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Quantela Deploys Smart City Technology to Combat COVID-19 in the USA
MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Smart Cities innovator, Quantela, today announced the first US deployment of their Coronavirus Emergency Response (CoVER) platform – an AI, IoT and cloud-based solution that enables local and regional governments to employ the vast amounts of data within their systems toward mitigating the impacts of the virus. …
Online Art Class Gives Break to Home Schooling Parents – NBC 7 San Diego
A new online tool is helping a San Diego mother give her kids a break from their home school routine while still keeping them engaged educationally. The set up might be the same at many homes: students with headsets staring at a computer screen. But for one special hour, the Delgado sisters take pencil to …
Some Businesses Getting a Break On Rent Because of Coronavirus – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Along Lowest Greenville on Greenville Avenue in Dallas, some businesses are doing what they can with take-out orders to try and keep revenue coming in. “I feel like every 24 hours you kind of wake up and it’s still a dream almost,” owner of Greenville Avenue Pizza Company Sammy Mandell said. “It’s just very surreal …
Industry Sees Greater Role Coming for Technology After Recovery – NBC 7 San Diego
At least one La Jolla real estate broker is looking for some long-term benefits to come out of the emergency measures he and others are taking to get through the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch for real estate agents and other businesses to latch onto and embrace technology like never before after sampling it as they hunkered …
PennDOT Turns to Technology for Next Phase of $125-Million Project to Unclog the Schuylkill Expressway – NBC10 Philadelphia
PennDOT is rolling out the next phase of a $125 million, multi-year program to ease congestion along the Schuylkill Expressway, which is in a chronic rush hour no matter the time of day. This spring, the agency will light up 73 “digital variable speed” signs along I-76 between the Pennsylvania Turnpike in King of Prussia and Route …
Burglars Caught Breaking into NE Miami-Dade Home – NBC 6 South Florida
A Miami-Dade woman says she feels violated after in-home surveillance footage captured three men breaking into her Northeast Miami-Dade home Friday afternoon. The homeowner, Elsie Szyller, says the alleged thieves stole clothes and electronics. Video of the burglary shows the burglars crawling through Szyller’s son’s bedroom window. They can be seen rummaging through drawers, and …
Motion Capture Technology Helps Athletes – NBC Chicago
Baseball is Connor Riley’s love and passion, and since he’s a minor league pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization, it’s also his job. So when the Aurora-native’s right shoulder was slow to recover after surgery in May of 2018, he felt demoralized. “I felt like I was a bug caught in a spiders web,” …
Water Main Break in Chelsea Floods Street, Leaves Damage – NBC Boston
A serious water main break in flooded a street in Chelsea early Saturday, leaving buildings damaged and residents without running water. The break occurred on Sagamore Avenue around 8:30 a.m., according to Chelsea police. It created a river-like flood that moved rapidly down the street. “I thought it was raining. The firemen open the door …
Claris Health Leads Mobile Health Unit to Underserved Communities – NBC Los Angeles
Monica Mendez and Jessica Chow both faced unplanned pregnancies at a young age. Each made a different choice. “When I saw the pregnancy stick, I thought my life was over,” said Chow, who decided to have an abortion. “I don’t want to do this, I want to keep my child,” Mendez, who had her child, …
Violence Against Healthcare Workers Continues Despite Hospital Safety Law – NBC Bay Area
They treat us when we’re sick, but now medical workers say they fear for their own health and safety after a rash of assaults at California hospitals. Employees working in healthcare are four times more likely to experience workplace violence than other private employees according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A recent …