BP’s operations center at Prudhoe Bay. (Elizabeth Harball/Alaska’s Energy Desk)Oil and gas company BP confirmed Tuesday that one of its workers at Prudhoe Bay had tested positive for COVID-19. It’s the first confirmed case of the illness at the massive oil field in northern Alaska, where many workers live in close quarters. BP is the…
BUSINESS 3:16 PM PDT 3/31/2020 by Etan Vlessing Drew Angerer/Getty Images Discovery CEO David Zaslav Fitch forecasts a "significant near-term advertising pull-back in 2020, followed by an ongoing advertising recession into 2021." Fitch Ratings on Tuesday cited Discovery, which is led by CEO David Zaslav, as a market leader positioned well to take advantage of…
Image: GettyThe Federal Communications Commission has announced it’s approved new rules that will require carriers by June of next year to implement protocols to protect consumers against scammers and spoof callers attempting to mask their unfamiliar numbers.The agency said Tuesday that the newly adopted rules requiring carriers to adopt STIR/SHAKEN protocols for protecting consumers against…
Public health officials have been pushing airlines for years to gather more traveler data, but airlines have balked, citing cost and time.O'Hare airport in Chicago on March 15. Airlines have said collecting passenger contact informative was too expensive.Credit...Joshua Lott for The New York TimesMarch 31, 2020Updated 5:51 p.m. ETFor 15 years, the U.S. government has…
Johnson & Johnson is launching a major push to develop a vaccine that can neutralize the new coronavirus. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/National Institutes of Health By Jon CohenMar. 31, 2020 , 5:50 PM Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center. The crowded race to develop a vaccine against the new coronavirus…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The FBI on Monday warned of a nationwide rise in so-called “Zoom-bombing,” or video hacking, as more people have turned to video-teleconferencing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In recent weeks, the bureau has received multiple reports of conferences – and in…
Since countries have begun enforcing shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders during the Coronavirus pandemic, the Zoom video conferencing software has become a popular way to keep in touch with friends and family, and even to join online fitness classes. However. with Zoom's rise in popularity, a type of attack called 'Zoom-bombing' has also seen more and more activity.…
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Hotel chain Marriott announced Tuesday that hackers accessed an internal data system that contained the personal information of approximately 5.2 million guests, including names, contact details and addresses.Marriott reports that at the end of February it found that an "unexpected amount" of guest information may have been accessed starting in mid-January. The data was accessed using the logins of two employees…
Business|Zoom Takes Lead Over Microsoft Teams as Coronavirus Keeps Americans at HomeMarch 31, 2020, 5:22 p.m. ET(Reuters) - Zoom Video Communications Inc's average user numbers in March were nearly three times that of its nearest rival Microsoft Corp's Teams, according to research firm Apptopia, as the cornonavirus-driven stay-at-home lifted demand for video conferencing platforms.Daily U.S.…
Uber is ramping up its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, pledging 10 million free rides and food deliveries for health care workers, senior citizens, and others affected by the outbreak. Uber is already providing free rides and food deliveries to NHS workers fighting the virus in the UK. Now the company is looking to expand…
Joann Fabric in Grandville Brian Forde | MLIVE.COM Brian FordeBrian FordeJoAnn Fabrics, a chain of arts and crafts stores with a large presence in Michigan, has been denied a request to continue operating during Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order that runs through at least April 13.The company in a March 24-dated letter requested permission to…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new program today that’s designed to foster close collaboration between public and private organizations in order to “bring coronavirus treatments to market as fast as possible,” according to U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Alex Azar in a press release. The program, dubbed the…
March 31, 2020 | 4:58pm Even working from home isn’t safe! Hackers have been hijacking video conferences and online classrooms on the popular software Zoom, in a frightening trend emerging amid the coronavirus pandemic, the FBI warned on Monday. “The FBI has received multiple reports of conferences being disrupted by pornographic and/or hate images and…
Health department responds to GE Appliances after concerns raised by union, employees Health department inspectors were called to GE Appliances on Tuesday.Louisville Metro Public Health department spokesman Dave Langdon said two agents were sent to the Louisville facility in the afternoon after concerns were raised by the union and at least one complaint was filed.He…
Two weeks ago, the message from blood banks and hospitals was dire: Mass closures and disintegrating blood drives were creating a potential death spiral for perishable supplies nationwide as the coronavirus pandemic surged.Amid a respiratory-infection outbreak that has little to do with blood, doctors pondered the horror of treating patients who need transfusions with no…
(Reuters) - Zoom Video Communications Inc’s (ZM.O) average user numbers in March were nearly three times that of its nearest rival Microsoft Corp’s (MSFT.O) Teams, according to research firm Apptopia, as the cornonavirus-driven stay-at-home lifted demand for video conferencing platforms. K’waun Conquest (L) and Parris Bender organize students before a live virtual lesson over Zoom…
While entrepreneur Mark Cuban won’t say whether or not a run for president is in the cards, the billionaire and owner of the Dallas Mavericks does see an opportunity for new leadership coming from outside of the political class of Washington, D.C.“I think we’re tired of traditional politicians, the political parties,” Cuban said in a…
As efforts to slow the coronavirus pandemic temporarily put millions of Americans out of work, forecasters are predicting a record slowdown in the U.S. economy. Ben Margot/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Margot/AP As efforts to slow the coronavirus pandemic temporarily put millions of Americans out of work, forecasters are predicting a record slowdown in…
Democratic Senators on Tuesday called on domestic airline carriers to reimburse Americans for canceled flights because of coronavirus travel restrictions and disruptions, particularly for U.S. citizens stranded abroad.In letters to at least 11 airline carriers, senators demanded cash refunds be provided over travel vouchers.Critics of the travel vouchers as a method of reimbursement say they…