Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced that the company will allow its employees to work from home through the summer and it will not host any large events through June 2021.
Facebook, which has been criticized for its handling of health issues in the past, has made several coronavirus-related adjustments to its platform over the past few months.
The NBA will use Azure to provide new interactive features for its website and online apps. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella spoke to CNBC about the deal.
"So, one month, we'll continue the close-down policies. What happens after then? I don't know. We will see what the data shows," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
One expert said the theory the virus came from a Wuhan animal market has lost favor in some quarters, in part because an early patient had no market link.
From Maine to the Coachella Valley in California, state and local governments have enacted measures of varying degrees that are preventing property managers from booking short-term rentals through websites like Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com.
Homeless shelters across the country are facing volunteer shortages and increased operation costs as they find ways to respond to the deadly coronavirus outbreak while continuing to take in residents.
De Blasio urged Washington lawmakers to approve $500 billion in spending in the next stimulus bill with at least $150 billion of that going toward states, cities and local municipalities.
Expedia Group chairman Barry Diller said the company will slash ad spending this year, joining a chorus of advertisers that are putting campaigns on hold or cancelling spend altogether.
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