con Amazon and Microsoft are trash talking each other over a DoD contract By www.engadget.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:42:08 -0400 The Department of Defense needs technology experts to migrate its roughly 500 disparate cloud environments into a unified system to help the military work better and faster. The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract -- which has bee... Full Article amazon business department of defense dod government jedi jedi contract microsoft military military contract news pentagon tomorrow
con Recommended Reading: Facebook's new content oversight board By www.engadget.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:30:57 -0400 We are a new board overseeing Facebook. Here’s what we’ll decide.Catalina Botero-Marino, Jamal Greene, Michael W. McConnell and Helle Thorning-Schmidt, The New York TimesFacebook announced the first members of its content oversight board this week, a... Full Article concert concerts content oversight entertainment facebook fortnite gaming gear harassment hate speech indycar news oversight board recommended reading recommendedreading recreading travis scott virtual concerts virtual race virtual racings
con Ask Engadget: How have you dealt with faulty Joy-Cons? By www.engadget.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:00:26 -0400 This week we’re asking you for answers. Earlier we asked you to submit your user reviews of the Joy-Con controllers that come with Nintendo’s handheld Switch gaming system. Now we want to hear what you’ve done to fix the flaws that many users have en... Full Article ask engadget askengadget feature gaming gear joy-con joycon nintendo switch thebuyersguide
con Gregor Chisholm: Rehabbing Blue Jays lefty Ryan Borucki is making the most of a second off-season, with the help of a friend By www.thestar.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 18:27:04 EDT Borucki and catcher Jansen, who usually work out together in the winter, both stayed in the Dunedin area while most of their teammates went home. Full Article
con CFL, CFLPA resume talks on potential contingency plans for 2020 season By www.thestar.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 18:55:33 EDT CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie said the CFL lost collectively about $20 million last year and its future is “very much in jeopardy.” Full Article
con Developers join call for GitHub to cancel its ICE contract By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 10:43:10 -0500 Open source developers, GitHub's power users, are joining the software platform's employees in calling for the company to cancel its contract with ICE. A boycott could be next. Full Article
con Newsletter: Privacy-minded consumer groups say the kids aren't all right By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 08:00:51 -0500 Coalition calls on FTC to review how companies are marketing to children and tracking them online. Full Article
con Controversial San Bernardino airport cargo expansion approved By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 22:59:22 -0500 Inland Empire residents have protested the airport expansion — rumored to be an Amazon project — for months. On Monday, airport officials approved the project. Full Article
con Uber and Postmates call AB 5 unconstitutional in new lawsuit By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 20:18:27 -0500 Uber and Postmates called AB 5 an "irrational and unconstitutional statute" that targets gig economy companies and workers. Full Article
con Long hours and 'a pile of white dudes': Annual survey looks at game industry working conditions By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:29:56 -0500 A rare, insider look at the highly secretive game industry from the Game Developers Conference. Developers share thoughts on working conditions, the need for unionization, attempts to diversify and more. Full Article
con San Francisco's Game Developers Conference canceled over coronavirus fears By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 20:33:23 -0500 The annual Game Developers Conference, a professional gathering of close to 30,000 interactive industry professionals, has been called off just two weeks before the 2020 edition was to launch due to fears of a coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
con Uber, Lyft say they will pay quarantined drivers as senator calls on gig companies to help contain virus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 22:40:02 -0500 Virginia Sen. Mark Warner called on companies including Uber, Postmates to ease financial burdens felt by gig workers because of the novel coronavirus. Full Article
con Coronavirus cancels E3 convention, leaving a hole in L.A.'s gaming community By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:28:14 -0400 Canceled Wednesday, this year's E3 was particularly anticipated because new consoles from Sony and Microsoft are due to be released by the end of the year. Full Article
con Sony reveals new PlayStation 5 details that reignite the home console wars By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 17:43:49 -0400 In what would have been big news at the coronavirus-postponed Game Developer's Conference, Sony's streamed event, along with Microsoft's announcement, heats up the video game wars. Full Article
con Fearful of COVID-19, Amazon workers ask for state probe of working conditions By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 08:00:05 -0400 Workers at Amazon's massive Riverside County fulfillment center in Eastvale, where there have been three confirmed cases of COVID-19, filed complaints with Cal/OSHA and the Riverside Department of Public Health on Wednesday Full Article
con 'Apollo 13 moments': Amid coronavirus crisis, doctors, inventors convert devices into ventilators By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:00:43 -0400 Innovations are taking place around the country as doctors and entrepreneurs turn their ingenuity to solving the country's ventilator shortage. Full Article
