Fast Company Coronavirus is crushing the economy. Here’s how to bring it back to life

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From: Fast Company Compass - Monday Apr 06, 2020 03:26 pm
Good morning! As travel has ground to a halt around the globe, the hospitality industry is suffering.
Good morning!
As travel has ground to a halt around the globe, the hospitality industry is suffering. That includes Airbnb hosts, who often look to the platform for extra income to help them pay their mortgages. But while hosts are struggling, affordable housing activists are celebrating. With COVID-19 spreading, some short-term rentals like Airbnbs are being converted to longer term rentals, which could help to lower housing prices overall.
As one New Orleans activist put it: “Anything that delivers units back onto the market is potentially a very good thing.” Though it’s unclear whether the trend will stick, it’s a small silver lining for those who have long criticized Airbnb and its ilk for pushing up housing prices. Read more.
—Katharine Schwab

Airbnb’s COVID-19 crisis could be a boon for affordable housing
Airbnb’s COVID-19 crisis could be a boon for affordable housing
Airbnb hosts are seeing drastic booking declines amid the pandemic, but housing costs could go down as a result.
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To stomp out COVID-19, America will need a better warning system
To stomp out COVID-19, America will need a better warning system
New Zealand has a great idea to handle COVID-19. Let’s copy it and make it even better.
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Coronavirus is crushing the economy. Here’s how to bring it back to life
Coronavirus is crushing the economy. Here’s how to bring it back to life
The lockdown will end before scientists develop a working vaccine. Here’s a four-point plan for how companies should adapt.
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Tracking everyone's whereabouts won't stop COVID-19
Tracking everyone's whereabouts won't stop COVID-19
Countries such as China, South Korea, and Israel have already turned to invasive surveillance tools to halt the spread of the coronavirus. But their efficacy is unclear.
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Microsoft’s CTO wants to spread tech’s wealth beyond the coasts
Microsoft’s CTO wants to spread tech’s wealth beyond the coasts
In a new book, Kevin Scott argues that AI can help rural areas thrive—both by boosting existing businesses, such as farming, and allowing new businesses to emerge.
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7 revealing takeaways about Quibi, which is finally here (and is fine)
7 revealing takeaways about Quibi, which is finally here (and is fine)
Hands on with a much-hyped and highly unusual addition to the streaming wars.
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'I don’t have a single cent coming in': What it’s like to be a nail tech during coronavirus
'I don’t have a single cent coming in': What it’s like to be a nail tech during coronavirus
‘Fast Company’ spoke with two NYC-based nail technicians about the challenges they are facing now that the salon they work at has closed.
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8 smart ways to keep networking while you’re stuck at home
8 smart ways to keep networking while you’re stuck at home
A networking expert asserts that technology and creativity are all you need to make meaningful networking happen digitally.
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What does it take to close a national park? Not a pandemic, it seems
What does it take to close a national park? Not a pandemic, it seems
In response to COVID-19, some national parks have closed preemptively, and some have stayed open. Instead of a national plan, it’s taking the discovery of an infection at each individual park to close them down.
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Apple’s newest product is a face shield to protect against COVID-19
Apple’s newest product is a face shield to protect against COVID-19
The Apple-made face shields are designed so they can be shipped flat and easily be assembled by healthcare workers in fewer than two minutes.
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