10 things in tech you need to know today

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Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday.

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  1. Apple has acquired the weather app Dark Sky, and will shut down the Android version. Dark Sky's creators initially pitched the app on Kickstarter and raised just shy of $40,000 to build it.
  2. Palantir is reportedly providing software to help the CDC track the coronavirus pandemic. Palantir's software uses data from hospitals and public health agencies — such as test results, bed capacity, and ventilator supply — to give the CDC insight into where additional resources are needed.
  3. New York City has opened a human rights probe into Amazon's firing of a warehouse worker. Amazon fired employee Chris Smalls after he had helped organize a walkout to protest the company's coronavirus response.
  4. Xerox has dropped its $30 billion hostile takeover bid for for HP. Xerox said the decision was disappointing but that it had to prioritize the health and safety of employees and customers.
  5. SoftBank-backed hotel chain Oyo has furloughed the majority of its UK staff, according to Yahoo Finance. In an email to staff, Oyo said it was experiencing a sharp downturn in business thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  6. The chief executive of buzzy British startup bank Monzo, Tom Blomfield, will forgo his salary for 12 months as a precautionary step to weather the coronavirus downturn. A number of Monzo's employees will also take voluntary furlough.
  7. WeWork is offering tenants up to 50% off their rent in order to get them to sign longer leases. Bloomberg reports that the offer is targeted at users of the co-working company in the US who often sign shorter deals. 
  8. Apple has agreed to pay hourly workers having previously suggested that contract workers would have their roles suspended without pay. The tech giant has hundreds of workers at its California campus including janitors and bus drivers. 
  9. Video-call app Houseparty says rumors it's been hacked are a paid smear campaign and that it will offer a $1 million reward for proof. In the last 48 hours, Houseparty users complained on social media that their other online accounts such as Netflix and Spotify were hacked thanks to the app.
  10. Doctor-staffing startups boom in usage as healthcare systems scramble to respond to the pandemic. Locum's Nest, a UK app that helps connect physicians with work, has seen a 37% month-to-month spike because of COVID-19.

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Build your coronavirus investing playbook with these actionable strategies from experts, plus stock picks from Wall Street analysts

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Dear Readers,

We're now weeks into an unprecedented period of coronavirus-induced market mayhem. Long-standing records have fallen, multi-decade highs and lows have been logged daily across assets, and uncertainty has rarely been higher.

All of those elements have combined to create a very challenging market environment — one the Investing team at Business Insider has been doggedly trying to figure out how to navigate.

We've separated our last week's worth of investigation into two easy categories: (1) expert recommendations and (2) stock picks. Both sections are worth browsing for keen, actionable insights from some of the industry's biggest names.

Expert recommendations

Bill Miller's fund crushed the market for a record 15 straight years. He told us his strategy for the coronavirus meltdown, calling it 'one of the 5 great buying opportunities of my lifetime.'

Bill Miller says investors will be all right if they buy safe high-quality stocks. But if they want to get the best returns, they'll need look for the companies that have fallen the most and bet on recovery.

READ MORE HERE >>

Legendary investor Laszlo Birinyi nailed the 11-year bull market at every turn. He shares his 7-part strategy for thriving during a prolonged crisis — and says a quick recovery from the coronavirus is 'wishful thinking.'

Laszlo Birinyi is taking a cautious approach to the stock market, even as it attempts to recover from the coronavirus-driven slump. He recently explained why he does not expect a so-called V-shaped recovery and shared seven nuggets of advice for managing portfolios at this time.

READ MORE HERE >>

'The worst bear market of our lifetime': A Wall Street investment chief who predicted the recession says stocks may fall 64% before the dust settles — and lays out 3 trades set to profit from the coronavirus crash

When we last spoke to Shalin Madan in October, he predicted a "black swan" event would upend the market landscape as we knew it. Turns out he was spot-on. Here's his latest call — and a highly bearish one at that.

READ MORE HERE >>

The 'trade of the century': 2 hedge-fund managers break down a simple investing strategy built to profit from wreckage caused by the coronavirus

Kevin Smith, the founder and CEO of Crescat Capital, and Tavi Costa, a partner and portfolio manager at the firm, think the coronavirus has put one of their biggest trade ideas into hyperdrive.

