Starbucks to reopen 85 percent of US stores with new protocols this week

Starbucks to reopen 85 percent of US stores with new protocols this week

Starbucks plans to reopen 85 percent of its locations under modified operations and hours across the US by the end of the week, the coffee giant announced. The company’s mobile app — already used by about 20 million customers — will be optimized for voice ordering through Siri, curbside pickup, entryway handoff, and improved drive-thru …

Russia Predicts U.S. Oil Output Will Drop By 2-3 Million Bpd

Russia Predicts U.S. Oil Output Will Drop By 2-3 Million Bpd

U.S. oil production could decline this year by 2 million bpd-3 million bpd, due to limited storage capacity and low oil prices, Russia’s Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin told local media on Wednesday.   “We see that the production drop in the United States may range from 2 to 3 mln barrels daily this year either on …

Fever-reading drones just first of a wave of privacy challenges, civil liberties advocates say

MIAMI — Last month, police departments in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Connecticut unveiled what was initially touted as a potential new tool against a pandemic: drones capable of taking a person’s temperature from 300 feet in the air. Both agencies quickly backtracked on using the machines to track the novel coronavirus after backlash from civil …

Italy Reports Lowest Toll Since First Day of Coronavirus Lockdown But Confusion Abounds

Italy Reports Lowest Toll Since First Day of Coronavirus Lockdown But Confusion Abounds

Italy was spending its last day in total lockdown Sunday, but the partial easing of strict coronavirus measures after a two-month shutdown was causing anxiety and confusion rather than elation. Across the country, attempts to make plans for the first day of freedom were hampered by uncertainty over the rules. The government has a list …

Cellphone monitoring is spreading with the coronavirus. So is an uneasy tolerance of surveillance.

Cellphone monitoring is spreading with the coronavirus. So is an uneasy tolerance of surveillance.

ISTANBUL — A smartphone app in Turkey asked for Murat Bur’s identity number, his father’s name and information about his relatives. Did he have any underlying health conditions, the app wondered, presenting him a list of options. How was he feeling at the moment, it asked. It also requested permission to track his movements. In …

Wells Fargo Sets Up Team To Handle Flood Of Oil Bankruptcies

Wells Fargo Sets Up Team To Handle Flood Of Oil Bankruptcies

(Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) has revived its special group for bad energy loans in recent weeks as the bank braces for more pain from the sharp downturn in oil prices, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Sitting inside the credit-resolution group, where Wells Fargo handles struggling borrowers, the team includes many …