Author’s Blurb: I remember clearly how I felt as a fresh grad feeling hopeless about my future, and back then there wasn’t even the addition of the COVID-19 pandemic and the dullness of being stuck at home due to the MCO. Despite this slump though, there are still rays of …
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With billions of people around the world forced into lockdown during the COVID-19 crisis, cities have virtually ground to a halt. Demand for public transport has plummeted, leading transit agencies and operators to reduce their services and put the majority of their fleets out of commission. However, many essential workers …
Read More »Privitar raises $80 million to let companies use big data without compromising privacy
Privitar, a U.K. startup that helps companies embed privacy protection into their data projects, has raised $ 80 million in a series C round of funding led by Warburg Pincus, with participation from Accel, Partech, IQ Capital, Salesforce Ventures, and ABN AMRO Ventures. Founded in 2014, London-based Privitar enables companies …
Read More »40 more game companies join WHO #PlayApartTogether coronavirus awareness campaign
40 more game companies have joined the World Health Organization (WHO) #PlayApartTogether coronavirus awareness campaign. And more the campaign has gained more than 4.7 billion consumer media impressions worldwide. The promotional campaign, organized by the game industry on behalf of the WHO, encourages healthy physical distancing by bringing special events, exclusives, activities, …
Read More »Candor: 267 companies have frozen hiring, 44 had layoffs, 36 rescinded offers, 111 are hiring
The coronavirus has taken a toll on the workforce, and now you can see a list of who’s hiring, freezing hires, laying off people, or rescinding job offers, according to crowdsourced data from Candor, a company that helps tech workers negotiate salaries. In a matter of hours, the list of …
Read More »WHO and game companies launch #PlayApartTogether to promote physical distancing
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the video game industry have teamed up on #PlayApartTogether, a promotional campaign that encourages healthy physical distancing by bringing special events, exclusives, activities, rewards, and inspiration to some of the most popular games in the world. Some of the industry’s biggest and most powerful …
Read More »F.D.A. Warns 7 Companies to Stop Claiming Silver and Other Products Treat Coronavirus
The Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that it had warned seven companies to stop selling products that claim to cure or prevent the coronavirus, saying such products were a threat to public health because they might prompt consumers to stop or delay appropriate medical treatment. It was the …
Read More »The Cheapest Renters Insurance Companies Georgia 2020
Georgia is one of the most expensive states for renters insurance, as they’re the sixth most expensive state, with premiums around $ 243 annually in 2017 compared to the average premium of $ 180 in the United States. Even with the extra cost in Georgia, renters insurance can be affordable …
Read More »Self-driving car companies complain California test data may mislead
(Reuters) — Developers of self-driving cars are amping up criticism of a California reporting requirement on test data, saying the data could mislead, as the state prepares to release the latest results for 2019. Companies such as General Motors’ Cruise and startup Aurora have said the metric, called disengagements, is …
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