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GOOGLE AFFILIATE SCRAPS PLAN FOR TORONTO SMART CITY PROJECT

Google abandoned its smart-city development in Toronto after more than two years of controversy over privacy concerns and amid economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic.

DUBAI AIRPORT CEO: GLOBAL TRAVEL STILL UP IN AIR OVER VIRUS

The CEO of the world’s busiest airport for international travel wants to get the globe flying again, but even he acknowledges everything remains up in the air during the coronavirus pandemic.

HOSPITALS TURN TO ONLINE MATCHMAKERS TO SWAP SUPPLIES

Facing shortages of protective equipment, two New England hospital systems tried the latest twist in internet matchmaking: online swap meets.

BOEING GOES ANOTHER MONTH WITHOUT A SINGLE AIRLINER ORDER

Boeing failed to sell a single commercial airplane but saw orders for 108 planes canceled in April as a sharp drop in air travel erased any demand among airlines for new jetliners.

MUSK BECOMES CHAMPION FOR BUSINESSES DEFYING SHUTDOWN ORDERS

At the Fit4All Gym in Lebanon, Illinois, owner David Tate considers Elon Musk a huge ally in the fight against government coronavirus orders that Tate says are driving him into the poorhouse.

REMOTE CONTROL: TECH SUPPORT STAFFERS STAR IN NFL OFFSEASON

Like a principal walking through a hushed hallway on the first day of school, Cheryl Nygaard felt the emotional surge of relief and pride last week as the Minnesota Vikings director of information technology peeked in on the video conference sessions set up for this most unusual NFL offseason.

WHY PROSPECT OF DEFLATION COULD POSE A THREAT TO US ECONOMY

The economic paralysis caused by the coronavirus led in April to the steepest month-to-month fall in U.S. consumer prices since the 2008 financial crisis — a 0.8% drop that was driven by a plunge in gasoline prices.

A GROTESQUE, INGLORIOUS LOOK AT CAPONE'S LAST YEAR

Al Capone lived out his final years on a grand estate in Palm Island, Florida, with his wife, Mae, by his side and grandchildren running around the property.

DISPUTE OVER REOPENING CALIFORNIA TESLA FACTORY MAY BE OVER

It appears the dispute between Tesla and San Francisco Bay Area authorities over the reopening of a factory in the face of shutdown orders is coming to an end.

UK Tests Use Of Drone To Deliver Supplies To Hospitals

Britain is testing the use of a car-sized drone to deliver medical supplies more quickly to hospitals and help ease pressure on the country’s health system during the new coronavirus crisis.

Zoom: Thriving In a Virtual Enviroment

As billions of professionals tackle the transition from working in an office environment to staying productive at home, software like Zoom has exploded in popularity, climbing from 10 million daily users to 300 million.

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FILM FESTIVALS TEAM UP TO OFFER FREE GLOBAL FEST ON YOUTUBE

Film festivals worldwide are teaming up to launch “We Are One: A Global Film Festival,” which will play out over 10 days and be available for free on YouTube.

HOTELS, AIRBNB BEEF UP CLEANING STANDARDS TO CALM TRAVELERS

Hotels and home-sharing companies are beefing up their cleaning efforts in order to soothe jittery travelers.

FACEBOOK REVENUE GROWTH SLOWS, BUT ‘SIGNS OF STABILITY' RISE

Facebook reported its slowest quarterly growth as a public company, pressured by the coronavirus pandemic and a resulting global slowdown in digital advertising.

EUROPEAN DOCTORS WARN RARE KIDS' SYNDROME MAY HAVE VIRUS TIE

Doctors in Britain, Italy, and Spain have been warned to look out for a rare inflammatory condition in children that is possibly linked to the new coronavirus.

CALIFORNIA SCALES UP 1ST-IN-US ELECTRIC TRUCK SALE PROPOSAL

California regulators strengthened a proposed first-in-the-nation rule that would force automakers to sell more electric delivery vans and work trucks in a state with the country’s worst air quality.

MAKING PUBLIC TRANSIT SAFE A NEXT HURDLE IN EASING LOCKDOWNS

In cities around the world, public transportation systems are key to getting workers back on the job and restarting devastated economies. Yet methods of getting around, ranging from trains and buses to ferries and bicycles, will have to be re-imagined for the coronavirus era.

COMCAST PROFIT SLIDES AS PANDEMIC HITS MOVIES, THEME PARKS

Comcast’s net income slid in the first three months of the year as the coronavirus pandemic forced it to shut down its theme parks and its movies were kept out of shuttered theaters.

AMERICAN AIRLINES POSTS $2.2 BILLION LOSS DURING PANDEMIC

American Airlines reported a staggering loss of $2.24 billion for the first quarter, when the coronavirus pandemic triggered a sharp drop in air travel.

30 MILLION HAVE SOUGHT US UNEMPLOYMENT AID SINCE VIRUS HIT

More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since the 1930s.

‘U Ok?' Virus-Era Friendships Can Be Both Crucial & Fraught

A single mother hunkering down at home with a teenage daughter, Sharon Litwin sees her friends, like most people these days, only virtually. Even so, they’ve been a crucial lifeline.

VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES FIRST GLIDE FLIGHT IN NEW MEXICO

Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity landed in the New Mexico desert last Friday, marking its first glide flight from Spaceport America as the company moves toward commercial operations.

NINTENDO MARKS PROFIT JUMP AS PEOPLE STAY HOME AMID PANDEMIC

Japanese video-game maker Nintendo Co. scored a 33% jump in annual profit, as people stuck at home turn to playing games.