oh, chicago
Chicago’s plan for reopening
“Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s detailed her “Protecting Chicago” plan for reopening the city after the coronavirus pandemic Friday afternoon.“ | learn more
Tag: COVID-19
big ideas
Informed optimism about a treatment for COVID-19
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, startups, internet
Tech experts predict how the world will change
“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: […]
fun facts
Virtual rate cut forces Nintendo gamers into riskier assets
There’s a bank in the game Animal Crossing. It slashed interest rates to near zero. | learn more
big ideas
Bill Gates: the scientific advances we need to stop COVID-19
“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 […]
oh, chicago
A tale of two headlines: when Illinois moved quickly to buy masks
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). […]
oh, chicago
Chicago narcotics arrests are way down
As you might expect, even police are hesitant to violate social distancing these days. | learn more
thoughts of food
6 things restaurants can do to mitigate the impact of Coronavirus
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
to your health
Direct-to-consumer COVID-19 testing shut down
A handful of direct-to-consumer companies started offering at-home COVID-19 testing. The FDA quickly responded: “No.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
SaaS valuations holding strong
“While SaaS valuations have gone down a bit from their all-time highs, they have held up well in this era of global pandemic. According to the BVP NASDAQ Emerging Cloud Index, the average public SaaS company is trading at 12.7x […]