Neowin News Feed for: Covid-19

AWS CEO Matt Garman says employees could quit if they don't want to come into office

Paul Hill — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:02:01 +0000

Amazon AWS CEO Matt Garman has said employees could always quit if they are opposed to coming into the office five days a week at a recent all-hands meeting. Read more...

Zoom tells its staff to return to the office

Paul Hill — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 21:20:01 +0000

Zoom has told staff that live within 50 miles of an office that they need to come into the office at least twice a week. It has referred to the new method of working as a structured hybrid approach. Read more...

Apple, Foxconn influence labour laws in Karnataka allowing for two-shift production in India

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 05:16:02 +0000

Apple and Foxconn have successfully lobbied for new labour laws in the Indian state of Karnataka, allowing for two-shift production in the region, amid India's plans to become a manufacturing hub. Read more...

Foxconn revenue plunges due to low electronics demand globally

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 06:14:02 +0000

Foxconn has reported that its revenue fell by 11.65% compared to the same period last year due to low demand of electronic products worldwide, and also due to manufacturing disruptions in China. Read more...

PayPal is laying off 2,000 employees to reduce expenses

Usama Jawad — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:38:01 +0000

PayPal has become one of the latest firms to announce major layoffs. The payments platform says that it will let go of 2,000 employees in the coming weeks in a bid to reduce operating expenses. Read more...

Chinese government flooding Twitter with porn and gambling tweets to censor protest

Justin Luna — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:02:01 +0000

Twitter is currently experiencing a wave of pornographic and gambling content. This is reportedly a move by the Chinese government to censor news about demonstrations happening in various cities. Read more...

Foxconn offers protesting workers 10,000 yuan if they agree to quit and board buses

Fiza Ali — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 17:28:01 +0000

Foxconn has made an offer to its workers to leave the iPhone city following the protests that erupted at the Zhengzhou facility because of a notice informing them of a delay in payments. Read more...

Apple warns of short supply for iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max due to Foxconn factory lockdown

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 08:42:01 +0000

In a press statement, Apple has stated that production of its iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models will be lower than anticipated due to ongoing COVID-19 curbs in Zhengzhou, China. Read more...

iPhone production to fall 30% in Foxconn's largest factory due to strict COVID curbs

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:00:01 +0000

Due to strict COVID-19 curbs, iPhone manufacturing is expected to fall 30% in China's Zhengzhou district. Workers were also seen fleeing away from the district due to the restrictions. Read more...

China locks down one million people near iPhone manufacturing hub due to COVID yet again

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 07:48:01 +0000

The iPhone manufacturing hub of Zhengzhou has been put under a strict lockdown following government orders pertaining to China's zero-COVID policy with only exceptions allowed for COVID testing. Read more...

Apple's latest return-to-office deadline is September 5

Usama Jawad — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 08:00:01 +0000

Apple has issued a new guideline requiring employees to return to office starting from September 5 and working there three days a week. The company had already dropped its mask mandates last month. Read more...

Calm cuts 20% of staff, following its COVID-19 boom

Paul Hill — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 18:10:02 +0000

Calm is the latest technology company to announce that it's laying off some of its employees. The firm decided to cut 20% of jobs after it saw a 30% decline in app downloads over the last year. Read more...

Apple's COVID-19 Response Team lets employees finally throw off their masks

Paul Hill — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 05:32:01 +0000

Apple has told employees that they are no longer required to wear masks to tackle COVID-19. The firm asked people to wear them in common spaces around Apple offices in May after a COVID-19 resurgence. Read more...

Zoom Workspace Reservation allows pre-booking of office workspaces, parking spaces, and more

Fiza Ali — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:26:01 +0000

Zoom has made going back to the office easy for remote, hybrid, and in-office workers with Workspace Reservation. The latest resource is now available and accessible as a Zoom app on desktop and web. Read more...

Zoom Events hopes to provide a virtual networking competitor to LinkedIn

Fiza Ali — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:38:01 +0000

Zoom has showed its commitment to aiding users in strengthening and expanding their professional networks in a post-COVID world through the latest Zoom Events virtual networking features. Read more...

Hybrid teams can now collaborate using interactive displays with Logitech + Zoom Rooms

Fiza Ali — Thu, 26 May 2022 09:26:01 +0000

Logitech, along with Zoom and interactive display manufacturers, is making it easy for teams to work seamlessly in hybrid environments via interactive touch experiences with Logitech + Zoom Rooms. Read more...

You can now jump to eBay listings directly with stickers in Snapchat

Fiza Ali — Fri, 20 May 2022 06:56:01 +0000

With the boom in digital economy, Snapchat has introduced a way users can share their eBay listings in Snapchat Stories in an attempt to cash in on the increasing trend of online shopping. Read more...

Zoom Learning Center gets additional languages, and it's free for everyone

Fiza Ali — Tue, 17 May 2022 05:08:01 +0000

Zoom's library of self-paced and on-demand courses, Zoom Learning Center, is getting additional languages including Spanish, German, and Japanese. This platform is free to use for everyone. Read more...

Amazon decides to put employees' health on the line so it can return to business as usual

Paul Hill — Sun, 01 May 2022 02:56:01 +0000

Amazon will stop paid sick leave for employees who test positive for COVID-19 meaning they'll have to come to work and spread the disease or lose money. The new regime begins on Monday. Read more...

Genshin Impact 2.7 postponed for an indefinite time due to "project progress"

Fiza Ali — Sat, 30 Apr 2022 21:06:01 +0000

HoYoverse's free-to-play action role-playing game, Genshin Impact, experiences a Version 2.7 update delay due to project progress. It is the first-ever delay since it first launched in September 2020. Read more...

