Microsoft's head of research, Peter Lee, believes that plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients could help sick people and protect protection to frontline workers while a vaccine is developed.
The gym chain is one of many fitness companies that has been under pressure amid state orders they close their doors to help prevent further spread of the coronavirus.
A delay by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in quickly making coronavirus test kits available was the result of "a glaring scientific breakdown" at the CDC's central lab, The Washington Post reported.
Walmart and Sam's Club will require their approximately 1.5 million U.S.-based associates to wear masks or other face coverings beginning on Monday, according to a memo sent by the CEOs of Walmart U.S. and Sam's Club, a Walmart division.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state will start granting marriage licenses remotely as lockdown measures designed to stop the spread of coronavirus remain in effect.
We spoke to a range of experts spanning law, public health and privacy policy to understand how governments can preserve our individual rights during an unprecedented public health crisis.
The video gaming and esports industries will most likely hold up as the coronavirus's economic impact runs its course, says the CEO behind VanEck's esports ETF.
Researchers from Stanford University shared the results of a large-scale community test, and estimate that between 2.5% and 4.2% of the population of Santa Clara County may have antibodies.
"If I was talking to you last year, the big debate in this state and by extension this country was the work California was doing to lead in the privacy space," he said.
Mary Meeker, who is known for her lengthy annual "Internet Trends" report, says businesses that are doing the best in the current crisis use cloud technologies, sell products that are always needed, can easily be found online, make other businesses more efficient and have a good social media presence.
Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China, added 325 confirmed coronavirus cases and 1,290 deaths to the city's Covid-19 count after "a city-wide investigation," state media reported earlier Friday.
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