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FCC secures pledge from U.S. ISPs to keep Americans connected during coronavirus outbreak
Yesterday, in multiple phone calls with ISPs and trade associations, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai launched the Keep Americans Connected Pledge …
President Trump to declare national emergency to speed U.S. coronavirus response
President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency on Friday over the coronavirus outbreak, invoking the Stafford Act to deliver more federal aid…
Microsoft cancels physical Build developer conference due to coronavirus outbreak
Among many tech events to be canceled in recent days, Microsoft’s Build developer conference is the latest to be affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus…
Apple TV+’s ‘Foundation’ sci-fi series suspends production due to coronavirus
Add Apple TV+’s “Foundation” sci-fi series to the burgeoning list of productions that have shut down due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic…
Two more coronavirus cases at Apple Campus in Ireland
Two more cases of the coronavirus Covid-19 have been detected at the Apple headquarters in Ireland. The two new cases brings the total of COVID-19 cases…
Apple TV+’s ‘The Morning Show’ goes on hiatus due to coronavirus
Amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Apple TV+’s drama series The Morning Show will be going on a two-week production hiatus …
U.S. carriers face iPhone shortages amid coronavirus outbreak
U.S. wireless carriers are facing iPhone shortages as Apple deals with production and shipment disruptions from China due to the coronavirus outbreak…
Algorithmic trading: Stock market volatility jumps on coronavirus concerns
Large banks, hedge funds, and institutional investors use algorithmic trading routinely, regardless of whether we’re in a bull or bear market…
Coronavirus sell-off threatens Apple’s trillion-dollar market cap
Apple’s trillion-dollar market cap could be at risk as the share price continues to be under pressure on concerns over the economic fallout …
Individual investors are calmly buying stocks during the coronavirus panic
Individual investors are taking to heart Warren Buffett’s famous axiom and calmly buying stocks during the coronavirus panic …
Trump administration discusses coronavirus response with tech firms
Trump administration officials, including U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios who led the call, discussed the response to the coronavirus…
British PM Boris Johnson to meet with major tech companies to discuss ways to control coronavirus outbreak
British PM Boris Johnson has summoned major tech companies to discuss ways of improving communication with the public over a coronavirus outbreak…
Coronavirus conference canceled due to coronavirus
The Council on Foreign Relations has canceled a coronavirus conference called “Doing Business Under Coronavirus” due to the spread of COVID-19…
Apple News adds special section dedicated to coronavirus coverage
In an attempt to help users stay updated on the coronavirus outbreak, Apple News today is rolling out a section dedicated to coronavirus coverage…
Trump administration to meet with Apple, others to discuss ways to control coronavirus outbreak
Trump administration officials will meet reps from Apple and other large tech companies on Wednesday to coordinate efforts over the coronavirus outbreak…
An Apple-centric guide to working remotely to avoid coronavirus transmission
We’ve been working remotely for nearly 18 years now. Breaks are critical and we highly recommend daily exercise. We’re currently challenging ourselves…
Apple employee in Ireland tests positive for coronavirus
A employee at Apple Distribution International in Cork, Ireland has tested positive for coronavirus. The employee was tested for COVID-19…
‘Today at Apple’ canceled in Seattle and San Francisco due to coronavirus
Apple has canceled all of its “Today at Apple” sessions in Apple Retail Stores in Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area
Coronavirus worries spark panic-driven sell-off on Wall Street
Today, amidst a veritable Wall Street panic, all three major U.S. stock averages opened sharply lower in a plunge so steep it triggered a trading halt…
SXSW canceled over coronavirus, Austin mayor declares ‘local disaster’
Austin, Texas mayor Steve Adler has just declared “a local disaster” and “effectively” canceled South By Southwest (SXSW) amid the coronavirus outbreak…
U.S. grants import tariff exclusions for Chinese face masks, medical gear due to coronavirus
