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The deadly outbreak has already been accompanied by online misinformation

Data collected via a symptom tracker app developed by British scientists to help monitor the pandemic

Apple more than doubled its donation to China’s efforts to fight COVID-19 to over $7 million

The second hacking incident for the hotel operator in less than two years

California-based HP had rejected the last Xerox bid as too low

There is no known treatment for the new coronavirus that emerged in China claiming more than 30,000 lives

The automotive industry is offering its expertise and manpower to the hospital sector

Video conferencing app Zoom, which has seen its popularity skyrocket in the coronavirus pandemic

The drug will be administered for a maximum of 14 days to coronavirus patients between 20 and 74 years old

The Pakistan Government Corona WhatsApp Helpline is an automated ‘chatbot’ service

Huawei's net profit for 2019 came in at $8.9 billion

Two dozen patients have reported undesirable side effects after taking Plaquenil

Virgin Orbit has developed a new mass-producible bridge ventilator to help in fighting coronavirus

PTCL is offering free of cost internet to double play voice and TV customers till April 30, 2020

Facebook and Instagram removed videos of Brazilian president as they spread misinformation about the coronavirus

Amazon said it fired an employee who helped organise the action for alleged violations of his employment

Facebook pledged $100 million in financing and advertising spending to support news organisations

Google Arts and Culture offers a virtual tour of 3,468 museums from around the world

Trump said that the two drugs could be a "gift from God"

Amazon is offering higher pay to its warehouse employees to pick and pack Whole Foods groceries amid rising demand

With the help of a Google Chrome extension, you and your friends can watch Netflix Party together

As hospitals struggle to cope with a shortage of life-saving ventilators to treat coronavirus patients

The leader had posted several videos in which he disregarded his government's social distancing guidelines

Self-test can provide much-needed assurance to people fearing the contagion

People are offering to pick up groceries, medicine for neighbors forced to stay home due to the coronavirus pandemic

Many of the companies have already taken steps to support customers during the crisis

So far, AFP has debunked almost 200 rumors and myths, but experts say stronger action from tech companies is needed

Google's highest goal right now is to be helpful to people

As China reopens its economy after months of lockdown, Apple’s iPhone factories are largely up and running

SpaceX will get a portion of a $7 billion NASA contract to use its biggest rocket

Apple and the White House said that the iPhone maker worked with the Trump administration

Alphabet will donate more than $800 million in funds towards producing medical supplies used to fight COVID-19

Here is a look at what some companies announced

Mobile operator Vodafone to introduce 30-days free access to unlimited mobile data

This multi-award winning Erase All Kittens is intended for kids aged 8-13, teaching them how to code

Some lower-paid US workers could effectively get a short-term raise if they lose their jobs

Adam Mosseri and his team face immense pressure to keep their servers up and running

The medicines have shown early promise against the COVID-19 illness in early studies in France and China

For Samsung, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were going to be its springboard to attain a long-held goal - making

A British company is behind a 10-minute coronavirus antibody test, which will cost about $1

Huawei unveiled its new flagship photography-focused P40 smartphones

The government has just launched a smartphone app, called Home Quarantine

A man in the US died after taking a form of chloroquine believing it would protect against the coronavirus

Calls that are being made to 1166 helpline are now made free to help people in the midst of coronavirus pandemic

Hydroxychloroquine is a drug that scientists were optimistic will show improved symptoms for patients with COVID-19

A US cybersecurity firm it has detected a surge in new cyberspying

Popular apps are incompatible with Google’s Chromecast TV-plugin device

The world’s largest online retailer notified sellers that its program known as Amazon Lending would pause repayments

Streaming service Netflix has fixed a temporary outage that affected some users

An international group of nearly 400 volunteers with expertise in cybersecurity formed to fight to hack