Month: April 2020
Johns Hopkins launches COVID-19 Testing hub to provide public access to testing data
The COVID-19 testing picture in the U.S. is far from easy to understand, given the disparate agencies and public and private health organizations involved. Johns Hopkins, building on its excellent work developing COVID-19 case tracking and basic information resources, has developed a new hub called the COVID-19 Testing Insights Initiative…
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Sam Barlow’s Telling Lies is still great on console, but it can be hard to watch in 2020
On my TV screen, Logan Marshall-Green is listening intently. I know of Marshall-Green, the actor, but I have no idea who Marshall-Green, this unnamed character, is just yet. He shifts in his seat and chimes in occasionally with comments to a conversation I’m not fully part of. This continues until…
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Twitter unlocks tools to help researchers study COVID-19 tweets
Twitter is making it a lot easier for researchers and developers to study conversations about the coronavirus on its platform. The company introduced a new set of tools that makes the “many tens of millions” of daily public tweets about the coronavir… Source
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Amazon to stream NFL’s Thursday Night Football through 2022, plus one exclusive game each season
The NFL’s Thursday Night Football is returning to stream on Amazon. The companies announced today they’ve again renewed their agreement which will allow Amazon Prime Video to offer a live, digital stream of Thursday Night Football to a global audience through the 2022 season. This time around, the NFL and…
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Fortnite’s leaked Party Mode invites you to leave weapons behind
If you use Fortnite as a way to socialize and relax with friends, Epic Games is working on what could be the perfect palate cleanser after a couple of battle royale rounds. Based on evidence found by Fornite's data mining community, the studio plans… Source
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Juul is reportedly laying off 800 to 950 employees
Juul is set to eliminate between 800 to 950 jobs, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. Those massive cuts would amount to around a third of the Bay Area vaping giant’s entire workforce. While the news comes amid a deluge of layoff reports, Juul’s troubles are…
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