“May 1st was my last day as a VP and Distinguished Engineer at Amazon Web Services, after five years and five months of rewarding fun. I quit in dismay at Amazon firing whistleblowers who were making noise about warehouse employees […]
“Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s detailed her “Protecting Chicago” plan for reopening the city after the coronavirus pandemic Friday afternoon.“ | learn more
Matt Ridley is best known for his writings on science, including the book Rational Optimist. Now: “There are reasons to be optimistic about the therapies being tested.” | learn
“Tech exec, VCs, and analysts—from WhatsApp’s Will Cathcart to AOL cofounder Steve Case—on the pandemic’s lasting impact on how we live, work, and think.” Pay close attention and you’ll see how everyone’s views are colored by their businesses. One example: […]
There’s a bank in the game Animal Crossing. It slashed interest rates to near zero. | learn more
“The situation changes every day, there is a lot of information available—much of it contradictory—and it can be hard to make sense of all the proposals and ideas you may hear about. It can also sound like we have all […]
Illinois’ Governor Pritzker moved relatively quickly to increase the local supply of masks for healthcare workers. Though N95 was the approved standard, they were in short supply so the state’s purchases included KN95 masks too (now deemed OK by CDC). […]
As you might expect, even police are hesitant to violate social distancing these days. | learn more
This is a thoughtfully detailed article with many great tactics that restaurant operators can consider. It’s written by the founder of Pepr, a food-tech startup that helps restaurants improve their profitability | learn more
A handful of direct-to-consumer companies started offering at-home COVID-19 testing. The FDA quickly responded: “No.” | learn more