{"id":3756,"date":"2020-05-19T09:56:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T05:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/?p=3756"},"modified":"2020-07-21T19:26:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T15:26:42","slug":"apple-stores-begin-to-reopen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/apple-stores-begin-to-reopen\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Stores begin to reopen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Apple outlines new safety measures as it reopens stores, Huawei<\/a> responds to new U.S. chip curbs and Jack Ma departs SoftBank\u2019s board of directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s your Daily Crunch for May 18, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Apple begins reopening some stores with temperature checks and other safeguards in place<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In mid-March, Apple closed all of its stores outside of China \u201cuntil further notice.\u201d In a statement issued today under the title, \u201cTo our Customers,\u201d Retail SVP Deirdre O\u2019Brien offered insight into the company\u2019s plans to reopen locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly 100 stores have already resumed services, according to O\u2019Brien. Face covers will be required for both employees and customers alike. In addition, temperature checks are now conducted at the store\u2019s entrance, coupled with posted health questions. Apple has also instituted deeper cleaning on all surfaces, including display products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Huawei admits uncertainty following new US chip curbs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the U.S. government\u2019s announcement that it would further thwart Huawei\u2019s chip-making capability, the Chinese telecoms equipment giant condemned the new ruling for being \u201carbitrary and pernicious.\u201d Adding to its woes, the Nikkei Asian Review reported that Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has stopped taking new orders from the company. (Huawei declined to comment, while TSMC said the report was \u201cpurely market rumor.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Jack Ma to resign from SoftBank Group\u2019s board of directors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company did not give a reason for the resignation, but over the past year, Ma has been pulling back from business roles to focus on philanthropy. Last September, he resigned as Alibaba\u2019s chairman, and is also expected to step down from its board at its annual general shareholder\u2019s meeting this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Oculus surpasses $100 million in Quest content sales<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook-owned Oculus released a new sales figure as the company reaches the one-year anniversary of the release of the Quest headset. We didn\u2019t get unit sales, but the company did share that it has sold $100 million worth of Quest content in the device\u2019s first year \u2014 a number that indicates that although the platform is still nascent, a handful of developers are definitely making it work for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. 3 views on the future of work, coffee shops and neighborhoods in a post-pandemic world<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Devin Coldewey talks about what\u2019s going to change with coffee shops and co-working spaces, Alex Wilhelm <\/strong><\/a> discusses the future of the home office setup and Danny Crichton talks about the revitalization of urban and semi-urban neighborhoods. (Extra Crunch membership required.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. India\u2019s Swiggy to cut 1,100 jobs, scale down cloud kitchen operations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an internal email, which the Bangalore-headquartered food delivery startup published on its blog, Swiggy <\/strong><\/a> co-founder and chief executive Sriharsha Majety said the company\u2019s core food business had been \u201cseverely impacted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. This week\u2019s TechCrunch podcasts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest full episode of Equity<\/a> looks at a funding round for pizza delivery company Slice and the possibility of Uber acquiring Grubhub, while the Monday news roundup<\/a> takes a deeper look at the financials of the food delivery business. Meanwhile, Original Content<\/a> is back on a weekly schedule, and we review the new Netflix series \u201cNever Have I Ever.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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