For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Airbnb is making a change to its refund policy starting May 31 to no longer cover COVID-related circumstances, the company said in a blog post Friday. At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, Airbnb updated …
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China’s COVID Lockdowns Could Mean Millions of Fewer iPhones, Per Analyst
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. In response to a new COVID-19 wave in China, the country’s authorities have locked down affected areas like Shanghai and Kunshan. These areas include parts suppliers that could lead to a big shortfall of millions of iPhones, according to a new Reuters report. …
Read More »Compare Food Delivery Fees With These Apps So You Don’t Overpay Again
When you’re ordering delivery, you might find yourself playing a familiar game. You’ll toggle between apps such as Postmates, Uber Eats and others to figure out which has your favorite local restaurants, and which has the lowest delivery fee or special deal. Two apps called FoodBoss (for Android and iOS) and MealMe (for iOS) can put an end to that …
Read More »Microsoft Prepares to Reopen Offices This Month
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Microsoft offices in Washington state and the San Francisco Bay Area will reopen for in-person work starting Feb. 28, according to a blog post by Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela on Monday. This decision comes, the company said, as a result of “improving local health …
Read More »Joe Rogan COVID misinformation: Spotify won’t censor, says CEO
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek spoke publicly on Sunday about the controversy that’s blown up over the Joe Rogan podcast and COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, sparked by an ultimatum from famed rocker Neil Young. Ek said in a blog post that doctors, scientists and Spotify subscribers …
Read More »Doctors call on Spotify to stop COVID misinformation, citing Joe Rogan podcast
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. More than 250 medical professionals have signed an open letter calling on Spotify to clamp down on COVID misinformation spreading on its platform, specially calling out the podcast of comedian Joe Rogan. The letter took issue with the Dec. 31 episode of The …
Read More »Twitter permanently bans Marjorie Taylor Greene account for COVID misinformation
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Twitter has permanently suspended the personal account of US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after repeated violations of its policies prohibiting dissemination of COVID-19 misinformation, the company said Sunday. The fifth strike that the Georgia Republican received Sunday means the account won’t be reinstated, …
Read More »Apple delays return to office indefinitely, report says
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple has reportedly indefinitely delayed the requirement for its workers to return to the office due to a rise in COVID-19 cases. Workers were expected to return on Feb. 1, but will now return on a “date yet to be determined,” Bloomberg reported …
Read More »Does that restaurant require COVID vaccination proof? The Yelp app can tell you
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. To combat the coronavirus delta variant, a new plan from President Joe Biden will require federal employees and contractors, health care workers at Medicare and Medicaid facilities, and employees of businesses with over 100 workers to be vaccinated and get tested weekly. In …
Read More »Amazon to pay $500,000 to settle California’s claim it hid COVID cases from workers
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon has agreed to a settlement with California to resolve claims that the internet retailer concealed the number of COVID-19 cases from its workers and local health agencies, the state’s attorney general said Monday. Amazon was accused of violating the state’s “right to …
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