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US Banks Could Seize Customers’ Coronavirus Relief Cash to Settle Debts: Report

Banks may choose to use a customer's government stimulus check to settle outstanding debts. While the Internal Revenue Service has…

April 15, 2020

Treasury Department Taps Fintech Giants Square, PayPal and Intuit to Help Distribute Billions to Small Businesses

Jack Dorsey's Square will join PayPal and Intuit QuickBooks Capital in helping the US government distribute emergency funds to small…

April 13, 2020

Bitcoin Supporter Palihapitiya Doubles Down in Viral Tweet: No Bailouts, Let Hedge Funds ‘Get Wiped Out’

With over seven million views, 45,000 likes, 16,000 retweets and counting, a viral clip on Twitter shows Chamath Palihapitiya, founder…

April 11, 2020

Google and Apple Announce Coronavirus Contact Tracking Tool Coming to Android and iOS Devices

Tech giants Google and Apple are working on a Covid-19 tracking tool to help health officials and individuals discover when…

April 10, 2020

Billionaire Philanthropist Bill Gates Shares His Expectations for Getting Back to Normal in the Age of Coronavirus

In a Squawk Box podcast released today, host Becky Quick speaks with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on the road ahead…

April 9, 2020

Computer Scientists Turn to Cryptography to Fight Pandemic Using Location-Tracking Devices

Taiwan has deployed a massive location-tracking system to monitor 55,000 people who are being quarantined at home to combat the…

April 9, 2020

Netflix Adds PIN-Protected Profiles As ‘Tiger King’ Hits 34 Million Views

As viewing traffic on Netflix hits all-time highs during the pandemic, the streaming giant is rolling out a new feature…

April 9, 2020

Billionaire Jack Dorsey Giving Away 28% of His Wealth to Fight Coronavirus, Boost Universal Basic Income Support and Support Girls’ Health

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, says he's is giving away $1 billion, or 28% of his wealth, to…

April 8, 2020

New Jersey Governor Pleads for Old School Programmers As Computer System Chokes on Skyrocketing Demand

As an avalanche of unemployment claims pour into New Jersey, state administrators are looking for tech experts who can improve…

April 7, 2020

Investors Pour $215 Million Into Quantum Computer Promising 1 Million Qubits – Enough Processing Power to Reshape Nearly Every Industry

A new quantum computer under development is slated to have 1 million qubits – significantly more powerful than Google's most…

April 6, 2020