The New York Times - 7 months ago
One More Relationship Tested by the Pandemic: Siblings
For many brothers and sisters, the coronavirus and its limits on relationships outside the home have upended their dynamics.
The New York Times - 7 months ago
For many brothers and sisters, the coronavirus and its limits on relationships outside the home have upended their dynamics.
Mashable - 7 months ago
Former President Barack Obama delivered a virtual commencement speech on Saturday for over 20,000 students from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). And with the ongoing pandemic making for a very unpredictable time, he made sure t...
Mashable - 7 months ago
We don't need to be told that life looked different before the coronavirus led to quarantine and lockdown measures around the world, but it's still a bizarre feeling to scroll through one's phone photos and see the evidence laid bare. Inspire...
Mashable - 8 months ago
TL:DR: Keep your face covered with a two-pack of masks on sale for $14.99. You likely already have some type of mask or face covering at this point, but it truly does not hurt to stock up. Your breath and sweat are definitely making your mask a li...
Mashable - 8 months ago
Barack and Michelle Obama have pitched in to help us cope with the loneliness of quarantine and social distancing in several ways. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Obama, Michelle Obama, Coronavirus, and Social Distancing
TechCrunch - 8 months ago
A major question mark attached to national coronavirus contacts tracing apps is whether they will function when citizens of one country travel to another. Or will people be asked to download and use multiple apps if they’re traveling across bor...
TechCrunch - 8 months ago
As shutdown orders extend indefinitely, online shopping has become a lifeline for people forced to avoid the outside world. Often times opting to shop with a mega corporation like Amazon, Walmart or Target is the path of least resistance, but there...
TechCrunch - 8 months ago
By March 16, founder Janine Yancey was tired of playing the waiting game. After watching the stock market take yet another unprecedented nosedive due to coronavirus, she called up a potential investor. “If this isn’t going to happen, let’s call it no...
TechCrunch - 8 months ago
In a memo titled “The Course Ahead,” Vice Media Group CEO Nancy Dubuc announced a large round of layoffs to staff. The number includes 155 workers — 55 of whom will lose their jobs today. The remaining 100, meanwhile, will be let go in the coming wee...
TechCrunch - 8 months ago
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. After spending perhaps more time than we should have recently trying to figure out what’s going on with the public markets, l...
TechCrunch - 8 months ago
As earnings season winds down, we’re getting a solid picture on just how profoundly the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted corporations’ bottomline. Taiwan-based manufacturing giant Foxconn is among those companies that were utterly walloped over the pre...
TechCrunch - 8 months ago
Therapeutics company Sorrento has made what it believes could be a breakthrough in potential treatment of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that leads to COVID-19. The company released details of its preclinical research on Friday, announcing that it has found a...
TechCrunch - 8 months ago
New numbers from NPD confirm what we’ve known for a while: The first quarter of 2020 was a very good one for gaming companies. The new report notes that sales hit a record $10.86 billion in the States between January and March of this year, marking a...
Mashable - 8 months ago
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TechCrunch - 8 months ago
Zomato, an India-headquartered food delivery startup, is cutting 13% of its workforce and enforcing a pay cut for remaining employees. The moves come as it looks to reduce costs and survive the coronavirus crisis that has made many cautious about or...