A new short story by Paul Cornell, "The Shadow Passes".

Политехнический университет Виргинии предложил для обсуждения разработчиками ядра Linux набор патчей с реализацией системы распределённого выполнения потоков Popcorn (Distributed Thread Execution), позволяющей организовать выполнение приложений на нескольких компьютерах с распределением и прозрачной миграцией потоков между хостами. При помощи Popcorn приложения могут быть запущены на одном хосте, после чего без остановки работы перемещены на другой хост. В многопоточных программах допускается миграция на другие хосты отдельных потоков.

GitHub заблокировал репозиторий открытого проекта Popcorn Time после поступления жалобы от Ассоциации кинокомпаний (MPA, Motion Picture Association, Inc.), которая представляет интересы крупнейших телевизионных студий США и обладает эксклюзивными правами на показ многих фильмов и телешоу. Для блокировки было использовано заявление о нарушении действующего в США Закона об авторском праве в цифровую эпоху (DMCA). Программа Popcorn Time предоставляет удобный интерфейс для поиска и просмотра видео в потоковом режиме, размещённого в различных BitTorrent-сетях, не дожидаясь его полной загрузки на компьютер (по сути это открытый BitTorrent-клиент со встроенным мультимедийным проигрывателем).

कोरोना महासंहार के बीच अमेरिकी लोगों को पूर्व राष्ट्रपति बराक ओबामा की बहुत याद आ रही है। अमेरिकी नागरिक ओबामा की कमी को सिद्दत से महसूस कर रहे हैं। मौजूदा राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप ने इस संकट से निबटने में

We look at the impact of the pandemic on schools, universities, students, parents, teachers and professors — and who is at the table to shape what happens next. "We now have an economic crisis on top of the public health crisis, and the ways that we're choosing to educate children is simply unequal and is going to lead to an educational crisis,” says education scholar and Cornell University professor Noliwe Rooks, author of "Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education."

As nearly 30 million Americans have filed for unemployment in just six weeks and millions worldwide face hunger and poverty, we look at the global economic catastrophe triggered by the pandemic and its impact on the most vulnerable. As the World Food Programme warns of a massive spike in global hunger and more than 100 million people in cities worldwide could fall into poverty, can this crisis be a catalyst for change? We ask French economist Thomas Piketty. His 2014 internationally best-selling book, "Capital in the Twenty-First Century," looked at economic inequality and the necessity of wealth taxes. His new book, "Capital and Ideology," has been described as a manifesto for political change.

On Thursday in Puerto Rico, activists in dozens of cars held a "Caravan Por La Vida," or "Caravan for Life," through San Juan to demand the government provide more COVID-19 tests and sufficient resources for people to stay at home during the pandemic. At least 92 people have died from COVID-19 in Puerto Rico, and last week the island was reporting a testing rate lower than any U.S. state, at an abysmal average of 15 tests a day for every 100,000 people. No one in Puerto Rico has received $1,200 checks from the government, according to San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz. Police stopped the caravan and said their sound trucks were illegal. When organizer Giovanni Roberto demanded that police describe the laws they were breaking, he was arrested. Roberto was released later in the night, and his charges of obstruction of justice were dropped. We hear voices from the protest. Special thanks to _Democracy Now!_ correspondent Juan Carlos Dávila.

As the Senate reconvenes today, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is demanding that Congress use the next stimulus bill to protect corporations from liability for workers. "He wants to protect their right to engage in egregious misconduct," says Robert Weissman, president of Public Citizen.

With no time to make treatments from scratch, researchers search for existing compounds that deflect harm

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An inexpensive assay based on the technique can provide yes or no answers in under an hour—perhaps even in the home soon

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LabCorp’s Pixel kits rely on self-swabbing and mailing samples, and they have yet to be scaled up for widespread use

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Wuhan-based virologist Shi Zhengli has identified dozens of deadly SARS-like viruses in bat caves, and she warns there are more out there

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Rock band Queen and singer Adam Lambert are raising money for health workers fighting COVID-19 with new single "You Are The Champions", an updated version of classic hit "We Are The Champions" recorded on mobile phones under lockdown.

Ukraine locked down early and has a far lower rate of coronavirus infections than some countries in Western Europe, plus fewer than 400 deaths so far. Yet 20 percent of cases are among medical personnel – one of the worst rates in the world. By the health ministry's own admission, that's due to a severe shortage of protective equipment. The ministry says it's doing its best to correct the situation and buy the necessary protective suits and masks. Yet it has been reluctant to co-operate with the country's independent medical procurement agency, set up to prevent corruption in state purchases.

So far, the coronavirus outbreak in Africa has been much more limited than elsewhere. While concerns remain that fragile healthcare systems make the continent particularly vulnerable, Africa is still far behind Europe and North America when it comes to the intensity of the crisis. The World Health Organization has held a media briefing on the pandemic and how it's impacting the African continent. In this show, we speak to Dr. Michel Yao, Program Manager for Emergency Response in Africa at the WHO. He was a participant at the event. 

The C-SPAM goons take a break from the endless news drip to concentrate on a much more interesting subject: cool birds and why they're so dang cool!

With parents and policymakers agonising over when to reopen schools as lockdowns ease, scientists are still struggling to find out how the new coronavirus affects children.

Brazil, the country in Latin America that has been hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis, said Friday it had reached a new daily record for COVID-19 fatalities with 751 deaths.

France on Thursday recorded 178 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, a 0.7 percent rise from the previous day in the lowest rate of increase in four days, taking the total number of deaths to 25,987. 

New Zealand on Monday recorded no new cases of the coronavirus for the first time since March 16 and less than a week after the Pacific nation ended a strict lockdown that appears to have contained the outbreak.