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The world's biggest wealth manager expects the worst of the coronavirus to be over in the US by May — and lists 5 ways investors should prepare for the recovery now

UBS — which oversees $1.4 trillion in assets — thinks fiscal and monetary stimulus will avert a prolonged downturn, and that coronavirus-related restrictions in the US and Europe will start to be lifted by mid-May. They outline how you can get ahead of that shift.

READ MORE HERE >>

Single-stock picks

200-plus money managers pay thousands to see which stocks are on Jim Osman's buy list. Here are 3 he says are set to soar 'at least 50%' from their coronavirus-stricken levels.

Jim Osman, the founder of the Edge Group, sees juicy opportunities arising from the coronavirus-induced market plunge. In an exclusive interview with Business Insider, Osman shared three stock picks that have "at least 50% upside from where they are."

READ MORE HERE >>

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David Geffen is being blasted for an Instagram post about self-isolating on his $590 million superyacht in the Caribbean. Here's how Hollywood's richest man spends his $7.7 billion fortune.

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David Geffen is being blasted for an Instagram post about self-isolating on his $590 million superyacht in the Caribbean. Here's how Hollywood's richest man spends his $7.7 billion fortune.
 
 
David Geffen is being blasted for an Instagram post about self-isolating on his $590 million superyacht in the Caribbean. Here's how Hollywood's richest man spends his $7.7 billion fortune.
 
David Geffen has a $2 billion art collection, a $590 million superyacht, and a massive real-estate collection in NYC, California, and the Hamptons.
 
 
 
 
 
Nearly a third of Americans are now under orders to stay home — here's a running list of coronavirus lockdowns in US states and cities
 
 
Nearly a third of Americans are now under orders to stay home — here's a running list of coronavirus lockdowns in US states and cities
 
Many US cities and states have told residents to stay home, closing schools, restaurants, and more to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
 
 
 
 
 
Bob Iger will forgo his entire salary this year as Disney risks losing billions in revenue. Here's how the media titan makes and spends his $690 million fortune.
 
 
Bob Iger will forgo his entire salary this year as Disney risks losing billions in revenue. Here's how the media titan makes and spends his $690 million fortune.
 
Bob Iger became the CEO of Disney in 2005. Since then, he's built up a fortune greater than that of Disney's actual heir.
 
 
 
 
 
 
HQ Trivia, the live trivia show app where thousands of people compete for real cash prizes, just came back from the dead
 
 
HQ Trivia, the live trivia show app where thousands of people compete for real cash prizes, just came back from the dead
 
It's hard to imagine a better time for the return of HQ Trivia, an app that pits thousands of people against one another in trivia to win cash prizes.
 
 
 
 
 
GameStop reportedly told employees to wrap their hands in plastic bags while they continued working during the coronavirus outbreak
 
 
GameStop reportedly told employees to wrap their hands in plastic bags while they continued working during the coronavirus outbreak
 
GameStop store employees are being told to wrap plastic bags around their hands as they continue to work during the coronavirus outbreak.
 
 
 
 
 
These are the 10 best Super Mario games — and there's never been a better time to play them
 
 
These are the 10 best Super Mario games — and there's never been a better time to play them
 
Bored at home? There's never been a better time to dig into the 10 best Super Mario games ever made.
 
 
 
 
 
Your favorite Super Mario games are getting remastered for the Nintendo Switch, according to new reports
 
 
Your favorite Super Mario games are getting remastered for the Nintendo Switch, according to new reports
 
In honor of Super Mario's birthday, "Super Mario 64" and "Super Mario Galaxy" are reportedly getting HD remasters for the Nintendo Switch.
 
 
 
 
 
The Navy refused to let Tom Cruise fly an F/A-18 Super Hornet in 'Top Gun: Maverick'
 
 
The Navy refused to let Tom Cruise fly an F/A-18 Super Hornet in 'Top Gun: Maverick'
 
Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer put a premium on authenticity for the "Top Gun" sequel, but there were some things the Navy wasn't keen on.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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