The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented economic upheaval, but most British workers feel their employers have treated them well during this difficult time. YouGov research reveals that British employees are extremely positive about how their […]
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How Countries Are Reopening
A list of how countries around the world are reopening, how they’re doing it and who remains under lockdown. Here are the countries and territories that have implemented mandatory mass quarantines so far — and […]
How GitLab Gets Things Done
Tech Crunch recently had a chance to talk to GitLab’s head of Remote, Darren Murph, who filled them in on how they get stuff done. TechCrunch: So your official title is “Head of Remote.” What […]
VR Meetings—No Headset Required
Virtual-reality workspace startup Spatial is offering a free version for users. All you need is a web browser. Spatial is a startup that enables people to meet through augmented or virtual reality. It’s a little […]
Twitter Employees to Work From Home Forever
Twitter’s new policy comes as businesses across the nation are struggling to adapt to social distancing guidelines. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey told his employees Tuesday that many of them will be allowed to work from […]
VP Tim Bray says “Bye Amazon”
In an open letter Amazon Vice President, Tim Bray, “quit in dismay” because Amazon has been “firing whistleblowers who were making noise about warehouse employees frightened of Covid-19.” Stories surfaced of unrest in Amazon warehouses, […]
The End of the Office
The pandemic already pushed millions to work from home. Many of them will likely go back to a very different office. If and when you return to your office after the novel coronavirus pandemic, you’ll […]
Interest in Virtual World Platforms Grows
Whilst it’s known that usage of software like Zoom has exploded as a result of the Covid-19 shutdown. What is less known is that interest in avatar-based virtual worlds is spiking as well. “Yes, we’ve […]
Architecture after Coronavirus
Is the open-plan office dead? Can skyscrapers survive? Will our phones control everything from the lights to ordering coffee? With each of us now living in socially distanced self-isolation, with shops shuttered, offices abandoned and […]