Pandemic to Jumpstart Spending on Data Tools at Manufacturers
Being able to monitor production remotely during the pandemic has made the case for even more data capabilities.
The tech giant sees Teams, its group conferencing and collaboration software, as critical to its future. Some rivals say Microsoft has deployed sharp-elbowed business tactics to get in front.
The Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive effort to cripple China’s Huawei has presented Swedish company Ericsson with the opportunity to lead the rollout of 5G technology around the world.
The action marks opposition to Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to allow a post from President Trump about the recent social unrest that they believed violated the company’s rules about inciting violence.
On video calls, looming heads, staring eyes, a silent audience, and that millisecond delay disrupt normal human communication.
Some companies and their employees don’t want to leave everything about the office behind and are replicating their offices in “SimCity”-like simulations online.
An unspecified number of layoffs come as a major economic slowdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic causes many customers to dial back investments.
The social-media giant plans to become a substantially remote workforce over the next decade, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, as it moves to embrace the dispersed structure made necessary by the pandemic.
Major layoffs at big companies including Uber and Airbnb, as well a host of smaller startups, have shaken any sense that the tech industry is insulated from the broader employment destruction.
Newer technology addresses challenges encountered during the pandemic including busy phone lines, website crashes and delays in payments.
When employees file back into American workplaces, many will find the office transformed: single-person elevators, closed cafeterias and desks separated by plastic. And many of these changes won’t go away until the virus does.
Faced with a burgeoning number of Covid-19 patients, hospitals are turning to artificial intelligence to help with diagnoses and assessments. So far, the results are mixed.
Voting via the internet, if limited, shows how the pandemic is forcing some election officials to weigh protecting public safety along with cybersecurity in ways that seemed far-fetched a few months ago.
Companies are taking a new look at technology that can help them adapt their logistics operations to a changing business landscape under coronavirus restrictions.
The pandemic has made many tech companies’ wares more essential in ways that could add to the industry’s strength, even if it isn’t immediately reflected in the bottom line.
In place of the drive to go-big-or-go-home is a desperate effort to conserve cash just to survive. That means cutting payroll, slashing marketing budgets and scratching for additional capital.
Personal-computer shipments fell in the first quarter as production and logistical challenges offset higher demand, driven by remote work and school orders in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Enhanced capabilities will allow real-time tracking of goods and enable other emerging technologies.
The new coronavirus pandemic is amplifying gains for businesses that cater to customers online, while businesses reliant on more traditional models fight for survival.
The coronavirus pandemic is pushing the once-niche telemedicine industry into the mainstream, testing its ability to keep up with soaring demand and forcing innovation on the fly.
Ren Zhengfei says the company will meet its newly adjusted financial goals and boost its research and development budget this year by $5.8 billion to more than $20 billion.
The country’s tech giants have joined with the White House in a task force to fight the new coronavirus, as Silicon Valley escalates its efforts to tackle the fast-moving pandemic, according to people familiar with the group.
Millions of U.S. students will abruptly switch to learning remotely this week amid the coronavirus pandemic, pushing school administrators and teachers to establish on the fly ways to transfer the classroom to the home.
The site, touted by President Trump on Sunday, was quickly overwhelmed by demand just a few hours after it went live on Monday.
The tech industry has long touted how ubiquitous connectivity, flashy gadgets and big data can improve people’s lives. The novel coronavirus epidemic is putting that bold promise to the test.