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COVID-19
Below is a collection of our content on the topic of COVID-19.
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Zoom Executives Have Discussed an Expansion Into Contact Center Market
By
Kevin McLaughlin
· Feb. 25, 2021 6:00 AM PST
Zoom Video Communications’ pockets are full of cash after a $2 billion secondary offering of its shares last month. But where will it spend the money? One possibility: an acquisition of one or more companies in the contact center market, a fast-growing software business that helps companies field customer service requests through phone,...
Zoom Video Communications’ pockets are full of cash after a $2 billion secondary offering...
Briefing
Cloud
Enterprise
Biden Administration to Sanction Russia Over SolarWinds Hack
Feb. 23, 2021 · 2:40 PM PST
Sanctions and other punishments will aim to show Russia that its longstanding campaign of cyberattacks won't be tolerated.
Enterprise
E-commerce
Amazon’s Bench: Ten Executives From the Company’s Next Generation of Leaders
By
Mark Di Stefano
· Feb. 17, 2021 6:00 AM PST ·
2 comments
Get ready to hear more from a new cast of Amazon executives. That includes people in the most senior leadership positions at the internet giant, including Andy Jassy, the longtime head of its cloud unit, who will replace Jeff Bezos as CEO later this year, and Dave Clark, its logistics head, who will become the new chief of its worldwide consumer...
Get ready to hear more from a new cast of Amazon executives. That includes people in the most...
Briefing
Amazon
COVID-19
Amazon Sues NY AG Over Covid Demands
Feb. 12, 2021 · 12:53 PM PST
Amazon is suing the New York state attorney general over her office’s probe into its Covid-19 response.
Briefing
Cloud
Startups
Fourteen Healthcare Providers Form Startup to Analyze Patient Data
Feb. 11, 2021 · 10:57 AM PST
Fourteen top U.S healthcare providers said they’ve created a new startup called Truveta to analyze anonymous patient health data.
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Enterprise
COVID-19
Sales of Amazon Call Center Service Increased 150% in 2020
By
Kevin McLaughlin
· Feb. 11, 2021 6:01 AM PST ·
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A few years ago, Amazon released a cloud service that used some of the same software smarts behind Alexa—its voice assistant—to automate customer service call centers for other companies. Amazon’s senior leaders were so bullish on the service, called Amazon Connect, that they made an internal forecast that it could reach...
A few years ago, Amazon released a cloud service that used some of the same software smarts...
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Startups
COVID-19
After Tough Year, SPACs Tempt Bird, Lime
By
Cory Weinberg
· Jan. 27, 2021 6:00 AM PST
Dogged by questions of financial viability and then a pandemic that crippled demand for scooter rentals, Bird and Lime are taking steps to repair the damage. Bird is finalizing a deal to raise more than $100 million in convertible debt, led by existing investors Sequoia Capital and Valor Equity Partners, people familiar with the matter said. The...
Dogged by questions of financial viability and then a pandemic that crippled demand for scooter...
‘Made in the USA’ Apparel Gets a Tech Boost
By
Malique Morris
· Jan. 21, 2021 6:01 AM PST ·
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Startups
E-commerce
‘Made in the USA’ Apparel Gets a Tech Boost
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Malique Morris
· Jan. 21, 2021 6:01 AM PST ·
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When Covid-19 began spreading in China last winter, the global apparel supply chain was thrown into disarray and overseas production in the category ground to a halt. That’s when Marta Miller—owner of Lefty Production Co., a Los Angeles–based company that manufactures clothing for clients—began seeing a surge in inquiries...
When Covid-19 began spreading in China last winter, the global apparel supply chain was thrown...
Briefing
Amazon
COVID-19
Amazon Offers to Help Biden Distribute Vaccines
Jan. 20, 2021 · 1:13 PM PST
In a letter to President Joseph Biden, Amazon offered to aid the new administration in its efforts to vaccinate 100 million Americans.
Startups
COVID-19
The Information’s Return to the Office Tracker
By
The Information Staff
· Jan. 14, 2021 6:00 AM PST ·
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Of the companies most opposed to continuing remote work after the pandemic fades, Netflix stands out for the intensity of its stance. Last fall co-CEO Reed Hastings said working from home was a “pure negative.” Even so, in a previously unreported move, Netflix started advertising more than 40 job openings for engineers who could opt...
Of the companies most opposed to continuing remote work after the pandemic fades, Netflix stands...
