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Your Mac can now help scientists find a coronavirus cure

Your Mac can help find a coronavirus cure

If you want to take part in helping scientists find a coronavirus cure, you can now donate some of your unused Mac processing power to work on cracking COVID-19.

You might already be familiar with SETI@Home. This uses spare processing power from personal computers all around the world to analyze data from radio telescopes, looking for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. That program is ceasing at the end of the month, as the university now has enough results to do a back-end analysis to make sense of it all…


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Weekend Apple Store closures in Italy; other coronavirus restrictions too

More weekend Apple Store closures in Italy

A series of weekend Apple Store closures in Italy are being implemented as the country struggles to contain the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. Italy has suffered the second-highest number of deaths after China.

Three Italian Apple Stores were closed last weekend, and another one has been announced for the upcoming weekend after a government decree …


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AAPL stock climbed 9.3% in one day, with three factors likely responsible

AAPL stock climbed 9.3% in one day

AAPL stock climbed 9.3% in one day yesterday, after earlier falls due to concern about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Apple’s supply chain and demand in China.

Three factors likely explain the turnaround. First, investors seem to have decided that initial sell-offs were something of an over-reaction to what is likely to be a short-term problem …


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Low iPad Pro stock could signal new models, but may only be coronavirus impact

Low iPad Pro stock

Low iPad Pro stock across the US, Canada, and Europe could signal that new models are on the way. Apple tends to run down production of existing models ahead of the launch of replacements, making limited availability and extended shipping times a frequent clue to upcoming models.

However, it’s equally possible in this case that limited stock is simply a result of reduced production in China due to the impact of the coronavirus


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Key iPhone assembler Foxconn expects to be running at full capacity in China by end of March

Foxconn's biggest iPhone plants

As the impacts of the coronavirus on businesses remain unclear, Foxconn is trying to appease its partners by announcing today that it expects to resume normal production at full capacity in China by the end of March.

Foxconn remains Apple’s primary producer of high-end flagship iPhone models. Whilst parts come in from all over the world, final assembly of Apple’s most expensive iPhones happens in Foxconn factories, so it’s good news for Apple that Foxconn thinks it can be back up and running sooner rather than later.


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Tim Cook shares optimistic long-term view for Apple amid coronavirus, details his approach to working w/ Trump

Yesterday Fox Business released a snippet from an interview with Tim Cook covering his current thoughts on coronavirus and more. Today we’ve got a look at the full interview and Cook details his optimism around coronavirus not causing long-term issues for Apple as well as how he approaches working with President Trump and more.


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Will Apple cancel WWDC 2020 due to coronavirus?

will Apple cancel WWDC 2020?

Mobile World Congress was one of the first major international events canceled this year due to the coronavirus epidemic. Now as the virus continues to spread, more tough decisions are being made like Facebook canceling its F8 Developers Conference that was scheduled for May. With June around the corner and Apple’s developer conference attracting attendees from all around the world, will Apple have to cancel WWDC 2020?


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Report: iPhone 12 launch and availability called further into question over coronavirus

Apple iPhone production

So far there’s been uncertainty and doubt cast as to what availability of the iPhone 12 lineup will look like come this fall but most reports suggest Apple will still launch the new hardware in the early fall like normal even if production is delayed due to the coronavirus. However, this afternoon, a new report suggests the timeline for the iPhone 12 is becoming more unclear.


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AAPL down 4.75%, other tech giants too, as coronavirus nears pandemic status

WHO says coronavirus nearing pandemic status

AAPL lost 4.75% of its value yesterday as fears grow that the coronavirus outbreak may be spreading to other countries too quickly to be contained. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the spread is now nearing the point at which it may be declared a pandemic.

The definition of a pandemic is a relatively loose one but is generally taken to mean a rapidly-spreading disease which affects a large number of people across international borders …


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Analysts mostly unfazed by Apple coronavirus impact: ‘will be temporary’

Tim Cook

Analysts so far appear mostly unfazed by the Apple coronavirus impact. The prevailing view is that the effect will be temporary, and that Apple’s core strengths mean the medium- and long-term outlook remains good.

Investors appear to be taking the same view. The stock did take a bit of a dip yesterday, at one point 3.2% down after a bigger fall in pre-market trading, but ended the day just 1.83% down …


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