As schools around the world close or move classes online to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, many parents and educators are scrambling for ideas. The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has assembled an online guide with links to distance learning apps and...
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March 17, 2020 albert
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Workers at America’s largest companies are not covered under a bill passed by the House of Representatives on Friday that is supposed to support American workers impacted by the spread of the novel coronavirus. The bill still has to be voted on by the Senate...
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To halt the spread of the novel coronavirus, some cities countries are taking a drastic measure: Stopping the population from entering or leaving certain areas, otherwise known as lockdown. Italy was the first in Europe (now the pandemic’s epicenter, according to the WHO) to institute...
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March 15, 2020 albert
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Covid-19 has necessitated policies that are long overdue. itbusinessedge RSS Feed
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March 14, 2020 albert
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was meant to be going audience free starting next week, in response to the spread of coronavirus. But in the end, everything happened earlier than expected. “Welcome to The Late Show, I’m your host Stephen Colbert,” says the man...
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March 13, 2020 albert
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After “strongly encouraging” it earlier this month, Twitter said today that working from home is now mandatory for all employees around the world due to COVID-19 concerns. In announcement, the company said “we understand this is an unprecedented step, but these are unprecedented times.” The...
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March 12, 2020 albert
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As I walk into an inner Sydney gallery space, I’m greeted by a member of Tinder’s local PR team; we introduce ourselves, and swap a brief, wry smile in the moment where we’d usually shake hands. Another sticks her hand out blithely, and we make...
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March 11, 2020 albert
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Everyone in the path of the novel coronavirus, which at this point is pretty much all of us, should know by now the best advice to avoid catching this highly communicable bugWash your hands frequently, for 20 seconds at a time, and stop touching your...
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March 10, 2020 albert
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Who knows what goes on in Snapchat anymore? Since the photo messaging app launched its wildly unpopular redesign in 2017, it has lost a good number of followers. But now that it’s slowly regaining momentum, it might be a good time for a quick refresher...
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March 9, 2020 albert
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Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration program could connect people and organizations isolated by pandemics and other crises. itbusinessedge RSS Feed
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