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Here’s what’s happening lately in the InterPlanetary File System galaxy and beyond! 🚀

IPFS in Opera for Android

IPFS support in the Opera web browser has been in development for some time. Today, Opera for Android 57 is live in the Google Play Store with default support for IPFS! Read all about it on the IPFS blog.

Using IPFS to fight COVID-19

Here are some ways people in the dweb space are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with their skills.

Protocol Labs is committing $200,000 to an accelerated grants program supporting open innovation efforts contributing to improved technical solutions around testing, treatment, mitigation, and prevention of COVID-19 and future epidemics. Apply for their COVID-19 Open Innovation Grants here.
SafeTrace: Privacy-Preserving Contact Tracing for COVID-19
Take a look at 16 Ways Coronavirus May Change the Way We Look at the World
This COVID 19 Contact Tracing Network using Mobile Apps is powered by BLE, IPFS, Ethereum, ZKP Protocols. Learn more about Cyanaura-Apps.
Why might Berty allow the new forms of micro-local cooperation facing COVID-19?
Good read: 3 Coping Strategies for Programmers in Quarantine

🎉 Ethereum now hosts their site on IPFS 🎉

Late breaking news: The Ethereum.org website is now hosted on IPFS and accessible via ENS at ethereum.eth. This was made possible by the hard work of one Chris Waring’s inventive use of VuePress plugins. Check it out!

Top highlights this week

Pinata explains “What is an IPFS Pinning Service?”
Unstoppable Domains launches Opera support
NEW TUTORIAL: Backup Your iOS Devices to a Private IPFS Node
Learn about All the Ways You Can Surf the Decentralized Web Today
Another NEW TUTORIAL: IPFS and Docker
Check out A People’s Guide to IPFS, a fantastic guide from Terminal

People are building the coolest stuff with IPFS

Meet FLEEK, the new & improved way to deploy web projects formerly known as Terminal!
Textile shares their Filecoin tools progress update
Filplorer - Powered by IPFS 💪
Berty is opening its code!
Galacteek (browser) v0.4.20 was recently released
Learn about the Ravenland IPFS Network

Catch up on yesterday’s IPFS Weekly Call

Check out our recent mentions

Opera Supports Blockchain Domain Names Natively, 30 Mar 2020
InterPlanetary File System (IPFS): Re-architecting the Internet, 30 Mar 2020
A comprehensive guide to accessing the new web (Web3, IPFS, ENS), 25 Mar 2020
VIDEO: Learning how to use Implement File System (IPFS) and how to store files (images, PDFs, etc) on the blockchain and retrieving files on our Library æpp, 24 Mar 2020
Working remotely: 8 essential software tools and their Web3 cousins, 23 Mar 2020
Mindsync: Our vision and mission, 21 Mar 2020

Job hunting? Work on IPFS!

Community Engineer, libp2p: Help introduce new open source projects to libp2p and clear hurdles for them to adopt the libp2p stack for the networking layer of their system. Protocol Labs, Remote
Engineering Manager, IPFS: Engineering managers have the challenging and exciting task of supporting and empowering engineering teams to deliver complex internet-scale systems in an environment defined by curiosity, passion, and a love for open source. Protocol Labs, Remote
IPFS Community Lead: Provide tactical support for the IPFS community, creating a global community strategy, and executing this strategy on the ground! Protocol Labs, Remote
Project Operator, IPFS: Tackle some of IPFS’s highest priority initiatives using flexible problem solving abilities. Also responsible for identifying the project’s most important problems, structuring them, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to come to a solution. Protocol Labs, Remote
Specifications Engineer, libp2p: Help write clear specifications for libp2p, and thus aid in new languages being able to implement the libp2p specs correctly. Protocol Labs, Remote
Senior Software Engineer, IPFS or libp2p: Experienced in distributed systems design and implementation? Join our full-time open-source team where we value experience independently designing and implementing significant components of complex systems, and the execution focus and discipline to carry projects to completion. Protocol Labs, Remote
Software Engineer, the Underlay Project: Strong full-stack web developer with an interest in semantic web and decentralized web technologies. The Knowledge Futures Group, Remote
Technical Product Manager, 3Box: Own the delivery of new technical products and features across the 3Box suite of developer APIs, SDKs, and plugins, and manage the onboarding, engagement and partnership activities to ensure a thriving community and network. 3Box, NYC, Berlin, or Remote

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