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In Syria rebel stronghold, building makeshift ventilators to fight virus

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 11:20
A team of volunteers in Syria have cobbled together prototypes of a ventilator and a testing machine - homemade equipment to fight the new coronavirus if it hits the last rebel stronghold, where hospitals lie in ruins after nine years of war.
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For SoftBank's Son, coronavirus turns vision to illusion

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 11:18
SoftBank Group Corp founder Masayoshi Son's dream of a global tech empire is unravelling, with the coronavirus crisis compounding losses at his $100 billion Vision Fund and distress at his big bets portending more pain.
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Zoom users top 300 million as ban list grows

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 11:08
Zoom video conferencing app's user base grew by another 50% to 300 million in the last three weeks, as the company fought to quell a backlash around security and safety that has seen a number of governments and firms ban its applications.
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SK Hynix warns of volatile chip demand after first-quarter profit beats forecast

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 10:25
SK Hynix warned on Thursday that demand for chips will remain volatile, while restrictions on global movement, if prolonged, could disrupt production, sales and product development across the industry.
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Britain clears Takeaway.com's purchase of Just Eat

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 09:06
Britain's competition regulator on Thursday cleared online food delivery company Takeaway.com's takeover of UK rival Just Eat, saying the 6.2 billion pound ($7.7 billion) deal would not reduce competition.
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Takeaway issues shares after watchdog gives Just Eat buy final approval

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 09:06
Europe's largest online food ordering service Just Eat Takeaway.com NV moved quickly to shore up its finances with an overnight share and convertible bond issue, as Britain's competition watchdog gave the company's merger final approval.
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China's Didi sees overseas business off coronavirus low, eyes payment firm deals, new markets: executive

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 08:35
China ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is upbeat that business overseas has turned a corner after dropping to a mid-March low amid the coronavirus pandemic, a senior executive said, and is already looking into new markets and payment firm acquisitions.
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U.S. lawmaker says any COVID-19 contact tracing tech should be voluntary and limited

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 03:43
Senator Edward Markey, a Democrat and online privacy advocate, said in a letter released Wednesday that any digital coronavirus contact tracing should be voluntary, transparent and collect only the information needed to identify who might be at risk of contracting the respiratory ailment that has killed more than 45,000 people in the United States.
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Flaw in iPhone, iPads may have allowed hackers to steal data for years

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 03:38
Apple Inc is planning to fix a flaw that a security firm said may have left more than half a billion iPhones vulnerable to hackers.
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Coronavirus dampens Xilinx's current-quarter revenue forecast

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 02:43
Xilinx Inc on Wednesday forecast first-quarter revenue below estimates and refrained from providing an annual outlook, citing the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus outbreak.    The pandemic has ripped through the semiconductor industry, with lockdown orders interrupting operations and supply chains, even though many plants were eventually allowed to remain open.    Xilinx shares, which closed 5% higher on Wednesday, shed most of those gains in extended trading.
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Trump has CDC director clarify remarks on second virus wave

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 01:17
The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was called on by President Donald Trump on Wednesday to walk back his remark that the second wave of novel coronavirus in the fall could be worse than the current situation.
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Two New York cats become first U.S. pets to test positive for COVID-19

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 01:14
Two cats have become the first pet animals in the United States to test positive for COVID-19, caused by the new coronavirus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Coronavirus spreads easily in U.S. homeless shelters, CDC says

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 01:11
At homeless shelters across the United States where only a few cases of COVID-19 had been identified, testing found much more widespread infection among residents and staff with the novel coronavirus that causes the respiratory disease, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
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UK to test prevalence of COVID-19 in general population

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 01:06
Britain's government plans to test a sample of 20,000 English households for COVID-19 in the coming weeks to try to establish how far the disease has spread across the country.
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Special Report: Former Labradoodle breeder tapped to lead U.S. pandemic task force

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 00:40
On January 21, the day the first U.S. case of coronavirus was reported, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services appeared on Fox News to report the latest on the disease as it ravaged China. Alex Azar, a 52-year-old lawyer and former drug industry executive, assured Americans the U.S. government was prepared.
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U.S. official says he was ousted for urging caution on Trump-touted coronavirus drug

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 00:36
The ousted director of a key U.S. agency charged with developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday said he was dismissed because he called for careful vetting of a treatment frequently touted by President Donald Trump.
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Coronavirus circulated in U.S. weeks earlier than thought, mistaken for flu, health official says

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 00:15
The novel coronavirus circulated in January in California, weeks earlier than thought, and early deaths were likely mistaken for the flu, a county health official said on Wednesday.
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WHO chief urges U.S. to reconsider funding, says 'virus will be with us for a long time'

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 00:10
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that he hoped the Trump administration would reconsider its suspension of funding, but that his main focus was on ending the pandemic and saving lives.
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U.S. says review of WHO to assess if the body is run in 'the way it should be'

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 00:09
The United States will assess if the World Health Organization is being run properly following President Donald Trump's pause in U.S. funding to the global body, the acting head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Wednesday.
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WHO says it hopes U.S. will reconsider funding, but focus is on ending pandemic

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 00:09
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that he hoped the Trump administration would reconsider its suspension of funding, but that his main focus was on ending the pandemic and saving lives.
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