Enlarge / It’s not that kind of market, but remember going places? (credit: Jorge Franganillo / Flickr) There’s more than one way to get people to do something. You could just tell them they have to do it, of course. But you could instead give them an end goal and an incentive to get there …
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Enlarge / Thomas Modly, now the former acting secretary of the Navy, at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. (credit: Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images) Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigned today amid blowback for his handling of a coronavirus outbreak aboard the …
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Enlarge / A Verizon FiOS truck in Manhattan on September 15, 2017. (credit: Getty Images | Smith Collection | Gado) Verizon is one of numerous home-Internet providers offering temporarily free service to low-income households during the pandemic. But a big restriction on Verizon’s offer makes it impossible for many people to get the deal. The …
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Enlarge / The 12.9-inch 2020 iPad Pro with the Smart Keyboard and Magic Trackpad peripherals. (credit: Samuel Axon) In a surprise push today, Apple has released a software update for iPhones, iPads, and iPods that are supported by iOS 13. Today’s iOS and iPadOS 13.4.1 releases are focused on bug fixes. Most notably, they address …
Enlarge / Sure, the locker’s locked for now. The companion app and the user’s personal data, on the other hand… (credit: Tapplock) A padlock—whether it uses a combination, a key, or “smart” tech—has exactly one job: to keep your stuff safe so other people can’t get it. Tapplock, Inc., based in Canada, produces such a …
Easy-to-pick “smart” locks gush personal data, FTC finds Read More »
Equinox sent letters to contractors last month, informing them that the luxury fitness company would not be fulfilling invoice payments until further notice. The New York-based company confirmed the action to Fortune on Tuesday, pointing toward the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent shutdowns affecting businesses around the world as contributing factors. “Equinox has temporarily halted payments …
Eventually, when the coronavirus crisis ends, a vital question will hang over the world financial system: What comes next? As with the 2008 financial crisis, a domino effect will expose flaws in the system. As panicked markets prompt central banks to deliver unprecedented monetary stimulus, a vicious cycle of competing currency depreciations will ensue, benefiting …
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Jack Dorsey is devoting $1 billion of his stake in Square, the payments firm he co-founded, to help fund the coronavirus relief effort. “After we disarm this pandemic, the focus will shift to girl’s health and education, and UBI,” Dorsey said Tuesday in a tweet, referring to universal basic income. The pledge represents about 28% …
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Working from home for the past few weeks? You might have a serious case of cabin fever by now. Or then again, you may have found you prefer it to your former routine. If you’d rather not go back to the office even after the pandemic is finally over, this might be the moment to …
While lead times for making new Ralph Lauren clothes and accessories are typically measured in months, this week two new looks for the fashion company went into production at breakneck speed: protective masks and isolation gowns for medical workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Subscribe to Outbreak, a daily roundup of stories …
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