Bloomberg Apple Inc said its annual WWDC conference will be online-only this year, scrapping a gathering that usually attracts thousands of software developers. “WWDC 2020 will take on an entirely new online format,” Apple said in a statement, citing the “current health situation.” The event will still have a full agenda, including an online keynote address and classes for developers …

Bloomberg As major events were getting cancelled across the US, and New York was banning gatherings of 500 or more on March 12, the Swiss luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer hosted a final shindig in honour of its new Connected Watch. At the Caldwell Factory in New York’s trendy West Chelsea district, guests played with the new smart timepiece, which comes …

Bloomberg European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde unveiled a calibrated package of monetary policies aimed at “surgically” supporting key parts of the euro area economy hurt by the coronavirus outbreak. The Frenchwoman, warning of a “major shock” to global growth prospects, crafted what she described as a “comprehensive package” of measures intended to grease the wheels of the region’s …