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Coronavirus model shows vast majority of infected suffer little or no illness
A new epidemiological COVID-19 coronavirus model from Oxford’s Evolutionary Ecology of Infectious Disease group suggests the vast majority of people…
Vice President Pence: Apple donates 9 million N95 protective masks
Vice President Mike Pence said that Apple has pledged to donate 9 million N95 respirator masks to healthcare facilities across the U.S.…
Dow soars to close up 11% in best day since 1933
The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared on Tuesday, logging its best day in 87 years as the Trump administration neared agreement on a $2 trillion…
Analysts lower Apple estimates due to weakening demand
Analysts at Piper Sandler and Oppenheimer on Tuesday lowered their expectations for Apple’s sales in the first half of 2020 due to widespread disruptions…
YouTube temporarily limits video streaming quality worldwide
Starting today, YouTube will temporarily limit video quality around the world starting Tuesday in an effort to ease internet traffic during…
Analyst: Lack of live sports could accelerate cord-cutting
Baird analyst William Power reasons that the lack of live sports and growing economic pressures due to COVID-19 are likely to accelerate cord-cutting …
Verizon gives all customers extra 15GB of high speed data
Verizon wireless consumer and small business customers will see an additional 15GB of data added to their plan for no additional charge…
2020 Tokyo Olympics to be postponed due to coronavirus pandemic
Veteran International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound told USA Today Sports today that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are going to be postponed …
U.S. FDA approves first rapid coronavirus test; results in 45 minutes
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first rapid coronavirus diagnostic test, with a detection…
Apple market cap falls below $1 trillion as Democrats block $2 trillion stimulus
Apple market cap has fallen below the $1 trillion level as cases of SARS-CoV-2 in the U.S. surged above 35,000 Monday morning, as COVID-19 infections…
Nobel laureate predicts quick coronavirus recovery: ‘We’re going to be fine’
Nobel laureate and Stanford biophysicist Michael Levitt predicts a quick coronavirus recovery. Levitt began analyzing the number of SARS-CoV-2 cases…
Apple updates Siri with coronavirus responses
Users of Apple’s Macs, iPhone, iPads, etc. can now ask Siri about COVID-19 coronavirus as Apple has updated Siri to provide coronavirus responses …
Apple donates millions of face masks to medical professionals
In a press briefing today, Vice President Mike Pence announced that Apple will be donating 2 million face masks for medical professionals fighting COVID-19……
Apple limits streaming quality of Apple TV+ in Europe
European officials have instructed streaming services like Apple TV+ to reduce the bandwidth in use by their services. Limiting streaming video quality …
Repair pickups at Apple Stores won’t resume until stores are reopened
Apple Store repair pickups are currently in limbo. Customers who’ve dropped off an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or other product for repair at an Apple Store…
iFixit community asks for help obtaining ventilator repair manuals
The iFixit community is asking for help obtaining ventilator repair manuals amid the coronavirus pandemic. iFixit is building a database of repair…
US-Mexico border closed to ‘non-essential’ traffic
The US-Mexico border will temporarily close to “non-essential traffic” in an effort to control and slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus…
How to help your at-risk neighbors shop using Apple’s Notes
You can use Apple’s Notes application to help your at-risk neighbors shop. This article is intended for you to share with others. Feel free to share…
California issues shelter-in-place order
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued Executive Order N-33-20, a shelter-in-place order, which requires anyone living in the state…
Google exploring using location tracking to slow coronavirus spread
Alphabet Inc’s Google is exploring ways to use location information to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Senator Ed Markey, who has long championed…
Apple to support Italy and Silicon Valley via ‘substantial’ donations
Apple has publicly pledged to support Italy and Silicon Valley via ‘substantial’ donations, CEO Tim Cook has announced via Twitter over the past 24-hours…
Barclays: Apple’s China iPhone recovery ‘seems to be stronger than for peers’
On Wednesday, Barclays analyst Tim Long offered an upbeat assessment of Apple’s rebound in China late Wednesday, writing that recovery for the iPhone…
How long will this coronavirus crisis last?
In a matter of days, life changed abruptly for many around the world. One question on everyone’s minds: How long will this coronavirus crisis last?
Apple may be the best of all coronavirus ‘losers’
Apple stock may be the best of all of the coronavirus ‘losers,” showing relative out-performance vs. the S&P 500. That’s important…
Some key Apple products are showing improved supply
Loup Ventures has been tracking lead times of four key Apple products in 13 countries since mid-February 2020 and recently found supply has improved …
President Trump invokes Defense Production Act in response to pandemic
On Wednesday, President Trump announced that he will invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA), which would allow U.S. government to force American industry…
Wedbush slashes Apple price target from $400 to $335
On Wednesday, Wedbush analyst, and Apple bull, Daniel Ives slashed Apple price target to $335 from $400. “From a stock and valuation perspective…
Bill Ackman advises President Trump to shut down the US
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is calling on President Trump to shut down the U.S. in order to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic…
Wall Street is finally waking up on Apple
Well, that took long enough! But, Wall Street analysts are finally waking up on Apple and drawing down estimates due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic…
EU shuts external borders for 30 days over coronavirus pandemic
Leaders of European Union countries have agreed to shut the EU’s external borders to most people from other countries for 30 days in a new effort to…
U.S. Apple Retail Stores closed ‘until further notice’
Apple’s retail stores are closed ‘until further notice,’ according to a notice posted on Apple.com on Tuesday. Last Friday, Apple announced…
There are positives about Apple taking WWDC 2020 online
Due to COVID-19, pretty much everyone expected the physical side of WWDC 2020 would be canceled and the conference taken 100% online …
San Francisco Bay Area economy enters a three-week lockdown
The San Francisco Bay Area’s economy enters a three-week lockdown at midnight in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus, with six regional counties…
Should President Trump close all nonessential U.S. businesses?
Should President Trump declare all-out war on the coronavirus by closing all nonessential U.S. businesses? The Federal Reserve has fired its bazooka…
Roche to ship more than 400,000 coronavirus tests in U.S. this week
The FDA issued emergency authorization last week for U.S. coronavirus tests made by Roche, which will rollout with over 400,000 tests this week…
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…
Apple takes leadership role in coronavirus response
In response to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Apple recently announced further steps. Loup Ventures’s gene Munster applauds the leadership role…
Apple’s 5G iPhone launch is key to 5G stocks’ momentum
Apple’s 5G iPhone launch is seen as key to 5G stocks’ momentum by analysts, as telecom companies are in the early stages of building out 5G wireless…
Countries worldwide close borders, restrict travel to contain coronavirus spread
Countries worldwide this weekend continued to close borders, impose strict entry and quarantine requirements, and restrict large gatherings…
Apple closes retail stores worldwide, except in Greater China, until March 27
Apple has published a letter from CEO Tim Cook addressed to “the worldwide Apple family” regarding Apple’s efforts to help curtail the global COVID-19…
Stocks surge as President Trump declares national emergency to speed U.S. coronavirus response
Stocks rallied Friday after President Trump said leaders of many large companies in the United States had agreed to help with widespread efforts to test…
