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Insurer Wants Amazon To Pay For Solar Generator House Fire
Law360 (August 2, 2021, 7:39 PM EDT) American Family Mutual Insurance Co. is seeking reimbursement from Amazon for the cost of repairing fire damage at a couple s home caused by a solar generator purchased through the e-commerce platform, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Minnesota federal court.
The insurer explained that Amazon is liable for the damage at Corey and Katie Nihart s Fairbault, Minnesota, home because it sold a defectively designed and manufactured solar-powered portable power station. According to American Family, the online retailer played a direct role in the promotion and sale of the generator and received a fee from Corey Nihart s November 2019 purchase..
Jan. 11, 2021 6:17 pm ET
The shift to remote work is jolting the lackluster personal computer market, as chief information officers and other corporate information-technology leaders raced to equip stay-at-home workers during the coronavirus pandemic, analysts say.
After a slowdown early in the year, total global shipments of personal computers in 2020 surged 11% from 2019, to 297 million units, according to a report Monday by research firm Canalys.
The gains represent the sharpest full-year growth rate in a decade, and the highest volume of PC shipments since 2014, the report said.
Within the market, shipments of notebooks and mobile workstations rose 44% from 2019, to more than 235 million units, while conventional desktops and workstations declined 20% to 61.9 million.
CIO scramble to equip remote workers sparked best PC growth rate in decade
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The shift to remote work is jolting the lackluster personal computer market, as chief information officers and other corporate information-technology leaders raced to equip stay-at-home workers during the coronavirus pandemic, analysts say.
After a slowdown early in the year, total global shipments of personal computers in 2020 surged 11% from 2019, to 297 million units, according to a report Monday by research firm Canalys.
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Corporate technology leaders are stepping outside of the technology bubble to unwind from the stress of keeping companies running during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Many are turning to non-tech hobbies such as cooking, hiking and gardening.
“Tomatoes! I let my inner gardener come out during lockdown,” said Linda Jojo, executive vice president of technology and chief digital officer for United Airlines Holdings Inc. “I planted tomatoes from seeds and made a killer pasta sauce,” she said. “I’ll have homemade pasta sauce all winter long.”
Edward Wagoner, digital chief information officer at commercial real estate services company Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., said he worked his way through an entire cookbook by Ina Garten, host of the Food Network program “Barefoot Contessa.”