On Wednesday, Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn stated, it will partner with U.S. firm Medtronic Plc to manufacture ventilators to help patients afflicted by the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. Formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, Foxconn is best known for assembling Apple’s iPhones at factories in China. Foxconn’s statement, released through the company’s…
In a video posted on Tesla’s YouTube channel, Tesla’s engineers have showcased a prototype for a ventilator. Tesla is gearing to produce thousands of ventilators to help hospitals around the country who have been overwhelmed by the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. According to one of the engineers, the design relives heavily on Tesla car parts. This…
With most cities in Europe being in a lockdown so as to contain the Wuhan Coronavirus, air pollution is falling significantly in urban areas across Europe, shows new satellite images on Monday. Cities including Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt, Milan and Madrid have shown a reduction in average levels of noxious nitrogen dioxide from March 5 to…
In a statement, Air New Zealand Ltd and Delta Air Lines Inc stated, they will now offer cargo charter services on passenger planes in a bid to boost revenues. The development comes as the U.S. Senate nears a vote on a bill to give U.S. carriers $58 billion in economic aid, which includes payroll support.…
According to a report from Bloomberg, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a key part of the federal government’s response to China’s Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, has been hit by a cyberattack on Sunday night. In a tweet on Monday, the report cited unnamed sources who said there were multiple hacking attacks that…
On Wednesday, Fiat Chrysler said, it is considering the temporarily closure, of some of its plants in Italy in response to the coronavirus outbreak – the largest in Europe. FCA also mentioned, it had boosted and intensified measures across its facilities to support the Italian government’s directives to curb the spread of China’s coronavirus.
On Thursday, in a statement the International Air Transport Association (IATA) stated, global airlines are likely to lose revenues in the range of $63 billion to $113 billion in 2020 due to loss of passenger traffic, depending on how the coronavirus spreads. On February 20, the IATA had estimated the outbreak would cost global carriers…
Apple Inc and Netflix Inc stated, they are pulling out of the South by Southwest music and tech festival which is scheduled to be held later this month midst China’s coronavirus outbreak. As of Wednesday, the U.S. death toll from coronavirus infections stands at 11 with California Governor Gavin Newsom declaring a state emergency. Earlier…
Microsoft Corp has joined the growing bandwagon of U.S. companies asking employees to work from home so as to limit their exposure to China’s coronavirus. Microsoft has asked many of its employees in the Seattle region and in the San Francisco Bay Area to work from home until March 25. “Taking these measures will ensure…
Alphabet Inc has canceled its annual developer event, Google I/O, midst growing concerns on China’s coronavirus which has started spreading outside China. “Over the coming weeks, we will explore other ways to evolve Google I/O to best connect with and continue to build our developer community,” said Alphabet Inc. On Monday, Alphabet had said it…
