Thu 02/27 - The Year Of No Conferences

What else? More Coronavirus stuff. F8 8'nt gonna happen. Roblox is the most interesting raise in a long time. DoorDash files for an IPO but don’t expect it soon. Nokia is exploring its options. Oh, and the first reviews for the Galaxy S20 Ultra suggest the cameras are having issues.

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Links:

• Facebook cancels F8 developers conference over coronavirus (CNET)
• Microsoft warns it will miss guidance for segment that includes Windows because of coronavirus (CNBC)
• Roblox raises $150M Series G, led by Andreessen Horowitz, now valued at $4B (TechCrunch)
• DoorDash preps for IPO, confidentially files documents with SEC (CNBC)
• Nokia to Weigh Strategic Options as Profit Pressure Mounts (Bloomberg)
• It took Google three years to add Firefox, Edge and Opera support to Google Earth (Ghacks.net)
• Timex is releasing a GPS smartwatch with 25 days of battery life (The Verge)
• SAMSUNG GALAXY S20 ULTRA REVIEW: SHUTTER BUG (The Verge)

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