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California has issued a "stay at home" order to residents as it tries to stem the march of the coronavirus across the most populous US state. Governor Gavin Newsom earlier estimated more than half of the 40 million people in his state would contract Covid-19 in just the next two months.
BBC News
Described as the "first global 5G phone" Nokia's new 8.3 flagship focuses on connectivity.
CNET
Summit, IBM's supercomputer equipped with the "brain of AI," ran thousands of simulations to analyze which drug compounds might effectively stop the virus from infecting host cells.
CNN
It's one case in a New York delivery station, but the potential of a ripple effect is real.
CNET
Spark Microsystems revamps an older technology called ultra wideband -- UWB -- for faster short-range wireless networks.
CNET
Netflix will reduce streaming quality in Europe for at least the next month to prevent the internet collapsing under the strain of unprecedented usage due to the coronavirus pandemic.
CNN
Sony's new console can output 10.28 teraflops.
CNET
Amazon is temporarily refusing to stock certain items in its warehouses, to cope with overwhelming demand for household essentials due to the coronavirus pandemic. It means third-party sellers of non-essential items could find it difficult to ship orders to customers.
BBC News
SoftBank is looking for a way to back out of a $3 billion tender offer it planned to make for WeWork shares in October, sources say.
CNBC
Several American industries that have been decimated by the coronavirus outbreak are asking for federal bailouts. The price tag reaches into the hundreds of billions of dollars.
CNN
The coronavirus is forcing big changes to the way Facebook operates and stretching the company to its limits, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
CNN
The addition of trackpad support to iPadOS is designed to make selection of text and controls easy. The trackpad also supports three-finger gestures.
CNET
Machine learning tools have always been the ideal content moderators for Facebook, Google and Twitter - but COVID-19 is forcing their use before they're ready
The Verge
Apple will release iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 on March 24, for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users.
9to5Mac.com
Materialise, a Belgium-based pioneer in 3D printing, has designed a 3D printed door opener that makes it possible to open and close doors with your arm, removing the need for direct contact with door handles.
Company release
Taiwan will ban entry for many foreigners as part of coronavirus prevention measures, excluding resident permit holders, diplomats and migrant workers, the government said on Wednesday, as it battles a rise in imported cases.
Reuters UK
Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it expected higher demand and limited supply for computer chips even though the coronavirus pandemic and the U.S.-China trade war were damaging major markets in Europe and the United States.
Reuters
Transfer 100GB of data in under 90 seconds.
engadget
The company hoped to hold a digital version of its Cloud Next conference, but it's now pushed back
The Verge
The chips are "neuromorphic," and mimic the components of brain cells.
CNET
LG has also priced and dated the rest of its 4K and 8K OLED sets for 2020.
engadget
AMD takes on Intel's Core i9-9980H processor for high-end laptop power in thin designs.
CNET
Microsoft announced this week that Windows 10 has hit a significant milestone. The flagship operating system is now in use on 1 billion - with a "B" - active devices each month.
Forbes
The Financial Times
Just as Apple is forced to close retail stores around the world because of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been hit by a $1 billion blow to its finances.
CNN
The company's rumored new phones seemingly borrow some features from the iPhone 11.
CNET
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.
Reuters
San Francisco Bay area officials unveiled Monday what might be the most aggressive and restrictive measures in the country yet to curb the spread of the coronavirus. All residents of six Bay Area counties, including San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Marin, Contra Costa and Alameda, have been asked to remain home as much as possible.
CNBC
US President Donald Trump has said the nationwide coronavirus emergency could last until the end of the summer or even longer. He said Americans over the next 15 days should not gather in groups of more than 10 and avoid bars, restaurants, food courts, gyms and crowds.
BBC News
TSMC is stepping up its evaluation of whether to build an advanced chip facility in the US in response to pressure from Washington.
Nikkei Asian Review
ASML's main facilities are in the province of Noord-Brabant, which has the highest number of infections in the Netherlands, and so far is country's only region where people have been advised to not attend large-scale public events.
New York Times
Chipmaker Broadcom on Thursday pulled its financial projections for the year, citing uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic, and said it would push debt payments to the second half of the year or earlier if conditions improve.
Wall Street Journal
Every economic shock leaves a legacy. The deadly coronavirus will be no different.
BBC News
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is stepping down from the company's board to spend more time on philanthropic activities.
BBC News
Germany is to close its borders with neighbouring countries including France, the latest in a string of tough actions by EU member states to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
The Financial Times
Lucian Grainge, chief executive officer of Universal Music Group, has been hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19. Apple's Tim Cook reportedly was at Grainge's birthday party two weeks ago.
Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs on Sunday downgraded its outlook for the economy in the first two quarters of 2020 as the coronavirus zaps all growth from the U.S.
CNBC
Apple said it will close all of its stores outside of greater China until March 27 to reduce the risk of the coronavirus spreading.
CNBC
The world's largest social network is teaming up with the United Nations Foundation.
CNET
Apple is shifting its annual Worldwide Developers Conference to an online format because of the coronavirus outbreak, it announced Friday.
CNN
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