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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 …
Apple reopens all 42 retail stores in China
After it was forced to close them last month due to the coronavirus outbreak, Apple has reopened all 42 of the company’s retail stores in China …
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…
Dow crashes 10% in biggest one-day percentage drop since 1987
U.S. stocks tumbled more than 9% on Thursday, as the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all crashed in response to the global coronavirus pandemic…
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…
Terry Gou: Foxconn factory restarts in China have ‘exceeded expectations’
Terry Gou, founder of Apple supplier Foxconn, said on Thursday that Foxconn factory restarts in China have “exceeded expectations.”
Warren Buffett reacts to stock market rout: Not as bad as 2008 or 1987
Not as bad as 2008 or 1987. That’s what Warren Buffett said about the current coronavirus / oil shock market freakout. In an interview with…
President Trump bans travel from Europe to U.S. for 30 days
President Trump announced sweeping new travel restrictions in a live address to the nation, instituting a 30-day travel ban from Europe to the U.S…
Apple cancels rumored March event with ‘iPhone SE 2’ delayed indefinitely
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, Apple has canceled special media event originally set for March after continuing production delays to the iPhone SE 2…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
‘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
Apple: It’s now okay to use disinfect your iPhone with disinfecting wipes
Apple now says it’s okay to use Clorox Disinfecting Wipes and other disinfectants to clean your iPhone and other Apple devices, but you shouldn’t use…
Apple CEO Cook offers work from home to many employees this week
Apple CEO Tim Cook offered in a new memo to employees offered many global offices the option to work from home. Cook told employees at several…
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…
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…
Apple encourages Valley employees to work from home
Apple is encouraging employees in Silicon Valley to work from home today if they can as an “additional precaution,” due to the coronavirus outbreak…
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…
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…
Whither WWDC 2020? Santa Clara County recommends companies cancel mass gatherings
Will Apple cancel WWDC 2020 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus? In new guidance from the County of Santa Clara’s Public Health Department…
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 needs to cancel the physical side of WWDC 2020
Due to the strength of the coronavirus threat, Apple needs to cancel the physical side of WWDC 2020 as we’re in the containment phase as governments…
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…
Apple warns retail stores about replacement iPhone shortage
Apple has warned technical support staff at the company’s retail stores to expect shortages of replacement iPhones, another sign the coronavirus…
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…
