Tag: corona virus

• How the super-rich spent lockdown

  May 15, 2020

  As the UK headed for lockdown, reports flew in of wealthy homeowners rushing to the countryside, to their yachts or to private jets out of the country. But where were… more ›

• Pandemic Turns China’s Local Leaders Into Livestreamers

  May 1, 2020

  This warm salutation comes not from a seasoned online broadcaster, but from a 49-year-old rural official hoping to sell some sweet potatoes to his audience. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1005557/pandemic-turns-chinas-local-leaders-into-livestreamers more ›

• Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance

  April 20, 2020

  https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56 more ›

• What coronavirus means for the global economy

  April 9, 2020

  “I’m a capitalist. I believe in the system. I believe you can increase the size of the pie and you could divide it well,” says Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater… more ›

• Coronavirus: 100 days that changed the world

  April 8, 2020

  Skip to main content By 8 April 2020 It started with a warning. It turned into a pandemic that has transformed life as we know it A turbulent decade had… more ›

• The Impact of COVID-19 on Video Gaming and Our Digital Lives

  March 31, 2020

  Economic crises, natural disasters, and other long-tail events tend to accelerate underlying trends, exacerbate balances of power, and unravel businesses, business models, and business practices that were sustained by a… more ›

• The Rich Are Preparing for Coronavirus Differently

  March 5, 2020

  Concierge doctors, yachts, chartered planes and germ-free hideaways. The new coronavirus knows no national borders or social boundaries. That doesn’t mean that social boundaries don’t exist. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/style/the-rich-are-preparing-for-coronavirus-differently.html more ›

• Epidemic Accelerates China’s Commercial Livestreaming Boom

  February 28, 2020

  For the past two decades, Sun Laichun’s business acumen has served him well. Unfortunately, circumstances beyond his control have dealt the most crushing blows to his commercial ventures. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1005231/epidemic-accelerates-chinas-commercial-livestreaming-boom more ›

• Film Crew Documents Life in Wuhan Amid COVID-19 Epidemic

  February 21, 2020

  The streets are eerily empty. Buildings stand silent. There’s hardly any sign of life. http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1005196/film-crew-documents-life-in-wuhan-amid-covid-19-epidemic more ›

• 💭🦠 Six ways coronavirus will change our world

  February 9, 2020

  The pandemic virus, 2019-nCoV, is testing many of the assumptions of a highly interconnected, modern, globalised world. This 120nm virus, small to us, large by viral standards, is shining a… more ›