Category Archives: (KFGO The Mighty 790) Technology
Exclusive: Amazon pauses sellers’ loan repayments amid coronavirus
By Jeffrey Dastin and Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said it temporarily would not require sellers in its marketplace to repay loans it had made to them, as merchants confront ...
Mar 25, 2020
Computer chip makers seek U.S. permission to work during pandemic
(Reuters) - A group representing major United States semiconductor companies on Wednesday said it was working with federal officials to make clear to state and local officials overseeing lockdowns tha...
Mar 25, 2020
Technical help offered to fight virus must safeguard privacy, rights: WHO
ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is impressed by the offers of technology to help fight the coronavirus, but privacy and human rights must be protected, Michael Ryan, WHO's top emergen...
Mar 25, 2020
Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, 6 other telcos to help EU track virus
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, Orange and five other telecoms providers have agreed to share mobile phone location data with the European Commission to track the spre...
Mar 25, 2020
Netflix says it has fixed outage that hit some in U.S., UK
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Streaming service Netflix Inc has fixed a temporary outage that affected some users in the United States and United Kingdom on Wednesday, the company said. "Some of our members...
Mar 25, 2020
Telecoms group GSMA offers refunds for canceled Mobile World Congress
BERLIN (Reuters) - Telecoms industry group GSMA said on Wednesday it would refund tickets bought for the Mobile World Congress last month after the trade fair in Barcelona became one of the first busi...
Mar 25, 2020
Spotify launches music relief project to help artists
(Reuters) - Spotify Technology SA said on Wednesday it had launched a COVID-19 music relief project to raise funds for musicians as the coronavirus pandemic grounds life to a halt in most countries, w...
Mar 25, 2020
Coronavirus exposes Uber, Lyft drivers’ lack of safety net
By Tina Bellon and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) - As independent contractors, U.S. ride-hail drivers for Uber and Lyft benefited from soaring trip demand and flexible work hours. But as the coronavirus bri...
Mar 25, 2020
U.S. cybersecurity experts see recent spike in Chinese digital espionage
By Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter (Reuters) - A U.S. cybersecurity firm said Wednesday it has detected a surge in new cyberspying by a suspected Chinese group dating back to late January, when th...
Mar 25, 2020
Telecom Italia’s CEO says network solid as Elliott cuts stake
MILAN/ROME (Reuters) - Telecom Italia's network can cope with the surge in traffic driven by the coronavirus crisis in the country, CEO Luigi Gubitosi was quoted as saying on Wednesday, as U.S. activi...
Mar 25, 2020
