Tag: health
Uber is laying off 3,700, as rides plummet due to COVID-19
In an SEC filing dating back to last week, Uber disclosed that plans to layoff 3,700 employees. The figure amounts to around 14% percent of the ride hailing giant’s total workforce. In the document, the company states that the job loss is part of a planned reduction in operating expenses,…
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A worker at Amazon’s New York City fulfillment center is dead from COVID-19
Earlier this week, Amazon informed staff members at its Staten Island fulfillment center that a worker had died from COVID-19. The news was first noted by The Verge. The employee began to exhibit symptoms in early April, before being placed on quarantine April 11. He never returned to the site.…
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NHS COVID-19: The UK’s coronavirus contacts-tracing app explained
The UK has this week started testing a coronavirus contacts-tracing app which NHSX, a digital arm of the country’s National Health Service, has been planning and developing since early March. The test is taking place in the Isle of Wight, a 380km2 island off the south coast of England, with…
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CTA asks the US government for tariff exemptions on robotics, drones and 3D printers
The Consumer Technology Association penned an open letter alongside a number of other industry representatives asking the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office to loosen tariffs on a number of tech categories manufactured in China. The parties seek to widen current COVID-19-related exemptions beyond beyond health products like ventilator and oxygen masks.…
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Formlabs gets FDA emergency use authorization for a 3D-printed ventilator conversion part
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded Formlabs an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a 3D-printed part designed to convert BiPAP machines designed for sleep apnea into much-needed ventilators. The offering was one of dozens of ventilators and accessories granted such authorization over the weekend. The company plans to devote…
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UK’s coronavirus tracing app strategy faces fresh questions over transparency and interoperability
The UK’s data protection watchdog confirmed today the government still hasn’t given it sight of a key legal document attached to the coronavirus contacts tracing app which is being developed by the NHSX, the digital transformation branch of the country’s National Health Service . Under UK and EU law, a…
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