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COVID-19 clinicians wrestle with false negative results
As the rate of COVID-19 testing slowly creeps up in the US, public health experts have a new concern that many people with negative test results actually have the virus. “If you have had likely exposures and symptoms suggest Covid-19 infection, you probably have it — even if your test…
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Apple helped Stanford create a COVID-19 screening app for first responders
With some help from Apple, Stanford Medicine has built an iPhone app that connects first responders in California to COVID-19 testing. The university developed the software using Apple's ResearchKit and CareKit frameworks. First Responder COVID-19 G… Source
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Yelp lays off 1,000 employees and furloughs 1,100 more
Yelp co-founder and CEO Jeremy Stoppelman announced in an internal email that the company is going through difficult times. Yelp has to cut expenses, which means a large round of layoffs and some additional measures. 1,000 employees have been laid off. According to an SEC filing, Yelp had 5,950 employees…
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Redesigning Midgar, Final Fantasy VII Remake’s gritty cyberpunk metropolis
Final Fantasy VII has no shortage of memorable characters. But in the new remake, the most important might just be a place instead of a person: the futuristic megacity known as Midgar. In the original game, the city was the focus for the opening hours, but now it has become…
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Pepper, a platform for restaurants and suppliers, pivots to deliver food to consumers
Though the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on restaurants has been crystal clear, many forget the impact this disease has had on food chain suppliers. With restaurants closed, these suppliers — who still have access to tons upon tons of food — no longer have customers. Meanwhile, end consumers are…
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Webcams have become impossible to find, and prices are skyrocketing
Most laptops come with a built-in webcam, but if you’re working at home from a desktop or maybe just looking to touch up the mediocre quality of whatever camera you’re stuck with, external webcams are still a crucial accessory. But with so many people now firmly settled into work-from-home life,…
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