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Google launches coronavirus website in the United States

Sat, 03/21/2020 - 08:00
Alphabet Inc's Google said on Saturday it launched a United States-focused website with information about coronavirus guidance and testing, as the country works on slowing the spread of the highly contagious virus.
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Uber suspends taxi booking option in Saudi Arabia

Sat, 03/21/2020 - 07:30
Uber Technologies has suspended the option to book regular taxi services through its app in Saudi Arabia until further notice, a company statement said on Friday.
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U.S. senators question Amazon on coronavirus safety at warehouses

Sat, 03/21/2020 - 03:02
Four Democratic U.S. senators on Friday expressed concern in a letter to Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos that the world's largest online retailer has not given enough support to warehouse staff during the coronavirus outbreak, according to a copy of the message seen by Reuters.
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Lyft drivers can join new delivery service, founders donate salaries

Sat, 03/21/2020 - 02:27
Lyft Inc on Friday told drivers they could sign up for work driving deliveries under a new service as ride-hailing demand plummets during the rapid spread of coronavirus in the United States.
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Retailers offer discounts, waive shipping fees to boost online sales

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 22:36
After closing their stores earlier this week to limit the spread of the coronavirus, several retailers are dangling site-wide discounts and free shipping to entice people stuck at home to shop.
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Google cancels annual developer conference on coronavirus fears

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 22:33
Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday canceled its annual developer conference, two weeks after calling off the in-person portion of the event due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Netflix creates $100 million fund to help displaced film and TV workers

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 20:32
Netflix Inc has established a $100 million fund to assist workers on film and television productions that have been shut down due to the global coronavirus outbreak, the company said on Friday.
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Kraft Heinz talks with Amazon, Walmart daily to speed food deliveries

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 20:23
Kraft Heinz speaks daily with Amazon.com and Walmart Inc , hoping to speed up deliveries as customers worldwide stay home and shop online to protect themselves from the COVID-19 pandemic, Kraft Heinz's CEO said on Friday.
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YouTube, Amazon Prime forgo streaming quality to relieve European networks

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 18:36
YouTube and Amazon Prime will sacrifice streaming quality in the EU to help avert internet gridlock as tens of millions of Europeans, confined by the coronavirus outbreak, switch to working from home.
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Orange CEO asks for delay of Disney+ streaming launch in France

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 18:30
The chief executive of telecoms operator Orange called on Friday for a delay to the launch of Walt Disney's streaming services in France to avoid overloading networks amid the country's lockdown following the coronavirus outbreak.
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Amazon notifies shopper about U.S. probe of third-party sellers

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 17:33
(This March 19 story corrects to say Amazon notified one shopper and not shoppers, adds Amazon statement)
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Uber suspends taxi service in Saudi Arabia until further notice: statement

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 16:53
Uber Taxi suspended its operations in Saudi Arabia until further notice due to measures announced by interior ministry, a company statement said on Friday.
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YouTube forgoes streaming quality to prevent European networks buffering

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 15:13
YouTube will sacrifice streaming quality in the EU to help avert internet gridlock as tens of millions of Europeans, confined by the coronavirus outbreak, switch to working from home.
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Netflix to cut European traffic by 25% due to coronavirus

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 15:01
Netflix said on Thursday it would reduce its bit rates across all its streams in Europe, in effect cutting traffic on its European networks by 25% to preserve the smooth functioning of the internet during the coronavirus crisis.
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Walt Disney delays India launch of streaming service

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 14:45
Walt Disney Co has delayed the March 29 launch of its Disney+ streaming service in India, where it was gearing up to open another front against global rival Netflix Inc.
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Singapore launches contact tracing mobile app to track coronavirus infections

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 14:16
Singapore launched a contact-tracing smartphone app to allow authorities to identify those who have been exposed to people infected with coronavirus as part of efforts to curb the spread of the disease.
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Italy's Saipem inks deal with Equinor on floating solar farm technology

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 13:49
Italy's Saipem has reached an agreement with Norway's Equinor to develop technology to build floating solar power farms close to the coast, the energy contractor said.
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Russia postpones sovereign internet test over coronavirus

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 12:15
Russia due to coronavirus has postponed a test designed to improve the ability of its domestic internet infrastructure to cope with being cut off from the global network, the Communications Ministry said on Friday, TASS reported.
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Hong Kong activates only a third of virus quarantine wristbands as thousands return home

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 11:17
Many overseas arrivals in the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong are going unmonitored as they begin two weeks of mandatory self-quarantine, with only a third of the 6,000 electronic wristbands issued to them being activated, authorities said on Friday.
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Taiwan's new 'electronic fence' for quarantines leads wave of virus monitoring

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 09:01
Taiwan, which has won global praise for its effective action against the coronavirus, is rolling out a mobile phone-based "electronic fence" that uses location-tracking to ensure people who are quarantined stay in their homes.
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