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Burlington, Vermont in the US has deployed a wastewater-based epidemiology program to detect COVID-19 and contain its spread.

A heat map powered by Facebook data has been unveiled in an effort to track the spread of the novel coronavirus and reopen society again.

Facebook has announced that they will be collecting data about users’ movements and relationships in an effort to help researchers better anticipate the potential areas in which the coronavirus might spread.

Toronto has launched an open data portal, one of the key outcomes from the Canadian city's open data master plan and roadmap.

US telecommunications incumbent AT&T has responded to speculation regarding the possible sale of its smart data centers. A representative of the operator has confirmed it is currently assessing that option as a possibility in a bid to raise capital to invest in both its wireless and video business units.