Dropbox to make remote work permanent even after pandemic ends

Dropbox will make working from home permanent for its 2,800 employees even after the pandemic and will create ‘studios’ in key cities for staffers who need to collaborate San Francisco-based company Dropbox announced Tuesday it will make remote work permanent even after the pandemic ends The file hosting company unveiled its new ‘Virtual First’ approach … Read more

Work-from-home puzzle challenges you to find the TV remote lost among the furniture

Only the most eagle-eyed players can spot the TV remote lost among the various pieces of furniture in this fiendishly tricky seek-and-find puzzle. The brainteaser, by UK-based sofa and carpet specialist ScS, challenges you to find the control hidden between plants, clocks and various chairs.  The puzzle creators claim that on average it takes 40 … Read more

Companies are now hiring ‘directors of remote working’ to manage staff who never see the office

Companies are now hiring ‘directors of remote working’ to manage new armies of staff who never see the office – as one in five employees now works exclusively from home Employers are hiring ‘heads of remote’ to manage staff working from home Data shows that vacancies for remote-working roles have risen by 147 per cent   … Read more

Majestic deer is spotted ‘waiting for a train’ on a remote Highland station platform 

Off on a stag night? Majestic deer is spotted ‘waiting for a train’ on a remote Highland station platform John McGowan stumbled across impressive stag as if it was waiting for a train McGowan had stopped at Achnasheen Railway Station when he saw the stag After seeing John, the stag hopped a wire fence and wandered … Read more

Americans are fleeing New York and New Jersey in search of remote pastures in Vermont and Idaho

Far more Americans have moved to Vermont, Idaho, Oregon and South Carolina than those who have left since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, new data published by Bloomberg shows. However, the opposite can be said for New York and New Jersey, with each seeing a large proportion of residents relocate to from its cities … Read more

Arctic villagers flee raging wildfires on boats as 35ft flames encircle remote settlement 

Escape from HELL: Arctic villagers flee raging wildfires on boats as 35ft flames encircle remote settlement Residents in remote Svatay, northern Russia, fled on the Alazeya River Village is 140 miles above Arctic Circle and has been encircled by fires for weeks Fires fuelled by high winds have wiped out ancient trees and roasted live … Read more

Finland is to reintroduce remote working as cases rise

Finland plans to reintroduce a recommendation to work from home whenever possible just days after dropping it, due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, the minister in charge of managing the epidemic said on Wednesday. Health authorities said earlier on Wednesday that 29 new cases had been recorded over 24 hours, raising the seven-day total … Read more