Month: March 2020
FDA approves Battelle’s process to decontaminate N95 face masks but limits it to 10,000 per day
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the limited use of a process that would clean much-needed N95 protective face masks and allow them to be reused, the agency said in a release. Columbus-Ohio based Battelle uses a “vapor phase hydrogen peroxide” process to decontaminate the masks being used by…
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Microsoft tweaks Xbox and Teams services during 775 percent surge in cloud demand
Microsoft is seeing a massive increase in demand for its cloud services during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “We have seen a 775 percent increase of our cloud services in regions that have enforced social distancing or shelter in place orders,” explains a Microsoft Azure blog post. This increase in demand…
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Elizabeth Warren for President open-sources its 2020 campaign tech
Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren may have ended her 2020 presidential run, but the tech used to drive her campaign will live on. Members of her staff announced they would make public the top apps and digital tools developed in Warren’s bid to become the Democratic nominee for president. “In our…
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Kana Quest is a great puzzle game that just so happens to also teach you Japanese
It can be difficult to find time to finish a video game, especially if you only have a few hours a week to play. In our biweekly column Short Play, we suggest video games that can be started and finished in a weekend. Growing up, I played a lot of…
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Detroit auto show canceled as FEMA prepares venue to be a field hospital for COVID-19
The 2020 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit has been canceled as FEMA officials prepare to use its venue, the TCF Center, as a temporary field hospital for COVID-19, CNBC reports. “Although we are disappointed, there is nothing more important to us than the health, safety and well-being…
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New OnePlus 8 leaks reveal more specs and another color
The OnePlus 8 leaks continue to drip in – we’re expecting the phone to be officially unveiled in the middle of April, and we just got some more details in advance, including more specs for the display and a new color option. Seasoned tipster Ishan Agarwal says that the OnePlus…
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