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Brookings: “The COVID-19 pandemic is, among other things, a massive experiment in telecommuting. Up to half of American workers are currently working from home, more than double the fraction who worked from home (at least occasionally) in 2017-18. Of course, some jobs simply can’t be done at home. But the outbreak is accelerating the trend …
EveryCRSReport.com – Fintech: Overview of Innovative Financial Technology and Selected Policy Issues, April 28, 2020 – “Advances in technology allow for innovation in the ways businesses and individuals perform financial activities. The development of financial technology—commonly referred to as fintech—is the subject of great interest for the public and policymakers. Fintech innovations could potentially improve …
Reuters data visualizations – Falling Angels?: “Data show how debt has U.S. companies on the edge of danger. The pandemic may push them over. U.S. companies have amassed roughly $10 trillion of debt since 2001, taking advantage of more than a decade of low interest rates and economic expansion. More than half of corporate bonds …
AP: “They wanted the campus experience, but their colleges sent them home to learn online during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, students at more than 25 U.S. universities are filing lawsuits against their schools demanding partial refunds on tuition and campus fees, saying they’re not getting the caliber of education they were promised. The suits reflect …
“The Cisco Annual Internet Report provides organizations of all kinds with technology and business insights that are designed to support your networking objectives and strategic goals…” See also NetworkWorld – Cisco spotlights new IT roles you’ve never heard of – A Cisco report on IT trends says new jobs to address changing IT needs include …
Outside Magazine: “It hasn’t been this dangerous to ride a bicycle on American roads in three decades. And in the face of our greater public-health crisis, more people than ever are riding bikes to avoid public transportation and to safely exercise outside. That means that as restrictions lift and cars begin returning to our roads …
Yahoo – “Hotels around the country are prepping for travelers to start showing up again amid the coronavirus pandemic. But how can guests know it’s safe? The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) unveiled its Safe Stay guidelines on Monday, an effort made in conjunction with major brands like Wyndham, Hilton, Marriott and Best Western to standardize …
New Website Documents Accountability Track Records of CARES Act Recipients: “The 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (or CARES Act) provides hundreds of billions of dollars in assistance to large and small corporations whose operations have been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The public deserves to know which companies are receiving the assistance …
Harvard University: “Our bipartisan group of experts in economics, public health, technology, and ethics from across the country, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, has released the nation’s first comprehensive operational roadmap for mobilizing and reopening the U.S. economy in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. “Roadmap to Pandemic Resilience: Massive Scale Testing, Tracing, and Supported Isolation (TTSI) …
The New York Times – Kara Swisher: When the pandemic is over, we most certainly should fear the industry more than ever. “If power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, how can we best describe the kind of power Big Tech will wield when the coronavirus crisis is over? How about this: The …
Washington Post: “The retail industry, rife with bankruptcies and shuttered stores long before the coronavirus, is facing its biggest test yet. Lockdowns triggered by the pandemic have forced the temporary closures of 263,000 stores, according to GlobalData Retail, and analysts say it remains to be seen how many will be able to reopen. A number …
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