Taiwan will allow Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Foxconn to buy 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on behalf…
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Taiwan Apple supplier says global chip shortage will worsen without COVID-19 vaccines
A Taiwan Apple supplier has warned that the global chip shortage will worsen without a large and timely increase in COVID-19 vaccinations in…
Taiwan says working hard to get vaccines, COVID-19 infections fall
Taiwan is working hard to get the almost 20 million COVID-19 vaccines it has ordered as soon as possible even in the face of global shortages…
Facebook ends ban on posts claiming COVID-19 is man-made
Facebook, the ad-tracking behemoth has, with egg on its collective face, ended its ban on posts that say COVID-19 is potentially man-made …
Vietnam COVID-19 outbreak threatens to disrupt tech supply chain
A rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak has left factories operating below capacity in Vietnam’s industrial northern provinces, where…
Apple’s users privacy push helps ad firms recover from COVID-19 response
The move by Apple to promote user privacy is creating an opportunity for advertising companies that were hit hard by the response to COVID…
Apple launches COVID-19 vaccination program for employees
Apple is launching a COVID-19 vaccination program program to help employees get inoculated against COVID-19, according to people with…
Apple Maps adds COVID-19 travel guidance for over 300 airports around the world
After updating Apple Maps with COVID-19 vaccination locations from VaccineFinder earlier this month, Apple has updated…
Apple encourages employees to get COVID-19 vaccination, offers paid time off
Apple is encouraging employees to get COVID-19 vaccination by offering paid time off for appointments and paid sick leave for those…
Former Apple Store manager indicted in $1.5 million COVID relief fraud case
For fraudulently obtaining or attempting to obtain over $1,500,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) COVID relief loans …
Apple Maps now displays COVID-19 vaccination locations
Apple today updated Apple Maps with COVID-19 vaccination locations from VaccineFinder, a free, online service developed by Boston…
All U.S. Apple Retail Stores now open a year after COVID-19 lockdowns began
All of Apple Inc.’s 270 U.S. retail stores are now open in some capacity for the first time since closures due to the COVID-19 lockdowns…
Tim Cook discusses M1 Macs, COVID-19, App Store regulation, and more at Apple’s annual shareholders meeting
Apple held its annual shareholders meeting today, virtually due to COVID-19. Apple CEO Tim Cook took questions from investors the Macintosh…
Apple helps COPAN Diagnostics ship millions of COVID-19 test kits
With $10 million from Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund, COPAN Diagnostics has now shipped more than 15 million COVID-19 test kits …
Wall Street expects near-record iPhone sales despite COVID delay, shut Apple stores
Wall Street is still expecting a near-record iPhone sales quarter for Apple even knowing that, during the last three months of 2020, Apple…
Apple supplier TSMC puts isolates Taiwan employees over COVID-19 outbreak fears
A new report explains that Taiwan is being hit by another round of COVID-19 cases. Apple supplier TSMC is implementing strict new…
Lawsuit accuses Apple of denying COVID app to secure contact tracing monopoly
Apple has been hit with a lawsuit claiming that it rejected a coronavirus contact tracing app to maintain a monopoly in COVID-19 exposure…
Apple shares rise on optimism from President Trump’s signing of COVID relief package
Apple shares rose in premarket trading as the stock looks set to post a new all-time intraday record. Apple has gained 86% this year…
COVID-19 vaccine recipients can carry proof in Apple Wallet; could be used to gain access to concert venues or airline flights
COVID-19 vaccine recipients in Los Angeles County will be offered proof in the form of a digital record that could be used to gain access to…
Apple closes all California retail stores over increase in COVID-19 cases
As COVID-19 cases in California increased, Apple announced this weekend that the company was closing all of its retail stores in the state…
Apple temporarily closing Los Angeles area retail stores due to COVID-19
Apple is again temporarily closing its Los Angeles-area stores as COVID-19 cases rise in the area. The move marks the first time in several…
