Axios
As a result of the pandemic, Microsoft is seeing a significant increase in some of its applications, Axios reports
TechCrunch
Potentially serving as a model for other countries, a group of UK tech groups have formed the COVID19 Tech Response -- a coordinated response to the COVID-19 crisis.
The Verge
As the world works from home, Comcast's Web traffic from voice and video calls has skyrocketed by 212% over the past month, The Verge reports.
Nieman Lab
Despite a boost in readership, many publishers are unsure if they can survive the pandemic, Nieman Lab reports.
The New York Times
The New York Times' Ben Smith thinks it's time to replace struggling local newspaper with a national network of new online newsrooms.
OneZero takes a closer look at video chat service Houseparty, which is now the top app in the iOS Store in the U.K., Canada, and Australia.
The Verge
Epic Games just launched Epic Games Publishing with a trio of development partners, The Verge reports.
Forbes
Last year, Google says it issued 40,000 warnings of potential nation-state hacking attacks. That ... is actually better news than you might think," Forbes reports.
Motherboard
Motherboard suspects that many of the consumers joining Zoom amid the pandemic are not aware that the iOS version of the app is sending analytics data to Facebook, even if they don't have a Facebook account.
The Daily Beast
As the COVID-19 crisis cuts into its ad revenue, BuzzFeed is gradually cutting employee pay, The Daily Beast reports.