COVID-19

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.

Source: cdc.gov

Bitcoin Daily: WHO Debuts MiPasa Blockchain To Share Covid-19 Data; Coinbase’s Retail Payments Portal Passes $200M Transactions Processed

Bitcoin Daily: WHO Debuts MiPasa Blockchain To Share Covid-19 Data; Coinbase’s Retail Payments Portal Passes $200M Transactions Processed
Bitcoin Daily: WHO Debuts MiPasa Blockchain To Share Covid-19 Data; Coinbase’s Retail Payments Portal Passes...
March 29, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with blockchain and other tech companies on a program to help convey data about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,...

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Venmo, Square Cash Vie For Stimulus Funds Distribution
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March 29, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Venmo and Cash App want to be considered as ways the U.S. government could deliver its stimulus funds to help the coronavirus-wrecked economy. Get the...

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Satellite Internet Startup OneWeb Closes After SoftBank Fund Raise Fails
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March 29, 2020  |  Startups

OneWeb, which wanted to make internet access worldwide and widespread, has filed for bankruptcy and let most of its employees go after it couldn’t get...

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Lenders Tighten Reins On Loans, Credit For SMBs, Households
Lenders Tighten Reins On Loans, Credit For SMBs, Households
March 29, 2020  |  Economy

As a potential recession lurks, FinTechs, traditional banks and other financial institutions (FIs) are tightening the reins on loans to small businesses and households with...

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Amazon Tells Employees To Transfer To Grocery Work
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March 29, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon is looking to transfer employees to its grocery bagging division as the need for grocery delivery has risen sharply due to the coronavirus, according...

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March 29, 2020  |  eCommerce

Call it the retail gap that eCommerce can only partly fill. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Steve Mnuchin: Stimulus Money Should Hit Within 3 Weeks
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March 29, 2020  |  Economy

As the coronavirus spreads throughout the United States, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told “Face the Nation” Sunday (March 29) that Americans should be receiving $1,200...

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The World Unfiltered: What We’ve Learned About Each Other In The Last Two Weeks (Whether...
March 28, 2020  |  Economy

In 2004, Dove launched what it called “The Campaign for Real Beauty,” a marketing strategy developed to focus on “the natural physical variation embodied by...

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