Apple supplier Foxconn expects coronavirus-hit labor shortage in China to ease

Foxconn Technology Group, 2317 2.27% which assembles iPhones for Apple Inc., expects production levels at its plants in mainland China to return to normal seasonal level this month if the coronavirus epidemic doesn’t worsen, the company’s chairman said Tuesday.

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Don’t Buy An Air Purifier To Protect Yourself From Coronavirus

Washing your hands and minimizing exposure to public spaces is a much more effective way of preventing contamination.

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Google Cancels its Annual Conference Due to Coronavirus

Google is canceling in-person attendance for one of its most important events, Google I/O, due to the spreading of the coronavirus, a company spokesperson confirmed. The company said in an email to attendees that it will refund those who bought tickets. The company also confirmed that it has halted international employee travel and is advising currently traveling employees to return...

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China’s Biggest Messaging App Has Been Censoring Coronavirus Content Since January

The information clampdown on WeChat and YY likely made the spread of the virus worse.

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UNESCO Said It Won’t Renew A Deal With One Of The Alleged Saudi Spies At Twitter

The CEO of the Misk Initiatives Center, accused of passing personal information on anonymous Twitter users to a Saudi official, signed an agreement to place 16 trainees at the UN.

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Senators Are Probing Clearview AI On The Sale Of Facial Recognition To Saudi Arabia And The UAE

Following reporting from BuzzFeed News, Sen. Ed Markey slammed Clearview for its “unacceptable” responses to a prior letter and asked how its facial recognition technology might lead foreign governments to “suppress their citizens.”

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Twitter Employees Start #WeBackJack To Protect CEO Jack Dorsey From Activist Shareholders

After activist investor firm Elliott Management announces it has amassed about $1 billion in shares of Twitter, employees have started to sound off.

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