Apple, Google, CNN, Amazon and others restrict employee travel due to coronavirus

Amazon, Apple, Google, CNN, Ernst & Young, Salesforce and other restrict employee travel to all except “business critical” trips in many instances due to COVID-19 risk. Coronavirus: How companies can handle employee travel CDC defines exposure risk for airplane travelers, and firms encourage working from home for people who have been traveling in China. Amazon, … Read more

Amazon Echo: Cheat sheet

Amazon’s smart speaker dominance may be facing a challenge from Google, but the Echo line is still on top. Find out all you need to know about Amazon Echo IoT devices. Amazon’s Echo, Alexa parade: What it all means Here are Larry Dignan’s key takeaways from Amazon’s 2019 hardware event and what it means for … Read more

Brand value: Amazon breaks $220 billion mark, Google in second place at $160 billion

Amazon retains title for the third consecutive year, while Nokia moves up the ranks. Find out how other tech companies fared. Amazon: The world’s most innovative tech company From Alexa Skills Blueprints to AWS to Prime, Larry Dignan and Bill Detwiler make the case for Amazon as the most innovative tech company on the planet. … Read more

Amazon halts all employee travel, Nike closes Oregon campus

Amazon bans nonessential employee travel in the US and internationally, Google expands travel restrictions after an employee is stricken with coronavirus, Nike temporarily closes Oregon campus. Coronavirus: How companies can handle employee travel CDC defines exposure risk for airplane travelers, and firms encourage working from home for people who have been traveling in China. On … Read more