Technology

NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) – Auto retailers have been slow to embrace e-commerce, but the coronavirus pandemic is changing that. Online traffic has risen even as in-person showroom traffic has disappeared. Auto dealers are embracing digital tools to close deals without…

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Monday that over the last three days it had surveyed some users about their health at the request of Carnegie Mellon University researchers aiming to forecast the spread of coronavirus infections.…

(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) said on Monday it had appointed consumer industry veteran Robert Eckert to its board as an independent director. The ride-hailing firm said bit.ly/2UaPlps it considered Eckert’s leadership experience as CEO of large global public…

(Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp is close to finalizing a deal to lead a $300 million investment in the autonomous driving unit of Didi Chuxing, news website The Information reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the situation. (bit.ly/2WJkHFD)…

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc TWTR.O pulled its first-quarter revenue outlook and forecast an operating loss on Monday as the coronavirus outbreak crimped ad sales, but said the pandemic boosted the number of active users on the microblogging platform. The outbreak…

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc TWTR.O on Monday pulled its first-quarter revenue forecast, citing the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on its ad sales, but said the pandemic had boosted user engagement on the microblogging platform. The outbreak has made social…

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Worried about whether you have enough toilet paper for the coronavirus lockdown? A German website can tell you how long your supply will last. Toilet paper has become one of the commodities shoppers across the world have…

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc will lower video streaming quality on its platform and on Instagram in Latin America, replicating measures adopted in Europe, to ease network congestion in a region that is starting to feel the grip of…

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Apple has dropped a two-device limit on online purchases of iPhones, a check of its web stores showed on Monday, just days after changing the checkout procedure amid a coronavirus pandemic. Drop-down menus in online stores for…

TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) plans to raise as much as $41 billion to buy back shares and reduce debt in an unprecedented move to restore investor confidence as a financial market rout pummels its shares and its…