Category: covid-19
Ford partners with Thermo Fisher on COVID-19 test kits, expands production to face masks, gowns
Ford has expanded its plan to produce critical medical equipment and supplies, including a new effort to make reusable gowns from airbag materials as well as a partnership with scientific instrument provider Thermo Fisher Scientific to ramp up production of COVID-19 collection kits to test for the virus. This broader…
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Hallway creates a ‘virtual break room’ for remote workers using scheduled video chats
The coronavirus outbreak has forced millions of U.S. employees to work from home — many for the first time. But remote work can be lonely and isolating, as people feel disconnected from their team and co-workers due to the lack of face-to-face conversations. That’s where the new startup, Hallway, aims…
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Amazon lets sellers resume shipping ‘non-essential’ items to warehouses
In an effort to better meet the surge in consumer demand, Amazon announced last month that its fulfillment centers would only accept shipments of medical supplies and household cleaning goods from independent merchants. At the time, the company said… Source
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Clearbanc cuts staff to navigate ‘long-term economic impacts’ of COVID-19
Clearbanc, a Toronto-based company that funds startups through equity-free investments, has laid off 17 employees to help it navigate the long-term economic impact of COVID-19, TechCrunch has learned. The cuts impact about 8% of the staff, with affecting roles ranging from office managers, recruiters, and sales. Co-founder Michele Romanow says…
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The importance of Apple and Google’s rare collaboration on contact tracing
Go back to the dawn of 2020 and the notion of everyone downloading an app to track our encounters with other people would have been worrying if not absurd. Today, with cases of COVID-19 ballooning in the US, it’s becoming increasingly probable that t… Source
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Will podcast ad revenue bounce back after COVID-19?
There are early signs that media will be one of many industries to take a huge blow from the COVID-19 pandemic, with sharp declines in ad revenue and significant layoffs. Podcasting is unlikely to be an exception; Podtrac recently reported that downloads have fallen 10% since the beginning of March,…
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