Month: July 2020
News Wrap: Hong Kong postpones legislative elections for a year over pandemic
In our news wrap Friday, Hong Kong postponed September’s legislative elections by a year, citing the ongoing resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was a setback for pro-democracy forces, who hoped for an overwhelming win at the polls. Also,
Read MoreAppeals Court Tosses Out Death Sentence For Boston Marathon Bomber
A three judge panel sent Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s case back to a lower court for resentencing, saying the jury that sentenced him to death had not been adequately vetted. (Image credit: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Read MoreTwitter survey reveals the subscription options it’s eyeing, including an ‘Undo Send’ button
Earlier this month, Twitter told investors it’s considering a subscription model as a means of generating additional revenue to support its business. Now we know what sort of value-add features Twitter may be eyeing. In a new survey, the company
Read MoreShields and Brooks on Biden’s VP decision, pandemic economy
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the question of whom Joe Biden will choose as his running mate, congressional failure to deliver another pandemic aid
Read MoreHow a painless patch could one day deliver vaccines
Vaccine patches haven’t yet been approved for commercial use, but vaccine experts and researchers agree that the emerging technology could revolutionize the way we deliver vaccines worldwide.
Read MoreFauci confident virus vaccine will get to Americans in 2021
But officials testifying at a contentious House hearing acknowledge US remains unable to deliver all COVID-19 test results within two or three days
Read MoreDaily Crunch: Florida teen arrested in Twitter hack
Three arrests are made following this month’s celebrity Twitter hack, Microsoft may be working to acquire TikTok’s U.S. business and Facebook launches licensed music videos. Here’s your Daily Crunch for July 31, 2020. The big story: Florida teen arrested in
Read MoreMichigan Court Orders Release of Teen Placed in Juvenile Detention Facility Over Schoolwork
(PONTIAC, Mich.) — The Michigan Court of Appeals on Friday ordered the release of a 15-year-old suburban Detroit girl from a juvenile facility where a county judge sent her for failing do schoolwork and because the teen was a threat
Read MoreEven as cloud infrastructure growth slows, revenue rises over $30B for quarter
The cloud market is coming into its own during the pandemic as the novel coronavirus forced many companies to accelerate plans to move to the cloud, even while the market was beginning to mature on its own. This week, the
Read More4 takeaways from House hearing on coronavirus response with Fauci, Redfield and Giroir
House lawmakers heard testimony about the need for a national COVID-19 strategy from top U.S. public health experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci from the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Robert Redfield of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
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