Mixed signals everywhere when it comes to the future of work

How governments and Big Tech are looking to curb the spread of coronavirus with your smartphone  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE FRI, APR 17, 2020 TECH, TRANSFORMATION AND THE FUTURE OF WORK EDITOR'S NOTE Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Everyone wants to get back to work and reopen the economy as soon as possible. The 22 million jobs lost in the last 4 weeks has erased a decade of job gains. While some, like Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker believe those jobs will return eventually, he says we'll need to be patient. Easier said than done. There are mixed signals everywhere, from the president to state governors to public health officials to individual companies. To wit: Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will ban gatherings of 50 people or more through June 2021; California Governor Gavin Newsom has begun to map out a reopening of his state; all while L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti indicated mass gatherings would be banned in the city for the rest of the year. President Trump issued guidelines for a possible May – June reopening of the economy, just as northeast governors extended their shutdown of nonessential businesses through May 15. Companies like Starbucks are setting their own plan to start reopening stores as local conditions allow. Clear guidance is hard to come by, and will vary region to region, state to state, city to city. The reality is, as our testing capacity is still strapped, it seems like anyone's guess how soon we'll have a return to normalcy, and individual businesses are going to have to make difficult choices. What we can hope for is daily progress, no matter how small, and the unity behind that desire is all we can hope for. KEY STORIES How governments and Big Tech are looking to curb the spread of coronavirus with your smartphone Governments around the world are developing mobile apps to help reduce the spread of coronavirus using a method known as "contact tracing." Some countries in the Middle East are using artificial intelligence to fight the coronavirus pandemic AI's ability to crunch large amounts of data has allowed governments worldwide to collect information to try and stop the pandemic. What we've learned about how remote work is changing us Arianna Huffington and a former Google HR head are among leaders studying the coronavirus shift to remote work to learn what it will take to keep workers and businesses healthy. JOIN US HEALTHY RETURNS VIRTUAL SUMMIT May 12, 2020 REGISTER CNBC EVENTS CNBC Events @CNBCEVENTS Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel   Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy CNBC Events   © 2020 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS