COVID-19 has thrown the world into disarray, but looking at past epidemics would tell a different story. Past epidemics have brought about some of the most famous theories, classic literature, medicine, and more. Past Epidemics During the Black Death in the mid-1300s, it was so deadly that it has been estimated to have killed between 30% […]
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“A $250 payment per restaurant (from Grubhub) doesn’t sound like a lot but it’s going to be a huge difference,” says Grubhub CEO Matt Maloney. “We’re looking at it as a stimulus almost because the way we’re rolling it out is a consumer gets $10 if they spend $30. So our $30 million dollars is […]
“The (COVID-19 crisis) has really transformed what used to be a business platform primarily used for enterprises to now be used for all kinds of new consumer and small business use cases,” says Zoom CFO Kelly Steckelberg. “I don’t see everybody going back to the way that it was before. I don’t think that everybody […]
Apple may still release its AirPower wireless charging mat that was cancelled roughly a year ago. Apple first announced the AirPower mat in September 2017, promising it would be released by the end of 2018. By March of 2019, AirPower was still a no-show and the company finally called it off, saying it would not […]
The tool is under ‘Close this business on Google.’ Roughly a week a go, Google announced that Google Search and Maps will start showing whether a business is temporarily closed in response to the coronavirus crisis. This followed an earlier directive to local businesses to update hours and other relevant content in Google My Business. Queries related to “opening […]
The Department of Defense is reconsidering its decision to award Microsoft the JEDI contract, following legal challenges by Amazon. Microsoft stunned Amazon and industry insiders when it won the Pentagon’s coveted JEDI contract, worth some $10 billion. The win lent a tremendous amount of credibility to Microsoft’s cloud business, proving it could compete with the […]
RSA Conference 2020 is one of the biggest security conferences of the year, but it will have to go on without some major backers due to the coronavirus. According to organizers, Verizon, IBM and AT&T Cybersecurity have pulled out of the conference amid concerns over the virus. In total, that brings the count to 14 […]
There have been many things that have slowed 5G adoption: competing types of 5G, available spectrum, security concerns over Chinese vendors and more. One of the biggest issues, however, may be surprise to some. Evidently, there is a serious shortage of “tower climbers” available, according to VentureBeat. Tower climbers are the term for individuals who climb […]
Apple has announced a replacement program for its Smart Battery Cases due to a malfunction that prevents them from charging. The Smart Battery Case extends an iPhone’s battery life by as much as 50%, according to Apple. Many customers, however, have been experiencing problems charging their cases. Some of the defective cases do not charge, or charge […]
Reuters is reporting that German logistics company DHL is planning on debuting an all-electric delivery van in the United States next year. DHL will debut the Work L delivery van through its electric vehicle subsidiary StreetScooter beginning Spring 2020. The company will initially use the van in two U.S. markets, one on each coast, with full […]