Illustration: Rahul Awasthi As the Covid-19 pandemic intensifies across the globe, working professionals in India are becoming increasingly worried about their financial and job security, the overall economic conditions and the strain of working remotely. “Will I still have my job?” “How long will it take to go back to normalcy?” “How do I manage […]
Archives for March 2020
Facing curbs, e-commerce firms halt pickups from vendors
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Online and offline retailers across the country faced severe disruptions affecting the supply of essential goods as authorities cracked down by closing warehouses and stores in a bid to curtail the virulent spread of Covid-19. Even as the country’s largest ecommerce marketplaces Flipkart and Amazon temporarily suspended logistics services for sellers across […]
PCAOB provides firms opportunity for inspection relief
Registered audit firms that request relief from PCAOB inspections as a result of the coronavirus pandemic will be granted up to a 45-day relief period, with the exception of providing the board access to audit documentation for certain engagements. The PCAOB advised audit firms that wish to use all or part of the 45-day relief […]
Practitioners seek further clarity on tax filing, payment delay
In the wake of the IRS’s notice Friday postponing the April 15 due date until July 15 for federal income tax returns and income tax payments for 2019 tax years (Notice 2020-18), practitioners still had many concerns and questions about the deferral’s effects on related forms, elections, and other returns. The notice also deferred until […]
Using AI to fight back against COVID-19
Awesome, not awesome.#Awesome“AI is extremely good at finding patterns across multiple data types. For example, we’re now able to analyze patterns of human response to the pressures of the pandemic as measured through sentiments on social media, and even patterns in geospatial data to see where social distancing may and may not be working. And, […]
13 etiquette tips for video conference calls
Due to the coronavirus, virtual meetings are now standard for employees working from home. Follow these video conferencing tips on staying connected and professional. More about Mobility Video or audio, Zoom, Skype, or Google Meet–being a part of virtual meetings has become the norm, as companies have sent employees to work from home for the […]
Data and voice usage spike as more people work from home during the coronavirus pandemic
Americans are using their mobile phones to talk again during the COVID-19 outbreak, as voice usage is up 25%, reports Verizon. Most businesses that can have shifted nearly all operations to remote. Much of the populace has been asked to shelter at home. Because of the dramatic lifestyle changes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, […]
In coronavirus tweet storm, Trump touts suspect ‘cure’ and potential easing of guidelines to boost economy
President Donald Trump on Monday unleashed a barrage of posts spreading conspiracy theories about the coronavirus, chastising the World Health Organization for its early messaging, attacking his political enemies and the media, and promoting a dubious article that suggested a miracle cure was at hand. In more than a dozen tweets and retweets that started […]
Oyo offers rooms for quarantine amid Covid-19 outbreak
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Oyo Hotels & Homes has offered to partner with the Delhi government to offer its 1,000-plus hotels in the state for self-quarantining amid the Covid-19 pandemic, while also holding discussions with other state governments for the same. Under the terms of the proposed partnership, the SoftBank-backed hospitality chain will allow people to […]
Enterprise Guide to Robotic Process Automation
RPA is a fast-growing category of software, driven by global enterprise digital transformation efforts. Is it ready for prime time? This guide covers the benefits, best practices and use cases today. When I was digging deeper into robotic process automation to create this curated guide, I realized that I was confused by RPA, artificial intelligence […]