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OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Kat Volpe laid out an exercise mat and tried to sync her iPhone with her big screen TV for a fitness class webcast on Instagram last week during New York’s coronavirus lockdown. But the popular app…

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s online delivery firms, including Walmart Inc’s Flipkart and Amazon’s grocery service Pantry, have had to halt services as a 21-day nationwide lockdown began to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Flipkart, whose services include…

(Reuters) – A U.S. cybersecurity firm said Wednesday it has detected a surge in new cyberspying by a suspected Chinese group dating back to late January, when the coronavirus began to spread beyond China.

(Reuters) – As independent contractors, U.S. ride-hail drivers for Uber and Lyft benefited from soaring trip demand and flexible work hours. But as the coronavirus brings large parts of the country to a halt, drivers and companies are facing the…

PARIS (Reuters) – France will roll out a 4 billion euro ($4.33 billion) liquidity support plan for start-ups in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, junior minister Cédric O said on Wednesday. Investments in early stage digital companies have boomed…

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – E.ON, Germany’s largest energy group, has been hired by Tesla to design the energy solutions for its planned Gigafactory near Berlin, chief executive Johannes Teyssen said. “They’ve given us 18 months. And we’ll deliver,” Teyssen said. Source:www.reuters.com

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) India unit on Tuesday said it will halt orders for non-essential products in India to prioritize customers’ critical needs at a time when much of the country is under lockdown to prevent the…

BERLIN (Reuters) – Some viewers in Britain complained they were struggling to sign up for Disney+ as the video streaming service launched on Tuesday in Europe, where networks have come under huge strain due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tens of…

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Walmart Inc’s Flipkart has suspended services, a notice on the Indian e-commerce firm’s website said on Wednesday, as India began a 21-day lockdown to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered…

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s Instagram said on Tuesday it would remove coronavirus-related content and accounts from recommendations and its “explore” option, unless posted by or belonging to credible health organizations. “We will also start to downrank content in feed and…