When the #stayathome hashtag emerged on social media last month in response to successive governments' coronavirus containment measures, Razer's Min-Liang Tan was ready.
While more Americans stuck at home means more people are watching video, free content may overtake subscription video with job losses soaring and big media making more video available for no charge.
NBCUniversal says it's offering resources like more access to talent and remote production to its advertising partners as it also reduces commercial time.
Facebook is developing new tools that use aggregated, anonymized information about users' location to help public health officials figure out who's adhering to the social distancing guidelines.
Fitness studios across the United States are turning to online platforms to keep their audience connected during the COVID-19 pandemic that's caused many of them to close due to stay-at-home mandates. But so far, the boutique classes are largely offering classes for free, meaning their once-pricey classes are no longer bringing in money for the companies and their instructors.
Quibi has some great actors and actresses and fun episodic TV shows but they're too short at a time when we're all home with big TVs and access to Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime and more anyway.
In an email he sent to employees this morning, Arvind Krishna said he will focus on artificial intelligence and hybrid cloud as key technologies for the future. He also made the case that the company's legacy of providing core technology makes it indispensable during high-pressure times like today's.
"We've launched a companywide effort, bringing together produce designers, engineering, operations and packaging teams, and our suppliers to design produce and ship face shields for health workers," Cook said.
The CNBC.com tech team, split mostly between the New York region and San Francisco Bay Area, just wrapped up its third full week with reporters sheltered in place.
Nearly two decades ago, when 9/11 spurred governments to invest in fighting bioterrorism, a group of disease experts figured out how to track pandemics using data from emergency rooms with a technique called 'syndromic surveillance.' Now, as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic spreads, they're calling on the private sector for help.
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