Viewpoint: AIR Worldwide’s Perspective on Flattening the COVID-19 Curve April 3, 2020 By Doug Fullam By now, you’ve heard the phrase “flatten the curve” numerous times to describe slowing the growth of the COVID-19 outbreak....
Zoom Grapples With Security Flaws That Sour Users on App April 3, 2020 By Alyza Sebenius and Kartikay Mehrotra During the coronavirus pandemic, it seems as if everyone is connecting with Zoom’s videoconferencing app — including, on occasion, unwanted...
Business News: Hippo and SimpliSafe, Infinilytics, Mitchell and Honk April 3, 2020 Hippo Teams with SimpliSafe Hippo Insurance has teamed up with SimpliSafe to give homeowners access to home security systems. Hippo,...
Amazon Exec Called Fired Worker ‘Not Smart’ in Leaked Memo April 3, 2020 By Spencer Soper and Matt Day A senior Amazon.com Inc. executive called a fired Staten Island warehouse worker “not smart or articulate” in internal discussions about...
City, Developer Clash Over Demolition Of Collapsed Hotel April 2, 2020 NEW ORLEANS — Plans to demolish the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, which partially collapsed in October, remain in...
Doctors on Coronavirus Frontline Seek Protection From Malpractice Suits April 2, 2020 By Tom Hals U.S. medical professionals on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic are lobbying policymakers for protection from potential malpractice lawsuits...
Life-or-Death Hospital Decisions Come With Threat of Lawsuits April 2, 2020 By Erik Larson Doctors and hospitals overwhelmed in the pandemic will have to make their excruciating life-or-death decisions meticulously or they risk being...
Overflowing Oil Tanks Have Traders Eyeing Rail Cars for Storage April 2, 2020 By Sheela Tobben and Robert Tuttle Oil companies are turning to rail cars to stash the crude they can’t sell, as the world runs out of...
Amazon Hires 80,000, Adds Safety Precautions at Warehouses April 2, 2020 By Matt Day Amazon.com Inc. said it has hired 80,000 people to help meet demand for online orders from people hunkered down during...
An Uproar Among Workers Who Supply the World’s Meat Is Spreading April 2, 2020 By Jen Skerritt A growing number of workers who are crucial to supplying the world with meat are demanding that their companies do...