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House passes historic $2 trillion coronavirus economic rescue bill
A massive bipartisan effort to provide relief to a U.S. economy on ice just leapt over its last major hurdle.…
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How child care startups in the U.S. are helping families cope with the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of billions of people around the world. For many parents with young children…
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Coronavirus pushes Folding@Home’s crowdsourced molecular science to exaflop levels
The long-running Folding@Home program to crowdsource the enormously complex task of solving molecular interactions has hit a major milestone as…
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US now has the world’s most coronavirus cases
On Thursday, the United States crossed an unfortunate milestone in the global fight against the novel coronavirus: leading the world…
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A Norwegian school quit using video calls after a naked man ‘guessed’ the meeting link
A school in Norway has stopped using popular video conferencing service Whereby after a naked man apparently “guessed” the link…
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WhatsApp has seen a 40% increase in usage due to COVID-19 pandemic
Social media usage has grown as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, as more users go online to stay connected…
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Prisma Health develops FDA-authorized 3D-printed device that lets a single ventilator treat four patients
The impending shortage of ventilators for U.S. hospitals is likely already a crisis, but will become even more dire as…
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