Technology

(Reuters) – Google’s cloud-based game streaming service, Stadia, has witnessed a surge in users after the tech giant gifted two months of free access to its premium version for gamers sheltering at home to curb the spread of the coronavirus.…

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli parliamentary oversight committee on Wednesday suspended police use of cellphone data to enforce coronavirus quarantines, with one lawmaker citing privacy concerns. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government last month empowered the police to requisition cellphone roaming…

ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss government will keep current safety standards for fifth-generation (5G) mobile frequency emissions, it said on Wednesday, settling a debate that has delayed the rollout of the new technology. Concerns about the potential health impact of…

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is planning to fix a flaw that a security firm said may have left more than half a billion iPhones vulnerable to hackers. The bug, which also exists on iPads, was discovered by…

SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – China has allowed 200

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hackers working in support of the Vietnamese government have attempted to break into Chinese state organisations at the centre of Beijing’s effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak, U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye said on Wednesday. FireEye said a…

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) and JD (JD.O) have each launched booking services for COVID-19 tests, the companies announced. The services have been launched as China accelerates testing for the illness and the city…

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s banking and insurance regulator said on Wednesday it had detected sales of banking and insurance sector customer data overseas by criminals, without specifying how many individuals had been affected. Huang Hong, a vice chairman of the…

(Reuters) – Sweden’s Ericsson on Wednesday reported quarterly core earnings ahead of market estimates as demand for 5G network equipment stayed strong even as the coronavirus outbreak wreaked havoc in its main markets, China and the United States. As the…

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) will spend $5.7 billion for 10