EU privacy watchdog calls for pan-European mobile app for virus tracking
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) called on Monday for a pan-European mobile app to track the spread of the new coronavirus instead of the...
Finland’s Slush cancels November startup event due coronavirus
Finland’s largest tech event Slush, which was scheduled for November 2020, said on Monday it has decided to cancel the conference due to the spread...
Apple supplier Foxconn’s sales down 7.7% in March
Sales at Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry, a key supplier of Apple Inc’s products known by its trade name Foxconn, were down by 7.7% in...
Destination Space: How much is Trump’s Space Force costing the U.S.?
Donald Trump went where no other president has gone before. In December 2019, he established the Space Force as the sixth branch of the U.S....
UAE agriculture tech start-up secures $120 million investment commitment
United Arab Emirates agriculture technology start-up Pure Harvest Smart Farms has raised $20.6 million in fresh funding and secured commitments for a further $100 million,...
Tesla engineers show ventilator prototype on YouTube
Engineers at Tesla Inc showed a prototype for a ventilator on Sunday evening in a video published on the company’s YouTube channel, as hospitals around...
Solid chip sales unlikely to cushion Samsung’s virus-hit first quarter profit
The coronavirus-driven global shift to working from home is set to have boosted demand for Samsung Electronics’ memory chips from laptop makers and data centres,...
Stay home and karaoke: Tencent’s JOOX sees usage spike in Southeast Asia
Lockdowns and travel retrictions prompted by the new coronavirus have been a boon to JOOX, Chinese tech giant Tencent’s international music streaming platform, driving traffic...
5G coronavirus conspiracy theory is dangerous fake nonsense, UK says
A conspiracy theory that links 5G mobile telecommunications masts to the spread of the novel coronavirus is dangerous fake news and completely false, Britain said...
Exclusive: Amazon in contact with coronavirus test makers for potential screenings on employees
Amazon.com Inc has been in contact with the CEOs of two coronavirus test makers as it considers how to screen its staff and reduce the...
