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White House now says pilot of coronavirus screening site will roll out Monday for Bay Area
After President Trump announced that the government was working with Google to build a coronavirus screening site that was at…
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Despite Trump’s claims, Google isn’t building the coronavirus screening site — and it’s not ready
In a press conference at the White House, President Trump today announced that 1,700 Google engineers were working on a…
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Stocks spike as President Trump declares national emergency
President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration, which began just a half hour before the market closed, pushed stocks higher Friday,…
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White House teams up with Google to build coronavirus screening site
During a press conference at the White House, President Trump today announced that the government is working with Google to…
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US is preparing to ban foreign-made drones from government use
The Trump administration is preparing an executive order to ban federal departments and agencies from buying or using foreign-made drones,…
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White House asks tech leaders for help with coronavirus response
On Wednesday, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios convened representatives from a number of the tech’s biggest companies to gameplan…
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As national COVID-19 cases top 1000, insurers waive treatment fees and U.S. preps stimulus
The number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. crossed 1,000 on Tuesday as President Donald Trump met with the nation’s…
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US response to the COVID-19 coronavirus moves from ‘containment’ to ‘mitigation’
In interviews across major television networks on Sunday, U.S. officials all but admitted that efforts to contain the spread of…
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Financing for social impact and climate businesses gets a billion dollar boost with new KKR fund
KKR, the multi-billion dollar, multi-strategy investment firm, has closed on over $1.3 billion for companies focused on social and environmental…
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Canada’s Telus says partner Huawei is ‘reliable’: reports
The US-China tension over Huawei is leaving telecommunications companies around the world at a crossroad, but one spoke out last…
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