nytimes Singapore did almost everything right. After recording its first #coronavirus case on Jan. 23, the prosperous city-state meticulously traced the close contacts of every infected patient, while keeping a sense of normalcy on its streets. Borders were shut to populations likely to carry the contagion. Ample testing and treatment were free for residents.
But over the past few days, Singapore’s coronavirus caseload has more than doubled, with over 8,000 cases confirmed as of Monday, the highest in Southeast Asia.
The spread of the coronavirus in Singapore suggests that it might be difficult for the U.S., Europe and the rest of the world to return to the way they were anytime soon, even when viral curves appear to have flattened. Tap the link in our bio for more. Photo by @orehuiying.

theeconomist The bush and the reef once seemed boundless. ⁠
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Australia’s summer of unnatural calamities has changed that. ⁠
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Bush fires down the continent’s eastern flank consumed 46m acres of countryside, destroying homes, taking lives and driving rare animals towards extinction.⁠
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It turns out that the high temperatures sparking bush fires were wreaking havoc under the water as well.⁠
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Exceptionally warm seas have led the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s biggest coral system, to suffer its third mass bleaching in five years.⁠
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Click on the link in our bio to learn what this means for the future of the Great Barrier Reef.⁠
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adweek Experiential marketing editor Ian Zelaya is our guest on #AdweekTogether today, talking with executive editor Stephanie Paterik about where experiences go from here.

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nytimes President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil is moving aggressively to open up the Amazon rainforest to commercial development, including mining and large-scale farming. And for many of the Indigenous people who live there, the Bolsonaro era is posing an existential threat. “Where there is Indigenous land,” he has said, “there is wealth underneath it.” ⁣
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These are the faces of the Uru Eu Wau Wau Indigenous tribe, who live in the tiny village of Alto Jamari. Amid development, they are barely surviving — just like scores of other struggling villages in the region that for decades have served as havens for Indigenous culture and bulwarks against deforestation in Brazil. Tap the link in our bio for more. @victormoriyama took these portraits of Tapé, Oatuto, Felipe, Mandeí, Ketllyn, Poajup and Tebu of the Uru Eu Wau Wau tribe. All share the tribe’s name as a family name.

theeconomist In America the scale of the crime downturn is unprecedented.⁠
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That's according to Christopher Herrmann who used to analyse crime stats for New York’s Police Department.⁠
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The covid-19 epidemic has created a temporary firebreak. Such a pause in tit-for-tat killings is something activists, police and others hoping to reduce gun violence in cities have long wondered may help in the long term.⁠
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⁠Will the ceasefire last? Click on the link in our bio to read why regardless of whether the firebreak works, it's a useful experiment. ⁠
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Mashable This is cool, but losing the ball would be terrible.

theeconomist Traffic to gambling and pornography sites is flat; late-night slack messages have replaced online dating. ⁠
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From New York to Paris to London, the internet has changed during lockdowns. The surge in remote working (in America 34% of employees are working from home) is apparent in the locations of data use. ⁠
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It's down 30% in downtown Manhattan, and up in parts of gentrifying Greenpoint and Long Island City by over 60%. In London a similar pattern can be seen. ⁠
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Click on the link in our bio for a series of charts on how lockdowns have changed the times your colleagues will message you on Slack. ⁠
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Mashable Ocado, the world's largest online-only grocery retailer, relies on robots to deliver fresh food to hundreds of thousands of people in the UK. Its warehouses are designed like living organisms – there's a central nervous system (software), a cardiovascular system (conveyor belts) and red blood cells (crates).
But as online shopping becomes more popular, Ocado is looking to new distribution systems to meet the growing demand.

nytimes New York City’s subway system is facing its worst financial crisis in history. Over 90% of its ridership has disappeared.
When the city teetered on the edge of bankruptcy in the 1970s, crumbling cars routinely broke down and rampant crime scared riders away. But the system rebounded. It also survived the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, which led to years of costly rebuilding and service disruptions. And it turned a corner after a spate of meltdowns and accidents in 2017.

But now, the nation’s largest urban transit system is seeking billions more in federal aid to stay afloat. And it may have to consider drastic measures that could hobble the system and have a lasting impact on the city and region. Tap the link in our bio to read more. Photo by @jonahmarkowitz.

theeconomist In January the IMF predicted the world economy would grow 3.3% in 2020. ⁠⠀
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As the bars at the end of each of these charts show, growth will bounce back once the pandemic passes: the fund expects rich countries to grow by 4.5%, and poorer ones by 6.6%, in 2021.⁠⠀
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Click on the link in our bio to read why poor countries are especially ill-equipped to deal with the sharp contraction.

theeconomist Who are some of the world's most over-qualified and underpaid interns? ⁠
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Chances are that they're millennials living in Southern Europe. ⁠
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Many are multilingual and highly educated. But the financial crisis which then morphed into the eurozone one meant that on graduating college, they were greeted by a mix of unpaid internships and low-paid work.⁠
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A few years later, just as Southern European millennials were finding their feet, they're finding themselves pushed to the floor once more, with the second major economic crisis of their short adult lives surrounding them. ⁠
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google This week in Search: Field trips from home Whether you’re taking a museum tour or a journey through a zoo, worldwide searches for “virtual field trips” have increased +1,950% over the past month. Tap into today’s Story to explore more of the world’s searches—no permission slip required.

