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Apple introduces new MacBook Air

Apple has introduced an all-new MacBook Air, offering faster performance, a new scissor-switch magic keyboard, twice the storage than the previous generation, and a new lower $999 price tag.

Trade Show Blues: Exhibitions go Virtual as Virus Spreads

Fine wines and hipster gin. Hunting rifles and knives. Contemporary paintings and milliondollar sports cars. They’re all marketed at trade events that are quickly going dark across the globe due to the new coronavirus - and taking with them sales opportunities that may be difficult to make up.

A Cruel Paradox: Beating Virus Means Causing US Recession

The coronavirus is dealing a death blow to the longest U.S. economic expansion on record, triggering layoffs and putting intense strain on the nation’s financial system.

HOW TO CLEAN THE BUNDLE OF GERMS THAT IS YOUR PHONE

You’re washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus.

CINEMAS CLOSE NATIONWIDE, DISNEY POSTPONES ‘BLACK WIDOW'

U.S. movie theaters have closed nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, turning dark nearly all of the country’s 40,000-plus screens in an unprecedented shutdown.

BUSINESS FALLOUT: APPLE GOES ONLINE, DELTA SLASHES FLIGHTS

Apple said its annual developers conference would take place entirely online this year, joining a growing list of companies that are canceling big, in-person events as the coronavirus spreads.

NEW TONE ON VIRUS FOR FOX NEWS STARS – TO A POINT

Fox News Channel’s influential prime-time lineup is starting to reflect the changed realities of the coronavirus outbreak, without embracing old enemies.

MORE WIPES, NO JEANS: AMAZON LIMITS SHIPMENTS TO WAREHOUSES

To make room for toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other items in high demand during the global viral pandemic, Amazon said it is limiting what brands and independent sellers can send to its warehouses for the next three weeks.

Economic Toll of Virus Goes Global and Hits Close to Home

Seven weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the U.S., the spread of the virus that causes the disease has done widespread damage to critical economic sectors in the country.

Behind The Scenes, Scientists Prep For Covid-19 Vaccine Test

A team of scientists jostled for a view of the lab dish, staring impatiently for the first clue that an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus just might work.

Amid Virus Crisis, Officials Announce Health Care Tech Rules

With coronavirus topping Americans’ concerns, senior Trump administration officials tried to switch subjects by announcing final rules aimed at delivering on the unfulfilled promise of electronic health records.

IT'S CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF IRON RAIN AT HOT, FARAWAY WORLD

At one hot, faraway world, it’s always cloudy with a chance of iron rain.

VERMONT SUES WEB-SCRAPING FACIAL RECOGNITION FIRM

The state of Vermont is suing a data broker that it says uses facial recognition technology to map the faces of Vermonters, including children, and then sells access to the data to private businesses, individuals and law enforcement.

DOCTORS TRY 1ST CRISPR EDITING IN THE BODY FOR BLINDNESS

Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone’s body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases.

TWITTER IN DEAL WITH SILVER LAKE, ELLIOTT; DORSEY STILL CEO

Twitter says it’s reached an investment deal with Silver Lake and Elliott Management that will keep Jack Dorsey as the social media company’s CEO.

CALIFORNIA AG DROPS CHALLENGE TO T-MOBILE-SPRINT MERGER

California’s attorney general said that the state will not appeal a judge’s decision approving T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion purchase of Sprint.

NEXT GEN: NEW WAVES OF MACS ON THE WAY

Though Apple has been pivoting towards its consumer market in recent years with upgrades to iPads, iPhones, and Apple Watches, the company hasn’t forgotten about its everlucrative macOS user base and looks set to overhaul its entire desktop portfolio in the months ahead.

EDITED BIDEN VIDEO PORTENDS SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGES IN 2020

As former Vice President Joe Biden’s drive for the White House gains momentum, the 77-year-old’s political opponents on both the right and left have launched an internet campaign suggesting he’s not mentally or physically equipped to serve — sometimes using altered content and other disinformation to make their case.

STREAMING WARS: MUSIC REVENUE UP & THE TRILLION-DOLLAR TV BATTLE

With 79% of music industry revenue coming from streaming and digital sales at an all-time low, it’s clear the future of entertainment is via subscriptions.

Media Faces Challenges In Covering Coronavirus Outbreak

Covering the coronavirus story requires careful navigation and constant attention.

VIRUS SPREAD PROMPTS FED TO SLASH RATES IN SURPRISE MOVE

In a surprise move, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point Tuesday in an effort to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus.

TWITTER PREPS EPHEMERAL TWEETS, STARTS TESTING IN BRAZIL

Twitter is starting to test tweets that disappear after 24 hours, although initially only in Brazil.

TEENS LOVE THE VIDEO APP TIKTOK. DO THEY LOVE IT TOO MUCH?

From the perspective of teens, TikTok is a major new outlet for self-expression, one proudly home to the silly, the loud and the weird.

HIGH-TECH CHICAGO EXHIBIT PUTS VISITORS EYE-TO-EYE WITH MLK

Imagine being so close to Martin Luther King Jr. as he gives one of the world’s most famous speeches that you notice the creases in his face and then realize the late civil rights leader is looking you square in the eye.

GM SHOWS 13 ELECTRIC VEHICLES AS IT TRIES TO RUN WITH TESLA

General Motors, trying to refashion itself as a futuristic company with technology to compete against Tesla, rolled out plans for 13 new electric vehicles during the next five years.

EXXON OUTLINES ITS STEPS TO REDUCE HARMFUL METHANE EMISSIONS

Exxon Mobil outlined how it is reducing the methane its operations release into the atmosphere, detailing its efforts as governments around the globe write new rules to regulate the harmful greenhouse gas.

NO CHECKOUT NEEDED: AMAZON OPENS CASHIERLESS GROCERY STORE

Amazon wants to kill the supermarket checkout line.

PANASONIC SCRAPS SOLAR PANELS PARTNERSHIP WITH TESLA

Panasonic is pulling out of its partnership with Tesla to produce solar panels at a factory in New York state, the Japanese electronics maker said.

‘TIME IS EVERYTHING': WORLD BRACES FOR SPREAD OF NEW VIRUS

China’s massive travel restrictions, house-to-house checks, huge isolation wards and lockdowns of entire cities bought the world valuable time to prepare for the global spread of the new virus.

MARS LANDER CONFIRMS QUAKES, EVEN AFTERSHOCKS ON RED PLANET

NASA’s newest Mars lander has confirmed that quakes and even aftershocks are regularly jolting the red planet.