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Quibi, the video-streaming app created for mobile phones by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, saw 1.7 million downloads of its app in its first week. Former HP boss Whitman told CNBC on Monday that the number of downloads has exceeded undisclosed internal expectations. However, research firm Apptopia said Quibi had been downloaded and installed just …
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Tesla has reportedly asked landlords for rent discounts as it tries to cut costs during the coronavirus crisis. The electric-car maker has told at least some of its landlords that it is cutting its monthly rent obligations because of the “increasing restrictions on our ability to conduct business” amid the pandemic, The Wall Street Journal …
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Amazon has fired two activist employees who criticized the company’s treatment of warehouse workers during the coronavirus crisis. The e-commerce colossus said it canned user experience designers Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa for “repeatedly violating internal policies.” Both have slammed Amazon’s environmental policies and more recently spoke out in support of warehouse workers who say …
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Senator Steve Daines (R., Mont.) asked President Trump to use “executive powers and existing authorities” as part of an effort to reinforce domestic pharmaceutical supply chains in the wake of the Wuhan coronavirus. “Moving forward, it is important that we incentivize innovation and the development of essential medical supplies and equipment in the U.S. in …
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President Trump on Monday falsely claimed the authority to overrule governors and allow businesses to open in defiance of the lockdown orders that state governments have imposed to contain the Wuhan coronavirus. “For the purpose of creating conflict and confusion, some in the Fake News Media are saying that it is the Governors decision to …
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City Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot speaks during a news conference for the outbreak of coronavirus at City Hall in New York City, March 17, 2020. In the days and weeks before New York City implemented a virtual shutdown in early March, city officials urged their constituents to go about their daily lives without fear …
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Let’s say you own a house and have a mortgage. And you’ve been laid off, furloughed, had your pay cut or your hours reduced at work because of the coronavirus panic. You are in a jam. So you are hoping for what is called “forbearance” on the mortgage payments, which in simple terms means your …
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As Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s popularity soars thanks to his handling of the coronavirus crisis — there’s also been a spike in Cuomo-centric products on offer from his growing fan base on crafts site Etsy. Items for sale include Cuomo prayer candles, socks and mugs with slogans from “I Have a Crush on Cuomo” to “Shh! …
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New York Post chief photographer Charles Wenzelberg worked with Anthony J. Causi for more than two decades. He shares his thoughts on his friend, who lost his battle with coronavirus on Sunday. As told to Steve Serby: Anthony was my best friend. I’ve lost my parents, I’ve lost other relatives, I’ve lost other friends — …
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As told to The Post’s Ken Davidoff. Thanks to Anthony Causi, I have photos of me at Madison Square Garden with my father. With my kids. Even with Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James when they were just starting in the NBA. And with Rihanna. How I wound up in a photo with Rihanna perfectly encapsulates …
Quibi, the video-streaming app created for mobile phones by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, saw 1.7 million downloads of its app in its first week. Former HP boss Whitman told CNBC on Monday that the number of downloads has exceeded undisclosed internal expectations. However, research firm Apptopia said Quibi had been downloaded and installed just …
