Category: Business

  • Coronavirus to deliver fresh hit to staggering media sector

    Coronavirus to deliver fresh hit to staggering media sector

    The ailing US news industry is bracing for more turmoil with the coronavirus pandemic expected to deliver an economic shock to the sector—just when people need credible information the most.

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  • Economic heavyweight Boeing hammered by dual crises

    Economic heavyweight Boeing hammered by dual crises

    Boeing lost $52 billion on the stock market in a week, a rout that underscores the challenges facing the aircraft manufacturer amid setbacks over the 737 MAX and the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Press freedom group stores censored articles in Minecraft library

    Press freedom group stores censored articles in Minecraft library

    A virtual library housing censored articles from around the world has been created within the hugely popular video game Minecraft by press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

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  • Ferrari suspends production over coronavirus

    Ferrari suspends production over coronavirus

    Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari said Saturday it was suspending production for two weeks at two of its factories, citing “serious difficulties” related to Italy being in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • U.S. internet well-equipped to handle work from home surge

    U.S. internet well-equipped to handle work from home surge

    The U.S. internet won’t get overloaded by spikes in traffic from the millions of Americans now working from home to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus, experts say. But connections could stumble for many if too many family members try to videoconference at the same time.

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  • Staying safe, and sane, as Silicon Valley locks down for virus

    Staying safe, and sane, as Silicon Valley locks down for virus

    David Tollner gets text messages telling him when meals are placed outside the door of the family guest room, where he was banished after developing a cough.

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  • U.S. providers offer free Wi-Fi for 60 days

    U.S. providers offer free Wi-Fi for 60 days

    U.S. internet and wireless providers have announced temporary measures to make getting online less expensive and onerous as enforced social distancing due to the new coronavirus forces more human interaction online.

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  • Apple closing all stores outside China until March 27 due to virus

    Apple closing all stores outside China until March 27 due to virus

    Apple is closing all of its stores outside China until March 27 in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, CEO Tim Cook said.

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  • Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates leaves board

    Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates leaves board

    Microsoft on Friday announced that co-founder Bill Gates has left its board of directors to devote more time to philanthropy.

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  • US airlines ground more planes as travel crisis deepens

    US airlines ground more planes as travel crisis deepens

    US airlines announced additional steps Friday to ground planes and curtail executive pay as they prepare for an unprecedentedly bad travel market in the near-term.

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