TikTok’s CEO will be Kevin Mayer starting June 1, installing the high-level Disney executive who launched Disney Plus to spearhead the popular but controversial video-sharing app. TikTok, a social app for sharing quirky videos, has exploded in popularity in recent years, but the China-based service has bumped up against questions in the US and elsewhere …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday warned the public about scammers taking advantage of contact tracing to steal your information. Contact tracers are generally hired by a state’s department of public health. If a tracer contacts you, they won’t ask for personal information. …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As cities across the globe begin to ease shelter-in-place measures, Apple is reopening a smattering of its retail stores. Just under 100 Apple Stores have reopened their doors to customers — around a fifth of its worldwide total — the company said in an …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Jack Dorsey’s Square employees are being given the option to work from home permanently. The CEO told workers Monday if they want to continue working remotely once COVID-19 lockdowns and quarantines come to an end, they are free to do so. The policy …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Less than two weeks after laying off thousands of employees, Uber said Monday that it’s letting go of 3,000 more staff members and closing or consolidating roughly 45 offices worldwide. The ride-hailing company has now reduced its workforce by 25%, making these layoffs one of …
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A couple weeks ago, Giuseppe Badalamenti, a restaurant consultant and owner of Chicago Pizza Boss, posted a Grubhub receipt from an anonymous restaurant he works with to Facebook. The restaurant earned about $1,043 from 46 orders through Grubhub — but after various fees and promotions, it only took home $377. The post went viral, with more than 6,000 shares on …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Three Democratic senators have sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding answers to questions about what the social networking giant is doing to combat the spread on its platforms of misinformation and disinformation regarding the novel coronavirus, which causes the respiratory …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. With schools, stores, restaurants and theaters closed — and “social distancing” a top contender for Merriam-Webster’s word of the year — we all need lots of ways to entertain ourselves. Since most of us still have a lot of time at home ahead …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple’s annual audit of its supplier chain highlights the company’s plans to increase safety and protection for workers in its global supply chain in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Apple’s 14th annual Supplier Responsibility Progress Report, released on Thursday, includes a letter …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. It’s always hard for Franz Lupo to keep his phone charged, and he’s using some of that juice to talk with me. From a San Francisco Bay Area town where he lives in a tent, Lupo tells me over the phone that he …
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