Overcrowded Housing Invites Covid-19, Even in Silicon Valley
It was not surprising when three-quarters of the house tested positive. There were 12 people in three bedrooms, with a...
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Corporate Insiders Pocket $1 Billion in Rush for Coronavirus Vaccine
On June 26, a small South San Francisco company called Vaxart made a surprise announcement: A coronavirus vaccine it was...
The Great Au Pair Rush
Beach Houses and Skydiving TripsThough administered by the State Department, the au pair program is operated by a network of...
Airbnb Was Like a Family, Until the Layoffs Started
An Airbnb spokesman said that the groups focused on user safety were the same size as before the layoffs and...
Hearst Employees Say Magazine Boss Led Toxic Culture
In a videoconference staff meeting, Ms. Pels offered tearful apologies. “I have not done enough to correct imbalances,” she said,...
Boom Time for Death Planning
“I just lost it,” she recalled. “It was confusing to me, because I loved my job. I was happy in...
Robinhood Has Lured Young Traders, Sometimes With Devastating Results
Richard Dobatse, a Navy medic in San Diego, dabbled infrequently in stock trading. But his behavior changed in 2017 when...
How Infrared Images Could Be Part of Your Daily Life
In a post-quarantine world, heat sensors could help spot sick people with elevated temperatures as they enter public places. But...
In the Covid-19 Economy, You Can Have a Kid or a Job. You Can’t Have Both.
But my family, as a social and economic unit, cannot operate forever in the framework authorities envision for the fall....
Bail Funds, Flush With Cash, Learn to ‘Grind Through This Horrible Process’
One afternoon in June, Elisabeth Epps hopped into her partner’s Jeep and rode from Denver to Boulder, carrying cashier’s checks...
