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The company wants to expand its relationship with customers by helping them better manage their money.
CNET
Part of Apple's Advanced Manufacturing Fund to support US companies
The Verge
It's officially launched in South Korea.
engadget
Google's sister firm Sidewalk Labs has scrapped a plan to build a smart city in Canada, citing complications caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
BBC News
Uber will lay off 3,700 employees, the company announced in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CNBC
DiDi President Jean Liu told CNBC that the company's core ride-hailing business is profitable. She did not give specific figures or say which measure of profitability she was referring to.
CNBC
Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee, embroiled in a bribery scandal, on Wednesday made a rare apology over controversial succession plans and said he will not hand over management rights to his children at the family-controlled conglomerate.
Reuters
The U.S. Department of Commerce is close to signing off on a new rule that would allow U.S. companies to work with China's Huawei Technologies on setting standards for next generation 5G networks, people familiar with the matter said.
Reuters
Surface Book 3 gets more RAM, Surface Go 2 gets a bigger display, and more.
Ars Technica
Fitbit on Wednesday launched a virtual study to test if its wearable devices can detect irregular heart rhythms or atrial fibrillation.
Reuters
Engineers at Stanford have demonstrated a new method of transmitting electricity wirelessly to multiple devices. The wireless electricity transmission system they developed could send electricity to electric cars, robots, and drones as they move.
SlashGear
Apple earlier warned that the pandemic has affected its sales. But the tech giant did eke out some wins.
CNET
The event was moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic
The Verge
IBM is aiming to help enterprises automate more infrastructure as it preaches business resiliency.
ZDNet
Land acquisition has been a key hurdle for foreign investors
WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann filed a lawsuit against Japan's SoftBank Group and its Vision Fund on Monday for terminating a $3 billion tender offer to the office-sharing startup's shareholders.
Reuters
Microsoft officially acknowledges Windows 10X is coming first to single-screen devices (May 4, 2020)
Microsoft's Windows Experience (and Surface) chief Panos Panay is providing his first general guidance about the direction Windows client will be pursuing, going forward.
ZDNet
Japanese company introduces four-day workweek from June
Nikkei Asian Review
Despite pandemic, this year sees fastest pace of investment-grade bond supply ever
MarketWatch
The World Health Organization said it will speak with the U.S. government and Gilead Sciences on how antiviral drug remdesivir could be made more widely available to treat Covid-19 as data emerges of its effectiveness.
CNBC
The MTA wants to see if UVC rays can destroy the virus
The Verge
Tesla has applied to become an electricity supplier in the UK.
BBC News
You can also expect better cooling and more
engadget
Here's what notifications for iOS and Android COVID-19 tracing will look like.
Ars Technica
The device senses the nature, duration and time of coughs, checking for the onset and progression of COVID-19.
CNET
Chipmaker Intel Corp is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli public transit app developer Moovit for $1 billion, financial news website Calcalist reported on Sunday.
Reuters
Scientists from around the world are developing robotic skin that helps machines gain the sense of touch.
CNBC
Although the pandemic's impact will vary between regions
The Verge
Apple reported sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations Thursday, with Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook saying China sales were "headed in the right direction" as that country reopens from the novel coronavirus.
Reuters
Zoom isn't the only one with potential privacy concerns
The Verge
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3M says it saw "strong" numbers in its personal safety unit in the first quarter given its role in the production of N95 respirator masks amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
CNBC
Microsoft beat estimates on the top and bottom lines.
CNBC
Arm, the British firm whose chip technologies power most smart phones, said on Wednesday it was easing fees for startup companies and providing free offerings to an incubator for early-stage chip firms.
Reuters
Only 'natural persons' need apply
The Verge
Even as it beat its revenue expectations in Q2
The Verge
Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it expected profit to decline in the current quarter due to a coronavirus-related slump in sales of smartphones and TVs, although the chip business would remain solid.
Reuters
Huawei's secretive chip unit shipped slightly more smartphone processor shipments in the latest quarter despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report
South China Morning Post
The US economy contracted for the first time in nearly six years between January and March, as the coronavirus crisis put the world in a choke hold.
CNN
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