Neowin News Feed for: Pandemic

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...

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...

IDC: PC shipments dropped by 28% in the 4th quarter of 2022

Justin Luna — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 04:32:01 +0000

Global PC shipments have continued to decline, according to market intelligence firm IDC. Despite this, the company reports that the shipments in 4Q22 were well above pre-pandemic levels. 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...

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...

Twitter is now allowing users to report elections and COVID-19 misinformation

Usama Jawad — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 05:54:02 +0000

Twitter is experimenting with allowing some users to report tweets containing misleading information, with a special focus on misinformation related to COVID-19, vaccines, and elections. Read more...

Apple is reportedly asking for vaccination status of employees in some locations

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:26:01 +0000

Apple is said to be enforcing "additional health and safety protocols" for on-site employees who don't have full vaccination yet as it reportedly conducts inquiries into their vaccination status. Read more...

Online civility deteriorated in the second year of the pandemic, claims Microsoft

Usama Jawad — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:30:01 +0000

Microsoft has reported that digital civility has taken a turn for the worse in the second and ongoing year of the pandemic. 18 out of the 22 surveyed countries reported net-negative stats. Read more...

Microsoft is handing out a $1,500 "pandemic bonus" to almost all employees

Usama Jawad — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 18:02:01 +0000

Citing internal emails, a new report claims that Microsoft is offering a $1,500 "pandemic bonus" to almost all of its employees. GitHub, LinkedIn, and ZeniMax staff are apparently not eligible. 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...

Gartner: Governments globally set to increase IT spending in 2021

Paul Hill — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:10:01 +0000

The analyst firm Gartner has said that it expects IT spending by governments to increase by 5.1% this year as they invest more in devices and telecoms to let employees get work done from home. Read more...

Three to offer disadvantaged school kids unlimited data

Paul Hill — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:38:01 +0000

Three is offering disadvantaged school children free unlimited data upgrades to help them engage in remote learning. The data is being provided in partnership with the UK Department for Education. Read more...

Neowin Holiday Giveaway: Win the 2TB Sabrent Rocket Q4 NVMe 4.0

Christopher White — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:00:01 +0000

Did you catch our review of the Sabrent Rocket Q4 NVMe 4.0? When you're done reading it, stop by for your chance to win the review unit as we're giving it away to one lucky reader. Happy Holidays! Read more...

UK: 4.7m families struggled to pay telecom bills this year

Paul Hill — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 14:12:02 +0000

Ofcom's research should that one in five have been struggling to keep up with their telecom bills. It has called on broadband providers to offer tariffs for those living on a low income. Read more...

Twitter will force users to remove posts with COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Abhay V — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:18:01 +0000

Twitter today announced that it is expanding its policies to enforce the removal of posts with misinformation about COIVD-19 vaccines. It will also begin labeling false tweets starting next year. Read more...

Microsoft forms partnerships to ensure reliable delivery of COVID-19 vaccines

Usama Jawad — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 05:18:02 +0000

Microsoft has formed strategic partnerships with various organizations such as EY, Accenture, Avanade, and Mazik Global to ensure safe and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines around the globe. Read more...

Facebook will now start removing conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines

Usama Jawad — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 16:08:02 +0000

Facebook has announced that it will now be removing conspiracy theories related to potential COVID-19 vaccines, such as claims that Bill Gates will use them to implant microchips in our bodies. Read more...

Microsoft urges governments to fight against North Korean and Russian attacks on healthcare

Usama Jawad — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 15:10:01 +0000

In a sternly worded letter, Microsoft has urged world leaders to unite and take action against cybercrime groups from North Korea and Russia, among others, which are attacking healthcare institutions. Read more...

Microsoft employees will continue to work from home until July 2021

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:54:01 +0000

Microsoft has reportedly updated its internal guidance for employees working from home. The goal is now for employees to be able to return to its offices in July, not January, of next year. Read more...

Nokia report warns of rising cyberattacks on IoT devices

Paul Hill — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 12:44:01 +0000

Nokia has released the latest edition of its Threat Intelligence Report. The document reveals that cyberattacks on IoT devices are increasing at an alarming rate due to poor security. Read more...

Microsoft urges organizations to ensure data privacy instead of relying on state legislature

Usama Jawad — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 06:38:01 +0000

Microsoft has encouraged organizations to rebuild trust with customers by ensuring data privacy themselves rather than solely relying on state legislature in the path to economic recovery. Read more...

Microsoft partners with Citrix to reimagine the "workplace of the future"

Hamza Jawad — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 03:34:01 +0000

In the midst of a global pandemic, the collaboration will focus upon increasing the adoption of digital workspaces, as well as helping organizations accelerate their move to the cloud. Read more...

Folding at Home now the fastest "computer" in the world, but also join our team

Christopher White — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:18:01 +0000

The Folding@Home project is really growing thanks to more people signing up to help scientists research cures for the novel coronavirus. Neowin has a folding team and we'd love for you to join us! Read more...

Join the Folding at Home Neowin team to fight the novel Coronavirus

Christopher White — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 08:36:01 +0000

Want to help scientists find a cure for COVID-19? Simply download the Folding at Home program on your computer to crunch numbers that will help researchers looking to put an end to the pandemic. Read more...

Slay the Spire, Jackbox Party Pack 2, and more join Xbox Game Pass in August

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 14:24:01 +0000

Six more games will soon be available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers, split between the Xbox One and PC variants. The additions include Slay the Spire, Pandemic, Space Hulk Tactics, and more. Read more...

Microsoft's Premonition: A vision that could end the spread of disease

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 14:44:12 +0000

Microsoft's Project Premonition is a 5-year-long research endeavor with the stated goal of stopping the spread of disease, by employing modern technologies for early detection and analysis. Read more...