We’re kicking it off with a PSA since we’re all in the do-it-yourself face mask business now…

No-Sew Pleated Face Mask with Handkerchief and Hair Tie

Okay, let’s get to the news…

DEEP TECH:

MEDIA & TELECOM:

Cannes Lions is cancelled but the SXSW Film Festival will stream its contenders
Things are going from bad to worse for Zoom Video - Europe’s notoriously tough privacy regulators are now circling; customers including SpaceX and NASA are dropping the tool; new security dangers (and admissions of funneling user data to China) are emerging; and its stock has slid more than 20% in three days

HEALTHCARE TECH:

Hospitals say White House data request highlights need for coordinated state and Federal actions
Ad-hoc efforts to manufacture protective face masks for medical workers now include global “3D” manufacturers

FINANCE:

It's magical thinking time for bank balance sheets until March 2021
This Financial Times piece suggests buybacks are no longer enough to win investors’ approval … and The Wall Street Journal agrees … See also: 'Sin stocks' like alcohol and tobacco usually hold up well during recessions, but this time ESG is outperforming

PUBLIC POLICY:

Americans with less education and lower incomes have been far more likely to keep showing up to work (and risk getting sick or spreading the virus) or to see their work dry up completely. The affluent, meanwhile, have maintained their jobs — and economic security — virtually

And finally… we have a winner:

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A DIY mask from three common household items