Tag: covid-19
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World’s Richest People Are Now $813 Billion Wealthier Despite the Pandemic
The huge boost to the fortunes of technology and health-care billionaires during the coronavirus pandemic may be the beginning of a more permanent trend. The Covid-19 shock could act as a catalyst to spur increased opportunities for those who offer digital or other tech solutions, while the wealth of those in older industries may in…
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A week in security (August 17 – 23)
Last week at Malwarebytes Labswe looked in the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare cybersecurity, dug to a pandemic stats in terms of the way workforces coped with going remote, and served a crash course on malware detection. Our latest Lock and Code podcast researched the safety of parental monitoring apps. Additional cybersecurity news Under lock…
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Tiësto & Elon Musk Want to Throw A Rave For Tesla Drivers Only
Approximately two weeks before, Elon Musk teased that an “indoor/outdoor rave space” about the roof of the new Tesla “giga” factory in Berlin. Before now, he explained, “Sure would use a rave. What’s your techno. ” Which is about as a tweet as possible imagine. Today, Tiësto is putting his hat in the ring to…
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Making sense of the markets this week: July 26
Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors. Earnings to drive Tesla stock into orbit? Tesla has disrupted the entire automotive industry. The global leader in electric vehicles now has greater stock market value than Ford, Chrysler and GM combined. So why is Tesla not…
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Brand Moves for Monday June 1
Netflix has announced it will begin reaching out to inactive users, who haven’t streamed anything on the platform in a year or two longer. The pandemic’so impact on the economy has inspired the company to request these customers if they’d still like to subscribe. If the users don’t respond, Netflix will automatically quit charging them to…
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Tesla drops lawsuit against Alameda County over Fremont factory reopening
Tesla has officially dismissed a lawsuit filed earlier this month against Alameda County that sought to force the reopening of its factory in Fremont, Calif. The dismissal, which was granted Wednesday, closes the loop on a battle between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and county health and law enforcement officials. The lawsuit, filed May 9 hours…
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Daily Crunch: Tesla sues Alameda County
Tesla turns to lawsuit in an attempt to reopen its California mill, and we examine Microsoft’s Surface Go 2 along with Mount Sinai hospital starts using Nest cameras to track patients. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 11, 2020. 1. Tesla sues Alameda County to induce California factory reopening Tesla filed a suit Saturday in…
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Tesla hasn’t been given the ‘green light’ to reopen Fremont factory, health official says
Tesla has not yet been awarded the “green light” to start its own factory in Fremont, Calif., Alameda County Health Officer Dr. Erica Pan stated in a videostreamed city hall meeting Friday. Tesla created plans to start as soon as Friday at defiance of this county’s prolonged order. Tesla stated in an email sent Thursday,…
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Elon Musk is having an anti-lockdown meltdown on Twitter
Elon Musk is not a big fan of the coronavirus lockdown. He’s been making this fact clear to each and every one of his 33.3 million Twitter followers through a series of increasingly demanding tweets. What began as mild commentary on the coronavirus pandemic quickly shifted to insistence for reopening that the country and giving…
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How Automakers Are Saving Lives With Smart Partnerships
In previous blogs, we talked about how automakers can protect their employees and financially guard their companies. Today, we talk about how they can go on to contribute to the fight. How can automakers apply the depth of their manufacturing knowledge to make things that save lives? Making something other than cars at a moment…