Archives for #Covid19TechCollaborative

26 Mar

Coronavirus Is Impacting The Analytics Industry, But With A Mixed Response

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Over the past few weeks, the coronavirus outbreak has made us realise how interconnected the whole world is. With an increasing number of cases of the deadly illness raising fears of a global pandemic among people, the impact of the shutdown across the world has started to hit the tech industry of the country. At…

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24 Mar

Facebook Employees To Receive Full Bonuses For The Current Six-Month Period As Coronavirus Assistance

Along with launching new paid time off programs, where Facebook is allowing employees to take up to a month away from work to care for sick relatives in light of the coronavirus outbreak, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has informed that alls 45,000 employees of the company will receive their six-month bonuses and an additional $1,000 bonus to help…

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24 Mar

Amazon Collaborates With Bill Gates-Backed Group To Deliver Coronavirus Test Kits

Amazon.com has teamed up with a research program, which is funded by Bill Gates in order to pick up and deliver coronavirus test kits in Seattle, stated by the e-commerce giant. The Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network, a group of medical, public health and research organisations, is working towards collecting nasal swabs from a sample of…

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24 Mar

How Edelweiss Group Preparing Themselves To Prevent The Spread Of COVID-19

Long before the Maharashtra government made it mandatory for private-sector employees to work from home, Edelweiss Group had started preparing to enable its employees to work from home. The company started implementing various tools and partnering with companies like Microsoft, Zscaler and AWS for better productivity and a better experience for its customers, even in…

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24 Mar

FlytBase Providing Free Remote Drone Operations To Users Involved In Public Health Initiatives Against COVID-19

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Public safety and health workers, the brave soldiers working on the frontline of this coronavirus outbreak deserve to be armed with every weapon available to us. It has become apparent that social distancing and isolation are only a start to technology-led solutions will, in fact, become central to the testing and treatment of this highly…

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24 Mar

IT Captives Witnessing Project Delays Due To COVID-19 Lockdown

Analysts have stated recently, those technology captives of global organisations in India see a sharp fall in productivity as a majority of the employees have started working from home. In fact, some IT captives focused on the travel industry are suggesting employees take unpaid leave for months. Currently, India houses more than 1,200 such GICs…

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24 Mar

Slack Joins 24 Tech Firms In Collective Funding For Covid-19 With $1M

As the world comes together to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, #Covid19TechCollaborative has offered financial support to organizations responding to the crisis. Committing to an initial $22 million in collective funding, the movement has a slew of organizations involved, including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United Nations Foundation, and more. Joining the list of…

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