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Paradox: Covid crisis elevates technology professionals’ stature, but limits career growth
No in-person conferences. No get-to-know-you-dinners. No hallway encounters in conference centers and hotels. While the Covid-19 crisis has put the kibosh on many things, active career development may be one of those things. Photo: Joe McKendrick A majority of the 1,625 professionals — many from the technology sector — responding to a survey by Blind, an …
UK to set limits on harmful airborne particles
Image copyright Reuters A new target will be set to protect people from the effects of breathing in tiny particles produced by transport and industry, the UK government says. The country falls some way short of a limit recommended by the World Health Organization for tiny particles called PM 2.5s. These are produced by burning …
Military called in as Victoria cases surge; Earthquake hits New Zealand’s South Island Military called in as Victoria cases surge; Coles, Woolworths shopping limits
By Olivana Smith Lathouris22:06 Coles has pleaded with Victorians amid growing fears of a resurgence of panic buying after supermarket shelves were spotted empty yesterday as the state’s coronavirus cases continue to rise. Coles has now introduced restrictions in the state on a number of staple items including toilet paper, kitchen towels and pantry staples …
England’s contact app fiasco exposes limits of technology
When UK ministers announced that they were ditching efforts to develop a bespoke contact-tracing app to help contain the spread of coronavirus, it marked the end of a months-long attempt to find a novel solution to a universal problem. Countries across the world have tried to develop tailored smartphone apps that will alert people when …
🎥 Kan. health secretary wanted to keep state COVID-19 limits
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s top public health administrator acknowledged Friday that he would have preferred that she not lift statewide coronavirus restrictions on businesses and said local officials shouldn’t allow bars and nightclubs to reopen yet. Dr. Lee Norman, state secretary of health and environment, said he advised Kelly on “public …
Supreme Court rejects challenge to limits on church services; Roberts sides with liberals
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Over the dissent of the four more conservative justices, Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s four liberals in …
The Latest: France health minister: Limits on malaria drug
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — France health minister wants limits on use of malaria drug to treat virus. — …
The Technology 202: Posts promoting unproven drugs highlight limits of social networks’ coronavirus fight
with Tonya Riley Welcome to The Technology 202, our guide to the intersection of technology and politics. Posts selling unproven drug therapies to treat the novel coronavirus continued to surface on social networks over the last week, despite the companies’ promises to promote public health and crack down on misleading information. On Facebook, one account …
The Technology 202: Businesses are snapping up thermal cameras to detect coronavirus, but they have limits
with Tonya Riley The coronavirus pandemic is spurring a buying spree for thermal-imaging cameras that could detect people’s fevers. Manufacturers of the cameras say they’re rushing to meet demand, as businesses try to keep essential workers safe from infected customers –and plan for when the economy starts to reopen. Their cameras, they say, can conduct …
Ohio Gov. ‘disappointed’ by FDA limits on mask sterilizing technology; speaks to President
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSAZ) — The FDA has approved a new N95 mask sterilizing technology, but limited how many masks a day can be sterilized. The approval for Columbus based company, Battelle, allows the company to sterilize 10,000 surgical masks a day, despite the capability to sterilize 160,000 masks in a single day in Ohio. In …
