Rido / Shutterstock.com Many familiar retailers and restaurants that already were reeling from changing consumer habits received a financial punch they may not overcome when the coronavirus pandemic hit earlier this year. Some will hang on by restructuring their companies — often including shuttering underperforming stores — through Chapter 11 …
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Photo by Sorapop Udomsri / Shutterstock.com This post comes from partner site FlexJobs. Welcome to our “Work From Home Q&A” series. You ask a question about remote work, and a guest expert answers it. You can learn how to ask a question of your own below. This week’s question comes …
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When the National Basketball Association announced that it would restart its season in a “bubble” at Walt Disney World in July, Kimberly Caspare, a physical therapist, was on board from the start. She has been working inside the bubble for nearly two months, focused on the Philadelphia 76ers, who made …
Read More »How machine learning helps companies stay agile in a pandemic (VB Live)
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Sponsored by AWS Machine Learning In a world profoundly impacted by the pandemic, machine learning and AI has offered powerful new ways to adapt and face pressing business challenges. To learn more about the unique opportunities ML offers, best practices …
Read More »6 Things to Know About Taking Social Security During the Pandemic
Photo by goodluz / Shutterstock.com Deciding when to take Social Security is complicated in the best of times. But it can be even more difficult in the midst of a pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak has resulted in changes that might influence everything from your decision on when to claim benefits …
Read More »How to Cope With Financial Anxiety During the Pandemic
With millions out of work because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans are worried about their finances right now. According to our recent survey conducted by The Simple Dollar, 62% of Americans have at least one major source of financial anxiety for the rest of 2020, with paying for groceries, …
Read More »10 Things the Pandemic Is Making Obsolete
Drazen Zigic / Shutterstock.com Change is constant, and it may help to remember that as the coronavirus outbreak drags on. Even if a miraculous vaccine for COVID-19 is discovered tomorrow, it’s unlikely the world will ever slip back into all of its old habits and ways. From plexiglass separators in …
Read More »How the pandemic is influencing robotics research
Transform 2020 Watch every session from our flagship AI event On Demand Watch Now The pandemic has upended the lives of workers around the world. Since February, many businesses deemed “non-essential” have been forced to close their doors for periods of time. People fortunate enough to work remotely are doing …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump’s Order on Pandemic Relief Alarms Governors as Stimulus Talks Stall
Here’s what you need to know: Governors say Trump’s order on pandemic relief would wreck state budgets. Trump considers a rule that would block Americans thought to have the virus from returning home. Britain’s push to open schools may force it to close pubs. Federal schools on Native American reservations, …
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