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Bitcoin faces a key technical event Monday known as the "halving." Industry insiders are debating what effect it might have on the market.

Despite local Covid-19 health orders, Tesla reopened its Fremont car plant this week.

Tesla's California plant has been closed since March 23 due to shelter-in-place orders, but the company is pushing to resume production. Musk threatened Saturday to pull Tesla out of California amid a dispute with local government over the shutdown.

"It's entirely appropriate that the factories reopen. I fully support it. We need the vehicles," AutoNation's Mike Jackson told CNBC.

Some executives expressed cautious optimism on earnings calls, suggesting that things were starting to look up in April after an alarming drop-off in March. But all warned that it will be a long slog before their businesses return to normal.

Shanghai Disney reopened Monday, making it the first major theme park to do so since being forced to close by the coronavirus pandemic.

Now that office-based companies have invested in remote work tools, there's no returning to the old world of crowded conference rooms.

A survey from think tank Doteveryone found that 58% of the British public think the tech sector isn't regulated enough.

Now might be the best time to start thinking about setting up a new venture, according to entrepreneurs and venture investors.

Tesla sold 3,635 Model 3 cars in April — much lower than 10,160 in March, data from the China Passenger Car Association showed.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been sparring with regulators over local shelter-in-place orders aimed to combat the spread of the coronavirus as the company's production plants remain closed.

Technology companies ranging from major professional services firms to scrappy startups are building apps and wearables for businesses to track and stop the spread of coronavirus among employees in the workplace.

Tesla had wanted to start production again in Fremont, California, on Friday afternoon, but officials said the company did not have authorization to break shelter-in-place rules. The plant is where the company makes vehicles for Europe and North America.

Ultraviolet light is an effective tool that has been in use for decades in hospitals and operating rooms and technological breakthroughs in UV light could become a key tool used to help stop the spread of Covid-19.

Tech execs who are moms have had a particularly hectic couple months, managing a remote workforce while also homeschooling and carrying out chores.

Chinese internet giant Tencent has been surveilling content posted by foreign users on its wildly popular messaging service WeChat in order to help it refine censorship on its platform at home, according to a new report.

Tesla alleged in a lawsuit that California's Alameda County, where the automaker has a factory, went against state rules and "created a legal quagmire."

While Schmidt might not have his technical advisor role anymore, he remains an Alphabet shareholder after leaving the board seat he held for 18 years.

The coronavirus pandemic has crushed the global economy, and a recession is inevitable in the U.S. as the Federal Reserve warns the second quarter will be much worse than Q1. The auto industry has been hit particularly hard as car sales tank. But here is why some experts say that Tesla is better off than other U.S. automakers to get through this downturn.

Amazon has been combating coronavirus-related issues on multiple fronts for the past several months.