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APD | Discrimination and Covid-19 - two fronts of Asian-origin physicians

By APD writer AliceStigma and violence against people of Asian origin have increased significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic. Even health workers who are in the fron

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GO1, an enterprise learning platform, picks up $40M from Microsoft, Salesforce and more

With a large proportion of knowledge workers doing now doing their jobs from home, the need for tools to help them feel connected to their profession can be as important as tools to, more practically,

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India to test four Ayurvedic drugs for COVID-19 within one week

India's federal junior minister for indigenous alternative medicine systems Shripad Y Naik on Thursday said they were working on four traditional medicine formulations to treat COVID-19 infectio

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Namely, a former high flier, slashes staff as demand for its HR software dries up in the pandemic

Namely, an eight-and-a-half-year-old, New York-based company that sells payroll, talent management and other HR services to mid-size businesses across the U.S. via subscription software, has let go of

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Opera Event closes $5M Series A for its esports-focused influencer platform

Today Opera Event, an influencer software service, announced that it closed a $5 million Series A. The Oakland-based startup raised the capital from new lead investor Antera, with prior investors Atla

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Feature: Stranded by virus, Bosnians mark World Book and Copyright Day

This year's World Book and Copyright Day comes in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, with social distancing rules and lockdowns across the globe. For all the inconven

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Interview: U.S. psychologist gives advice for keeping mentally healthy when stay at home

As the spring of 2020 comes, millions of people around the world stay at home rather than enjoy outdoor life. With more than 2.3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 wor

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Six methods to soothe your body and mind during home quarantine

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only interrupted people's daily lives, but also compromised people's trust in environmental safety and human relations. So can we maintain a healthy life physically and

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Using technology to teach yoga during the COVID-19 pandemic

02:26 Yoga is usually done in groups, but during the coronavirus pandemic, practitioners are adapting and using technology to continue their practice.CGTN spoke with LeeAnn King, a Was

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Indian PM talks to U.S., Brazilian, Spanish leaders on global COVID-19 situation

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held telephone conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump, Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro and Spanish Prime Ministe

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Zoom will enable waiting rooms by default to stop Zoombombing

Zoom is making some drastic changes to prevent rampant abuse as trolls attack publicly-shared video calls. Starting April 5th, it will require passwords to enter calls via Meeting ID, since these may

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Maybe we shouldn’t use Zoom after all

Now that we’re all stuck at home thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, video calls have gone from a novelty to a necessity. Zoom, the popular videoconferencing service, seems to be doing better th

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Discover the world of online fitness during the COVID-19 pandemic

00:55 During the COVID-19 pandemic, which broke out in early 2020, people around the world have been required to stay at home, while businesses have come to a halt.But this pandemic ha

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Yelp and GoFundMe team up to promote local business fundraisers

Following the announcement that it’s committing $25 million in waived fees and free services to support local businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Yelp announced a new effort this morni

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Yelp commits $25M in waived fees and free services to local restaurants and nightlife

Yelp announced this morning that it’s making a number of changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.First, it says it will be providing $25 million to local restaurants and nightlife business

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Here’s how TechCrunch is keeping our brains busy while we’re stuck at home

This is a difficult time. Whoever and wherever you are, your life is likely already changing in ways you never could have anticipated as the world grapples with the fast-spreading global outbreak of a

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Meditation apps offer free mindfulness, as social distancing takes a toll

I’m not sure how many days we are into this “15 days” thing. Frankly, I’m not really sure what day of the week it is. As we collectively lose our grip on reality and socialization and increasingly tur