Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte put the country’s entire population under strict lockdown from Tuesday onwards after the country’s infections zoomed past 9,100 on Monday. The country’s 60 million citizens now face numerous restrictions that affect all aspects of life, including retail, leisure, worship, imprisonment, and travel. Some travel is allowed with police permission, and […]
Working from home is becoming more than a trend as companies tried to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Five tech companies are making virtual communication tools free for small business: Microsoft, Google, LogMeIn, Cisco, and Zoom. All of the tools they are offering are at least free for the next three months, if not longer. […]
Here’s what you need to know before the markets open. 1. Big tech stocks lost more than $200 billion in market value in a day from coronavirus fears. Apple, Google-parent Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Facebook all saw their stocks tumble at least 4% on Monday as investors braced for coronavirus to escalate into a global […]
An Italian tourist on the Spanish island of Tenerife has tested positive for the coronavirus and has been isolated, according to Spanish health authorities. The 1,000 people staying in the same hotel as him have since been put in a mandatory quarantine. They are stuck in the Hotel H10 Costa Adeje Palace, not far from […]
In the scramble for sales on Amazon and other major online sites, many marketers are losing control over their brand messaging. advertisement MIT SMR Frontiers This article is part of an MIT SMR initiative exploring how technology is reshaping the practice of management. Nike recently announced that it would stop selling its footwear and apparel […]