For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As the coronavirus outbreak forces people to work from home and children to stay out of school, Netflix and Amazon Prime agreed to a European Union request that streaming services switch from high definition to standard in an effort …

YouTube is following Netflix’s lead in cutting the quality of its video streaming from high definition to standard in the European Union, it confirmed to CNET, as the bloc’s leaders try to reduce strain on the internet during the coronavirus outbreak. Since more people are working from home and children are staying out of school, internet usage has spiked. “We …

Independent phone retailer Carphone Warehouse will close its 531 stores on April 3, making 2,900 workers redundant. The company says its decision isn’t linked to the coronavirus outbreak, and its 70 stores in Ireland and international operations won’t be affected. Its 305 locations inside larger PC World and Curry’s stores will remain open, parent company Dixons Carphone said. The company …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. With people staying home due to the coronavirus outbreak, Uber Eats is trying to help keep local restaurants in business by waiving delivery fees across across the US and Canada. “We will also launch daily dedicated, targeted marketing campaigns — both in-app and …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Uber could temporarily suspend the accounts of any riders or drivers who’ve contracted or been exposed to the coronavirus, the company said Wednesday. It also has a team dedicated to helping public health authorities in their response. The ride-hailing company is giving drivers …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Days after the coronavirus outbreak prompted Apple CEO Tim Cook to let his employees work from home, 9to5Mac reported that the company’s retail and hourly workers are getting unlimited sick leave if they experience the pneumonia-like symptoms linked to the disease. These workers …

Yelp on Tuesday released its first Consumer Alerts Report, revealing how the crowd-sourced review site dealt with fakes in 2019. More than 2,000 reviews for businesses linked to the Trump administration officials were removed. After President Donald Trump suggested that he might hold the 2020 G7 Summit at Trump National Doral Miami, Yelp said, reviewers who’d never stayed at the …

Samsung suspended production at its Galaxy S20 factory in Gumi, South Korea, for a second time on Friday after one of its workers tested positive for coronavirus, Reuters reported. Production is expected to resume on Saturday.  It’ll move some phone production to Vietnam, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap, and the floor of the Gumi factory where the sick …

Try not to break your iPhone — Apple might not be able to offer a replacement for a few weeks. Its retail employees were warned that replacements for badly damaged devices will be in short supply, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, in sign of the global coronavirus outbreak’s impact on Apple’s supply chain. There’s also been a shortage of individual parts at …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Facebook is letting the World Health Organization advertise for free to try to combat misinformation on the coronavirus outbreak. The social network wants people to feel confident that information is “credible and accurate,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post late Tuesday. “If you search …