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ZTE says it has not been notified of alleged U.S. bribery investigation

Technology News (Reuters) - Mon, 03/16/2020 - 07:53
ZTE said it had not received any notice from U.S. authorities after NBC News reported on Friday that the Chinese telecoms company was the subject of a new bribery investigation.
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Samsung Electronics urges shareholders to use electronic voting for AGM amid coronavirus

Technology News (Reuters) - Mon, 03/16/2020 - 06:14
Technology giant Samsung Electronics has adopted electronic voting for the first time ever for this year's annual general meeting (AGM) on March 18, urging shareholders to use it to help curb the spread of coronavirus.
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Israel to use anti-terror tech to counter coronavirus 'invisible enemy'

Technology News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/15/2020 - 09:43
Israel plans to use anti-terrorism tracking technology and a partial shutdown of its economy to minimize the risk of coronavirus transmission, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday.
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Apple, some U.S. retailers close stores to contain virus

Technology News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/15/2020 - 04:22
Apple Inc said it is closing all its retail stores, except those in Greater China, for the next two weeks to minimize the risk of coronavirus transmission, a move that was followed by several U.S. retailers on Saturday.
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Google says it is developing a nationwide coronavirus website

Technology News (Reuters) - Sun, 03/15/2020 - 02:44
Alphabet's Google said on Saturday that it was working with the U.S. government to develop a nationwide website that would help Americans with questions about coronavirus symptoms, risk factors and testing.
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Jack Ma donates two million masks for coronavirus crisis in Europe

Technology News (Reuters) - Sat, 03/14/2020 - 13:17
Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma has pledged to donate two million protective masks for distribution across Europe, with a first consignment arriving in Belgium late on Friday.
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Google, Walmart join U.S. effort to speed up coronavirus testing

Technology News (Reuters) - Sat, 03/14/2020 - 10:30
Corporate America joined the fight against the spread of coronavirus on Friday, as President Donald Trump and executives announced that Google would offer a website to help people determine whether they needed tests and retailers would set up drive-through testing in parking lots.
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Apple to close retail stores worldwide, except Greater China, until March 27

Technology News (Reuters) - Sat, 03/14/2020 - 09:20
Apple Inc said late on Friday it will close all its retail stores, except those in Greater China, for the next two weeks to minimize the risk of coronavirus transmission.
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From $1 billion Musk trial to jury duty being put on hold, coronavirus hits U.S. courts

Technology News (Reuters) - Sat, 03/14/2020 - 02:41
The coronavirus pandemic has begun to impact the U.S. court system, halting civil and criminal jury trials in high-profile venues such as Manhattan's federal court and delaying a $1 billion trial against Elon Musk that was slated to begin Monday.
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Pentagon seeks to reconsider parts of $10 billion cloud contract awarded to Microsoft

Technology News (Reuters) - Sat, 03/14/2020 - 02:38
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking court permission to reconsider certain aspects of its decision to award a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft Corp, court filings showed on Thursday.
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Google, Walmart join government effort to speed up coronavirus testing, Trump says

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 23:24
Corporate America joined the fight against the spread of coronavirus on Friday, as President Donald Trump and executives announced that Google would offer a website to help people determine whether they needed tests and retailers set up drive-through tests in parking lots.
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Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 23:01
Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, who made the company one of the world's most valuable technology firms, stepped down from the board on Friday to focus on philanthropic works related to global health, education and climate change.
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Google's Verily in early stages of developing a coronavirus tool

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 22:57
Google said a life sciences division, Verily, is in the early stages of developing a tool to help triage Americans who may need testing for the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus work-from-home push means long nights, employee health checks for cloud firms

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 21:54
Italian IT shop owner Simone Merlini joined a 2 p.m. call on Wednesday to do something that sounded fairly straightforward: demo three Amazon.com Inc cloud services to a new client.
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Alphabet shares surge 9% after Trump praises Google for coronavirus website

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 21:48
Shares of Google parent Alphabet Inc closed up more than 9% after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the search giant would create a website to help determine whether individuals need a coronavirus test or not.
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Google to develop website to help with coronavirus test: Trump

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 21:09
Shares of Google parent Alphabet Inc rose more than 9% after U.S. President Donald Trump said the search giant would create a website to help determine whether individuals need a coronavirus test or not.
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Teleconference apps and new tech surge in demand amid coronavirus outbreak

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 20:32
Global downloads of business apps including Tencent Conference, WeChat Work, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack have risen nearly five fold since the start of the year, data showed, as the coronavirus outbreak changes how corporations work.
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Cloud firms turn to long nights, employee health checks to survive work-from-home rush

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 20:11
Italian IT shop owner Simone Merlini joined a 2 p.m. call on Wednesday to do something that sounded fairly straightforward: demo three Amazon.com Inc cloud services to a new client.
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Apple shifts annual developers conference to online-only format

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 17:58
Apple Inc on Friday moved its annual developers conference in San Jose, California, in June entirely online, citing the "current health situation."
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GrubHub suspends $100 million in restaurant commissions as virus spreads

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 17:53
Online food delivery company GrubHub Inc said on Friday it will temporarily suspend collecting commission fees of up to $100 million from independent U.S. restaurants hit by the coronavirus outbreak.
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