Mashable Not sure we're following the logic here.

nytimes Exactly how the #coronavirus pandemic will end in America depends in part on medical advances yet to come. It will also depend on individuals’ behavior in the interim. So what will the year ahead look like? We asked more than 20 experts in public health, medicine and history to share their thoughts on the future. Most believe that once the crisis is over, the nation and its economy will revive quickly. But there will be no escaping a period of intense pain.
Tap the link in our bio to read our story by science correspondent Donald G. McNeil Jr. There will be no quick return to our previous lives, experts say, but there is hope for managing the scourge now and in the long term. Photos by Misha Friedman.

Mashable As of yesterday, New Yorkers are officially able to get married remotely over video conference. That's according to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's aide Melissa DeRosa, who announced the good news at a Saturday press conference. Learn more at the link in bio.

nytimes Women are now the most essential workers in America: One in 3 jobs held by women has been designated as essential during the coronavirus outbreak, according to a New York Times analysis. And nonwhite women are more likely to be doing essential jobs than anyone else. It's a reversal of normal times, when men are a majority of the overall work force. But it also illustrates how women are often undervalued — an unseen labor force that keeps the country running and takes care of those most in need, whether or not there is a pandemic. Tap the link in our bio to read about some of the women working on the front lines of the outbreak.

Mashable Do your worst.

adweek On today’s episode of Adweek Together, @kieranmathew_ , founder and CEO of youth marketing agency @amplify_ , brings us a first look at the results of a soon-to-be-published research report. Mathew will be in conversation with Adweek video producer Nick Gardner, who also hosts the Gen ZEOs Podcast for a look inside the newest generation of consumers in the time of coronavirus.

#socialdistancing #consumers #trends #economy #genz #zeitgeist

adweek Yiğit Karagöz, a senior art director at agency @scholzandfriends in Hamburg, released a free downloadable font this week called Garamond Warming, a twist on a classic font style that’s meant to literally depict each of the characters being flooded to call attention to climate change. Read more about it at the link in our bio.

#font #typography #climatechange #environement #creativity #fontdesign #design #graphicdesign #typeface #typographic #lettering #blue #oceans #thinkglobalactlocal

google “...it’s interesting to see the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake juxtaposed against the ghost town that is downtown San Francisco amid the COVID crisis today.” Googler and fifth-generation San Franciscan Sarah Torney recreated photos her great-grandfather took after the 1906 earthquake (she followed social distancing guidelines of course). Tap the link in bio to see San Francisco—now and then.

adweek A project from San Francisco-area ad agency Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners challenged artists—everyone from seasoned pros to amateur doodlers—to immortalize Fauci in paintings, drawings, collage or any other medium of choice to “shine a light on the expert we know and hero we need right now,” says BSSP group creative director Sinan Dagli. “It’s a call to action to turn his image into a work of art.” @bssp_sf has launched an Instagram account @fauciart , to help feature some of the standout pieces, including work from popular artist @duhrivative , who shared his version of the scientist with his 18,000 followers.
Read more at the link in our bio. (Featured images by @lauren_brunoo @eidolonfinearts @patrickkiss7 )
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google Over the past two weeks #GoogleDoodles have honored the many people on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. To all who are helping, thank you.

adweek In the time of coronavirus, the need to know what, when and how much we’re consuming online has grown exponentially, which gives @taboola and other platforms like it deep insights for advertisers, which results in revenue for brands.

So what has Taboola learned in these last few weeks? Find out on today’s episode of #AdweekTogether, when we sit down with founder and CEO Adam Singolda.

#coronavirus #covid19 #technology #adaptation #advertising #leadership #innovation #marketing #branding #data

google No need to Google Translate this one. Today’s #MySuperG by @skobzenko reminds us how we can help stop the spread.

google Want to develop in-demand cloud industry skills like machine learning, data engineering, and cloud architecture? ☁️ ⁣Good news: @GoogleCloud’s catalog of training courses, hands-on labs and interactive webinars are now free until April 30th. Tap the #linkinbio to start gaining hands-on cloud experience. ( via @lifeatgoogle)

cma_uk We’re excited to launch CMA Learning webinars, and with a huge thank you to the content industry, we’ve got a packed schedule! Check the link in the bio to register ... FOR FREE! •
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digiday Attention Capital’s Joe Marchese on the crisis — and opportunity — in how we measure eyeballs on the Internet

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digiday ‘Life will cross over to work’: Ad execs grapple with juggling homeschooling, kids and work

“We’re all doing the best we can, giving the most we can to both our work and family”

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digiday From bidets to meat thermometers, how publishers’ commerce businesses adapt

“The worst thing you can do in business is freeze”

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digiday Virtual dance parties and Slack contests: How ad firms are boosting employee morale during the Coronavirus lockdown

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digiday In the latest issue of Digiday Magazine, we explore how youth is transforming the way we live, work and shop

Youth have always had a massive impact on the mores and morales of society. Gen Z is no different

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cma_uk Team CMA Christmas! See you all in 2020

cma_uk Career highlight! Sharing a panel with a @hairybikers Simon King! Great speaker with true values - adorable

cma_uk Congratulations @johnbrownmedia #ContentMarketingAwards

cma_uk Congratulations Brand Content #ContentMarketingAwards