Pandemic
Facebook says on track to reopen all US offices by October
Facebook Inc expects to reopen all its US offices by October, with plans to offer flexible work-related options to employees, the social media platform has said.
Google to lay out new features to keep users clicking after lockdown
Google is expected to unveil updates across many services, including search and Android, as the company showcases its role in a world that has become more digitally connected durin...
India asks Twitter to take down tweets critical of its COVID-19 strategy
e Indian government asked social media platform Twitter to take down dozens of tweets, including some by local lawmakers, that were critical of India’s handling of the COVID-...
COVID-19 ‘war games’: the computer program that could help save your job
Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane has signed up to judge the winner of a ‘war game’ designed to help firms find alternatives to mass layoffs in the face of a...
Facebook bans ads that call voting fraud widespread or election invalid
Facebook has banned ad’s on its flagship website and Instagram photo and video sharing support which claim widespread voting fraud, imply the US election results are invalid,...
Can investors look past Amazon’s pandemic e-commerce costs?
Investors’ penchant for prioritising growth over profit at Amazon.com will be put to the test today, when investors absorb the impact of second-quarter pandemic-related costs...
Angolan app gives performers a lifeline – streaming to paying public
When the Angolan government imposed its coronavirus lockdown in late March, local entrepreneur and innovator Claudio Kiala saw a gap in the market when it came to virtual entertain...