於信報財經新聞「StartupBeat創科鬥室」楊聖武(左四)指出，檢測結果不會與其他合作夥伴共享；左一為彭子楓。(Prenetics圖片) 新冠肺炎疫情持續，無病徵的隱形患者令人防不勝防。本港基因測試初創Prenetics昨宣布，與保

互联网女皇报告：科技赋能减轻疫情对经济影响

新冠疫情重塑了经济活动、消费者行为以及科学技术的重要性。拥有强大的互联网线上线下融合能力的企业在疫情中的表现最好。互联网女皇玛丽·米克（Mary Meeker）4月17日发布了其著名的年度互联网趋势报告，在详细分析了新

Coronavirus Clarity

Apple and Google, who last Friday jointly | announced new capabilities for contact tracing coronavirus carriers at scale, released a new statement yesterday clarifying that no government would tell them what to do. Or, to put it in the gentler terms conveighed by CNBC:

Our New Historical Divide: B.C. and A.C. — the World Before Corona and the World After

Here are some trends to watch. Before the coronavirus crisis hit, I was toying with writing a book about 21st-century political parties, but in light of this global epidemic it’s obvious that whatever nonfiction book you’re working on now, put it down. There is the world B.C.

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