postpandemic

Credit: Shutterstock Economic experts convened recently at Chicago Booth's second Economic Outlook 2023 event to discuss the global outlook for Asia as it heads into a post-pandemic world. The panel coincided with the full reopening of China's borders on Feb. 7, but questions remain about how the world's second-largest economy will recover from three years of isolation—and what it means for everyone else.…

Calling it a “tough but necessary decision,” Zoom CEO Eric S. Yuan announced layoffs at Zoom Communications on Tuesday. It’s the latest media and tech company to do so amid economic uncertainties, particularly after its pandemic boom. The layoffs effect 15% of its workforce, or 1,300 total employees, whom Yuan refers to in the blog post announcing the news as “Zoomies.”  “For those Zoomies waking up to this news or reading this after normal work hours, I am sorry you are finding out this way but we felt it…

The employees are employed by Cognizant but are in contract with YouTube Music and are ready to strike today. Image: Sharaf Maksumov (Shutterstock)Working from home was one of the perks of the covid-19 stay-at-home orders, and most of the corporate world was able to prove that their jobs could be done fully or mostly remote. But big tech’s push to return to work is not coming without resistance, as Axios is reporting this morning that contractors at YouTube are prepared to strike over being forced to return to the…

Credit: Shahzin Shajid Global tourism is at a crossroads as the COVID 19 virus, spread by mass travel, forces the industry to make choices on its future, according to a researcher from James Cook University. Dr. Irmgard Bauer, adjunct senior lecturer at JCU's College of Healthcare Sciences, said since the World Health Organization…

Nothing is the same as it used to be seven months before. Starting from the way humans think to the way we work and live, everything has seen an unprecedented evolution in a short period of time. The only reason behind all these changes is the outbreak of a pandemic.  Covid-19 has made everyone think out of the box and come up with solutions on a quick notice. When people started surfing for rapid answers, the way they got to it was mostly through emerging technologies. The easy remedy seeking has opened door to bring in…

Rising rents and redevelopment were major culprits even before the pandemic put gatherings on hold for months.On the bright side, as the city reopened, so did the music scene. In fact, two of the grandest spots got up and running within days of each other. The historic El Mocambo at Spadina and College Aves., which granted had been undergoing extensive renovations long before the pandemic, returned with a bang in sparkling fashion with an Our Lady Peace concert on Oct. 30, 2021. Days later, the Beaches made history with…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As the tourism industry emerges from pandemic shutdowns and border closures, so too is "voluntourism," the sometimes controversial combination of overseas volunteer work and more traditional tourist experiences. Although hard to measure, pre-pandemic estimates suggest voluntourism was worth US$2…

by Market Trends December 4, 2022 Business leaders all over the world are seeking to deploy advanced cybersecurity measures to gain an edge over their competitors, but most importantly, to safeguard sensitive information about the company, its employees, and customers from attackers and malpractitioners. Our growing dependence on technology is one of the major reasons why malpractitioners are getting easy access to our personal information and sensitive data, leveraging it, and gaining billions in return. In a…

There’s no consistent story to tell about the economy right now. If you look at housing, everything’s a disaster. If you look at consumer spending, everything’s plugging along. If you look at the labor market, things are looking pretty phenomenal. “There seem to be three different economies out there,” said Ethan Harris, global economist at Bank of America, in an interview. “You’ve got a housing market in recession, you’ve got a consumer who’s hanging in, and then you’ve got a hot labor market.” The economy has been…

Amazon said on Thursday it would shut down its online learning platform for high-school students in India less than two years of its launch, without citing a reason. The Amazon Academy platform, launched early last year amid a boom in virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, offered coaching for competitive exams including Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), which allows entry into top engineering colleges across India.The e-commerce giant announced the launch of Amazon Academy last year, revealing that learning…