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Asia latest: South Korea using mobile data on cluster; sports eye restart
May 12, 2020 (AFP)
- South Korea uses mobile data on new cluster - South Korean authorities said they were using mobile phone data to trace Seoul nightclub visitors as they tackle...
Twitter to label 'misleading' virus content
May 11, 2020 (AFP)
The move by Twitter comes with social networks struggling to deal with a wave of misinformation and unverified claims about the disease outbreak. "Serving the p...
Google, Facebook extend work-from-home plans
May 08, 2020 (AFP)
Chief executive Sundar Pichai told Google staff at an all-hands meeting that its remote work policy will be extended until 2021, the Silicon Valley giant confir...
Swiss to launch virus app pilot next week
May 08, 2020 (AFP)
Earlier this week, parliament thwarted the government's original roll-out plans, deciding that the phone application could not get the green light without a pro...
Apple unveils plans to reopen some US stores
May 08, 2020 (AFP)
The iPhone maker planned to start with some stores in Alabama, Alaska, Idaho and South Carolina. "We've missed our customers and look forward to offering our su...
Zoom agrees to step up security after New York probe
May 07, 2020 (AFP)
The agreement wraps an investigation launched in March by New York Attorney General Letitia James into vulnerabilities in the California-based company's softwar...
Facebook reveals members of its 'supreme court' for content
May 06, 2020 (AFP)
The oversight board is to make final decisions regarding the kinds of posts known to embroil Facebook in controversy about censorship, misinformation or free sp...
Airbnb slashes staff in effort to ride out pandemic
May 05, 2020 (AFP)
The cuts are needed for the San Francisco-based company to survive until people start traveling anew, Airbnb co-founder and chief executive Brian Chesky said in...
Virus expenses hit Amazon's bottom line
Apr 30, 2020 (AFP)
The technology and e-commerce giant said its revenues surged 26 percent in the first three months of 2020 to more than $75 billion, as people stuck at home due ...
Apple boosts revenues, profits dip in pandemic-hit quarter
Apr 30, 2020 (AFP)
Profit dipped to $11.2 billion on sales of $58.3 billion in the fiscal second quarter, compared to net income of $11.7 billion on revenue of $58 billion in the ...
Twitter swings to loss as pandemic hits advertising
Apr 30, 2020 (AFP)
In its quarterly update Thursday, Twitter saw an $8 million loss as revenues edged up three percent to $808 million and its user base increased 24 percent. Chie...
Facebook surges on user growth in pandemic, sees murky outlok
Apr 29, 2020 (AFP)
Shares climbed some 10 percent after Facebook reported a profit of $4.9 billion on revenue that grew 17 percent to $17.4 billion during the first three months o...
Microsoft sees digital reboot from pandemic, profits up
Apr 29, 2020 (AFP)
The US technology giant said the full impact of the pandemic was not reflected in its results for the fiscal third quarter to March 31. But it said it was force...
Google makes its video meeting service free to all
Apr 29, 2020 (AFP)
Google Meet had previously been reserved for subscribers to the premium G Suite software tools for businesses. Meet will be available "to all users around the w...
Contact tracing apps: Which countries are doing what
Apr 28, 2020 (AFP)
Health experts say the technology is a vital tool for governments hoping to ease lockdowns amid a pandemic that has overwhelmed hospitals and caused nearly 210,...
Google parent Alphabet sees growth despite pandemic; shares jump
Apr 28, 2020 (AFP)
Alphabet shares leapt more than eight percent in after-hours trades following release of earnings figures that eased fears the pandemic would stall the internet...
Amazon defends virus safety efforts amid fresh protests
Apr 27, 2020 (AFP)
Warehouse protest organizers, which include activist groups in several parts of the United States, said more than 50 employees walked out of an Amazon warehouse...
Australia launches app to trace coronavirus contacts
Apr 26, 2020 (AFP)
The COVIDSafe app uses a phone's Bluetooth wireless signal to store information about people's interactions, and can be accessed by health officials if a person...
In U-turn, Germany backs Google and Apple on virus app
Apr 26, 2020 (AFP)
German Health Minister Jens Spahn and Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff Helge Braun said Berlin was now in favour of a "decentralised software architect...
Facebook takes aim at Zoom with video chat upgrade
Apr 24, 2020 (AFP)
Through the Facebook Messenger application, users will be able to start video call sessions that as many as 50 friends can join and linger in as long as they wi...
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