In the UK, senior sources say NHSX, the NHS’ technology arm, has been working at “breakneck speed” on a COVID-19 contract tracing app with Google and Apple…
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Apple Maps to display COVID-19 testing locations
Apple Maps will soon help users find COVID-19 testing locations. Apple has launched a website where healthcare providers, labs, or other businesses can…
Apple, Google race to bring COVID-19 contact tracing to 3 billion people
Apple and Google today revealed a rare partnership to add technology to iPhones and their derivatives that will alert users if they have come into…
President Trump says US will have ‘substantially’ fewer deaths from COVID-19 than initial estimates claimed
On Friday, U.S. President Trump said that the projected number of deaths related to COVID-19 will be “substantially under” earlier models…
Apple and Google team on cross-platform COVID-19 contact tracing tool
Engineers at Apple and Google have teamed up to create a decentralized COVID-19 contact tracing tool that will help individuals determine whether…
Apple updates COVID-19 app with new features
Apple today updated the company’s free COVID-19 app to version 2.0. The COVID-19 app has up-to-date information from trusted sources about…
Apple and Stanford app connects first responders to drive-thru COVID-19 tests
A new app built by Stanford Medicine with help from Apple is designed to help connect first responders to drive-through COVID-19 testing if…
Fed Chair Powell: Recovery can be ‘robust’ once COVID-19 is contained
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday that the economic rebound following the coronavirus-induced shutdown “can be robust.”
Apple Music launches $50+ million COVID-19 advance fund for indie labels
Apple Music is offering music industry relief amid the coronavirus pandemic. Apple told indie record labels that they’re launching a $50 million fund …
Early Asia tech results signal steady recovery after COVID-19 hit
Sales in China are rising again as COVID-19 cases there decline and global demand for chips is surging, positioning Asian tech for a steady recovery …
‘Naked’ investors, not COVID numbers, will determine market performance
Naked investors who went all-in on stocks might sell once they recoup some of their losses, which could lead to a bigger decline in the market…
Apple sources over 20M face masks to support COVID-19 response
Apple CEO Tim Cook today announced via Twitter that Apple has now sourced over 20 million face masks to support the global COVID-19 response…
Senate Democrats question Apple about COVID-19 screening app
Several U.S. Senate Democrats are questioning Apple CEO Tim Cook about the privacy of the company’s new COVID-19 screening app and website…
Deep, but short: What Apple’s production recovery tells us about COVID-19 recession
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic black swan, we’re now dealing with a significant global recession. The duration is the most important factor…
Beware COVID-19 tracking: Emergency powers can outlive their emergencies
Mass surveillance methods pitched to save lives around the world, which permit fast, accurate COVID-19 tracking by authorities that was not possible…
Analyst projects multi-quarter COVID-19 impact on Apple iPhone
Apple in February said it had both supply and demand issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Argus projects the negative impact is likely to play out…
New research pegs COVID-19 death rate at 0.66%
The question of how many people die after being infected with SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the COVID-19 death rate, has been a moving target as testing and data…
China hid data showing severity of COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak
According to three U.S. officials, China hid data showing severity of COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, under-reporting both the total cases and deaths…
Comcast’s unlimited broadband during COVID-19 should be permanent
The COVID-19 pandemic clearly demonstrates that Comcast, which is offering unlimited broadband during the crisis, could kill data caps forever…
Apple to continue to pay hundreds of contract workers during COVID-19 shutdown
Hundreds of Apple contract workers at its Silicon Valley campus will continue to receive paychecks even with their jobs being suspended as work…
Apple is added to BofA’s best ideas list; COVID-19 seen as transitory issue
BofA Global Research analyst Wamsi Mohan reiterated his “Buy” rating with a $300 price target and added AAPL stock to the firm’s best ideas list …
US FDA authorizes use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to allow hydroxychloroquine sulfate and chloroquine phosphate…
Apple releases new COVID-19 app and website in partnership with White House Coronavirus Task Force, CDC, and FEMA
Apple today released a new screening tool and set of resources, including a new COVID-19 app and website, to help people stay informed…
How governments could track social media posts to enforce COVID-19 lockdowns
The prospect of governments tracking social media posts to enforce COVID-19 lockdowns is a real possibility. Government actions that would be considered…
COVID-19 has created a rare opportunity to buy dominant tech companies like Apple on the cheap
You may have heard this one before: Cash is now king. And on that score, tech stocks like Apple are far better positioned than any other sector…
Trump administration plans to send all Americans money amid COVID-19 pandemic
On Tuesday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said that the Trump administration plans to send money to Americans immediately…
Bing.com launches an interactive COVID-19 tracking map
Microsoft’s Bing.com is working to help keep people up-to-date on the spread of COVID-19 with a new interactive COVID-19 tracking map …
Due to COVID-19, Universal offers $19.99 iTunes rentals of films still in theaters
NBCUniversal today announced that Universal Pictures will make its movies available as $19.99 iTunes rentals of films still in theaters on the same day…
Apple’s Tim Cook and Eddy Cue may have been exposed to COVID-19
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue may have been exposed to COVID-19 after attending a birthday party…
NAB and E3 conventions canceled due to COVID-19
Organizers for both NAB and E3 have announced both events have been canceled in 2020 as the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread…
Apple closes all 17 retail stores in Italy due to COVID-19
Apple is closing all seventeen of their company-owned retail stores in Italy “until further notice” as the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak severely…
Morningstar: COVID-19 market sell-off a ‘gross overreaction’ to a ‘severe but manageable flu’
Morningstar’s biotech strategist Karen Anderson and energy analyst Preston Caldwell are calling the COVID-19 market sell-off a “gross overreaction” to a…
Apple gives unlimited sick leave to retail, hourly workers with COVID-19 symptoms
Apple hourly employees, including Apple Retail Store workers, are getting unlimited sick leave if they experience COVID-19 symptoms. Apple has also offered…
Apple sells fewer than 500,000 iPhones in China in Feb. amid COVID-19
In February, Apple sold fewer than 500,000 iPhones in China, according to Chinese government data released on Monday…
NYC retailers run out of iPhone 11 supply due to COVID-19
Many New York City-area retailers have either run out of stock or are running low on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and Phone 11 Pro Max supply…
Despite COVID-19, Apple’s iPhone production is up over last year
In a new research note to clients, UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri reports that Apple’s iPhone production is up YOY with the company having built…
Apple supplier Qorvo lowers guidance due to COVID-19
Apple supplier Qorvo, maker of iPhone radio frequency chips, lowered its Q4 revenue expectations due to the coronavirus outbreak. The company said COVID-19…
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 …
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…
Apple iPhone leads global smartphone market with 20% share – Counterpoint
Apple’s iPhone led as the global smartphone market posted modest growth in 2025, with shipments increasing 2% year-over-year (YoY)…
Apple needs a visionary QB again: It’s past time for game manager Tim Cook to hand off the ball
As Steve Jobs himself might have envisioned, Tim Cook was never meant to be the long-term playmaker — the risk-taking, charismatic visionary…
The Tim Cook era at Apple looks to be winding down
As we step into 2026, a historic leadership transition is unfolding at three of America’s most pivotal corporate giants. We’re talking…
