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WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to launch an app this month to enable people in under-resourced countries to assess whether they may have the n...
May 08, 2020
Tesla has not received ‘green light’ to resume production: California county health official
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc has not been allowed to resume operations at its California vehicle factory as local lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus remain in effect, a county health off...
May 08, 2020
Apple to reopen some stores in United States next week
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc said Friday it will reopen a handful of stores in four U.S. states starting next week, in the first resumption of physical retail operations since the iPhone ma...
May 08, 2020
EU looks for evidence to rein in U.S. tech giants
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. tech giants such as Facebook and Amazon could face tougher rules as European Union regulators seek evidence to curb their role as gatekeepers to the internet ...
May 08, 2020
Exclusive: Iran-linked hackers recently targeted coronavirus drugmaker Gilead – sources
By Jack Stubbs and Christopher Bing LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers linked to Iran have targeted staff at U.S. drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc in recent weeks, according to publicly-available web ...
May 08, 2020
Microsoft to invest $1.5 billion in Italian cloud business
MILAN (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it would create its first datacentre region in Italy under a $1.5 billion investment plan as the U.S. company expands its cloud computing services to m...
May 08, 2020
Dutch watchdog to investigate TikTok’s use of children’s data
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch privacy watchdog said on Friday it would investigate how Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, which has become hugely popular during the COVID-19 pandemic, handles th...
May 08, 2020
Roaming ‘robodog’ politely tells Singapore park goers to keep apart
By Edgar Su SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Far from barking its orders, a robot dog enlisted by Singapore authorities to help curb coronavirus infections in the city-state politely asks joggers and cyclists to...
May 08, 2020
Indian court seeks government reply over challenge to mandatory coronavirus app
By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A court asked the Indian government on Friday to respond to a challenge against its order for compulsory use of a contact tracing app by public and private s...
May 08, 2020
Robots to the rescue! Arizona students in lockdown will still get their graduation day
By Jane Ross (Reuters) - Juili Kale's dreams to receive her master's degree diploma in a ceremony cheered on by her family were dashed by the coronavirus - until robots came to the rescue. Kale, who h...
May 08, 2020
