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Apple, Google update coronavirus contact tracing tech ahead of launch

Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday updated technical details of the coronavirus contact tracing system they plan to release next month, saying new features would strengthen privacy protections and give health authorities more detailed data.

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Boeing-Embraer deal hits roadblock as deadline nears: Sources

A US$4.2 billion deal for Boeing to buy the civil jetmaking arm of Brazil's Embraer has hit a roadblock over implementation, leaving its fate uncertain unless a breakthrough can be found quickly, people familiar with the talks said.

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GM’s mask operation: a glimpse into the factory of the coronavirus era

Before the coronavirus outbreak shut them down, U.S. auto factories were hectic workplaces where men and women worked side by side along fast-moving assembly lines, ate in crowded break areas, and jostled in and out of gates as they changed shifts.

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US retailers offer purses, shoes ‘to go’ as restrictions ease

Several staffers at major retail chains, including J.C. Penney Co Inc and Saks Fifth Avenue, reported for duty at some Texas-based stores on Friday, selling merchandise "to-go" for orders placed online.

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Ireland should consider forcing Google, Facebook to pay media for content: PM

The Irish government should consider copying Australia's plan to force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to share advertising revenue with local media, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday.

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Insurers feel the heat as chefs, Trump join calls for payouts

Daniel Duckett, owner of the Lazy Claire patisserie in Belfast, was hoping for an insurance payout of up to 100,000 pounds (US$123,460.00) to cover losses during the coronavirus lockdown. Now he fears for the future as he battles for the compensation.

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AT&T announces John Stankey will become CEO on July 1

AT&T Inc said Friday that Chief Operating Officer John Stankey will take over as chief executive officer, effective July 1.

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French court upholds ruling limiting Amazon deliveries during COVID-19 crisis

A French court rejected US online retailer Amazon's appeal against a ruling that limits what it can deliver during the coronavirus crisis.

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Macron vows help to keep French restaurants, hotels afloat

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday vowed measures to keep afloat France's hotel and restaurant sector, one of the mainstays of the economy but also the French way-of-life that is being battered by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Senator Rubio: new small business aid program to launch Monday

The U.S. Small Business Admininstration will make additional coronavirus-related financial assistance available to small businesses beginning on Monday, a top Republican senator said.

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