The company's philanthropic arm, Google.org, and CEO Sundar Pichai are each giving $1 million to the organization GiveDirectly, which delivers cash to families enrolled in a federal nutrition assistance program SNAP.
Walmart's chief operating officer for U.S. e-commerce, Jamie Iannone, played a key role in the retailer's digital strategy and was one of its rising stars.
Day cares and preschools across the U.S. have implemented remote learning plans as an alternative to refunding parents for tuition, to the chagrin of some working families.
Amazon will begin to put new grocery delivery customers on a wait list and curtail shopping hours at some Whole Foods stores to prioritize orders from existing customers buying food online during the coronavirus outbreak, the company said.
The Departments of Justice along with other federal agencies including the State Department, want the FCC to revoke China Telecom's license to carry out international telecommunications services to and from the U.S.
Nintendo hasn't always made video games. It was founded over a century ago and at one point sold ramen noodles and operated a taxi service. Today, Nintendo is part of a crowded video game market, up against companies like Sony, Microsoft, Apple and Google. When Nintendo first got into the home console business in the 80s, it dominated. Watch the video to find out more about Nintendo's past, and what it needs to do to survive.
Health officials have stressed that millennials can help stop the spread of coronavirus. Now influencer marketing agencies in the U.S. are focusing to coronavirus-related campaigns.
Amid shortages, Amazon is allowing only hospitals and government to order N95 masks and COVID-19 diagnostic kits. Third-party sellers are repositioning small businesses to survive the pandemic.
Even though infection numbers have declined sharply from the peak in China, analysts warned that consumers are still cautious about going outside and so quick deliveries could be a way to reach them.
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