COVID-19 has created quite a few buzzwords and key phrases that we’ll always associate with 2020. Pivot, unprecedented, social distancing, and new normal, are just a few of them. In the hotel industry, contactless hospitality is the talk of the town in 2020. Contactless hospitality is a set of best […]
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CLARK, Pampanga — The TNT franchise changed their monicker from KaTropa to Tropang Giga before the start of the PBA restart to further stress their push for mobile internet usage. In the past, communication through cellular phones were only made with calls and text messages — a reason why the […]
With the sweeping implementation of new safety standards and legislations, hoteliers are quickly shifting focus towards employee protection. Recent world events have led to a notable development of a new employee safety culture in hotels and protecting those working alone in guestrooms or other remote areas who frequently find themselves […]
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Vacation Innovations (“VI” or the “Company”), a leading provider of travel-related products, software and services, today announced its acquisition of Holiday Systems International (HSI), an established travel technology solutions provider and membership platform with a 27-year history of innovation in the travel industry. HSI […]
Zacks Industry Rank Indicates Bright Prospects The Zacks Gaming industry is grouped within the broader Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector. It carries a Zacks Industry Rank #119, which places it in the top 47% of more than 250 Zacks industries. The group’s Zacks Industry Rank, which is basically the average of the Zacks Rank […]
Day three of the Locarno Film Festival StepIn 2020, moderated by Variety‘s Leo Barraclough and hosted by the Variety Streaming Room platform, brought professionals from various parts of the film festival and market sectors together for a panel on the Future of Film Festivals and Film Markets. Jérôme Paillard, executive […]
Computer know-how has achieved new limits, and we will see the use of computer expertise in each subject of life. Data processing and management of knowledge has become the critical components of computer expertise. With the assistance of computer systems expertise, we are able to retailer data and can entry […]
Amid a pandemic and piles of snow, more than a dozen Long Island school districts have opted to provide remote online lessons for students during winter storms, rather than shutting down for a day or two. The switch from traditional “snow days” to “remote days,” while controversial, makes perfect sense, […]
The Capitol Hill showdown came weeks after extraordinary stock market activity observers attributed to a community of amateur traders on Reddit who banded together to support brick-and-mortar chains like GameStop, ubiquitous brands like Bed Bath & Beyond and vintage brands like Nokia. Lawmakers are worried that the dramatic ups-and-downs in […]
As the travel and tourism industry gears up for business, hoteliers are reimagining ways to prioritize hygiene standards and contactless services for arriving guests. Covid-19 proved to be the turning point that accelerated the adoption of contactless technology as demand for safer physical touchpoints for both guests and staff saw […]
It’s probably at least somewhat fair to say that the coronavirus pandemic has turned a lot of us into full-fledged germaphobes — and that includes those of us who weren’t in the habit of cramming bottles of hand sanitizer into our coat pockets and purses every time we’d leave the […]
Biden’s inauguration marked another transition of power in the United States — and not, as QAnon disciples expected, a long-anticipated “storm.” Followers of QAnon, an ideology the FBI deems a domestic terror threat, believed Trump would carry out a secret plan to take down a supposed cabal of child-eating Satanists […]
October 6, 2020—My physics professor spilled his coffee today. A few comments popped up in the chat—Apparently today’s topic is fluid dynamics, kids—and the professor was smiling. I was smiling, too, but nobody knew; in a Zoom class of 30 students, there’s no nodding to a friend across the room. […]
The prosecutors in the Federal Trade Commission’s complaint called on the court to consider a breakup of Facebook’s empire by forcing it to divest from its acquisitions Instagram and WhatsApp. It also wants significant limitations on Facebook’s ability to buy up other smaller companies in the future. (My colleague Tony […]
Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning. Sign up here. NEW FROM THE TRACE Gun companies received millions in PPP loans. The Trace’s Daniel Nass and Alain Stephens identified more than 50 manufacturers of guns and gun accessories that received loans from the Small Business Administration. The total payout: between […]
CAPITAL TIMES ARCHIVES Logan Wroge | Wisconsin State Journal The Madison City Council banned late Tuesday city agencies, including the Madison Police Department, from using facial recognition technology and also pushed back a decision on Edgewood High School’s latest effort to install lights at its athletics field. On a 17-2 […]
Young adults prefer online shopping because ‘it’s easier than going to the store’ A week ago, I walked into Holland and Barrett and I realised that it was the first time I had actually purchased something from a physical store in months. Even before Covid happened I usually only shopped […]
For years, it was openly acknowledged that hospitality simply lagged behind all other industries when it came to technology. Yes, the Internet profoundly disrupted and changed the distribution system. But too often, these hospitality technology changes were forced on hoteliers as opposed to being championed from within. Recent evolution in […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — This school year, the classroom has been the kitchen table for most children. In low-income schools in Birmingham, the pandemic has exposed longstanding issues and created new challenges with technology access and equity. Sheila Tyson worked to get technology into the hands of students who needed […]
Young adults prefer online shopping because ‘it’s easier than going to the store’ A week ago, I walked into Holland and Barrett and I realised that it was the first time I had actually purchased something from a physical store in months. Even before Covid happened I usually only shopped […]
Census workers in Iowa say poor training, technology problems and waste — not to mention the challenges of counting population during a pandemic and after a derecho — make them question the accuracy of the count here. “Census figures, we use them for so many things,” said Amy Bennett, 48, […]