Google is again postponing the return to personal work. CEO Sundar Pichai told employees the company was postponing the mandatory return to office until January 2022. The current voluntary program will last until January 10th. From then on, Google’s offices will decide when (and if) office work becomes mandatory. Staff will be notified 30 days … Read more
Microsoft photo An upcoming Microsoft 365 business software subscription price hike announced this week promises to boost business by up to $ 5 billion annually, an analyst predicts. Microsoft plans to increase the price of its business software subscriptions, including the Office 365 core suite, starting March 1, 2022. The company calls it “the first … Read more
At Expedia Group’s Seattle headquarters before moving to new premises in 2019. (GeekWire photo / Kurt Schlosser) This seems to be a trend: Expedia Group, the Seattle-based online travel giant, has told employees that it will postpone the full return to the office until early next year. Expedia’s decision follows a similar announcement from Amazon … Read more
After Amazon previously announced it would return to the office on September 7 this year, Amazon has announced another delay until January 3, 2022, Reuters reported. The plan change comes amid a surge in the highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant in the United States. “As we continue to closely monitor local conditions related to COVID-19, … Read more
Facebook will require its employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus before they can return to their headquarters in Menlo Park and other offices in the United States. “When our offices reopen, we will require a vaccination from anyone who comes to work at any of our US locations,” said Lori Goler, Facebook vice president … Read more
For nearly a century, the Oval Office has served as the backdrop for some of the most important moments in American history. President Joe Biden’s newly decorated Oval Office honors a variety of historical figures. (February 1st)