Pandemic boosts profits for Big Tech
Major players GoDaddy, PayPal, GoFundMe and Salesforce have launched #OpenWeStand to help out their small-business brethren.
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Zimbabwean farmers get tech savvy to stay in business
The country’s ‘indefinite’ lockdown has limited access to fresh produce.
Why Nintendo’s sales are skyrocketing during pandemic
Nintendo’s Switch console has flown off shelves since its March release.
Illegal cigarette sales booming in South Africa
The government’s prohibition on sales of smokes during its lockdown created ‘black market cigarette barons,’ one expert said.
MEET AN ANIMAL: Texas bull ‘Top Game’ is fathering the next generation of Walmart’s beef
Like an Ivy League–educated sperm donor who might father a half-dozen children he’ll never meet, Top Game’s seed could sire tens of thousands of calves. Most of them will become meat sold by America’s largest grocery retailer.
This one change to bankruptcy law could help small businesses
The addition to Chapter 11 regulations is designed to help owners retain their companies.
Bumper crop of women farmers emerges in India
The male-dominated field is becoming less so during the pandemic.
VIDEO: Donald Trump Jr. set his sights on big tech months before his father’s feud with Twitter
President Trump’s eldest son hinted in February at removing legal protections from social media giants that discriminate against their users on the basis of politics. The White House turned that into a policy goal in May.
Health care equipment shortages lead to innovation, conflict
Enterprising efforts have relied on 3D printing to help out healthcare workers.