Category: Business

  • Amazon prioritizes medical supplies, staples for delivery

    Amazon prioritizes medical supplies, staples for delivery

    Amazon on Tuesday made a priority of medical supplies and household staples, putting shipments of other goods on hold to focus on key items during the coronavirus outbreak.

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  • Fujifilm shares soar after China backs drug to treat virus

    Fujifilm shares soar after China backs drug to treat virus

    Shares in Japanese firm Fujifilm Holdings sky-rocketed on Wednesday after Chinese authorities said a drug produced by the company could be effective for treating coronavirus patients.

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  • Facebook bug wrongly deleted authentic coronavirus news

    Facebook bug wrongly deleted authentic coronavirus news

    Facebook said a bug in its anti-spam system temporarily blocked the publication of links to news stories about the coronavirus. Guy Rosen, Facebook’s vice president of integrity, said on Twitter Tuesday that the company was working on a fix for the problem.

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  • Tesla factory could be shut under California health order

    Tesla factory could be shut under California health order

    The Tesla factory that employs thousands of people could be forced to close after Alameda County on Tuesday night declared it a “nonessential business” under the county’s shelter-in-place order.

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  • US auto workers union seeks two-week halt due to virus

    US auto workers union seeks two-week halt due to virus

    The United Auto Workers is pushing for a two-week shutdown of American auto plants due to the coronavirus, officials said Tuesday, following a walkout at one plant.

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  • ‘Worse than 9/11’: Coronavirus threatens global airline industry

    ‘Worse than 9/11’: Coronavirus threatens global airline industry

    Fears of massive bankruptcies and calls for emergency bailouts swept global airlines Tuesday as a top US official warned the coronavirus crisis threatens the industry even more than the September 11 attacks, which saw US airspace shut down entirely. I

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  • Companies hit pause button as coronavirus infects economy

    Companies hit pause button as coronavirus infects economy

    Layoffs and cutting costs… companies are trying to adapt as the coronavirus hits demand and the draconian measures taken to contain the spread of the illness undercut both production and demand.

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  • 3-D printers saving the lives of coronavirus victims

    3-D printers saving the lives of coronavirus victims

    Medical valves manufactured with portable 3-D printers are saving the lives of coronavirus victims at a hospital located in what is considered Italy’s Ground Zero for the deadly viral infection.

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  • US revises passenger safety rules for autonomous vehicles

    US revises passenger safety rules for autonomous vehicles

    The U.S. government is coming out with new regulations aimed at changing automotive passenger safety standards that could be barriers to autonomous vehicles.

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  • AI-powered shoes unlock the secrets of your sole

    AI-powered shoes unlock the secrets of your sole

    Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have developed an AI-powered, smart insole that instantly turns any shoe into a portable gait-analysis laboratory.

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