In recent days, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office granted exclusions from import tariffs for dozens of medical products imported from China …
Apple stock continues sell-off amid coronavirus concern
Apple shares’ recent sell-off extended on Friday as traders and analysts continue dealing with uncertainty over how the coronavirus outbreak will affect…
All ‘Today At Apple’ sessions canceled in Italy due to coronavirus
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, Apple has cancelled all of its Today At Apple sessions throughout Italy, one of the world’s hardest hit countries…
BofA: Apple may delay 5G iPhone launch due to coronavirus
Bank of America (BofA), citing an expert on the company’s supply chain, says Apple may delaythe launch of their highly-anticipated 5G iPhone for…
Apple is not accepting coronavirus tracking apps that aren’t from recognized institutions
Apple is rejecting coronavirus tracking apps that aren’t from recognized institutions like doctors, hospitals, or governments, app developers say…
One big beneficiary of the coronavirus lockdown: Apple’s App Store
The coronavirus outbreak is spurring increased use of Apple’s App Store and mobile gaming as people stay home spending more time on their iPhones and iPads…
Apple supplier Foxconn’s revenue drops 18.13% YOY due to coronavirus
In the wake and continued midst of the COVID-19 coronavirus slowdown, Apple supplier Foxconn reported its biggest year-over-year revenue drop since 2013…
Apple’s ‘iPhone SE 2’ may be delayed due to the coronavirus
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, a flexible plastic circuit board (PCB) delay means the launch of Apple’s budget “iPhone SE 2” could be pushed…
Apple pulls out of SXSW 2020 over coronavirus concerns, cancels planned Apple TV+ premieres
As concerns heighten over the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, Apple has pulled out of their participation in the South by Southwest (SXSW) 2020 festival…
As U.S. economy expands, coronavirus has little impact so far
As the U.S. economy expanded at a modest to moderate pace over the past several weeks, the coronavirus has had little impact so far on U.S. economic data…
Apple supplier Skyworks sees no significant production disruptions from coronavirus
Skyworks, a chip supplier to Apple, said on Wednesday the coronavirus has not significantly disrupted its manufacturing operations…
Apple temporarily closes some retail stores in Italy due to coronavirus
Apple is set to temporarily close a single retail store location in a shopping mall in Italy, Apple Oriocenter, on March 7th and 8th on orders from…
Apple restricts employee travel to Italy, South Korea due to coronavirus
After restricting employee travel to China, Apple is now doing the same for Italy and South Korea, due to concerns over the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
Google cancels ‘physical’ I/O event due to coronavirus concerns
Google has announced that it will not host an in-person I/O event this year over coronavirus concerns. The company is said to be looking into an…
Woz and his wife don’t have coronavirus, just a sinus infection
Earlier today, Apple co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak tweeted that he might have the COVID-19 coronavirus. It turns out to be just a sinus infection…
Woz and his wife may be the first U.S. COVID-19 coronavirus cases
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak today tweeted that he and his wife may have the first in the U.S. – patients zero – to have the COVID-19 coronavirus …
Apple shares surge as investors buy the coronavirus dip
Shares of Apple surged back from a 4-month low to jump 6.3% and lift the S&P 500 more than any other company. The stock market bounced back on Monday…
Oppenheimer upgrades Apple stock, says buy on the coronavirus dip
Oppenheimer analysts are bullish on Apple, upgrading the stock and advising a buy on the coronavirus dip, setting a a $320 price target…
A dog in Hong Kong tests positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus
The World Health Organization confirmed that a dog in Hong Kong has tested “weakly positive” for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Hong Kong scientists…
President Trump may invoke emergency powers to combat coronavirus
President Donald Trump’s administration is considering invoking special powers according to two U.S. officials who requested anonymity…
Coronavirus pandemic fears fuel Wall St. correction
For the sixth straight session, Wall St.’s main indexes plummeted on Thursday, with the S&P 500 confirming its fastest correction in history…