Amazon today announced an upcoming hiring spree set to bring 3,500 jobs to a half-dozen U.S. cities. The news is, of course, particularly notable amid a pandemic that has cause many industries to freeze hiring, while unemployment claims have soared across the country. It also finds the company doing that hiring in cities — many…
Coronavirus has created the economic conditions that will pop the corporate debt bubble after a decade of inflating. The impact will be massive because a host of businesses that have been relying on refinancing cheap loans will struggle to stay afloat. The amount of low-quality corporate debt that’s been issued is unprecedented and will have…
Dan Burgar is President of the Vancouver VR/AR Association, where he has helped develop the city’s ecosystem into the second largest VR/AR hub globally. He’s also a partner at Shape Immersive, which creates innovative solutions for top brands and enterprises. Cities have always been America’s centers of power, driving the economy forward through competition. But…
Hey everyone. This is Week-in-Review, where I give a heavy amount of analysis and/or rambling thoughts on one story while scouring the rest of the hundreds of stories that emerged on TechCrunch this week to surface my favorites for your reading pleasure. Last week, I talked about how streaming networks were undoing their advantages and…
