Technology

TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As people disperse to their homes to work and study because of the coronavirus pandemic, taking their laptops and company data with them, cyber security experts say hackers will follow, seeking to take advantage and infiltrate…

(Reuters) – Chinese social video app TikTok named the initial members of a U.S.-focused content moderation committee to advise on its policies on Wednesday, as it faces U.S. scrutiny over data-sharing and censorship concerns. The council, which it announced in…

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A tiny Indian consumer rights group which has been leading a campaign to make telecoms companies pay billions of dollars due to the state said on Wednesday it would oppose a government proposal to allow repayment…

(Reuters) – U.S. startup companies focused on transportation technology could be among the casualties of COVID-19, according to venture investors who say new funding and investment exits are drying up as the economic outlook darkens. “We don’t know what it…

MILAN/BERLIN (Reuters) – Mobile carriers are sharing data with the health authorities in Italy, Germany and Austria, helping to fight coronavirus by monitoring whether people are complying with curbs on movement while at the same time respecting Europe’s privacy laws.…

(Reuters) – A former prosecutor who ran the sex crimes unit in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in 1989 sued Netflix on Wednesday for defamation over her portrayal in “When They See Us,” claiming the miniseries about the “Central Park…

(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) launched an updated version of its MacBook Air on Wednesday, modifying keyboards on its laptop line that have faced criticism for typing-related problems. The company switched back to what is known as a “scissor” mechanism…

(Reuters) – Cash-strapped Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio Inc (NIO.N) said on Wednesday there was substantial doubt in its ability to continue as a going concern. The carmaker has been hurt by dwindling demand in China, the world’s largest…

LONDON (Reuters) – Vodafone, the world’s second largest mobile operator, said the coronavirus crisis was causing data traffic on its networks to surge, with demand already rising 50

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The novel coronavirus outbreak is boosting grocery deliveries by web-based apps across Latin American countries, as schools suspend activities and more people work from home to contain a pandemic that has already infected more than 100,000…