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• The ride hailing industry is getting turned on its head by coronavirus

  27-03-2020 23:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Just days after President Donald Trump announced earlier this month that all travel from Europe to the United States would be temporarily suspended due the coronavirus pandemic, a Dallas-based rideshare startup called Alto started seeing a steep drop in demand for rides.
  
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• Microsoft divests from Israeli facial-recognition startup

  27-03-2020 22:43
  Microsoft says it is pulling its investments from a controversial facial-recognition startup that scans faces at Israeli military checkpoints
  
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• Google is donating $800 million to help with the coronavirus crisis

  27-03-2020 22:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Google is committing to donate more than $800 million to support businesses, organizations and healthcare workers as part of its coronavirus response -- most of it in the form of free advertising.
  
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• How Shark-Toothed Dinosaurs Came to Rule the World

  27-03-2020 22:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  These giant carnivores roamed Earth long before tyrannosaurs — and held on where those tyrants didn’t reach.
  
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• Microsoft sells stake in Israeli facial recognition company

  27-03-2020 21:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Microsoft's venture capital arm, M12, invested in AnyVision as part of a $74 million funding round in June 2019.
  
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• Water shutoffs in sharp focus amid coronavirus outbreak

  27-03-2020 21:45
  
  The global coronavirus pandemic has brought water shutoffs in Detroit and communities across the nation into sharp focus at a crucial time when officials are urging Americans to practice basic hand-washing techniques to stop the spread
  
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• Soap, Duration and Water Temperature: What Matters and What Doesn’t When It Comes to Good Hand-Washing

  27-03-2020 20:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Experts explain why time, technique, soap and willingness to do it are key.
  
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• How governments are using text alerts to fight the coronavirus pandemic

  27-03-2020 19:50 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For people living in South Korea, emergency texts from officials now come about three to five times a day.
  
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• Hawaii telescope protesters leave camp due to virus concerns

  27-03-2020 19:40
  
  Opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Hawaii's Big Island have left their camp because of concerns over the spread of the coronavirus
  
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• The Cure for Eczema is Likely More than Skin Deep

  27-03-2020 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Eczema sufferers have long relied on lotions and creams to keep symptoms at bay. But the condition does more to the body than wreak havoc on the skin, prompting a need for better treatments.
  
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• Who owns coronavirus.com? Behind the lucrative profiteering on website domains

  27-03-2020 19:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  “People have this idea that you shouldn't profit on the tragedy,” one domain seller said. “I think that's kind of a superstition."
  
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• Revealed: High-Entropy Alloy Multi-Stage Deformation Process at Ultra-Low Temperatures

  27-03-2020 19:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Pave the way to design new structural materials with superior mechanical properties. An international research team led by scientists from City University of Hong Kong...
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• Instacart workers slam pandemic working conditions, call for work stoppage

  27-03-2020 18:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  “We are afraid that we are going to help the spread of this virus rather than mitigate it," one worker and organizer said.
  
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• Apple releases coronavirus screening app and website in partnership with CDC

  27-03-2020 18:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple on Friday released a website and an iOS app that allows users to screen themselves for coronavirus symptoms, marking another response to the pandemic by a major tech platform.
  
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• People are holding video game weddings and graduation ceremonies

  27-03-2020 18:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  During the coronavirus pandemic, people are finding a creative way to stay connected: through video games.
  
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• Warning: Coronavirus Is Real, Panic Is Orchestrated

  27-03-2020 16:19 via technocracy.news
  
  Some journalists and analysts are figuring out that while coronavirus is real enough, but that the panic response to it is manufactured and eerily similar to climate alarmism. As TN has just discovered, this is exactly the case. ⁃ TN EditorI’m not worried about the guy coughing next to me. I’m worried about the ones who seem to be looking for Jim Jones.
  Jones was the charismatic founder of the cult-like People’s Temple. Through fear-based control, he took his followers&rs
  
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• Zoom's massive 'overnight success' actually took nine years

  27-03-2020 16:16 via rss.cnn.com
  
  When you think of a social network, you probably imagine news feeds, birthday reminders and baby photos. But the social network of the moment -- the one that's currently getting more app downloads than either Snapchat or TikTok -- looks a little different: It's a videoconferencing service called Zoom, where many peoples' work and social lives now unfold.
  
