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A patient during a telemedicine video conference with Dr. Deborah Mulligan in Brooklyn.

Outbreak Prompts Push to Telemedicine

Americans have been slow to embrace virtual care, but that may be changing.

A woman walks on empty tram rails in Lyon, central France, Monday, March 23, 2020. French citizens are only allowed to leave their homes for necessary activities such as shopping for food, going to work or taking a quick walk due to the rapid spreading of the new coronavirus in the country. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems.

Manufacturers Repurpose

Ford announces a healthcare partnership, and booze-makers cite spike.

Apple Brings PC Feature to iPads

The company may be seeking to make its tablet even more like a laptop computer.

A shopper looks at items near empty shelves at a grocery store in Warrington, Pa., Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Coronavirus concerns have led to consumer panic buying of grocery staples.

Retailers Scrambling to Restock

Grocers big and small are hiring more workers, paying overtime and limiting purchases on certain high demand items.

The 10 Most Congested Cities

Being stuck in traffic costs every American about 100 hours and $1,400 each year.

In this Monday, March 2, 2020, photo, a worker wearing a mask works at a factory producing bicycle wheel rims in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province.

China's Factories Try to Shield Workers

Following government instructions, factory operators are buying face masks by the thousands and jugs of disinfectant.

In this Oct. 22, 2013 file photo, former Chairman and CEO of General Electric Jack Welch appears on CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Welch, who transformed General Electric Co. into a highly profitable multinational conglomerate and parlayed his legendary business acumen into a retirement career as a corporate leadership guru, has died at the age of 84.

Famed GE CEO Jack Welch Has Died

He personified the so-called “cult of the CEO” during the late-1990s boom, when GE's soaring stock price made it the most valuable company in the world.

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Study: Telecommuting Has Little Impact on Corporate Careers

New research debunks the stigma that employees who work remotely have difficulty with career advancement.

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AI Discovers Surprising New Antibiotics

With the rapid rise in drug resistance in many pathogens, new antibiotics are desperately needed.

In this Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 photo, John Brownstein, right, co-founder of HealthMap, a system using artificial intelligence to monitor global disease outbreaks, speaks on a phone in a HealthMap work area at Boston Children's Hospital in Boston.

AI's Role in Virus Outbreak Detection

In the final days of 2019, an AI system in Boston sent out the first global alert about a new viral outbreak in China.

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Beer Can Dog Reunited with Owner

Monica Mathis was living in Iowa when her dog Hazel disappeared in 2017.

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Tech Firm Calls for Computer Classes

The company ran an ad during the Super Bowl that claims Mississippi is losing high-paying tech jobs.

In this Dec. 4, 2019 photo, cows are milked on a large carousel at the Rosendale Dairy in Pickett, WI. At Rosendale Dairy, each of the 9,000 cows has a microchip implanted in an ear that workers can scan with smartphones for up-to-the-minute information on how the animal is doing, everything from their nutrition to their health history to their productivity.

US Dairy Farmers Look For Any Tech Edge

Technology has played an important role in agriculture for years, but it's become a life and death matter at dairy farms these days.

Asteroid Mining Could Solve Shortage

Some near-earth asteroids could be worth billions. Now we just have to get there and back - safely and cost-effectively.

Mobile network phone masts are visible in front of St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020.The Chinese tech firm Huawei has been designated a 'high-risk vendor' but will be given the opportunity to build non-core elements of Britain's 5G network, the government has announced. The company will be banned from the 'core', of the 5G network, and from operating at sensitive sites such as nuclear and military facilities, and its share of the market will be capped at 35%.

Britain to Allow Huawei in 5G Networks

Britain ignored U.S. government warnings that it would sever intelligence cooperation if it did not ban the company.

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Waymo Expands Testing

The Google affiliate plans to bring its vans and big rigs to New Mexico and Texas.

Google Buys Retail Products Lister Pointy

Ireland-based Pointy is known for its hardware device that automatically uploads a retailer's product to a website whenever it is scanned.

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Signs Point Up for Small Manufacturers

ISM's latest monthly report pointed to a possible end to a decline in manufacturing that brought the industry's activity to its lowest point since the end of the Great Recession.

Tesla Doubles Up on GM, Ford

The electric vehicle maker has a market value worth more than two of the former Big 3 combined.

Google's chief executive Sundar Pichai addresses the audience during an event on artificial intelligence at the Square in Brussels, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Google's chief executive called Monday for a balanced approach to regulating artificial intelligence, telling a European audience that the technology brings benefits but also negative consequences.

Google Calls for AI Regulation

CEO Sundar Pichai’s comments come as lawmakers and governments seriously consider putting limits on how artificial intelligence is used.

Preparing Reticent Workers for Digital

The failure to properly account for and overcome the “people problem” is why so few initiatives succeed.

Walmart Adds More Robots

They're outfitted with 15 cameras and simply roam the aisles looking for empty shelves.

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Study Tabulates Automakers Cost Increases

The Center for Automotive Research calculated that General Motors and Ford will see their total costs grow $8 per hour, while Fiat Chrysler's will rise by $11 an hour.

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Wearable Health Device for Dairy Cows

Similar to Fitbits, the devices track the health habits of cows.