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Facebook will begin showing notifications to users who have interacted with posts that contain “harmful” coronavirus misinformation, the company announced on Thursday, in an aggressive new move to address the spread of false information about Covid-19. The new policy applies only to misinformation that Facebook considers likely to contribute to “imminent physical harm”, such as …

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MUMBAI: Preparing for the long haul amid the coronavirus outbreak, businesses are increasingly shifting to technology that enables work from home for employees. Industry experts said technologies like virtual connectivity, networking, cloud-based services coupled with VPN, security firewalls and SaaS-based communication are seeing higher spending by companies with a large section of these likely to …

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With over 21,00 people dead and more than a 547,000 infected with the coronavirus in the US the last question on a person’s mind should be how they will pay for life-saving treatment. But as the death toll mounted, a patient who was about to be put on a ventilator in one of New York …

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Dublin, April 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “ASEAN Smart Grid Market: Focus on Product Offerings (Software, Hardware, Services), Technology (AMI, T&D Automation, Consumer Energy Management, Energy Storage), End User, Communication Tech, Countries, Cost-Benefit, Investment – Analysis and Forecast, 2019-2024” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The ASEAN smart grid market is projected to …

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Amazon has ordered the temporary closure of all six of its French distribution centres, a day after a French court ruled that it was not doing enough to protect workers from the coronavirus pandemic. The company said in a statement: “This week we are requesting employees of our distribution centres to stay at home. In …

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The rush to understand, predict and head off the Covid-19 outbreak has prompted technology researchers to deploy artificial intelligence to create tools that can determine whether a person is infected by analysing the sound of their cough, breathing or even the way they speak. Currently, most of these efforts are at a stage when the …

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Virus testing backlogs Rukmini Callimachi, who is known for her coverage of Al Qaeda and the Islamic State for The Times, recently shifted her focus to the coronavirus outbreak. Jonathan Wolfe interviewed her for the briefings team about her reporting on the backlog of testing in New Jersey, the state with the highest caseload in …

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One of the more cheering responses to the present global pandemic has been the fast reaction of so many people with technical (or other) skills. Across Ireland and the world, they’ve come together with initiatives to help frontline workers and scientists – and sometimes, the rest of us seeking ways to cope – at a …

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A Wisconsin company is working with hospital systems around the world to track coronavirus patients and help get critical medical records to field hospitals. Verona’s Epic Systems handles more than 50% of the country’s digital medical records. It works with a majority of the large medical systems in the Milwaukee area, facilitating technology that does …

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The City of Henderson is contributing $200,000 to the Public Education Foundation’s Clark County School District Technology Fund for the purchase of Chromebooks, to help ensure that Henderson students have access to technology that will support distance learning while schools remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   Governor Sisolak ordered all schools closed until …