con It's official: Coronavirus forces even postponed Game Developers Conference online only By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 19:02:50 -0400 Organizers behind San Francisco's Game Developers Conference said they were being "optimistic" when they postponed their March gathering to August. Now GDC Summer is online-only. Full Article
con Apple and Google won't solve coronavirus contact tracing. Here's what will By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 14:05:51 -0400 Here's why many public health experts are skeptical of contact-tracing tools Apple and Google are rushing to develop. Full Article
con Philip Rivers entraînera une école secondaire By www.journaldemontreal.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:50:30 EDT Même si sa carrière n’est pas encore terminée, le quart-arrière des Colts a accepté le poste d’entraîneur-chef d’une école secondaire de l’Alabama. Full Article
con Jalen Hill withdraws from NBA draft consideration and decides to return to UCLA By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 23:20:39 -0400 After declaring his intention to enter the NBA draft earlier this week, forward Jalen Hill changed his mind and decided to return to UCLA. Full Article
con Fourth construction worker at SoFi Stadium tests positive for coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 19:14:55 -0400 Another construction worker at SoFi Stadium has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an internal email the lead contractor sent to trade partners Monday. Full Article
con Fourth construction worker at SoFi Stadium tests positive for coronavirus By www.sandiegouniontribune.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 19:14:55 -0400 Another construction worker at SoFi Stadium has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an internal email the lead contractor sent to trade partners Monday. Full Article
con MLB season startup: Here are the pros and cons of the three most likely scenarios By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 09:30:14 -0400 MLB can choose from at least three models: allowing teams to operate in their cities; an enclosed operation in Arizona; and a three-state hub. Full Article
con This date in sports: Dustin Brown's two goals lead Kings to Western Conference finals By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 08:00:41 -0400 A look at what happened on May 6 in sports history, including the Kings' improbable four-game sweep of the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Full Article
con 'The Last Dance' shows how Michael Jordan created rivals to conquer By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 15:43:39 -0400 Michael Jordan often created a rivalry with an opponent like LaBradford Smith over a perceived slight to help fuel a desire to dominate on the court. Full Article
con MasterChef contestant kicked off show for serving gross 'revenge' meal to judges By www.mirror.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:34:22 +0000 Saray Carrillo felt she was being unfairly treated by the judges on the Spanish version of MasterChef - so decided to cook up a terrifying meal in revenge Full Article TV News
con Convalescent plasma trials begin for coronavirus treatment By news.sky.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 12:30:00 +0100 Trials to treat COVID-19 using the blood plasma from those who have already recovered from the illness have begun. Full Article
con Send virus alerts within 24 hours or risk second wave, scientist warns By news.sky.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:55:00 +0100 People at risk of COVID-19 infection need to be alerted within 24 hours or contact tracing will be useless, a scientist advising the government has warned. Full Article
con Why do people believe conspiracy theories - and can they ever be convinced not to? By news.sky.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:32:00 +0100 In recent days a new slickly produced video has been circulating on social media, proposing scientifically impossible claims about the coronavirus and how to treat it. Full Article
con 'You can convey love with just a glance:' grappling with making steamy telenovelas amid COVID-19 By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 12:38:36 EDT Some of the top creative minds at Mexican broadcaster Televisa are puzzling over an unexpected challenge: crafting their signature soap operas without a single love scene or even a tender kiss. Full Article News/Entertainment
con Timothy Fosu-Mensah names seven Man United icons in his best XI By www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 14:00:00 +0000 Man Utd defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah has been asked to name the best XI of players he has played with during his career. Full Article Football News
con LIVE updates as Grant Shapps holds UK daily coronavirus press conference By www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 14:47:17 +0000 The Transport Secretary will lead Saturday's briefing Full Article UK News
con Study finds breathing and talking contribute to COVID-19 spread By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT Current knowledge about the role of aerosols in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 warrants urgent attention. Current guidance and public health information has slowly shifted focus towards aerosols as a transmission pathway - predominantly associated with breathing and talking by asymptomatic individuals. Full Article
con The great unconformity By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT The geologic record is exactly that: a record. The strata of rock tell scientists about past environments, much like pages in an encyclopedia. Except this reference book has more pages missing than it has remaining. So geologists are tasked not only with understanding what is there, but also with figuring out what's not, and where it went. Full Article
