As one of its means to mitigate threats posed by China’s coronavirus, Amazon.com Inc said, it has launched an artificial intelligence-based tracking system to enforce social distancing norms at its warehouses and offices as it ramps up efforts to face scrutiny from unions and U.S. lawmakers over its efforts to protect its workers from the…

On Tuesday, Grab announced a trimming of its workforce citing the coronavirus which emerged from Wuhan China. The Southeast Asian ride-hailing and payments services firm, considered Southeast Asia’s most valuable startup with a valuation of $14 billion, informed staff of the move at a townhall, said two sources with knowledge of the matter at hand.…

In a significant development that marks a tweak in its China strategy, Washington has confirmed that it will amend its prohibitions on U.S. companies doing business with China’s Huawei and allow them to work together on setting standards for next-generation 5G networks. The U.S. Commerce Department along with other agencies have signed off on the…

According to the results of a Apple-backed study, which for the very first time sought to quantify activity at its AppStore which does not produce a commission for Cupertino, it was found that the App Store spurred $458 billion in sales in 2019 from categories which includes retail of physical goods, ride-hailing and advertising. For…

On Monday, e-learning company Skillsoft Corp stated, it has filed for pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy in order to trim its debt of around $2 billion. Skillsoft has agreed to enter into a restructuring agreement with majority of its lenders that would help it trim its debt to $410 million. Skillsoft filed for bankruptcy in the…

In a statement Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn said, Germany is scheduled to launch its coronavirus tracing smartphone app later this week. The development comes after brief delays to ensure the Bluetooth technology would work at the correct distance. The tool will play a critical role to help avoid a second wave of infections in…

In an interview to Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, the U.S. ambassador to Brazil, Todd Chapman stated, Washington is in talks with Brasilia on a funding framework for the acquisition of 5G telecommunications gear produced by Nokia and Ericsson. This type of funding is a matter of “national security” to Washington and aims to “protect…

Following a statement from California-based Zoom Video Communications Inc wherein it said it had suspended user accounts to meet demands from China, three U.S. lawmakers have asked Zoom to clarify its data-collection practices as well as its relationship with the Chinese government. Zoom’s action has come under heavy scrutiny after three U.S. and Hong Kong-based…

On Friday, a spokesman for Japan’s Honda Motor Co stated, production at its automobile and motorcycle plants in the United States and other countries have resumed following a suspected cyber attack earlier this week. The suspected attack comes less than a month after Honda reopened its vehicle assembly plants in North America following closure of…