Welcome to the tech meme Right Home for Friday, March 20th, 2020.

I'm Brian McCullough.

Today, yelp is showing how the restaurant industry is in deep trouble.

Instagram makes ready to clone the last Snapchat feature it hadn't copped yet.

The very interesting lessons behind a self-driving startup closing its doors

and of course the weekend long read suggestions here's

what you missed today in the world of tech.

We spoke about this yesterday, but it has actually come to pass.

Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon Prime video, all say they will reduce the resolution quality of their

streaming video in the EU to reduce traffic

load on the networks. AWS is committing $20 million to launch a diagnostics development unit with 35 partner organizations in order to

accelerate research to find a faster more affordable test for COVID-19 quoting

CNBC. One area where we have heard an urgent need is in the research and development of diagnostics

which consists of rapid accurate detection and testing of COVID-19, Amazon said.

Better diagnostics will help accelerate treatment and containment and in time shorten

the course of this epidemic, end quote.

Amazon specifies that the program called the AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative is open to accredited research institutions

and private entities that are AWS customers.

At launch, the program includes 35 global research institutions, startups, and businesses.

It will also be supported by an outside technical advisory group made up of, quote,

leading scientists, global health policy experts, and thought leaders who specialize in infectious

disease diagnostics.

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