Video conferencing provider Zoom (ZM.O) plans to strengthen encryption of video calls hosted by paying clients and institutions such as schools, but not by users of its free consumer accounts, a company official said on Friday. The company, whose business has boomed with the coronavirus pandemic, discussed the move on a call with civil liberties …
Amazon.com Inc. is scaling back deliveries and adjusting routes in a small number of cities including Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked demonstrations around the country, prompting curfew orders. “We are monitoring the situation closely and in a handful of cities we adjusted routes or scaled back …
Australian state health authorities have urged residents to exercise caution with lockdown measures set to be relaxed across the nation on Monday. The two most-populous states will lift several restrictions as they continue to grapple with isolated coronavirus outbreaks. New South Wales reported three new cases on Sunday, all of who were travelers in hotel quarantine; while …
SpaceX has become the first private company in history to launch astronauts into orbit, overcoming myriad industry, bureaucratic, technical, and weather hurdles to send NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on their way to the International Space Station (ISS). A milestone either 6, 10, or 18 years in the making depending on how one …
Production of electric vehicles is estimated to climb to at least 1.3 million and could reach 1.5 million depending on market conditions this year. Wedbush analyst Dan Ives raised his price target for Tesla from $600 to $800. This could be Elon Musk’s moment, or at least when his vision of mass use of electric …
Google’s new Sodar experiment helps you social distance using augmented reality to overlay a digital guide that shows if you’re two meters away from someone or not. It works on Android phones right now. CNBC’s Todd Haselton shows you how to use it. Google recently launched an experimental new website that works with Android phones …
‘We believe the tipping policy at Instacart and other similar companies deserve scrutiny Instacart’s tipping system is getting some new scrutiny from Congress. In a pair of letters today, a group of senators led by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) raised concerns that the service’s tipping system may be unfair or deceptive and called for a …
As hiring slows because of the pandemi Google rescinded offers to more than 2,000 contract and temporary workers in an effort to curtail new spending as the pandemic continues to sink ad revenue, according to The New York Times. Ruth Porat, Google’s chief financial officer, said last month that the company would slow the pace …
‘We wish them well and hope to see them in the futur British car manufacturer McLaren has confirmed that its partnership with OnePlus has reached its “scheduled conclusion” in what is likely to mean the end for OnePlus’ McLaren-branded handsets. “Since the start of this partnership in 2018, OnePlus has been a supportive, valued partner,” …
‘The federal government should take action,’ Cruz wrote to the Justice Departmen As President Donald Trump rages against Twitter for moderating his tweets, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is calling for a federal investigation into the company on unrelated grounds. The senator has sent a letter to the Justice Department calling for Twitter to be investigated …