Technology

(Reuters) – Lyft Inc on Friday told drivers they could sign up for delivery services for healthcare, government services and groceries as ride-hailing demand plummeted during the rapid spread of coronavirus in the United States. In an email to drivers,…

PARIS (Reuters) – The chief executive of telecoms operator Orange called on Friday for a delay to the launch of Walt Disney’s streaming services in France to avoid overloading networks amid the country’s lockdown following the coronavirus outbreak. Stephane Richard…

CAIRO (Reuters) – Uber Taxi suspended its operations in Saudi Arabia until further notice due to measures announced by interior ministry, a company statement said on Friday. Saudi Arabia has suspended taxi services as a precautionary measure to prevent the…

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc said on Thursday it will suspend production at its San Francisco Bay Area vehicle factory on March 24, ending a standoff with California authorities concerned about the spread of the coronavirus. The company said its New…

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese online education platform Yuanfudao, which is backed by tech giant Tencent Holdings (0700.HK), is close to completing a financing round that would value it at around $7.5 billion, two people familiar with the matter said. The…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) YouTube said on Friday it will reduce its streaming quality in the European Union to avert internet gridlock as thousands of Europeans, constrained by the coronavirus outbreak, switch to working from home. YouTube is…

(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp’s (MSFT.O) Teams chat and conferencing app gained more than 12 million daily users in one week, a 37.5% jump as more people worked from home during the coronavirus outbreak, the company said on Thursday. Teams had…

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Thursday it has halted its Prime Pantry delivery service in the United States to restock groceries, following a surge in online orders by shoppers worried about the coronavirus pandemic. “Amazon Pantry is not…

(Reuters) – Shares of Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) surged as much as 44% on Thursday after Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said it had plenty of cash on hand to tide over the coronavirus crisis and signaled a recovery in…