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Santa Clara County Orders All Large Health Care Providers To Offer Free COVID-19 Testing – CBS San Francisco
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Santa Clara County ordered on Wednesday all large health care systems in the county to provide free coronavirus testing for all patients in high-risk categories, including people who regularly ride mass transit. County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody said that while many health care providers are already providing COVID-19 …
IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology
IBM will no longer offer general purpose facial recognition or analysis software, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said in a letter to Congress today. The company will also no longer develop or research the technology, IBM tells The Verge. Krishna addressed the letter to Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Reps. Karen Bass …
Thousands of volunteers come forward to offer mental health support during COVID-19
As Canadians continue to grapple with an unprecedented level of stress as the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, thousands of volunteers have come forward to offer emotional support to others — a move experts say could benefit their own mental well-being as much as the people they’re helping. “All of us are in this process of figuring …
Award Winning Technologies Offer Solutions To Banks
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bank Director announced winners of the annual Best of FinXTech Awards. This year’s awards recognized the efforts of emerging financial technology solutions within Bank Director’s FinXTech Connect platform that best help financial institutions grow revenue, create efficiency or reduce risks. Based on Bank Director’s thorough analysis of …
McConnell, Pelosi decline Trump administration offer of rapid coronavirus tests as states loosen lockdown orders
The Capitol’s attending physician, Brian Monahan, had told Senate staffers Thursday that limited testing capacity meant only lawmakers and staff with symptoms could get tested, and that they would need to wait several days for results. The tests offered by the Trump administration could have allowed lawmakers and some staffers to preemptively check for the …
Some Insurers Offer a Break for Drivers Stuck at Home
The best kind of financial help is the kind that you don’t have to ask for. On Monday, Allstate and American Family Insurance said they would give their personal auto insurance customers a break, since most of them aren’t driving as much as they did a month or two ago. The savings don’t amount to …
Local organization hoping technology will offer answers to coronavirus pandemic
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – A local organization wants to help save lives during the coronavirus pandemic. The Greater Topeka Partnership is collaborating with Plug and Play, a tech company based in Silicon Valley. They’re looking for startups that may have the technology to help communities across the world during this crisis. Katrin Bridges, a representative …
BGSU to offer ‘Women in Technology’ program for high school students
Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 3:51 pm BGSU to offer ‘Women in Technology’ program for high school students Women in Technology, a daylong program for female high school students in northwest Ohio, will be held Friday at Bowling Green State University. Women in Technology will provide young women with a variety of engaging hands-on activities …