July 13, 2020

California CEO resigns over video showing racist outburst

SAN FRANCISCO — The chief executive of a California technology company resigned after the release of a video showing him using vulgar and racist language […]
July 13, 2020

'Return to work' COVID antibody testing comes with warning

Doctors say employers should not use COVID-19 antibody tests to decide whether employees are safe to return to work, yet such testing is being promoted […]
July 12, 2020

As lockdowns ease, OPEC and Russia look to up production

Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, and other major oil-producing countries are likely to increase their output in August, as coronavirus lockdowns ease and […]
July 12, 2020

Twin Cities hotel workers and owners uncomfortable with uncertain future

Baheru Haile is a veteran of the idled hotel industry. Haile, 61, has worked just about every job over the last 20 years at Sheraton-branded […]
July 12, 2020

Forum: All those empty stores set the stage for retail comeback

Once again, we’re hearing the familiar predictions of the demise of retail as the pandemic brings on a deluge of store closings, especially for those […]
July 12, 2020

Wall Street's campaign to hire Black talent isn't going so well

For Black professionals who get job offers on Wall Street, there’s pay and benefits to consider. But also isolation, bias and racism. As big U.S. […]
July 12, 2020

Reducing smartphone photo quality to save space

Q: The photos taken with smartphones take up a lot of memory space. I’d like to reduce the size of my photos from several megabytes […]
July 12, 2020

Businesses, and customers, have a need for speed

“Pushing the envelope” is a phrase that gained popularity with American test pilots such as Chuck Yeager and John Glenn in the 1950s. Each aircraft […]
July 12, 2020

How design thinking can work in your business

Q: How important is it for our companies to adopt design thinking? A: Design thinking or human-centered design (HCD) was developed originally to overcome deficiencies […]
July 12, 2020

Catholic United's new CEO focuses on tech venture, charitable mission

Michael Ahles, the new president and chief executive of Catholic United Financial, is pursuing next-generation technology improvements while continuing the 142-year-old organization’s charitable mission supporting […]