Dow Jones down 150 points as Vice President Pence gets COVID-19 vaccine
The first COVID-19 vaccine continued to roll out on Friday, with Vice President Mike Pence publicly receiving the vaccine. The Dow…
Wall Street slips as COVID-19 stimulus delay weighs on sentiment
Wall Street’s main indexes slipped on Friday, heading for weekly losses as doubts over more COVID-19 stimulus weigh on sentiment.…
Market gains confidence as Trump admin sees U.S. end to COVID-19 crisis in Q2
The Trump admin’s chief of vaccine development, Dr. Moncef Slaoui, has said he believes the entire U.S. population could be inoculated by June
President Trump to issue COVID-19 vaccine executive order prioritizing Americans
President Trump is set to sign an executive order Tuesday that will ensure all Americans have access to the COVID-19 vaccine …
U.S. Senate Majority Leader McConnell urges new COVID-19 stimulus in broad funding bill
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the U.S. Congress should include a fresh wave of COVID-19 stimulus in…
Stocks rally on COVID vaccine news, China factory data
Stocks again managed to rally on Tuesday on COVID vaccine news, strong November factory data from China, and continued oil production…
Apple expands partnership with (RED) to combat HIV/AIDS and COVID-19
Apple is offering more ways than ever for customers to support (RED)’s fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa while protecting from COVID-19 …
Strategists: Stock market rise from COVID-19 lows has further to go
According to strategists, the stock market is poised to rise through the end of 2021 as the widespread release of COVID-19 vaccines…
Dow rallies to hit 30,000 milestone on positive COVID vaccine news
The Dow rallied on Tuesday, breaking above 30,000 for the first time ever, as the momentum rally continued amid positive COVID vaccine news…
The COVID remote computing boom for Apple’s Mac business remains strong
The COVID-19 lockdowns have driven a surge in demand for personal computers, including Apple’s indefatigable Mac, as people invest in new…
Dow surges to record high on news of effective COVID vaccine
U.S. stocks jumped on Monday after Moderna said preliminary trial data showed its COVID vaccine was more than 94% effective. Earlier…
Dow futures rocket over 1,700 points on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine news
On Monday, U.S. stock-index futures rocketed after Pfizer and BioNTech SE said their COVID-19 vaccine candidate achieved “success” in…
COVID-19 lockdown again closes several Apple Retail Stores in Italy
Just ahead of Apple’s iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max launch, new COVID-19 lockdown measures in Italy have forced Apple to close…
European shares slide as new COVID-19 lockdowns threaten economic recovery hopes
European stocks posted their sharpest weekly and monthly declines since the COVID-19 selloff in March, as a new round of lockdowns…
European markets tumble over fears of widespread COVID-19 lockdowns
Stock indexes across Europe were in the red on Wednesday as fears of COVID-19 lockdowns in Germany and France grip the continent…
Apple’s iPhone COVID-19 delay sends ripples through tech supply chain
For the first time since 2011, Apple didn’t release a version of its flagship iPhone in September, a delay has sent a massive ripple effect…
Wall Street closes sharply lower on President Trump’s positive COVID-19 test
As news that U.S. President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 put investors in a risk-off mood and added to mounting uncertainties…
Dow futures plunge after President Trump tests positive for COVID-19
Stock futures plunged in early trading on Friday after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19 …
COVID-19 contact tracing app based on Apple-Google API launches in England and Wales
England and Wales launched a COVID-19 contact tracing app on Thursday, allowing users to trace contacts, check the local level of risk and…
Up to 90% of those who tested ‘positive’ for COVID-19 wrongly diagnosed
The most widely used diagnostic test for the new coronavirus, called a PCR test, provides a simple yes-no answer to the question…
Dow futures gain on COVID-19 vaccine news; Apple up on stock split
Dow futures rallied more than 150 points late Sunday before turning flat early Monday. Apple’s 4-for-1 stock split goes into effect Monday…
