Netflix to slash traffic across Europe to relieve virus strain on internet providers
Netflix Inc said it will cut traffic by 25% on networks across Europe in a relief measure for internet service providers (ISPs) experiencing a surge...
Exclusive: Amazon.com to stop shipping non-essentials to consumers in Italy and France
Amazon.com will stop shipping non-essential products to consumers in Italy and France, the company said on Saturday, representing an escalation in the e-commerce giant’s response...
Google cancels annual developer conference on coronavirus fears
Alphabet Inc’s Google on Friday canceled its annual developer conference, two weeks after calling off the in-person portion of the event due to the coronavirus...
Retailers offer discounts, waive shipping fees to boost online sales
After closing their stores earlier this week to limit the spread of the coronavirus, several retailers are dangling site-wide discounts and free shipping to entice...
U.S. senators question Amazon on coronavirus safety at warehouses
Four Democratic U.S. senators on Friday expressed concern in a letter to Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos that the world’s largest online retailer has...
Lyft drivers can join new delivery service, founders donate salaries
Lyft Inc on Friday told drivers they could sign up for work driving deliveries under a new service as ride-hailing demand plummets during the rapid...
YouTube forgoes streaming quality to prevent European networks buffering
YouTube will sacrifice streaming quality in the EU to help avert internet gridlock as tens of millions of Europeans, confined by the coronavirus outbreak, switch...
Sellers’ Amazon loans at risk as company limits warehouses to essential goods
Some Amazon sellers say the online retailer’s abrupt decision to stop receiving non-essential inventory in response to the coronavirus pandemic could strangle the sales they...
Former Uber self-driving head Levandowski agrees to plea deal over Google secrets
Anthony Levandowski, known for advancing self-driving car technology in the last decade, agreed to plead guilty on Thursday to taking sensitive documents from his former...
Tesla to temporarily suspend production at Fremont factory
Tesla Inc said on Thursday it has decided to temporarily suspend production at its Fremont factory from Tuesday. The factory in New York will also...
