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Amazon SVP and General Counsel David Zapolsky said his statements were made out of frustration.

"Our hiring is keeping at a very, very aggressive clip," Sandberg said. The pledge comes as the country braces for a massive spike in unemployment. Earlier on Thursday, the U.S. Labor Department reported that more than 6.6 million Americans filed new jobless claims this week.

The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak affected Tesla production in China and the U.S.

On Friday, HBO will offer popular TV shows, movies and documentaries for free through its HBO Go and HBO Now apps.

"You couldn't have picked a more perfect time to hack somebody," "Shark Tank" investor Robert Herjavec told CNBC.

The company is laying off or furloughing just over half its employees, the company confirmed to CNBC.

The kits will contain a reusable cloth face mask, hand sanitizer and a thermometer. Instacart shoppers can request their kits beginning next week through a website the company built for its shoppers.

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan apologized for security lapses but revealed a huge spike in users: Up to 200 million people were using the service daily in March.

The U.S. Secret Service this week warned law enforcement and banks about malicious emails related to COVID-19 and said corporations should be on alert.

Media networks have paid billions for live sports that they aren't going to broadcast this year. But nobody's pressing the issue yet, as the cable industry is focused on survival.

Gig economy companies have played a key part in social distancing measures, but investor Jim Chanos said their models could leave them open to problems.

Jim Chanos said on Thursday that he is still "maximum short" Tesla, even after the electric automaker's stock fell dramatically in the past month.

Short seller Jim Chanos warned investors about piling into "virus stocks" boosted by the coronavirus lockdown temporarily.

Amazon is no longer allowing consumers to buy N95 masks and coronavirus diagnostic kits on its site.

Shopify suspended its full year 2020 guidance due to growing disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic, but said it expects first quarter revenue to be in-line with expectations.

The move comes after warehouse workers, union leaders and elected officials called on Amazon to take greater measures to protect them.

Uber has promised to compensate drivers who fall ill with the coronavirus. Even with a letter from his doctor, he was rejected.

Comcast pledged $500 million to employees whose jobs have been affected by coronavirus. CEO Brian Roberts and other senior leaders are donating their annual salaries to coronavirus-related charities.

SoftBank said in a statement it is pulling out of the offer agreed as part of last year's bailout plan of the floundering shared-office operator.

More and more people have witnessed inappropriate content in their video calls on the popular Zoom service in the past two weeks. Zoom has been taking action.