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The app is a simple web app that can run on any device that has a mic. The idea is really simple. You cough at it (in a safe way) and an AI will determine the type of cough you have and your chances of having been infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Read MoreBuilder.ai is a platform allowing the fast-building of software and apps. With Studio Store, the company aims to first serve e-commerce and delivery, such as flower shops, grocery stores and clothiers with dedicated apps. The first three months of this service will be provided for free.
Read MoreApple and Google announced a voluntary contact-tracing network, available in iOS and Android, allowing users to share data through Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) transmissions and approved apps from health organisations.
Read MoreUsing any cameras that Smartvid.io can connect to Vinnie, the company’s AI interface, it will be able to work as a virtual safety inspector and determine the distance between any two workers on construction jobsites.
Read MoreAn IT professional in Ahmedabad has developed an app using a Google Maps feature to provide the exact location of patients so that people can stay away from such areas.
Read MoreThe tool will be used by a Region of Waterloo-owned long-term care facility called Sunny Side Home that requested it to help screen residents for common COVID symptoms.
Read MoreThe Snap Safe Lens developed by we are social uses proximity augmented reality technology to show exactly how far away people need to stand from other members of the public when out and about during lockdown.
Read MoreThe free mobile app allows people within 10km of each other to request help or let others know they are offering their services for free. App users are asked to set an ‘I am ...’ status that lets people in their neighbourhood see what they need, or what they’re offering to help with.
Read MoreOriginally an app to reward users for time spent at the gym, LifePoints has released a new version to give points to users who are staying home. Points can be used to purchase things like discounts from LifePoints partners.
Read MoreIn partnership with Futur/io, Wirecard is launching the 'Innovation for Now' platform where merchants can find assistance packages from IT companies like SAP and Wirecard.The aim of the initiative is to bundle the offerings of all major tech companies in Germany and make them more easily accessible to merchants affected by COVID
Read MoreMasuno is a free and collaborative platform that curates the most extensive knowledge about COVID for Colombia and the Latin American region. It fights fake news by centralising all relevant information in one place, i.e. only actionable information that can help people make better choices and change behaviour.
Read MoreThe new Facebook app allows couples to create a digital scrapbook to help them cope better with social distancing and lockdowns.
Read MoreCreated by three friends, ‘Your Local Delivered’ is a free-to-use online community to connect local businesses (pubs, groceries, butchers, etc.) with people in lockdown at home in the UK.
Read MoreGloo provides trusted resources and digital tools for churches, and the organisations that serve them, as they prepare for and respond to the impact COVID is having on their communities.
Read MoreTraceTogether makes it faster to complete contact tracing on a national level to reduce the spread of COVID. The simple, bluetooth-based contact tracing app helps government officials in Singapore understand who might have been in contact with COVID patients.
Read MoreThe website enables Londoners to discover and connect with local businesses in their city remotely, to find grocers, butchers, beer & wine merchants, restaurants, and cafes that will deliver to your front door. And also to stay and entertained with virtual exercise & yoga classes, child tutoring, cooking lessons, and more.
Read MoreThe Argentinian platform coordinates teams of volunteers who, during a 2-day virtual workshop, without the need for prior knowledge, generate innovative solutions to increase the capacity of organisations that are directly confronted to meeting the challenge of COVID-19.
Read MoreTech To The Rescue is a voluntary movement connecting IT companies with non-governmental organisations around the world, to help NGOs with all types of tech-related issues, such as e-commerce, research, fundraising, software development, etc.
Read MoreSnapchat has launched a new set of filters designed to encourage its users to donate money to help fight COVID. The AR filters allows users to scan 23 international currency notes across 33 countries. The app will then give people the option of donating directly to the UN COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund which supports the World Health Organization.
Read MoreThe app detects devices around you that also have the ‘Keep Your Distance’ app. Algorithms can then estimate the distance between your device and other people's devices and will send distance notifications if you are too close to another person's device, without any internet connection needed.
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