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Apple said it had learnt lessons from the China outbreak and "the most effective way" to minimize transmission is to maximize social distance.

While the stock market is getting hammered over coronavirus concerns, the bigger impact will likely be at the local level, where hourly employees can't work from home.

Hospitals like Tufts Medical Center and UC San Francisco are reaching out to patients to cancel knee and hip replacement surgeries, as well as annual physicals.

Everbridge shares have climbed to a record as more businesses and government agencies count on the software-maker during the spread of the coronavirus.

Pichai said employees asked about whether Verily could help in COVID-19 efforts.

Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., said coronavirus misinformation with "racists themes" is "literally adding insult to injury."

Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975 with Paul Allen, who died in 2018. Gates is also leaving the board of Berkshire Hathaway.

Tech stocks rose, but Tesla shares sank on Friday after weeks of market turmoil sparked by covid-19 and oil price wars.

Pfizer joins a growing number of companies that are mandating that employees remain at home.

While ESPN is likely to lean on SportsCenter and other studio shows in the near term, the all-sports network will have to get creative with programming if live sports are canceled for months. The result may lead to even more cancellations of cable TV and ESPN.

The motion would allow service providers to resubmit portions of their proposals for a new review by the DoD.

Apple joins several other tech companies in canceling spring conferences.

The company will be announcing new procedures and safeguards for employees who can't work from home, AT&T Randall Stephenson said in a note sent to employees.

During the coronavirus outbreak, many public health experts see a role for technology to keeping the so-called "worried well" out of the hospital. In recent weeks, many hospitals have been adding coronavirus to their list of conditions that can be screened for virtually.

The judge for the Tesla shareholder trial said on Friday that the case will be delayed until "concerns regarding COVID-19 have abated."

The employee tested positive for the COVID-19 virus Thursday, shutting down the entire office park, according to materials seen by CNBC.

The move comes after Microsoft canceled two conferences it had planned to host near its headquarters in connection with the spread of the coronavirus. Build 2020 will now be held online instead of in person.

The PGA Tour late Thursday canceled The The Players Championship

Amazon, like other e-commerce companies, has struggled to police sellers who have sought to take advantage of the panic and flooded online marketplaces with overpriced goods.

The commissioner says he would like to call this time a "pause" for the league instead of a suspension.