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Nextdoor and Walmart join on a new neighbourly assistance plan
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5 years ago
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Neighbourhood social network Nextdoor and Walmart are joining up to start a new “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” plan that will make it simpler for helpless community members to get help from neighbours who are already preparing a trip to Walmart. More About The App The latest...
Tesla’s latest board member has a long stand against short-selling
iTMunch,
5 years ago
2 min read
Tesla has included Hiromichi Mizuno as a current member to its board of directors and audit committee — the previous chief investment officer of Japan’s $1.5 trillion grant fund and a longtime contender of traditional market practices like short selling. With Mizuno’s selection, the Tesla...
NASA and SpaceX initiated memorable first astronaut launch for May 27
Priyanka Khanapure,
5 years ago
2 min read
NASA and SpaceX have fixed a particular date and time target for their memorable first astronaut launch aboard a special spacecraft from U.S. soil, with a projected date of May 27 and a target liftoff time of 4:32 PM EDT (1:32 PM PDT) from Kennedy...
Ola starts its tech platform to the Indian government to fight coronavirus crisis
Aditi Gade,
5 years ago
2 min read
As India struggles to hold its citizens safe from the coronavirus, regional ride-hailing giant Ola has hopped up to help. The Indian firm has built its technology platform — which is competent of, amongst other things, carrying real-time tracking and navigating and handling crowds —...
GM distributes first ventilators below 30,000-unit government agreement
Prerna Mahtani,
5 years ago
2 min read
Ventilators constructed by GM and Ventec Life Systems were transported to hospitals on Thursday night with many more making their way to facilities now and over the weekend, the first is a 30,000-unit order with the U.S. government. The shipments, which reached to the hospitals...
Facebook’s latest ‘Quiet Mode’ option allows you to turn off the app’s push notifications
Prerna Mahtani,
5 years ago
2 min read
Facebook is starting a unique feature called “Quiet Mode” that will enable you to lessen distractions by silencing the app’s push notifications for a time you designate. The company published the change as an update on its COVID Newsroom column, defining it as a way...
Altman and others desire to crowdfund 1 billion masks in the following 180 days
Aditi Gade,
5 years ago
2 min read
Sam Altman, retired president of Y Combinator and CEO of OpenAI, posted out his intention to acquire 1 billion masks in 180 days. People require to crowdfund the masks, first. The Sourcing Of Masks Altman, with his brother Max Altman, an agent at Rippling; Radu...
Apple and Google are starting a joint COVID-19 tracing device for iOS and Android
Priyanka Khanapure,
5 years ago
2 min read
Apple and Google’s manufacturing teams have banded mutually to build a decentralized contact tracing device that will assist individuals in defining whether they have been in contact with someone with COVID-19. How Does The App Work? Contact tracing is a beneficial tool that assists public...
Instacart’s employing spree proceeds as it faces unusual demand
Prerna Mahtani,
5 years ago
2 min read
Instacart is joining more support positions to serve its shoppers, consumers and retail associates as the business faces unusual demand for its grocery distribution services due to COVID-19 shelter in place procedures. Instacart announced that it had multiplied its Care team, from 1,200 workers to...
Tesla’s Furlough Calls: Impact on Delivery and Sales
Aditi Gade,
5 years ago
2 min read
Tesla began on Friday to furlough its sales and delivery workforce — with the least qualified workers bearing the brunt of the action — days later a companywide email stated salary cuts and decreased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several workers, who serve in sales...