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• COVID-19 Can Cause Cardiac Injury – Even in Patients Without Underlying Heart Conditions

  27-03-2020 16:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  COVID-19 can have fatal consequences for people with underlying cardiovascular disease and cause cardiac injury even in patients without underlying heart conditions, according to a...
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• Imperial College (UK) Found As Sole Agent Of Panic Over Coronavirus

  27-03-2020 15:50 via technocracy.news
  
  The world has apparently been ‘punked’ by Imperial College London into a global panic over the coronavirus. Imperial has long been associated with global warming studies using disputed data that have promoted climate alarmism.
  Now that we see who jump-started the panic, we can better understand the agenda, the strategy and the outcome. It was never about protecting people’s lives but rather about shutting down the world’s economic system that is seen as the primary agent
  
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• From the brink of bankruptcy to a 1,300% stock gain. How this CEO turned around her company

  27-03-2020 15:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Five years ago, chip maker AMD was bleeding money, laden with debt and staring down a potential bankruptcy. Then Lisa Su took the helm.
  
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• Snowden: AI Plus Coronavirus Is ‘Turnkey To Tyranny’

  27-03-2020 15:01 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrat-minded surveillance companies are ‘in the zone’ with governments more willing than ever to buy their AI and surveillance technologies. Once embedded into society, they will be used against citizens long after the coronavirus has subsided. ⁃ TN EditorGovernments around the world are using high-tech surveillance measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak. But are they worth it?
  Edward Snowden doesn’t think so.
  The former CIA contractor, whose leaks exposed the s
  
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• Did the Dinosaurs Live at the Same Time?

  27-03-2020 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The ‘age of the dinosaurs’ was vast and varied.
  
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• How Long COVID-19 Remains Infectious on Cardboard, Metal & Plastic

  27-03-2020 13:31 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Research suggests that people may acquire the coronavirus through the air and by touching contaminated surfaces. The virus that causes COVID-19 remains for several hours...
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• NASA Perseverance Rover’s New Cargo: 10.9 Million Names – Next Stop: Mars

  27-03-2020 13:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  As part of NASA’s ‘Send Your Name to Mars’ campaign, they’ve been stenciled onto three microchips along with essays from NASA’s ‘Name the Rover’ contest....
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• This CEO brought her company from the brink of bankruptcy to the top of its game

  27-03-2020 12:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Five years ago, chip maker AMD was bleeding money, laden with debt and staring down a potential bankruptcy. Then Lisa Su took the helm.
  
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• Quasar Tsunamis Discovered – Highest Energy Outflows Ever Witnessed in the Universe

  27-03-2020 12:34 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using the unique capabilities of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers led by Virginia Tech’s Nahum Arav has discovered the most energetic outflows...
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• Accurate 3D Maps of 2D Materials Pinpoint Coordinates of Single Atoms

  27-03-2020 12:06 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists develop innovative technique to pinpoint coordinates of single atoms. A UCLA-led research team has produced in unprecedented detail experimental three-dimensional maps of the atoms...
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• You've probably never heard of her company. But its shares are up 1,300% since she took over

  27-03-2020 11:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Five years ago, chip maker AMD was bleeding money, laden with debt and staring down a potential bankruptcy. Then, Lisa Su took the helm.
  
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• Pangolins, Not Snakes, May Be Missing Link in Coronavirus Jump From Bats to Humans

  27-03-2020 11:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  As scientists scramble to learn more about the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, two recent studies of the virus’ genome reached controversial conclusions: namely, that snakes are intermediate...
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• Cosmic Bombs and Controversy: A New Theory of Magnetar Formation

  27-03-2020 10:28 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Magnetars are neutron stars endowed with the strongest magnetic fields observed in the Universe, but their origin remains controversial. In a study published in Science...
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• Cave Excavation Shows Neanderthals Were Marine Pioneers – Ate Crab, Mussels, Seals & Dolphins

  27-03-2020 07:59 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The journal Science has published a study led by the ICREA researcher João Zilhão, from the University of Barcelona, which presents the results of the...
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• Not all or nothing: Anti-virus lockdowns could lift slowly

  27-03-2020 07:40
  For the millions of Americans living under some form of lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, not knowing when the restrictions will end is a major source of anxiety
  
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• Apple makes its pro video and audio editing software free to use for 90 days - Engadget

  27-03-2020 07:34 via news.google.com
  Apple makes its pro video and audio editing software free to use for 90 days  EngadgetApple’s Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro X are getting 90-day free trials  The VergeApple extends free trials for its pro creative apps  TechCrunchApple Offering 90-Day Free Trials for Final Cut Pro X and Logic Pro X  MacRumorsApple extends Final Cut Pro X free trial & offers new Logic Pro X trial for those at home  9to5MacView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Dow futures point to 200 point opening drop after capping off massive 3-day rally - CNBC

  27-03-2020 07:28 via news.google.com
  Dow futures point to 200 point opening drop after capping off massive 3-day rally  CNBCThe Dow’s 21% surge in 3 days puts it back in a bull market — here’s why the coronavirus crisis makes it feel utterly bearish  MarketWatchDow jumps 1,300 points in biggest 3-day surge since 1931  msn.comDow Gains Nearly 24% In Three Days Despite Record Unemployment Claims, All Eyes On Stimulus Bill  ForbesDow gains 1,351 points as Wall Street sees 3rd s
  
