Economy: Automation and Coronavirus

These companies are working from home until 2021 -- or forever
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/02/business/companies-work-from-home-2021/index.html

Covid-19 will permanently change the world's economy
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/26/perspectives/sergio-rebelo-imf-covid-19-global-economy/index.html

The pandemic is speeding up automation, and 85 million jobs are on the line
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/20/business/wef-future-of-jobs-report/index.html

Machines to 'do half of all work tasks by 2025'
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54622189

Coronavirus: Fujitsu announces permanent work-from-home plan
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53303364

Normalising 'working from home' will be the death of society
https://www.smh.com.au/national/normalising-working-from-home-will-be-the-death-of-society-20200520-p54uyc.html

World faces staggering jobs challenge, says Microsoft president
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53444823

Robots to take on more supermarket tasks
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54902518

COVID speeds up digital banking revolution in '10 weeks not five years'
https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/covid-speeds-up-digital-banking-revolution-in-10-weeks-not-five-years-20200528-p54x9u.html

Microsoft sacks journalists to replace them with robots
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/may/30/microsoft-sacks-journalists-to-replace-them-with-robots

How a robotic dog is herding sheep in New Zealand
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/video/2020/may/22/how-a-robotic-dog-is-herding-sheep-new-zealand-video

Microsoft and FedEx team up to make deliveries more predictable
https://fortune.com/2020/05/18/microsoft-fedex-partnership-build/

Hong Kong airport brings in cleaning robots and disinfection booth
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hong-kong-airport-cleaning-robots-wellness-scn/index.html