Neowin News Feed for: Covid

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...

Violence erupts between workers and the police at Foxconn's plant in Zhengzhou

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 06:48:02 +0000

A protest turned violent when workers of the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, China clashed with the police on Tuesday. Strict curbs, unpaid wages, and possible infection surge caused the protest. 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Facebook/Meta earns the worst company of the year title

Moshe Jacobs — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 18:44:01 +0000

Yahoo! Finance has awarded the title of the "Worst Company of the Year" to Facebook/Meta. Citing surveyed respondents, numerous concerns with the company earned the company an unfavorable title. Read more...

Apple does away with ‘return to office' deadline indefinitely, mask mandates to continue

Alap Naik Desai — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:00:01 +0000

Apple CEO Tim Cook has sent out an internal memo informing employees that the company has postponed its 'return to office' deadline. It has followed Microsoft and Amazon as COVID-19 surges. Read more...

Ola in vaccination push for employees and their dependents

Paul Hill — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:16:01 +0000

Ola has said it's launching a vaccine push in the geographies it operates in to help its employees and their dependents get vaccinated against the coronavirus which has shut the world down. Read more...

Gran Turismo 7 has been delayed due to COVID-19

Usama Jawad — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:20:01 +0000

Sony has announced that its upcoming racing title has been delayed to 2022 due to COVID-19. The company says that there have been some production-related challenges due to the uncertain situation. Read more...

Microsoft unveils Dynamics 365 Nonprofit Accelerator v3

Hamza Jawad — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 08:16:02 +0000

The latest version of the Nonprofit Accelerator contains improvements to help navigate COVID-19's impacts. Associated newly published models and guidance have been made available on GitHub. Read more...