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• Trump touts great success as US becomes world's worst virus epicenter - CNN

  27-03-2020 06:54 via news.google.com
  Trump touts great success as US becomes world's worst virus epicenter  CNNTrump says new coronavirus 'guidelines' will address potential changes to social distancing rules  Fox NewsWatch live: Coronavirus task force holds briefing as stimulus bill heads for House vote  CNBCOpinion | Trump Wants to 'Reopen America.' Here's What Happens if We Do.  The New York TimesIf Trump wants to end the coronavirus shutdown by Easter, he should be the first one in the pe
  
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• Xi calls for coordinated response to coronavirus at G-20 meeting - CNBC

  27-03-2020 06:48 via news.google.com
  Xi calls for coordinated response to coronavirus at G-20 meeting  CNBCTrump: 'You don't know what the coronavirus numbers are in China'  Guardian NewsTrump says he may stop calling coronavirus the 'Chinese virus'  Fox NewsPresident Trump announces coronavirus disaster relief for several states | USA TODAY  USA TODAYTrump to review options to 'open the country up' as US coronavirus cases pass China, Italy  CNBCView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Designer brand Ralph Lauren to make masks and gowns - BBC News

  27-03-2020 06:41 via news.google.com
  
  Designer brand Ralph Lauren to make masks and gowns  BBC NewsRalph Lauren donates $10 million to help fight the coronavirus crisis  Yahoo LifestyleRalph Lauren's foundation to donate $10 million to coronavirus fight  JTA NewsRalph Lauren Will Contribute $10 Million to Coronavirus Relief Efforts  GQRalph Lauren pledges $10M to global coronavirus efforts, will produce gowns and masks | TheHill  The HillView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• ‘Several’ ARM-based Mac laptops and desktops coming next year, says report - The Verge

  27-03-2020 06:03 via news.google.com
  ‘Several’ ARM-based Mac laptops and desktops coming next year, says report  The VergeKuo: Apple to Launch Several Macs With Arm-Based Processors in 2021, USB4 Support Coming to Macs in 2022  MacRumorsNative trackpad support on iPad Pro opens the door to dual booting Windows 10 on ARM  Notebookcheck.netApple to debut multiple ARM-powered Mac desktop and laptop models in 2021  AppleInsiderApple might launch ‘several’ ARM-based Mac des
  
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• New Jersey jails must release at least 10 'at risk' ICE detainees over coronavirus concerns: judge - Fox News

  27-03-2020 06:02 via news.google.com
  New Jersey jails must release at least 10 'at risk' ICE detainees over coronavirus concerns: judge  Fox NewsImmigration chief on thin ice for adopting Obama’s stance during crisis  POLITICOJudge frees 10 ICE detainees with health issues to protect them from coronavirus  NJ.comICE’s deadly indifference puts us all in danger | Editorial  NJ.comICE detainees in Alabama threaten suicide if those infected with coronavirus are not removed  
  
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• Mardi Gras believed to have fueled Louisiana coronavirus outbreak - CBS News

  27-03-2020 04:58 via news.google.com
  
  Mardi Gras believed to have fueled Louisiana coronavirus outbreak  CBS NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• McCarthy rips Pelosi for holding up relief bill while millions lost jobs - Fox News

  27-03-2020 04:30 via news.google.com
  
  McCarthy rips Pelosi for holding up relief bill while millions lost jobs  Fox NewsWashington set to deliver $2.2 trillion virus rescue bill  Washington PostHouse GOP leader pumps brakes on follow-up to coronavirus relief package | TheHill  The HillAhead of coronavirus stimulus vote, House lawmakers concerned Rep. Massie may trigger delay  Fox NewsHouse Leaders Rush to Get Quorum for Vote on $2 Trillion Rescue Package  The Wall Street JournalView
  
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• What Is Grey's Anatomy Doing to Richard Webber? - E! NEWS

  27-03-2020 04:05 via news.google.com
  What Is Grey's Anatomy Doing to Richard Webber?  E! NEWS'Grey's Anatomy' Recap: Season 16, Episode 19 — Is [Spoiler] Dying?  TVLineTeddy Apologizes to a Friend for Having an Affair - Grey's Anatomy  ABCGrey's Anatomy Season 16 Episode 19 Review: Love of My Life  TV FanaticA Major 'Station 19' Death Was Explained on 'Grey's Anatomy' and It Was So Confusing  countryliving.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Huawei P40 Pro specs, P40 Pro Plus and P40 vs. P30 Pro and Mate 30 Pro: What's new and what's different? - CNET

