After local public health officials raised questions, Epic Systems is temporarily backing off from plans requiring thousands of employees to return to work.
New York Times CEO Mark Thompson said he would be "very surprised" if there is still a print New York Times in 20 years, but he noted the print paper still has more than 900,000 subscribers and is profitable even without advertising.
If Microsoft were to complete an acquisition of TikTok it would gain a company with much potential for advertising revenue growth, but with such a purchase, Microsoft would also take on an entirely new slate of problems.
The new Google Maps update brings Maps to the CarPlay Dashboard, the primary home screen window where you can see lots of things at once, such as your calendar appointments, the music you're playing and your directions.
The Sears and J.C. Penney locations could give Amazon more fulfillment center space, closer to customers, where delivery drivers could come unload and pick up packages.
Even with widespread economic shutdowns, Zillow and Redfin are trading at record highs and Matterport is seeing surging growth as technology powers home sales.
San Francisco's response wasn't perfect, given a few recent mini surges, but it still did a decent job overall of controlling the pandemic. Here's why.
Since the 1950s, humans have produced about 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic, the grand majority of which has ended up in a landfill. As the waste piles up, a number of companies are exploring alternatives to single-use plastics, experimenting with everything from mushroom packaging to advanced fibers to plastics-free grocery stores. But it may take serious legislative efforts to incentive adoption and slow the rise of the industry overall.
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