State-by-state map: Georgia and D.C. lag in COVID vaccine rollout

New U.S. COVID cases soar 139%. See how your state is doing

The Delta variant and slow vaccine uptake are sending cases surging in every single state. Read More

Move over Bitcoin—SPAC mania has overtaken the markets

Good morning. U.S. futures are nudging higher ahead of today’s jobless-claims data dump. Why should investors care about something as mundane as jobs? Answer: because the U.S. labor market is a “long way” from healthy, says Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, and that weakness will hamstring the central bank’s monetary policy going forward. But never mind […]

How Airbnb’s human-centered software design helped it win the pandemic

Airbnb’s rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic is more than a comeback. From safety protocols to upgrades and designs to make the user experience even more intuitive and simple, the company used human-centered design to transform itself and meet the “pent-up demand” for travel in a COVID world. Read More