Following President Trump's announcement the U.S. will halt funding to the World Health Organization as it reviews how it has handled the coronavirus pandemic, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates criticized the decision, saying it "is as dangerous as it sounds."
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Workers at factories in China are being subjected to stringent surveillance in the wake of the novel coronavirus, as the country cautiously restarts its manufacturing sector.
Adding respirator equipment, anti-viral medications and advanced sanitizing equipment into tanks and armored vehicles, engineering weapons systems with biological warfare resistance and hardening technologies and creating new tactical, strategic and doctrinal nuances to warfare requirements -- all seem like things the Pentagon might start to explore as a way to adapt to longer-term impacts of COVID-19.
Amazon has fired two more employees who criticized the alleged lax working conditions at its various warehouses and fulfillment centers around the country in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Army is sending highly specialized teams of doctors, nurses, medics and psychologists to the New York City area to help relieve the burden on COVID-19 medical efforts -- by bringing makeshift treatment facilities, testing patients, monitoring symptoms for the virus and in some cases treating those infected.
Amid a surge in demand for online grocery shopping during the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon said it would put new grocery delivery customers on a waitlist and reduce hours at several Whole Foods stores around the country.
China has been buying up ads on U.S. social-media sites and adopting online tactics reminiscent of Russian disinformation campaigns in an apparent attempt to shape the story internationally about the coronavirus response, according to researchers analyzing the activity.
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Jewish General Hospital in Montreal is battling the coronavirus outbreak with what has been described as a “revolutionary” app that can monitor peoples’ vital signs when they look on their smartphone screens.
The coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on the country’s medical supply chain leading the tech world to step up and provide quick solutions through 3D printing. Scores of companies, volunteer organizations, and tech-focused collectives have been nimbly designing schematics for anyone to print up items like ventilator parts and PPE equipment like masks. These designs could prove to be vital as the health crisis in the US begins its second month.
Google has built an application portal to help the hard-hit state of New York deal with the massive influx of unemployment filings as the coronavirus shutdown cripples its economy.
Apple and Google are partnering to build a Bluetooth-enabled technology that could allow widespread contact tracing as a way to contain the novel coronavirus and help countries find a path back to normalcy.
Navy helicopters are delivering respirators to health care crew members on board the USNS Comfort now treating patients in support of COVID-19 response efforts in the New York City area, Navy officials said.
Apple Watch and WearOS devices can detect early signs of infection, according to research, which could lead to wearables joining the fight to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
While the world is focused on the coronavirus, malicious hackers, cybercriminals and scammers are pushing out their own form of malware. IBM’s X-Force reports that COVID-19 related spam is up a whopping 14,000% over the last few weeks. Fake coronavirus cures, phony stimulus checks and convincing robocallers are competing for your money.