The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavier toll on jobs than previously feared, the UN said Wednesday, with hundreds of millions of jobs lost and workers suffering a "massive" drop in earnings.In a
(L-R) Posters for "Miss S," "The Ordinary Glory" and "Midnight Food Store".Ask any Chinese TV lover about local remakes of foreign dramas, and they'll tell you these sh
Unsurprisingly, Teams has become a major focus for Microsoft during the COVID-19 pandemic and so it’s no surprise that the company is using its annual Ignite IT conference to announce a number
People gather in front of Foley Square Courthouse in memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2020 /Getty Images Editor's Note: Stephen Ndegwa is a Nairobi-
Like most of the rest of the world, COVID-19 hit the manufacturing sector by surprise. That China — which continues to comprise the vast majority of electronics manufacturing — was the first global ep
To the interwar generation of the first half of the twentieth century, today's crises would have appeared rather ordinary. They had seen much worse: the two bloodiest w
Everything we do seems to have an associated app these days, and all day they vie for your attention, pinging and lighting up in their needy ways. TouchWood wants to tone down this exhausting non-stop
Citigroup executive Jane Fraser, named the company's next CEO on September 10, 2020, addresses a Brazil-U.S. Business Council forum in Washington, March 2019. /Reuters Citigroup's Jane Fraser
Facebook is getting back to its roots as a college-focused social network. The company announced today the launch of a new social networking platform, Facebook Campus, which offers college students a
Instagram announced some changes it’s making that are geared toward advancing equity within its workplace. The changes come after Instagram in June spoke about elevating, rather than suppressin
A few weeks ago, I bought a used paperback mystery for $3 via a small online bookseller. Intrigued that the book came with free shipping, I dug in a bit and was shocked to see that my little impulse p
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. workers will eventually return to their offices.But when they do, their big-city workplace will not only have a smaller footprint and operational strategy, it
Legion, an artificial intelligence driven platform for workplace management, has raised a $22 million series B round led by Stripes with participation from Workday Ventures and others.Legion is design
As Slack ramps up its investment in Asia, Toss Lab, the South Korea-based creator of enterprise collaboration platform JANDI, is preparing to become a more formidable rival. The startup announced toda
Algorithmic recommendation systems on social media sites like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, have shouldered much of the blame for the spread of misinformation, propaganda, hate speech, conspiracy the
For Marco Lai, the founder of Chinese podcast network Lizhi, radio has always been social.Twenty years ago, the entrepreneur was a host at a radio station in southern China. He ran a late-night progra
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces his resignation at a press conference, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Tokyo, August 28, 2020. /VCG When Japan's Shinzo Abe took office in
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