con Immunity of recovered COVID-19 patients could cut risk of expanding economic activity By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT New modeling of coronavirus behavior suggests that an intervention strategy based on shield immunity could reduce the risk of allowing the higher levels of human interaction needed to support expanded economic activity. Full Article
con Scientists measured electrical conductivity of pure interfacial water By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT Skoltech scientists in collaboration with researchers from the University of Stuttgart, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the Russian Quantum Center achieved the first systematic experimental measurements of the electrical conductivity of pure interfacial water, hence producing new results significantly extending our knowledge of interfacial water. Full Article
con Olanzapine may help control nausea, vomiting in patients with advanced cancer By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT Olanzapine, a generic drug used to treat nervous, emotional and mental conditions, also may help patients with advanced cancer successfully manage nausea and vomiting unrelated to chemotherapy. These are the findings of a study published Thursday, May 7, 2020 in JAMA Oncology. Full Article
con Controlling quantumness: Simulations reveal details about how particles interact By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT A recent study at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University has described new states that can be found in super-cold atom experiments, which could have applications for quantum technology. Full Article
con New invisibility concept and miniaturization of photonic circuits using ultrafast laser By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT Thanks to its unique three-dimensional manufacturing capacity, ultrafast laser writing is a prime candidate to meet the growing demand for the miniaturization of photonic circuitry, e.g., for scaling up optical quantum computers capacity. Towards this goal, scientists from Canada discovered a phenomenon related to the material electronic resonance that allows a much greater miniaturization of the laser written devices. Surprisingly, the new phenomenon allows other intriguing applications such as a new concept of invisibility. Full Article
con Like a molecular knob: That is how a gene controls the electrical activity of the brain By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT Its name is Foxg1, it is a gene, and its unprecedented role is the protagonist of the discovery just published on the journal Cerebral Cortex. Foxg1 was already known for being a "master gene" able to coordinate the action of hundreds of other genes. As this new study reports, the "excitability" of neurons, namely their ability to respond to stimuli, communicating between each other and carrying out all their tasks, also depends on this gene. Full Article
con Hydrogen blamed for interfering with nickelate superconductors synthesis By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT Prof. ZHONG Zhicheng's team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering has investigated the electronic structure of the recently discovered nickelate superconductors NdNiO2. They successfully explained the experimental difficulties in synthesizing superconducting nickelates, in cooperation with Prof. Karsten Held at Vienna University of Technology. Full Article
con 'Detailed' plans being drawn up to restart economy, Jenrick says as testing falls below 100,000 for fourth day By www.itv.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 16:53:42 +0100 The update comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed he would set out a lockdown exit strategy on Sunday. Full Article
con Bank of England warns coronavirus could cause biggest economic slump in 300 years By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 07:58:23 +0100 The Bank of England said the economy could contract by as much as 3% in the first quarter. Full Article
con Why no one really knows the economic outcome of the coronavirus crisis By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:50:15 +0100 From a rapid recovery to prolonged depression and everything in between, the range of possible outcomes from the coronavirus crisis is vast. Full Article
con Nicola Sturgeon says lockdown must continue in Scotland but people may be allowed out more than once per day to exercise By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 12:53:25 +0100 Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the lockdown period in the country should be extended. Full Article
con How effective will the UK Covid-19 contact tracing app be and will it protect your privacy? By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:01:47 +0100 Questions remain over the viability of the coronavirus contact tracing app that has been developed by the NHS's digital department, NHSX. Full Article
con PM will set out roadmap on Sunday to easing lockdown 'with sensible changes' in England, Dominic Raab confirms By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:45:42 +0100 The briefing comes just hours after Scotland's First Minister has said the lockdown in Scotland should be extended. Full Article
con UK coronavirus death toll increases to 30,615 as further 539 deaths confirmed By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:04:53 +0100 Dominic Raab announced the latest figures during the daily briefing. Full Article
con World War Two veteran, 98, with lung condition recovers from coronavirus By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:47:48 +0100 Douglas Moore, who also has a lung condition, received a round of applause as he was discharged from Kettering General Hospital. Full Article
con Lower paid essential workers ‘substantially constrained’ over childcare By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:03:16 +0100 The report stated that the groups identified are not an exhaustive list of essential employees. Full Article