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Many sources can help seniors gain technology skills
Dear Savvy Senior: Can you recommend some good technology classes or online learning resources for inexperienced seniors? I have a computer and a smartphone, but my knowledge and skills are pretty limited. — Tech-Challenged Senior Dear Senior: There are many different technology teaching tools available to older adults that can help you learn new tech …
U.S. Senate panel to take up technology research spending bill -sources
A man takes a photo of a model of the IBM Q System One quantum computer during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus A U.S. legislative proposal to allocate $112 billion for basic and advanced technology research and science in the face of rising competitive pressure from China …
Lakers’ Dennis Schröder out 10-14 days, in health and safety protocols: Sources
What this means for Schröder Jovan Buha, Lakers beat writer: This means that Schröder will essentially miss the rest of the regular season, returning for either one of the last two games or at the start of the postseason. The Lakers’ starting point guard had shifted roles with James and Davis out of the lineup, …
Alibaba freezes executive pay amid China’s curbs on big tech -sources
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding has frozen pay for senior executives in 2021 and is instead giving junior staff bigger salary increases, sources said, in an effort to preserve its workforce amid a regulatory clampdown. Hundreds of top-tier executives at Alibaba are not entitled to salary hikes this year, unless they performed extraordinarily, four …
EXCLUSIVE India’s federal government won’t import vaccines, leaving it to states -sources
India’s government has decided to leave the import of COVID-19 vaccines to state authorities and companies, two government officials told Reuters, a decision that may slow acquisitions of shots as a second wave of the pandemic rips through the country. They said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government would instead aim to support domestic vaccine makers …
Microsoft in talks to buy Burlington AI and technology firm Nuance Communications, sources say
(Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. is in advanced talks to buy artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications, according to people familiar with the matter. An agreement could be announced as soon as this week, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. The price being discussed could value …
Make-or-break EDF restructuring talks seen concluding in March: sources
PARIS (Reuters) – Negotiations between Paris and Brussels over an overhaul of state-controlled power group EDF are entering a final stage, with an outcome expected by the end of March, two union sources and a third person familiar with the discussions said. FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Electricite de France (EDF) is seen in …
Houston Texans hire Baltimore Ravens’ David Culley as head coach, sources say
HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have hired Baltimore Ravens assistant David Culley to be their next head coach, sources told ESPN, confirming a report by the Houston Chronicle. Culley, 65, who has spent the past two seasons in Baltimore, just completed his 27th season as an NFL coach. Along with serving as the team’s assistant …
Trump to issue around 100 pardons and commutations Tuesday, sources say
The White House held a meeting on Sunday to finalize the list of pardons, two sources said. Trump, who had been rolling out pardons and commutations at a steady clip ahead of Christmas, had put a pause on them in the days leading up to and directly after the January 6 riots at the US …
Sources — Philadelphia Eagles to interview Los Angeles Rams DC Brandon Staley for head coaching job
Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, who has the Green Bay Packers waiting for him in Saturday’s Divisional Playoff, also has the Philadelphia Eagles waiting for him whenever this season ends, per league sources. The Eagles already have received permission to interview Staley at the appropriate time, which could be as early as Sunday …
