Mar 16, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoGoogle's Coronavirus Test Website Is Live... Sort OfThe catch: it's only for California's Bay Area residents and you have to be at least 18 to qualify.
Mar 16, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoMicrosoft's Teams Collaboration Tool Goes Down as the World Works From HomeMicrosoft's Teams chat and video conferencing tool suffered a two-hour outage Monday, appearing to crack amid a surge in usage as the world begins working from home due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Mar 16, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoApple Gets Slapped With $1.2 Billion Fine From French RegulatorsApple was fined for what the France competition authority contends was collusion with two wholesalers.
Mar 16, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoMicrosoft Is All In With Growing Its Scientific Research ArmMicrosoft is overhauling its research unit, bringing the healthcare business into the fold as it aims to lead in a host of fast-growing markets.
Mar 14, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoWhy Twitter’s Dorsey May Not Be Here to StayTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey has to reach ambitious goals to stay at the helm of the microblogging platform. That's looking tricky, especially in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Mar 13, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoGoogle Teams With White House to Ready Coronavirus Testing WebsiteThe White House and Google are working to develop a website that will direct Americans to coronavirus testing sites.
Mar 13, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoSoftBank Agrees to Buy Back $4.8 Billion in Stock Amid Shareholder PressureElliott Management was pushing for an even bigger stock buyback program out of SoftBank.
Mar 13, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoMicrosoft Brings its Biggest Conference Online Amid the Coronavirus OutbreakMicrosoft has canceled its Build conference, hoping it will still be able to create some buzz with a virtual show.
Mar 13, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoSlack Expects Coronavirus UptickSlack's revenue guidance for the current fiscal first quarter was lower than expected, but there is a bright spot.
Mar 13, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoThe Worst May Be Over for Apple in ChinaBusiness is returning to pre-coronavirus levels in China, which is music to Apple investors' ears. A return to normalcy means Apple can begin churning out iPhones again.
Mar 12, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoGoogle G Suite Milestone: Surpasses the 2 Billion User MarkG Suite, Google's productivity apps, now has more than 2 billion subscribers -- quite a feat for what was once a scrappy second-place player to Microsoft.
Mar 12, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoGoogle's YouTube Walks Back Its Ban on Coronavirus Video AdsYouTube had barred creators from making money off coronavirus videos but now it's relenting as the outbreak rages on.
Mar 12, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoShopify to Pay Employees $1,000 for Work at Home SuppliesShopify is making all of its employees work remotely during the coronavirus outbreak and is giving them $1,000 to cover the cost of office equipment.
Mar 12, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoTwitter Tells All Workers to Stay Home Amid the Coronavirus OutbreakContractors and hourly employees will still get paid, even if they can't do their jobs remotely.
Mar 11, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoDemand for Microsoft, Google, and Zoom's Video Conferencing Software Surges Amid the Coronavirus OutbreakWith companies across the nation encouraging employees to work from home Microsoft, Zoom and Google are seeing demand surge for their collaboration software and chat tools.
Mar 11, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoApple, Amazon, Microsoft, Others to Meet With White House Over CoronavirusSome of the nation's biggest technology companies will meet with the White House later to devise a coordinated response to coronavirus.
Mar 11, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoRetirement Savers Are In for a Rude Awakening Thanks to the SECURE ActRequiring 401(k) plan sponsors to lay out how much savers will get on a monthly basis in retirement may be eye-opening for many Americans.
Mar 11, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoYelp Gets to Air its Google Complaints With Antitrust LawmakersYelp was invited to a hearing focused on self-preferencing by digital platforms and laid out all the antitrust complaints it has with the Internet search giant.
Mar 10, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoLeaked iOS 14 Code Suggests Over-Ear Airpods Are ComingEmbedded throughout Apple's code were two over-the-ear headphone icons, the clearest evidence to date that over-ear Airpods are on the horizon.
Mar 10, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoAlibaba's China Delivery Businesses Returns to Pre-Coronavirus LevelsChina is showing signs that business is returning to pre-coronavirus levels, with Alibaba reporting its delivery operations are fully staffed again.