Coronavirus

Renault workers use 3D printers to make medical visors

Renault workers use 3D printers to make medical visors

Carmakers pivot to medical supplies.
Staff Writer Mar 25 2020 1:16PM Hardware
Amazon to stop non-essential sales in India

Amazon to stop non-essential sales in India

Prioritises household staples and healthcare products.
Staff Writer Mar 25 2020 1:16PM Benchmarking Change
Google asks users about symptoms for Carnegie Mellon coronavirus forecasting effort

Google asks users about symptoms for Carnegie Mellon coronavirus forecasting effort

Aiming to predict spread of coronavirus infections.
Paresh Dave Mar 25 2020 6:39AM Strategy
How Aussie schools are preparing for a COVID-19 shutdown

How Aussie schools are preparing for a COVID-19 shutdown

And the tech that will fill the divide.
Justin Hendry Mar 25 2020 12:01AM Cloud
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
Russia to use mobile phones to track people at risk of coronavirus

Russia to use mobile phones to track people at risk of coronavirus

Five days to develop a system to track people using mobile phone geolocation data.
Gleb Stolyarov, Polina Nikolskaya and Olesya Astakhova Mar 24 2020 6:35AM Benchmarking Change
Uber urges White House to include gig workers in coronavirus stimulus

Uber urges White House to include gig workers in coronavirus stimulus

Urges US lawmakers to change labor laws in the long term.
Supantha Mukherjee and Tina Bellon Mar 24 2020 6:29AM Financial Services
Indoor cycling apps get leg-up from coronavirus shutdown

Indoor cycling apps get leg-up from coronavirus shutdown

Solace for those deprived of their weekend ride with friends and fitness fanatics.
Martyn Herman and Kathryn Lurie Mar 23 2020 1:15PM Strategy
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
Aussie supercomputers brace for COVID-19 impact

Aussie supercomputers brace for COVID-19 impact

Pawsey, NCI prepare to WFH.
Matt Johnston Mar 23 2020 12:55PM Strategy
Taiwan's new 'electronic fence' for quarantines leads wave of virus monitoring

Taiwan's new 'electronic fence' for quarantines leads wave of virus monitoring

Uses location-tracking to ensure people who are quarantined stay in their homes.
Yimou Lee Mar 23 2020 6:42AM 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
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
Online mass exodus: How Australian unis are coping with COVID-19

Online mass exodus: How Australian unis are coping with COVID-19

Virtual classes become the norm.
Matt Johnston Mar 20 2020 5:51PM Strategy
Victoria races to scale up virtual courts amid coronavirus outbreak

Victoria races to scale up virtual courts amid coronavirus outbreak

All courts to immediately begin e-court trials.
Justin Hendry Mar 20 2020 3:57PM Networking
Tesla cuts US factory staff to curb virus, Musk offers to produce ventilators

Tesla cuts US factory staff to curb virus, Musk offers to produce ventilators

After ignoring initial lockdown.
Tina Bellon Mar 20 2020 1:00PM Strategy
France says pressure on Amazon workers 'unacceptable' amid lockdown

France says pressure on Amazon workers 'unacceptable' amid lockdown

Workers hit out at sanitary conditions.
Caroline Pailliez and Mourad Guichard Mar 20 2020 1:00PM Strategy
Telstra pauses job cuts for six months, will hire 1000 extra call centre staff

Telstra pauses job cuts for six months, will hire 1000 extra call centre staff

Brings forward 5G investment.
Matt Johnston Mar 20 2020 10:36AM Strategy

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