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Nvidia Forecasts Revenue Beyond Estimates Despite Coronavirus

Camilla Theakstone February 14, 2020 No Comments

Nvidia on Thursday forecast first-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations, despite a $100 million hit from the coronavirus outbreak, shooting its shares up nearly 7 per cent in extended trading.…

ACCC Warns Against Bogus ‘Coronavirus Tech Scams,’ Tech Brands Exploited

Camilla Theakstone February 13, 2020 No Comments

The Australian consumer watchdog, ACCC, has warned that coronavirus scams spread on Facebook and misleading health emails are on the rise. The ACCC said that numerous scams profiting off exploiting…

Tech & Coronavirus: FUJIFILM To Provide Medical Equipment In China

Camilla Theakstone February 13, 2020 No Comments

Today FUJIFILM has announced it will donate equipment and supplies to support the coronavirus medical response in China The relief package, amounting to approximately US $1 million, includes the company’s…

Coronavirus Screening Robot Spotted At Times Square

Camilla Theakstone February 12, 2020 No Comments

The robot titled ‘creepy’ by passers-by has been spotted in Times Square after being kicked from Manhattan. The 5-foot-tall bot, which was created by Promobot from Pennsylvania, was seen rolling…

Tech & Coronavirus: China Launches ‘Close Contact Detector’ App To Halt Outbreak

Camilla Theakstone February 11, 2020 No Comments

China has taken the extraordinary step of launching an app that allows people to check whether they have been at risk of contacting the potentially deadly coronavirus. The ‘close contact…

JB Hi-Fi Shrugs Off Coronavirus Concerns After Hike In Shares

Camilla Theakstone February 11, 2020 No Comments

Electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi has dismissed fears about the impact on stock and supply from the Coronavirus outbreak and is defying forecasts for a drop in the Aussie dollar and…

Coronavirus: Foxconn Given The Green Light To Reopen Factories

Camilla Theakstone February 11, 2020 No Comments

The world’s biggest tech manufacturer has been given the green light to reopen factories in China despite concerns for the coronavirus outbreak. According to a new report, there has been…

Coronavirus: Foxconn To Make 2 Million Masks A Day

Camilla Theakstone February 10, 2020 No Comments

Electronic manufacturer giant Foxconn, who also makes Apple’s iPhone, is taking the unusual step of switching part of its production usually devoted to tech into making surgical masks. The company…

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Dire Spread Of Deadly Coronavirus, Bad News For Tech Production

Camilla Theakstone February 7, 2020 No Comments

An Artificial Intelligence-powered (AI) simulation produced by a tech executive says the fatal Coronavirus could infect up to 2.5 billion people with 45 days and kill as many as 52.9…

Bunnings Adelaide Tools Acquistion Pushed Back

Elliot Nash February 6, 2020 No Comments

The national watchdog has confirmed a delay in its provisional decision over the acquisition of Adelaide Tools by hardware retail giant Bunnings, stating more time was needed for deliberation. Confirmed…