SXSW 2020: Major exodus continues with CNN latest to bail due to coronavirus epidemic

CNN is the latest to pull out of SXSW, following companies such as Apple, LinkedIn, IBM, Netflix, WarnerMedia, TikTok, Amazon Studios, Intel, Facebook, Twitter and Panasonic. Scenes like this with actress Mandy Moore and actor Milo Ventimiglia in 2018 are common at SXSW. Image: Jim Bennett/Getty Images With just days to go before Austin, Texas … Read more

Coronavirus adds uncertainty and cost to tech company supply chains

Just-in-time manufacturing and low inventory levels mean even a short disruption can cause business interruptions. Coronavirus: Hackers are exploiting the COVID-19 outbreak to steal your information Karen Roby interviewed a cybersecurity expert about a different threat than COVID-19 brings. Jet City Device Repair in Chicago and Seattle fixes more than 22,000 laptops, iPads, iPhones, and … Read more

Working from home during coronavirus outbreak: Not all employers allow it

As panic over COVID-19 heightens, only 29% of US workers have the ability to work remotely, according to Labor data. Managers have to rely on trust without transparency with remote workers Managers have to change their tactics when people who don’t usually work from home start doing so. As fatalities for COVID-19 continue to rise—the … Read more

Google I/O 2020 latest casualty of coronavirus outbreak as tech conference cancelled

More than two months in advance, Google ditches its biggest event of the year, I/O 2020, because of the growing coronavirus threat. Google I/O 2019 was held at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, Calif., as seen here. Image: Getty Images On Tuesday, Google announced that it was cancelling I/O 2020, slated for May 12-14, … Read more

Twitter asks employees to work from home due to coronavirus threat

Twitter is now “strongly encouraging” all employees to work remotely in addition to the ban on nonessential travel worldwide. Twitter encourages all employees to work from home. Image: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images On Monday, Twitter announced in a blog post that all employees are being “strongly encouraged” to work from home to lower the … Read more

Report: Coronavirus is negatively impacting international call quality

When entire regions are quarantined, home-bound people are overloading local switches, reducing international call quality and interrupting connectivity. 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. As the coronavirus, COVID-19, continues its spread around the … Read more

Coronavirus: Hackers are exploiting the COVID-19 outbreak to steal your information

Karen Roby interviewed an expert about a different threat than COVID-19 brings. Coronavirus: Hackers are exploiting the COVID-19 outbreak to steal your information Karen Roby interviewed a cybersecurity expert about a different threat than COVID-19 brings. COVID-19, the coronavirus that has the world on edge, is bringing another threat to our doorsteps–hackers. TechRepublic’s Karen Roby … Read more

The latest cancellations: How the coronavirus is disrupting tech conferences worldwide

GDC is the latest to cancel as tech trade shows around the globe are impacted by novel coronavirus (COVID-19). F5 Agility is also history, and SXSW has cancellations. 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 … Read more

Twitter: Latest tech company to ban employee travel due to coronavirus

Twitter announced yesterday all nonessential employee travel is banned until further notice due to the coronavirus threat. Twitter has banned all non-essential employee travel. Image: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Twitter joins the ranks of Amazon and Google to halt nonessential employee travel due to the coronavirus threat. The company announced the ban yesterday in a … Read more