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@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ Arvados consists of:
 
 ## Quick start
 
-Veritas Genetics maintains a public installation of Arvados for evaluation and trial use, the [Arvados Playground](https://playground.arvados.org). A Google account is required to log in.
-
 To try out Arvados on your local workstation, you can use Arvbox, which
 provides Arvados components pre-installed in a Docker container (requires
 Docker 1.9+).  After cloning the Arvados git repository:
@@ -44,11 +42,11 @@ doc/README.textile for instructions.
 
 ## Community
 
-The [#arvados](irc://irc.oftc.net:6667/#arvados) IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
-channel at the
-[Open and Free Technology Community (irc.oftc.net)](http://www.oftc.net/oftc/)
-is available for live discussion and support.  You can use a traditional IRC
-client or [join OFTC over the web.](https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=arvados)
+[![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/arvados/community](https://badges.gitter.im/arvados/community.svg)](https://gitter.im/arvados/community?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
+
+The [arvados community channel](https://gitter.im/arvados/community)
+channel at [gitter.im](https://gitter.im) is available for live
+discussion and support.
 
 The
 [Arvados user mailing list](http://lists.arvados.org/mailman/listinfo/arvados)
@@ -60,12 +58,12 @@ contributors to Arvados.
 
 ## Development
 
-[![Build Status](https://ci.curoverse.com/buildStatus/icon?job=run-tests)](https://ci.curoverse.com/job/run-tests/)
-[![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/curoverse/arvados)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/curoverse/arvados)
+[![Build Status](https://ci.arvados.org/buildStatus/icon?job=run-tests)](https://ci.arvados.org/job/run-tests/)
+[![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/arvados/arvados)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/arvados/arvados)
 
 The Arvados public bug tracker is located at https://dev.arvados.org/projects/arvados/issues
 
-Continuous integration is hosted at https://ci.curoverse.com/
+Continuous integration is hosted at https://ci.arvados.org/
 
 Instructions for setting up a development environment and working on specific
 components can be found on the