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FDA approves Battelle’s process to decontaminate N95 face masks
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a process that would clean much-needed N95 protective face masks and allow them to be reused, the agency said in a...
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OneWeb files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Space exploration firm OneWeb has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, GeekWire reports, leaving uncertainty about the 74 satellites it has in orbit and ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company is donating 10 million masks to healthcare workers in the US
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Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted Saturday that the company was donating “millions of masks for health professionals in the US and Europe,” to help combat the spread o...
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San Francisco and Bay Area will shelter in place to slow coronavirus spread
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Six counties in the San Francisco Bay Area — about 6.7 million people — are under a “shelter in place” order to try to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus...
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Apple’s Powerbeats 4 earbuds spotted at a Walmart
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Apple’s still-unannounced Powerbeats 4 earbuds were spotted at a Walmart in Rochester, New York over the weekend, confirming some specs that previously leaked i...
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Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to donate coronavirus test kits and masks to the US
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Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma says he is donating 500,000 coronavirus testing kits and one million protective face masks to the United States, Reuters reports. The...
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Apple puts restrictions on coronavirus-themed apps in its App Store
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In an effort to ensure the “credibility” of health and safety information in its App Store, Apple is tightening requirements for all coronavirus-focused apps, T...
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Apple Card holders in its Customer Assistance Program may be able to skip a payment
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Apple Card customers may be able to skip their March payments without interest charges as long as they’re enrolled in its Customer Assistance Program according ...
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Juul co-founder James Monsees plans to leave the company
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Juul Labs co-founder James Monsees is planning to step down as adviser and board member of the beleaguered e-cigarette company, Bloomberg reports. “Building thi...
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NCAA, NHL, MLB all modify game schedules due to coronavirus
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After the National Hockey League announced on Thursday that it was pausing its 2019–20 season amid growing concerns over the novel coronavirus pandemic, Major L...
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Tim Cook encouraging remote work at Apple global offices due to coronavirus
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Calling the coronavirus outbreak an “unprecedented event,” Apple CEO Tim Cook is encouraging employees at several of its global offices to “please feel free to ...
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Rare Nintendo Play Station console sells for $360,000 at auction
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A prototype of the Nintendo Play Station, a console that never came to market, fetched $360,000 at an auction over the weekend, CNN reports. Greg McLemore, foun...