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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has urged consumers and businesses to use digital payments rather than cash in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus and told banks to limit rouble notes in circulation. Consumer safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor this…

(Reuters) – Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) said on Tuesday it would reduce traffic over telecom networks in India by 25% over the next 30

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has called for the 5G network to be built faster to minimize the impact of the coronavirus, according to a document published on Tuesday. The agency also called for…

TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp have agreed to work together on developing smart cities and will invest 200

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…