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Technological development in the times of COVID-19 in China
Telemedicine powered by 5G, AI-driven temperature measurement, freight transport with automatic guided vehicles and other such innovative measures are widely used to contain the spread of COVID-19 in China. “New technologies, from 5G and big data to cloud computing and artificial intelligence, are powerful tools to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges, including the pandemic,” …
PM Garib Kalyan Package used technology to do direct benefit transfer to people: FM Nirmala Sitharaman | Economy News
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (May 17) outlined the final tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to boost economy in the view of coronavirus crisis. Beginning her press briefing, she said “As a nation, we stand at a very crucial juncture. Such …
Local health agencies struggle to ramp up virus tracking | News, Sports, Jobs
Maria Fernanda, left, and Meghan Peck, right, work on contact tracing at the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County, Wednesday, in Doral, Fla. In state after state, the local health departments charged with doing the detective work of running down the contacts of coronavirus patients are falling well short of the …
WhatsApp Messenger Room support gradually rolling out: When will you get?
By: Tech Desk | New Delhi | Updated: May 17, 2020 11:00:59 am WhatsApp Messenger Room support available for some, official launch soon: How it works (Facebook via AP) In the past few months, WhatsApp has introduced several new features to offer a seamless experience to the users. A feature that WhatsApp will soon add …
Betsy McCaughey: Latest CDC coronavirus guidelines shun technology and industry solutions
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidelines this week on how schools, businesses, and other venues can reopen as the coronavirus subsides. Already Washington politicians like Senator Chuck Schumer are crying cover-up and demanding the agency release its …
COVID-19 IMPACT ON Integrated Machine Control Systems Market Segmentation, Application, Technology & Market Analysis Research Report 2020-2027 Know About Brand Players Eaton, Robert Bosch, Komatsu, OMRON, Siemens, and Rockwell Automation – Cole Reports
Global Integrated Machine Control Systems Market 2020-2027 Global Integrated Machine Control Systems Market Global Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, Trends, and Forecasts up to 2027. Market Over viewing the present digitized world, 80% of the data generated is unstructured. Organizations are using Integrated Machine Control Systems technology to unravel the meaning of such data to leverage business strategies and …
Health Careers HS staff may be isolating after employee claims to test positive for COVID-19, district says
SAN ANTONIO – A Health Careers High School employee claims to have tested positive for COVID-19 and several staff members will likely be self-isolating for two weeks, according to Northside ISD. The school district said the employee was at the HCHS campus on Friday, along with other staff members that were working in their classrooms …
African Development Bank excites Nigerian Youths with new irrigation technologies for dry season farming – Nigeria
Ayuba Abimiku, a young rice farmer at Gidan Mai-Akuya community in Nasarawa state, North-central Nigeria, is excited. Ayuba is witnessing the operation of a pressured plastic-piped sprinkler for the first time! “This system allows for proper water management and the farmer can determine the right amount of water needed in the field per time,” he …
Colombia: Technology challenges in times of quarantine
02:17 During the COVID-19 lockdown, the Internet has been key to keeping citizens and workers connected. But how is a country like Colombia doing? Diego Molano, former Minister of Information and Communications Technology in Colombia, says Colombia’s 58 percent Internet usage rate is almost as high as China’s, but Molano says the uses are different. According to Molano, 85 percent of those connected use it for basic entertainment purposes, not …
Technology vital for firms to survive Covid-19
By EMMANUEL MUTUMAMore by this Author Crises have always had a way of changing the way we look at things, be it at the societal, organisational or individual level. It is now obvious to all of us that the Covid-19 pandemic will forever remain in the history books as one the most devastating crises with …