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Travel
Startups
Hipcamp, ‘Airbnb of the Outdoors,’ Raises $57 Million
By
Cory Weinberg
· Jan. 7, 2021 9:45 AM PST ·
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Hipcamp, a VC-backed startup that offers people places to stay or pitch a tent in rural areas, closed a $57 million funding round that values it at more than $300 million, according to financial filings, more than double the valuation of its last major financing in 2019. New investors in the round include Index Ventures and Mary Meeker’s...
Hipcamp, a VC-backed startup that offers people places to stay or pitch a tent in rural areas,...
Hinge Health Valued at $3 Billion by Tiger Global, Coatue
By
Kate Clark
· Jan. 5, 2021 3:27 PM PST ·
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Venture Capital
Startups
Hinge Health Valued at $3 Billion by Tiger Global, Coatue
By
Kate Clark
· Jan. 5, 2021 3:27 PM PST ·
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Hinge Health, which sells virtual physical therapy sessions for customers with back and joint pain, has raised a financing round led jointly by Coatue Management and Tiger Global Management at a valuation of $3 billion, or seven times its last financing in April, according to two people familiar with the matter. The San Francisco–based...
Hinge Health, which sells virtual physical therapy sessions for customers with back and joint...
Briefing
Enterprise
COVID-19
Eventbrite Used for Vaccine Appointments in Florida
Jan. 5, 2021 · 11:45 AM PST
County health departments enlisted the event platform to deal with the surge in demand for vaccininations.
The Takeaway
Venture Capital
Policy
What Comes After the New Tech Boom
By
Laura Mandaro
· Jan. 2, 2021 7:45 AM PST
Since March, our reporters have been chronicling how startups and their backers were responding to the pandemic. First there was the wave of layoffs and collapsed deals. Then came the emergency backstops from bond investors and the government. Finally there was the rebound, marked by record startup investments, breathtaking IPO debuts and such a...
Since March, our reporters have been chronicling how startups and their backers were responding...
Venture Capital
Startups
How Silicon Valley Turned a Doomsday Scenario Into the Hottest Year for Deals
By
Kate Clark
· Dec. 30, 2020 6:01 AM PST ·
1 comment
In June, Rahul Vohra was cooped up in his San Francisco apartment, finding it difficult to concentrate on work as he recovered from Covid-19. After U.S. infections spiked in early March, Vohra had begun preparing for a recession lasting at least two years, stopping most hiring at his email subscription startup, Superhuman, and advising other...
In June, Rahul Vohra was cooped up in his San Francisco apartment, finding it difficult to...
Briefing
Policy
Economy
Senate Leader McConnell Ties Stimulus Checks to Section 230 Repeal
Dec. 29, 2020 · 3:36 PM PST
Silicon Valley is caught in the middle as the Republican leader plays politics with Covid-19 relief payments.
Real Estate
Policy
The Information’s Techodus List
By
The Information Staff
· Dec. 29, 2020 11:31 AM PST ·
26 comments
The exodus of prominent technology figures from the Bay Area is gathering steam. With the Covid-19 pandemic forcing a shift to remote work, some executives have seized the moment to move elsewhere in California in search of a different lifestyle, or an escape from the region’s charged politics. Others, often citing high taxes, are leaving...
The exodus of prominent technology figures from the Bay Area is gathering steam. With the...
Data Point
Startups
Markets
Poshmark, Wish Marketing Splurges Could Make Profits Elusive
By
Paris Martineau
· Dec. 28, 2020 6:01 AM PST ·
2 comments
Poshmark and Wish, the latest e-commerce companies to stage initial public offerings, spend far more aggressively on marketing than many of their peers, according to an analysis by The Information. And while their marketing costs as a percentage of revenue have gone down over the past year, those costs could go right back up as post-pandemic...
Poshmark and Wish, the latest e-commerce companies to stage initial public offerings, spend far...
The Briefing
Google
Enterprise
Will the Zoom Boom Last?: The Information’s Tech Briefing
By
The Information Staff
· Dec. 23, 2020 5:32 PM PST
We broke the news today that Zoom Video Communications is starting to map out a post-pandemic future, one where society is no longer constantly tethered to videoconferencing to connect with colleagues, friends and family. Under consideration, Kevin reports, are email and calendar services that could compete with giants Microsoft and Google. Yet...
We broke the news today that Zoom Video Communications is starting to map out a post-pandemic...
Briefing
E-commerce
Amazon
Amazon Germany Facility Sees Mass Coronavirus Outbreak
Dec. 22, 2020 · 10:04 AM PST
An Amazon distribution center in the German region of Hannover has been hit by a mass coronavirus outbreak.
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