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Instacart to add 300,000 gig workers in coronavirus-driven hiring

Instacart to add 300,000 gig workers in coronavirus-driven hiring

Doubling its current base, as demand surges for grocery delivery services.
Staff Writer Mar 24 2020 1:05PM Financial Services
Apple scraps iPhone purchase limit amid virus outbreak

Apple scraps iPhone purchase limit amid virus outbreak

Curbs remain for some iPad, Macbook models.
Staff Writer Mar 24 2020 12:29PM Financial Services
Britain challenges start-ups to support mental health of self-isolators

Britain challenges start-ups to support mental health of self-isolators

£25,000 grants available for digital solutions that can be running in next few weeks.
Staff Writer Mar 24 2020 6:29AM Financial Services
Russia postpones sovereign internet test over coronavirus

Russia postpones sovereign internet test over coronavirus

Revised schedule due soon.
Staff Writer Mar 23 2020 1:02PM Networking
Netflix to slash traffic across Europe to relieve virus strain on internet providers

Netflix to slash traffic across Europe to relieve virus strain on internet providers

Relief measure for internet service providers (ISPs) experiencing a surge in usage.
Staff Writer Mar 23 2020 6:34AM Networking
Apple limits online iPhone purchases to two per person amid coronavirus

Apple limits online iPhone purchases to two per person amid coronavirus

In many countries including the United States and China to stop gouging grey marketeers.
Staff Writer Mar 23 2020 6:34AM Benchmarking Change
Walmart to hire 150,000 workers as shoppers surge on coronavirus fears

Walmart to hire 150,000 workers as shoppers surge on coronavirus fears

Citing a jump in shoppers due to pandemic.
Staff Writer Mar 23 2020 6:34AM Hardware
US lawmaker urges caution in using location data to track COVID-19

US lawmaker urges caution in using location data to track COVID-19

Wants assurances from US government, big tech firms.
Staff Writer Mar 20 2020 6:50AM Security
Samsung expects chip demand growth despite coronavirus turmoil

Samsung expects chip demand growth despite coronavirus turmoil

Follows dour AGM turnout.
Staff Writer Mar 18 2020 1:18PM Hardware
Legalise online alcohol sales to help Russians self-isolating amid coronavirus - top banker

Legalise online alcohol sales to help Russians self-isolating amid coronavirus - top banker

Say one of the nation's top bankers.
Staff Writer Mar 18 2020 6:43AM Financial Services
Amazon to hire 100,000 workers as online orders surge on coronavirus worries

Amazon to hire 100,000 workers as online orders surge on coronavirus worries

Will increase its minimum pay rate.
Staff Writer Mar 17 2020 11:54AM Financial Services
Samsung urges shareholders to use electronic voting for AGM amid coronavirus

Samsung urges shareholders to use electronic voting for AGM amid coronavirus

For the first time.
Staff Writer Mar 17 2020 11:28AM Financial Services
Cyber attack hits US health department amid coronavirus - Bloomberg

Cyber attack hits US health department amid coronavirus - Bloomberg

Prompting response from the National Security Council.
Staff Writer Mar 17 2020 6:37AM Networking
Apple says reopening all its branded stores in China

Apple says reopening all its branded stores in China

More than a month after they were shut in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Staff Writer Mar 16 2020 12:05PM Benchmarking Change
Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board

Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board

To focus on Gates Foundation.
Staff Writer Mar 16 2020 12:00PM Strategy
Apple to shut retail stores for two weeks

Apple to shut retail stores for two weeks

Except those in Greater China.
Staff Writer Mar 14 2020 10:08PM Hardware
Apple shifts annual developers conference to online-only format

Apple shifts annual developers conference to online-only format

Citing the "current health situation."
Staff Writer Mar 14 2020 10:55AM Training & Development
Joint Russian-European Mars mission postponed over coronavirus

Joint Russian-European Mars mission postponed over coronavirus

Launch pushed back two years.
Staff Writer Mar 13 2020 1:50PM Strategy
Resumption of work at Foxconn factories in China beats expectations, says founder

Resumption of work at Foxconn factories in China beats expectations, says founder

After a prolonged halt due to a coronavirus outbreak that disrupted supply chains.
Staff Writer Mar 13 2020 6:32AM Hardware
Uber may suspend accounts of riders, drivers who test positive for coronavirus

Uber may suspend accounts of riders, drivers who test positive for coronavirus

At the direction of health authorities.
Staff Writer Mar 12 2020 6:39AM Networking

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