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Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975 with Paul Allen, who died in 2018. Gates is also leaving the board of Berkshire Hathaway.

Tech stocks rose, but Tesla shares sank on Friday after weeks of market turmoil sparked by covid-19 and oil price wars.

Pfizer joins a growing number of companies that are mandating that employees remain at home.

While ESPN is likely to lean on SportsCenter and other studio shows in the near term, the all-sports network will have to get creative with programming if live sports are canceled for months. The result may lead to even more cancellations of cable TV and ESPN.

The motion would allow service providers to resubmit portions of their proposals for a new review by the DoD.

Apple joins several other tech companies in canceling spring conferences.

The company will be announcing new procedures and safeguards for employees who can't work from home, AT&T Randall Stephenson said in a note sent to employees.

During the coronavirus outbreak, many public health experts see a role for technology to keeping the so-called "worried well" out of the hospital. In recent weeks, many hospitals have been adding coronavirus to their list of conditions that can be screened for virtually.

The judge for the Tesla shareholder trial said on Friday that the case will be delayed until "concerns regarding COVID-19 have abated."

The employee tested positive for the COVID-19 virus Thursday, shutting down the entire office park, according to materials seen by CNBC.

The move comes after Microsoft canceled two conferences it had planned to host near its headquarters in connection with the spread of the coronavirus. Build 2020 will now be held online instead of in person.

The PGA Tour late Thursday canceled The The Players Championship

Amazon, like other e-commerce companies, has struggled to police sellers who have sought to take advantage of the panic and flooded online marketplaces with overpriced goods.

The commissioner says he would like to call this time a "pause" for the league instead of a suspension.

CBS and NBC Universal said Thursday they will no longer hold live presentations for the advertising community this spring, instead opting to release video presentations.

Unlike employees at Amazon's corporate offices, many fulfillment center employees and delivery drivers cannot carry out their job duties while working from home.

The company announced Thursday that it will close Disneyland Park from the morning of March 14 through the end of the month.

Some doctors and nurses lack childcare in regions hard hit by the coronavirus, like Seattle. Schools and some day care centers are closing. But they're needed more than ever as the coronavirus continues its spread.

Shares of the messaging software company plunged 20% in extended trading after plunging along with the market on Thursday.

Oracle reported earnings that beat estimates during another market selloff on Thursday.