Month: March 2020
After turbulent week, the stock market sees record gains
So much for that correction! After a desolate week, the United States saw its major indices rally on Monday, pushing the value of domestic and domestically listed securities higher. The gains came despite a rising number of infections in the country of the novel coronavirus, now known as COVID-19. Last…
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LogMeIn offers free “Emergency Remote Work Kits” following coronavirus
Remote working has become increasingly popular over the last few years but the recent coronavirus outbreak has led many organizations to accelerate their plans to allow employees to work from home. During the early days of the outbreak, LogMeIn saw usage of some its collaboration products more than double in…
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Uber and Lyft give drivers guidelines to help prevent coronavirus spread
Uber and Lyft are telling their contracted drivers how best to prevent potential spread of the coronavirus, as more than 90,000 infections have been confirmed worldwide in the two months since the outbreak began. Uber, like a number of other tech firms and large companies, is also restricting employee travel…
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The companies that will shape the upcoming multiverse era of social media
Throughout this series on the rise of multiverse virtual worlds, I have outlined the collision of gaming and social media into a new multiverse era of social media within virtual worlds due to technological and cultural changes. The result will be a healthier ecosystem of social media than what currently…
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Cyan Banister leaves Founders Fund for Long Journey Ventures
Cyan Banister is leaving Founders Fund to become a member of a new early-stage investment and operations-focused firm called Long Journey Ventures. The move, first reported by Axios, brings Banister back to their early-stage roots as an investor after years at the multi-strategy and multi-stage investment fund founded by Peter…
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New coronavirus deaths in Washington show why widespread testing matters
Three new deaths caused by the new coronavirus were reported in King County, Washington where an outbreak is occurring among patients at a nursing facility. There are now 14 cases in King County, including five deaths — two of which were previously reported. A sixth patient, whose case originated in…
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