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TechCrunch reporter Darrell Etherington writes that Prof. Feng Zhang and Ben Silbermann of Pinterest are launching a mobile app that collects information on how users feel to help track the spread of Covid-19. The app “could be a very effective leading indicator of new or emerging viral hotspots, or provide scientific researches with other valuable insights when used in combination with other signals.”