French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire accused Amazon on Thursday of placing “unacceptable” pressure on employees after unions claimed the retailer will not pay staff who refuse to go in to work fearing coronavirus contagion. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-france-amazon-unacceptable-pressure-workers.html Views: 0
Seven Middle Eastern countries have suspended all commercial flights due to a fast-spreading new virus as the aviation industry’s largest trade association announced Thursday that airlines in the region have already lost more than $7 billion in revenue. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-mideast-airlines-7b-airports-combat.html Views: 0
With governments clamping down on social interactions to contain the coronavirus spread, dating sites are discouraging dates and asking users to get to know each other virtually instead. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-dating-coronavirus-chat-online.html Views: 0
Australia’s biggest airline Qantas said it would halt all international flights and suspend 20,000 staff in response to the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday, days after the island nation’s other main carrier Virgin shut its overseas routes. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-australian-airline-qantas-international-flights.html Views: 0
With commercial airlines engulfed by the maelstrom of the coronavirus pandemic one sector of the industry favoured by the wealthy is thriving: private jets. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-wealthy-flock-private-jets-pandemic.html Views: 0
The chief executive of German airline giant Lufthansa warned Thursday that governments might need to save the industry from the coronavirus crisis, as “drastic cutbacks in flight operations” have grounded over 90 percent of its planes. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-virus-endangers-future-aviation-state.html Views: 0
Facebook said Wednesday it would place “authoritative” coronavirus content at the top of user feeds as it scrambled to keep up with increased usage and stem the flow of misinformation on its platform and WhatsApp messaging. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-facebook-scrambles-soars-isolation.html Views: 0
Amazon is finding itself in a new role in the coronavirus crisis as hunkered-down consumers increasingly turn to the tech giant for anything from toilet tissue to streaming television. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-amazon-role-virus-crisis-lifeline.html Views: 0
The European Union on Wednesday urged online media platforms to stream movies and entertainment in standard rather than high definition to relieve pressure on the internet during the coronavirus epidemic. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-eu-urges-online-media-ditch.html Views: 0
Virtual reality headsets and application programs for VR are not gaining traction with users because of a chicken-and-egg dilemma, lack of VR content and slow market penetration of custom-made VR units. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-untethered-high-quality-multi-player-vr.html Views: 0