Coronavirus
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Apple's first-quarter sales are up despite coronavirus slowdown
Apple said on Thursday that its revenue rose nearly 1% to $58.3 billion in the first three months of the year, despite coronavirus lockdowns in China, where Apple assembles nearly all of its products and sells almost a fifth of them
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Packed with migrant workers, dormitories fuel coronavirus in Singapore
Singapore Health Ministry officials suspect that Mustafa Center, a 400,000-square-foot mall, is the starting point for the infections at the dormitories. The shopping center is popular among migrant workers, local residents and tourists
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The Covid-19 opportunity for big tech
From supporting work-from-home now to strategising for their customers' long-term shift to cloud-based models, large technology companies see many growth areas amid the pandemic
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Pandemic will push firms to digital business models: Cognizant Tech CEO
Cloud adoption will accelerate, data modernisation will be prioritised as businesses are now entering the world of mobile, virtual and personal solutions, says Brian Humphries, CEO, Cognizant Technology Solutions
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India's PPE crisis puts workers in the line of fire
With a broken supply chain and inadequate stocks, health care workers face an acute shortage of protective gear and the risk of contracting coronavirus
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Airborne Coronavirus detected in Wuhan hospitals
While the RNA of the virus was found in tiny droplets in China, scientists don't know if it was capable of transmitting the virus
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China mounts aggressive defense to calls for Covid-19 compensation
Beijing has adopted a "no-holds barred" diplomatic push to quash criticism of its handling of the outbreak and to fend off efforts, including by President Trump, to hold it financially accountable
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Rapid testing: Race against time
After a slow start, will India's efforts to ramp up testing for Sars Cov2 or the coronavirus be quick enough?
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How to restart the manufacturing, MSME sectors
Government intervention will be essential to the reboot of India's most heavily impacted industries
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Can antibody tests help end the Coronavirus Pandemic?
The tests are not reliable enough to guide policy on lockdowns and reopenings, experts said. But they can help model the spread of the virus
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Covid-19 pushes 3D printing to new dimension
The unorganised and sluggish 3D printing sector could have a windfall gain as companies make PPE and other critical equipment to fight the Covid-19 crisis