Is it feast or famine for food delivery startups during the coronavirus pandemic? The UK’s Deliveroo has confirmed it’s axing more than 350 staff — or around 15% of its global headc
Earlier today at the National Assembly, French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe gave a lengthy speech about post-lockdown measures in France ahead of a debate with deputies. The government originally p
Germany has U-turned on building a centralized COVID-19 contacts tracing app — and will instead adopt a decentralized architecture, Reuters reported Sunday, citing a joint statement by chancelle
New York City Mayor Mayor Bill de Blasio. New York City needs a $7.4 billion in federal aid to offset economic losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Sunday.De Blasio
Donald Trump cut off his daily coronavirus briefing without taking questions after a day of mockery over his suggestion disinfectant could cure coronavirus.The US presi
Vice President Mike Pence on Friday said more than 5 million Americans have now been tested for the deadly coronavirus as President Trump surprised observers by abruptl
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Washington, DC, April 22, 2020. /AP Editor's note: Dr. John Gong is a profes
Kara Carmichael has been an Instacart shopper for years in Orlando, Fla. It’s how she’s been able to support her family, she told TechCrunch. But she says she has noticed an increase in t
NBCUniversal is introducing a new way to incorporate commerce into the viewing and reading experience, which it calls NBCUniversal Checkout.The new product is part of the company’s One Platform
ATT gave a first look into how the pay TV business is faring amid the coronavirus pandemic…and it’s not great. The company reported today as a part of its Q1 2020 earnings that its traditi
"We don't know who needs to hear this, but now is NOT the time to go out with your date to a bar," online dating giant OkCupid wrote to its users on social media. "FaceTime, Skype, call, text, messag
"Our plant is back to a two-shift operation and we see a very strong recovery."That's Jochen Goller, the head of German car brand BMW's China operations. He gave an interview to CGTN Europe to explai
Software as a service companies, modern software firms often referred to by the acronym ‘SaaS,’ had a tough day in the public markets. The basket of companies, as tracked by Bessemer̵
Facebook has already come under fire for hosting groups organizing anti-quarantine protests in response to government lockdowns amid the coronavirus outbreak, and those promoting fake coronavirus cur
In a surprising move, SAP ended its co-CEO experiment yesterday when the company announced Jennifer Morgan will be exiting stage left on April 30th, leaving Christian Klein as the lone CEO.The pair t
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.This morning we’re hunting up “green shoots” for software compan
Saudi Arabia will be best positioned to weather the impact of an unprecedented collapse in U.S. oil prices, energy analysts told CNBC on Tuesday.It comes at a time when