8,000 Laptops and Tablets Lent to NY Students During Pandemic Have Not Been Returned
With schools across the U.S. forced into remote learning last year, thousands upon thousands of devices were issued to students as they began to learn from home. Now as students begin returning to in-person classrooms for the upcoming school year, one…
Startups are way up in Tennessee, nationally amid pandemic
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Despite the COVID-19 pandemic — or perhaps because of it — business starts jumped to a record high in the first half of 2021, according to filings with the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office. “People who have been displaced…
Young Africans struggle with jobs, education amid pandemic
Jade Fisher, 22, has a bandage on his arm while he waits in the observation area after receiving a first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Vaccination Centre of Hope at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa,…
Big Tech Earnings Surge During Pandemic While Economy Slumps
(Bloomberg) — The largest U.S. technology companies are thriving in a pandemic that has increased dependence on their products and services, while hammering much of the rest of the economy.Quarterly results from Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc.,…
Big Tech Earnings Surge During Pandemic While the Economy Slumps
(Bloomberg) — The largest U.S. technology companies are thriving in a pandemic that has increased dependence on their products and services, while hammering much of the rest of the economy.Quarterly results from Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc.,…
Samsung Electronics defies pandemic with profit rise
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics defied the coronavirus to report higher net profits in the second quarter Thursday, with strong demand for memory chips overcoming the pandemic’s impact on smartphone sales. Long known as the…
Mitsubishi expects a massive loss this year due to the coronavirus pandemic
See Full Image Gallery >> TOKYO — Mitsubishi Motors reported Monday a $1.7 billion (176 billion yen) loss for April-June, and forecast more red ink for the fiscal year, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed auto demand around the world. The Japanese…
Carvana made buying a car painless during pandemic hell
The entire purchase process took around 10 minutes. I clicked “Get Started” in the Carvana app, which kicked off a 45 minute timer reservation of the vehicle. I configured a loan with a manageable monthly payment and the largest deposit I could put…
Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors racks up red ink on pandemic pain
TOKYO (AP) — Mitsubishi Motors Corp. reported Monday a 176 billion yen ($1.7 billion) loss for April-June, and forecast more red ink for the fiscal year, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed auto demand around the world. The Japanese automaker had posted…
American teachers are facing ‘a perfect storm’ of crises amid the coronavirus pandemic
The compounding stresses of the coronavirus pandemic, the sudden transition to remote learning, and the politicization of schools reopening are burning out teachers. “I was on the verge of leaving,” an art teacher from Connecticut, who teaches…