KEY POINTS A majority of the CNBC Disruptor 50 start-ups are in hiring mode, even as the U.S. unemployment rate sits at 13.5% due to Covid-19. Many of these companies have an existing focus on health care, financial services, cloud connectivity, digital marketing and online distribution to consumers, and they have seen demand for their
Human Resources departments have long gotten a bad rap. After talent acquisition handles an employee’s initial hiring and onboarding, it’s likely most interactions with our department are about things like employee issues, annual healthcare enrollment and dreaded performance reviews. Even worse, it’s commonly recognized that if an HR representative is present, someone’s job is probably
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the very nature of our existence. An analysis of Google searches for the phrase “social distancing” over the past 90 days shows how a phrase that had hardly any traction online till the end of February was topping the charts by the third week of March. Today, we are asked
Beginning in March, film production was suspended as shelter-in-place orders went into effect, leaving many in the industry out of work. And while California was given the go ahead for production to resume as of June 12, it is unclear when film and TV production will return to full capacity. READ THE REST OF THE
It's no secret why the people taking care of our elders are taking no chances when it comes to safety. Husband and wife Terry and Cherie Teichmeier run Lake Parke Senior Living in Camdenton, Missouri. "You know, we've been spraying our mail since Day One," said Terry. "There's just things that we do that are
The constructs of our daily reality and how we consume entertainment have undergone a significant change due to the pandemic. With more downtime and consistent access to WiFi, consumers have gravitated towards visual forms of entertainment such as video streaming, gaming, social media, and live streaming, while audio consumption has fluctuated. READ THE REST OF
Tech, catering and design companies are rushing to sell employers on fever scanners, box lunches and office floor-planning apps for social distancing. But it’s too soon to tell if they will work. READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE
Unifi.id has developed a contactless door entry system, that can help limit the spread of coronavirus as offices and other buildings reopen. An ultra-high frequency RFID (radio frequency identification) chip, embedded entry cards or entry cardholders, is detected by an antenna placed within 10 metres of the doorway. READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE FROM
When the NBA travels to the Orlando bubble to resume their season, the league is providing players and staff with a smart ring that can help as an early predictor of coronavirus. But the Oura health tracker ring was not originally intended to detect coronavirus and it happened almost by surprise, the company’s CEO told
Coronavirus hasn’t just shut down huge swaths of American business and sent many employees scrambling to work from home — it’s also driving the acceleration of technological adoption. As people adapt to new modes of life, start-up businesses that enable us to work, study, shop, and interact virtually have skyrocketed to mainstream adoption. Driving these
