As some schools prepare for a return to remote instruction, Google on Tuesday announced 50 new features -- including a new widget to help students manage assignments -- on its Classroom and Meet platforms to help support online learning. Google also will release a new Assignments app and a digital toolkit for families.
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Walmart is running a one-hour "Holiday Shop-Along Spectacular" livestream today on TikTok with 10 platform influencers. The event marks the first time a large retailer has created a shoppable US TikTok livestream, and will feature a runway show from a living room, give viewers inside looks at creators' closets and display clickable "pins" that can be used to add items to shopping carts.
New York University School of Law recently renovated its 400-seat Tishman Auditorium with improved audio through Renkus-Heinz solutions.
Eighty-three percent of North American consumers are worried about data breaches, 54% don't trust businesses to be ethical in their data usage and 50% don't trust firms to protect their personal information, according to a KPMG survey. The survey also found 91% of respondents say it's up to companies to responsibly handle data and 84% say they're OK with state legislation giving them more control.
Amazon and other companies likely will be able to begin limited package delivery via drones in the US in the coming months, federal officials said. Other countries, including Britain, Australia and Singapore, have taken the lead on drone delivery, while the US has held back over concerns about privacy, security and safety.
Paris-based luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has hired Apple executive Ian Rogers as its new chief digital officer. Rogers' unusual career path includes an early gig teaching the Beastie Boys about the Internet and a later stint as CEO of a firm that helped high-profile musicians sell their work online. Many luxury brands have held back on e-commerce, and about 40% still don't sell online at all, according to Bain & Co.