Foxconn shuts down operations in Shanghai following surge in onsite Covid cases

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:34:02 +0000

Foxconn is ceasing operations of its two factories near Shanghai, China after a rise in onsite Covid-19 cases. It has been more than a month since Shanghai was placed under a strict lockdown. Read more...

Covid-19 lockdown slows down chip manufacturing in China

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:10:01 +0000

Chinese semiconductor industry has slowed down by 4.2% following Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai. The output has shrunk for the first time after Q1 2019 due to low demand and strict preventive measures. Read more...

GIF creator, Stephen Wilhite, dies at 74 after contracting COVID-19

Paul Hill — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 02:04:01 +0000

Stephen Wilhite, the creator of the GIF image format, died last week at the age of 74. He passed away after contracting COVID-19 and his funeral was subsequently held on Tuesday this week. Read more...

Steam game gets review-bombed after developer rants about masks in patch notes

Usama Jawad — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:02:01 +0000

In a crazy turn of events, a popular Steam game is being review-bombed because the developer ranted against masks in the patch notes, calling them a hurdle in them getting "laid" - kind of. Read more...

Telegram bans “ultra-right-wing” German nationalist among others

Paul Hill — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 21:44:01 +0000

German authorities have successfully pressured Telegram to remove the channels of 64 users that were spreading hate and conspiracy theories. Among those getting a channel ban was Attila Hildmann. Read more...

Google to offer U.S. users efficient domestic violence support with The Hotline

Fiza Ali — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:46:01 +0000

Google and the National Domestic Violence Hotline now offer 24-hour support, life-saving resources, and more via text, phone, and online chat. The new services will be available in over 200 languages. Read more...

Logitech's Bracken Darrell says semiconductor shortage to continue this year

Paul Hill — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:36:01 +0000

Logitech's CEO has said that he sees the semiconductor shortage continuing through the year. It echoes similar statements from other tech bosses but hopefully, things get back on track in 2023. Read more...

Online food ordering firm, Deliveroo, had a strong Q4'21

Paul Hill — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 08:36:01 +0000

Deliveroo saw strong growth in the fourth quarter as customers continued ordering food online rather than risk catching the coronavirus by going out to a restaurant to grab something to eat. Read more...

Meta delays return to the office and will require booster shots

Paul Hill — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 07:38:01 +0000

Meta has pushed its return to office deadline back to March 28 from January 31. The firm has also said that those who plan to return will need to have had the COVID-19 booster vaccine. Read more...

Samsung may increase pricing for its SSD lineup in Q1 2022

Moshe Jacobs — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:50:01 +0000

Planning on purchasing a Samsung SSD in the near future? An increase in price may have you second guessing your next SSD manufacturer as Samsung is reportedly considering increasing SSD costs. Read more...

Twitter permanently suspends U.S. congresswoman's account for coronavirus misinformation

Usama Jawad — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:30:02 +0000

Twitter has permanently suspended U.S. congresswoman's Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for repeatedly posting fake news related to COVID-19 and vaccines. Her government account remains live. Read more...

More than 40 tech companies aren't attending CES 2022 in-person, but should you?

Alap Naik Desai — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 21:24:01 +0000

While more than 40 tech companies have confirmed their CES 2022 will be a digital-only event, 60+ businesses have booked floor space recently. Fully vaccinated people with masks can attend the event. Read more...

Google has threatened to fire employees who don't follow COVID vaccination rules

Usama Jawad — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 06:22:01 +0000

Google's leadership has circulated a memo internally, asking employees to comply with vaccination rules. Those who don't follow them will be placed on unpaid leaves, followed by termination. Read more...

Brazil suffers cyberattack on health systems, vaccination data still not recovered

Usama Jawad — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 14:48:02 +0000

Certain health data management systems in Brazil have suffered a cyberattack, with COVID-19 vaccination data allegedly being deleted. The government has been unable to recover the data so far. Read more...

COVID-19 causes further delay for Googlers' return to work

Paul Hill — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 04:08:02 +0000

Google has said it will delay the return to work for employees in the United States following the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. It has originally wanted employees back on January 10. Read more...

Apple reveals its customers have raised $270 million since 2006 to fight AIDS

Paul Hill — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 18:16:01 +0000

Apple has revealed that since 2006, it has raised $270 million through its (PRODUCT)RED devices to help tackle HIV/AIDS. Now it has outlined further steps to raise awareness and raise more money. Read more...

Yoti lets you add your EU COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate to its app

Paul Hill — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:32:01 +0000

Yoti has made it possible for EU citizens to add their COVID-19 vaccine certificate to the Yoti app to more conveniently gain access to venues. Yoti said it was a highly requested feature. Read more...

YouTube clamps down further on vaccine misinformation

Paul Hill — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 16:26:01 +0000

YouTube has updated its guidelines today surrounding vaccine misinformation. The firm has tried to strike a balance between pulling malicious content but keeping content that provokes debate. Read more...

VaxApp is Microsoft's Teams app for organizations to manage vaccination attestation

Usama Jawad — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 07:24:01 +0000

Following U.S. President Joe Biden's guidance for organizations to have employees fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Microsoft has developed an open-source Teams app for vaccine attestation. Read more...

Google's voluntary 'return-to-office' policy extended through January 10 next year

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:46:01 +0000

Google's Sundar Pichai has announced that it has extended its hybrid work setup for employees until January 10, 2022 to give them "flexibility and choice" before they're expected back in the office. Read more...