Technology

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is drawing up common rules for using mobile apps to track the spread of the coronavirus, aiming to make better use of the technology and address privacy concerns. The coordinated strategy comes after several…

(Reuters) – Zoom Video Communications Inc has tapped former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos as an adviser and set up an advisory board to improve the privacy and security of its rapidly growing video-conferencing app amid a global backlash. Millions…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will monitor the mobile phones of those diagnosed with the new coronavirus to ensure they do not break quarantine, authorities said on Wednesday, marking the latest measure to stem an outbreak that has surged over the…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will on Wednesday adopt a pan-European approach on the use of mobile applications to track the spread of the coronavirus, according to a European Commission document seen by Reuters. The move came after several…

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’a internet regulator ordered search engine Baidu to clean up improper information and halt the spread of “low-brow content.” China’s powerful internet regulator, Cyberspace Administration of China, said in a post published on Wednesday on its official…

(Reuters) – Zoom Video Communications Inc was slapped with a class action suit by one of its shareholders on Tuesday, accusing the video-conferencing app of overstating its privacy standards and failing to disclose that its service was not end-to-end encrypted.…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) said late on Tuesday it will make two new software updates to the 737 MAX’s flight control computer as it works to win regulatory approval to resume flights after the jet was grounded following…

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn will make ventilators with U.S. firm Medtronic Plc to help patients afflicted by the coronavirus outbreak, the company said on Wednesday. Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, is best…

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) told employees on Tuesday it would furlough all non-essential workers and implement salary cuts during a shut down of its U.S. production facilities because of the coronavirus outbreak. Tesla said it planned to resume normal…

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) will suspend a delivery service that aims to compete with UPS (UPS.N) and FedEx (FDX.N) in the United States. The online retailer told customers that the service, Amazon Shipping, will be paused starting in June,…