Written by: Barbara AbreuThursday, September 3, 2020, at 11:29 PM Washington D.C. What is the topic? To build off the Uber topic from Tuesday’s discussion my News Talk this Friday will cover California’s reaction to the gig economy. (Photo by: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Why is it important? It is important because it ...
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How Coronavirus impacted Hawaii’s tourism
-The article I read talks about how Hawaii has been dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, and how the tourism industry in the state has been suffering as a whole, due to them blocking the entry of most people into the state, as the average daily arrivals went from 30k to ...
Read More »Privacy concerns Ring Amazon
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/04/ring-cameras-may-someday-scan-license-plates-and-faces-leak-shows/ Amazon recently acquired Ring a smart doorbell company. The company currently has very simple features such as video and audio in the camera outside of the door of the house. Since Amazon bought it in 2018 for 1 billion dollars, they have done a series of surveys to gather ...
Read More »How Airbnb is impacted by COVID-19
The tourism industry has taken a huge hit due to the coronavirus pandemic, as it is estimated by experts that it will take years for the industry to bounce back to previous levels. Due to minimized traveling, Airbnb has been suffering heavily. Through the first week of March, bookings have ...
Read More »Playing Animal Crossing when we are quarantined
In the past three weeks, millions of people around the world have been forced into quarantine at home against the coronavirus, a large number of them found a game called Animal Crossing, a Nintendo cartoon game. During the coronavirus, social interaction in real life was restricted and blocked, and this ...
Read More »How COVID-19 impacted Automotive Industry
ACCENTURE APRIL,7 2020 Ri Zhang Faced with falling sales, global political uncertainty, carbon dioxide fines and rapidly changing customer demand, most automakers have been facing a perfect challenge since 2019. These disruptions have created unprecedented uncertainty. The changing market makes predicting the recovery trajectory challenging, especially with respect to the ...
Read More »A Cleaner Environment Thanks to COVID-19–Will It Last?
When I heard that the earth was healing itself as whole cities were going into lockdown and people stopped travelling, it didn’t seem real: nitrogen dioxide pollution down thirty percent in northeast America, air pollution down fifty-four percent in Paris, and smog-less streets in India, all parts of a utopian ...
Read More »Trump signs $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill as the US tries to prevent economic devastation
This huge appropriation is to temporarily solve the US economic problems because of the huge damage caused by Covid-19. This is the largest appropriation in American history. The resources are distributed as follows that individuals with an income of $ 75,000 or less will receive a direct payment of $ ...
Read More »Briefing of Trump – He suggested injecting disinfectant into the human body to treat coronavirus
There has a lot of response, like The Company of Lysol showed the attitude which is don’t do such a thing. The Environmental Protection Agency also is reminding people to only use disinfectant on surfaces. Dr. Vin Gupta who is a global health policy expert says: “It’s a common way that people use when ...
Read More »Chick-fil-A is Going Cashless to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
The World Health Organization recently explained the handling of cash and credit cards could be a factor in the spread of COVID-19 and have advised the use of contactless payment methods. Some sources including USA today have said credit cards have a greater transmission rate, while porous materials such as ...
Read More »Delta sees few signs travelers are itching to fly even as coronavirus restrictions ease
In a USA Today article published yesterday, the lasting ramifications that the coronavirus pandemic will have on airlines is discussed. With each passing week, we are understanding more about the virus and when possible, restrictions could be lifted. As Quarter 1 earnings are starting to come out this week, eyes ...
Read More »Automotive Industry’s response to COVID-19 pandemic and workers
Automotive Industry’s response to COVID-19 pandemic and workers An employee working safely in an assembly plant in Cassino, Italy. Stefano Montesi / Corbis via Getty Images April 20, 2020, By John Turcios As the pandemic continues to affect many companies around the world, many automakers are taking measures to reduce ...
Read More »How COVID-19 affect the tourism industry
For now, the epidemic in China is getting better. However, with the tons of international students are coming back from different countries, the epidemic is spreading. The number of confirmed cases in the United States is already over 820,000. Overall, all international flights are being cut and the price of ...
Read More »Nothing for those who Keep People Fed. The Fast Food Industry and COVID-19
The government’s current relief bill doesn’t cover many McDonald’s workers and the company hasn’t stepped up. One of Mcdonald’s company values is to, “Invest in all the people our success rest on.” However, a video posted by the New York Times shows a shift manager at a McDonalds who doesn’t ...
Read More »It’s time to reopen some factories and production in the Automobile Industry.
Everyone had to stay home for the past few weeks due to the COVID-19. Lots of people face losing their job in this period. Because the outbreak is under control in several countries such as China, Italy, and other countries, some companies reopened their factories. More corporations plan to resume ...
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