Big Tech cashed in during coronavirus crisis
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No one saw that coming

The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street are scratching their heads and noses to work out how Big Tech walked away from the pandemic with shedloads of cash.

Microsoft gives workers $1,500 coronavirus bonus
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It was a bad year but our profits rose 38 percent

Microsoft is to give its non-executive staff a $1,500 bonus for their work during the pandemic.

Big Content hijacks coronavirus bill
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Tuesday, 22 December 2020 11:56

Big Content hijacks coronavirus bill


Only way to get a law passed is via the back door

Illegal video streaming is about to be made a felony in the US thanks to the COVID-19 virus.

Los Alamos sets new HPE supercomputer onto coronavirus
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Chicoma powered by shedloads of EPYC cores

Los Alamos Laboratory has completed the installation of a next-generation high performance computing platform, with aim to enhance its ongoing R&D efforts in support of the nation’s response to COVID-19.

Coronavirus not so good for video games after all
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Shut down

It is starting to look like the coronavirus was not so good for some aspects of the gaming community.

Machine learning finds coronavirus just got more infectious
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AI found 50 flavours


A novel machine learning model developed by researchers at Michigan State University has discovered that mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 genome have made the virus more infectious.

Coronavirus kills wi-fi
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Wednesday, 12 August 2020 12:08

Coronavirus kills wi-fi


Unless you are wealthy

Eurostar’s PR department has produced a truly bizarre reason to kill off wi-fi on its trains – it was due to the coronavirus.

Toshiba goes back into the red
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Wednesday, 12 August 2020 12:02

Toshiba goes back into the red


Coronavirus hit

Toshiba Corp reported on Wednesday its first quarterly operating loss in nearly four years as the coronavirus pandemic hit demand for its electronic devices, copiers and chip-making equipment.

AI solving coronavirus drug issues
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Tuesday, 11 August 2020 12:09

AI solving coronavirus drug issues


Finding needles in haystacks

Researchers have come up with a new way to design synthetic routes to drugs now being tested in some COVID-19 clinical trials, using artificial intelligence (AI) software.

Health crisis causes boom for technology companies
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Top 25 companies making a killing

The COVID-19 pandemic is providing new business opportunities for the tech sector, as evidenced by the performance of the world’s top 25 technology companies, according to a GlobalData report.