Google Teams Up With New York to Beef Up Its Struggling Unemployment Website
In light of the unprecedented number of claims, the state is now partnering with Google, Deloitte, and Verizon to beef up its rickety unemployment application system. The labor department has said it will begin a new “call back” feature, in which state representatives will reach out to them to finish applications. Deloitte and Verizon are also helping to increase the labor department’s phone capacity.
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After TikTok, Trump indicates banning Alibaba, other Chinese firms in US
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has indicated that he was looking to ban other Chinese-owned companies, including e-commerce giant Alibaba in the United States, days after signing an executive order targetting TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, an American TV channel reported. These banned clones include Tiktok Lite, Helo Lite, SHAREit Lite, BIGO LIVE Lite and VFY Lite.
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Bank of England holds interest rate at 0.1%
In an important announcement on Thursday, the Bank of England held interest rates steady and maintained its existing level of asset purchases, as investors watched for signs that it is anticipating a slower economic recovery. The main lending rate was kept at 0.1%, as the central bank cut rates twice from 0.75% since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic
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Moderna, Pfizer Start Decisive Covid Vaccine Trials
Moderna Inc and Pfizer Inc launched two 30,000-subject trials of COVID-19 vaccines that could clear the way for regulatory approval and widespread use by the end of this year, the companies said on Monday. The trials, both announced on Monday, are the first late-stage studies supported by the Trump administration's effort to speed development of measures against the novel coronavirus.
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TikTok brings Google and Facebook executives to help expansion plans
TikTok, The Chinese-owned video-sharing app, which already employs 1,400 people in the U.S., has hired dozens of staff from Google and Facebook including several high-profile executives to help the company expand rapidly within the region. TikTok and Facebook declined to comment. Worldwide, TikTok employs 172 ex-Googlers and 165 ex-Facebookers, according to an analysis on LinkedIn
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