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    Global PC shipments fall sharply on supply problems

    By Agency Staff14 April 2020

    Global PC shipments dropped the most since 2013 in the first quarter, after the Covid-19 pandemic ensnared the Chinese supply chain and created production problems for major hardware companies.

    Zoom moves to ease user fears of Chinese snooping

    By Agency Staff14 April 2020

    Zoom Video Communications will let paying customers decide which countries their virtual meetings get routed through, a move to assuage clients worried they may be vulnerable to Chinese snooping.

    iPhone 12: Everything we know about Apple’s upcoming models

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    Apple is preparing a redesign of its top-tier iPhones, borrowing cues from the latest iPads, as part of a major refresh that will see 5G added to as many as four new handset models.

    Satellites are helping to track food supplies in coronavirus era

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    As the coronavirus pandemic leads to anxiety over the strength of the world’s food supply chains, everyone from governments to banks are turning to the skies for help.

    Vodacom CEO to donate a third of his salary to Covid-19 fund

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    Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub will donate a third of his salary to the Solidarity Fund created to fight the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa.

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    The pandemic is confronting people around the world with important questions about how much and what kinds of surveillance and tracking to accept in support of better health.

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    Apple, Google put aside hostilities in rare partnership to fight Covid-19

    By Mark Gurman11 April 2020

    Apple and Google have unveiled a rare partnership to add technology to their smartphone platforms that will alert users if they have come into contact with a person with Covid-19.

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