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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

Is Bitcoin Next? Senator Ted Cruz Argues New Digital Habits Formed During Coronavirus Lockdowns Will Stick

In a telephone interview on CNBC's Squawk Box, Senator Ted Cruz argues that many of the changes Americans are making…

April 1, 2020

Video Conferencing Surge Leads to Zoom-Bombing, FBI Warning and Attorney General Probe

The number of users on the video conferencing platform Zoom is up by 378% this year, according to JPMorgan analyst…

April 1, 2020

Crypto Pizza Tweet Goes Viral – And It’s Not About Bitcoin (BTC)

The crypto community is lighting up with a viral tweet posted by crypto entrepreneur Jason A. Williams. The Morgan Creek…

March 30, 2020