[ad_1] Today, the company announced that it is temporarily suspending its commission fees (up to $100 million) for independent restaurants nationwide. According to CNBC, those restaurants sometimes pay commission fees as high as 30 percent on orders delivered by third-party companies like Grubhub. It makes sense from a business perspective. Independent restaurants drive more than […]
Category: covid-19
Niantic cancels ‘Pokémon Go’ and ‘Wizards Unite’ community days
[ad_1] Both titles, as well as Ingress, are designed to get people out and about, exploring their local area and teaming up in groups. That’s the opposite to what people should be doing in the face of a pandemic, with people urged to isolate and reduce close contact with others wherever possible. Community days even […]
All Call of Duty League matches for 2020 will be online-only events
[ad_1] The Call of Duty League holds tournament-style events across the country hosted by participating teams in their cities. It’s clear that changes have to be made to ensure both the players’ and the spectators’ safety. The good news is that the online-only matches will still be livestreamed — if you’ll recall, the company teamed […]
AT&T and Comcast improve internet access in response to COVID-19
[ad_1] Comcast is focussing on its Internet Essentials program, which provides broadband to low-income Americans for $9.95 per month. Now, new, qualifying customers can sign up for 60 days at no cost, and Comcast is boosting broadband speeds for all Internet Essentials customers. Over the next few days, it will bump speeds from 15/2 Mbps […]
NCAA cancels March Madness over coronavirus pandemic
[ad_1] “This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to [the] spread of the pandemic, and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during this academic year given ongoing decisions by other entities,” the NCAA said. The news comes as other […]
Tinder delays the international debut of its ‘apocalyptic adventure’ show
[ad_1] “Given the series’ apocalyptic theme, and because we are sensitive to the current events our members are experiencing, we felt it would be difficult to launch it in the right spirit,” the company said in a statement. The show, Tinder’s first, follows a group of friends navigating the end of the world. Viewers take […]
Overwatch League cancels all homestand matches through April
[ad_1] The organizers aim to play matches “when it’s safe and logically feasible,” and wants to keep them as close to the original schedule as possible. It added that it was looking at the “various options available,” although it didn’t say whether that meant online matches or something else altogether. It’s doubtful this will only […]
NCAA March Madness games will be played without fans
[ad_1] The Association didn’t say how this would affect ticket holders, but pointed to “behavioral risk mitigation” (read: keeping people out of contact) and the risk to older adults as key factors behind the decision. It won’t be surprising if other leagues follow suit, especially if the outbreak persists long enough to affect sports that […]
Google tells North American employees to work from home
[ad_1] With new reports of coronavirus cases being diagnosed popping up around the US, Google has taken the step of asking all North American employees to work from home if they can. The recommendation lasts until at least April 10th. A number of large tech companies had already instituted similar policies in the northwest after […]
‘PUBG Mobile’ tournament moves online to avoid coronavirus
[ad_1] This definitely isn’t the first esports event to be affected by COVID-19. Blizzard cancelled Overwatch matches to reduce the risk of the virus spreading. It is one of the more prominent examples, though, and shows that some forms of pro-level competitive gaming can persist even when a health crisis makes it risky to gather […]