  27-03-2020 03:20 via news.google.com
  Huawei P40 Pro specs, P40 Pro Plus and P40 vs. P30 Pro and Mate 30 Pro: What's new and what's different?  CNETHuawei P40 Pro Impressions: What We Should Copy!  Marques BrownleeWatch Huawei's P40 unveiling in just 12 minutes  EngadgetHuawei P40 Pro Unboxing and Camera Test  Unbox TherapyHuawei P40 Pro and Pro Plus phones may rival the best cameras out there  CNETView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump administration to federal prisons: Increase home confinement for inmates to slow coronavirus spread - CNN

  27-03-2020 02:31 via news.google.com
  Trump administration to federal prisons: Increase home confinement for inmates to slow coronavirus spread  CNNBarr tells federal prisons to send inmates home in response to coronavirus outbreak  CBS NewsFeds may send some prisoners home due to virus risks  POLITICOBarr memo says some nonviolent inmates should serve time in home confinement rather than prison amid corona...  Fox NewsD.C. Council member calls on Federal Bureau of Prisons to address coronavir
  
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• MLB, MLBPA Reach Deal - MLB Trade Rumors

  27-03-2020 02:23 via news.google.com
  
  MLB, MLBPA Reach Deal  MLB Trade RumorsIs now the time for MLB to make big changes to baseball? | Highly Questionable  ESPNAs ‘opening day’ passes quietly, the post-pandemic MLB landscape slowly takes shape  Toronto StarA solution for MLB’s shortened schedule  Pinstripe AlleySources -- MLB, MLBPA agree to deal on stoppage  ESPNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• US Space Force launches satellite after glitch - BBC News

  27-03-2020 02:21 via news.google.com
  
  US Space Force launches satellite after glitch  BBC NewsThe U.S. Space Force has now actually gone to space [Updated]  Ars TechnicaPowerful Atlas V rocket soars from Cape Canaveral on Space Force's first mission  Florida TodaySpace Force's first-ever launch takes off with next generation of military spacecraft  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteWatch live: Space Force plans first launch Thursday from Florida  UPI NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have left Canada, moved to L.A. - New York Daily News

  27-03-2020 02:13 via news.google.com
  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have left Canada, moved to L.A.  New York Daily NewsMeghan Markle and Prince Harry Have Left Canada and Are Now Settled in L.A.  PEOPLEHow Meghan Markle and Harry Are Getting Through the Quarantine  Entertainment TonightThe truth about Prince Harry and William's step-sister  Nicki SwiftMeghan Markle Provides Voiceover Disney Documentary on Elephants  PEOPLEView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Tesla Reports Its First Employee Coronavirus Cases As Elon Musk Touts Ventilator Plans - Forbes

  27-03-2020 02:07 via news.google.com
  Tesla Reports Its First Employee Coronavirus Cases As Elon Musk Touts Ventilator Plans  ForbesTesla CEO Elon Musk: New York gigafactory will reopen for ventilator production  TechCrunchFor His Next Trick, Elon Musk Will Revolutionize HVAC Systems  Popular MechanicsTesla to reopen Buffalo plant ‘as soon as humanly possible’ to produce ventilators  NEWS10 ABCWhat the Coronavirus Crisis Has Changed About Social Media, and What It Hasn’t Chan
  
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• Jair Bolsonaro claims Brazilians 'never catch anything' as Covid-19 cases rise - The Guardian

  27-03-2020 01:59 via news.google.com
  Jair Bolsonaro claims Brazilians 'never catch anything' as Covid-19 cases rise  The GuardianBrazil's Bolsonaro denounces mayors over virus lockdowns  Al Jazeera EnglishCoronavirus: Brazil’s president exempts churches from lockdown  The Mercury NewsBrazil's Governors Defy Jair Bolsonaro's Coronavirus Stance  TIMEBrazil’s Bolsonaro, channeling Trump, dismisses coronavirus measures — it’s just ‘a little cold’  The
  
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• Bruce Arians Says Bucs Won't Sign Antonio Brown: 'It's Just Not Gonna Happen' - Bleacher Report

  27-03-2020 01:53 via news.google.com
  Bruce Arians Says Bucs Won't Sign Antonio Brown: 'It's Just Not Gonna Happen'  Bleacher ReportFormer Patriot Tom Brady swoops in for success as a Buccaneer: Crowquill  cleveland.comWhy Jakobi Meyers Could Wind Up Benefitting From Tom Brady’s Departure  NESNPatriots Rumors: Latest Buzz on Cam Newton, Brian Hoyer Trade  Bleacher ReportMike Bianchi: Tom Brady, welcome to Florida's quarterbacking graveyard  msnNOWView Full Coverage on Google Ne
  
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