Apple softens its stance on remote work amid return-to-office delays
Staff can stay at home if they're not comfortable.
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Amazon ends paid COVID-19 leave policy for workers
The company also won't offer time off for testing.
Airbnb will stop offering refunds when a host or guest contracts COVID-19
An updated extenuating circumstances policy will apply to bookings made on or after May 31st.
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Spotify still grew despite Joe Rogan boycotts and Russia closure
It saw free and paying subscriber figures grow, despite calls for people to leave the service.
Uber and Lyft drop mask requirements for US drivers and passengers
The moves come after a judge overturned a key federal mask mandate.
Amazon ordered to reinstate warehouse worker who was fired after protest
Gerald Bryson worked at the warehouse that just voted to unionize.
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Activision Blizzard will let studios decide their own COVID vaccine policy
Workers announced a walkout after the company lifted its vaccine requirements.
White House launches covid.gov with testing and treatment resources
The website includes a new “test-to-treat” locator.
Spotify adds promised COVID-19 content advisory (updated)
The section comes after Spotify drew fire over misinformation from Joe Rogan's podcast.
GIF inventor Stephen Wilhite has died
He helped come up with the format for CompuServe in the late 1980s.
Meghan Markle readies podcast after meetings with Spotify on misinformation policies
Markle and Prince Harry haven't released a series since reaching a deal.
Tesla halts work at Shanghai factory amid coronavirus outbreak
Production will be suspended for two days.
Foxconn begins resuming factory operations in Shenzhen following COVID-19 outbreak
One of the campuses that's reopening reportedly assembles iPhones for Apple.
Apple tells corporate employees to return to the office by mid-April
By late May, workers will need to be in the office at least three days a week.
Apple may soon drop mask requirements for retail and corporate employees
Where legal, masks could become optional for Apple Store staff starting today.
US Surgeon General orders tech companies to reveal sources of COVID-19 misinformation
It's part of a roadmap for 'minimal disruption' caused by COVID-19.
Twitch will ban streamers who frequently share misinformation
A new policy takes aim at falsehoods about COVID-19 vaccines as well as Russian state media.
Google wants employees to return to the office on April 4th
Employees in the Bay Area and several other cities will soon be back at their desks.
Amazon ends mask requirements regardless of vaccine status
It applies to warehouses nationwide unless mandated by local law.
