In second-quarter 2020, sales of personal computers rebounded rather strongly thanks to the overwhelming number of students studying online and the vast number of employees working from home. After offices…
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First gentrification, now a pandemic. Can Highland Park’s fabled music scene survive?
Rappcats record shop in Highland Park, which has survived amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Other neighborhood stores have not been as fortunate. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) On March 7,…
WHO says pandemic worsening; Trump RTs tweet saying CDC ‘lies’; Florida logs second largest number of cases
Florida reported another alarming number of new coronavirus cases Monday as President Donald Trump displayed his frustration with the CDC and the World Health Organization’s director warned that the global pandemic…
The Pandemic Has Accelerated Demands for a More Skilled Workforce
Economists, business leaders and labor experts have warned for years that a coming wave of automation and digital technology would upend the workforce, destroying some jobs while altering how and…
Thousands of Baltimore teens to start summer jobs Monday in YouthWorks program upended by coronavirus pandemic
When Kalen Jones worked as a patient advocate last summer, his job was what you’d expect: visit with sick and injured people, ask about their experiences and witness the hustle…
How Ocado went from understated British grocer to an $18.4 billion tech giant, as the coronavirus pandemic confirms the future of grocery shopping is online
“Bots” are seen on the grid (or “The Hive”) of Ocado’s “smart platform” in Andover, Britain, on May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls As grocery stores worldwide experienced stockpiling, long lines,…
How Ocado went from understated British grocer to a $18.4 billion tech giant, as the coronavirus pandemic confirms the future of grocery shopping is online
“Bots” are seen on the grid (or “The Hive”) of Ocado’s “smart platform” in Andover, Britain, on May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls As grocery stores worldwide experienced stockpiling, long lines,…
Pandemic Changes the Face of Pop-Ups
Click here to read the full article. As retail reopens around the U.S., pop-ups are popping up more than ever. For the past few years, these temporary retail spaces were…