Expedia raising $3.2 bn to weather pandemic hit
Expedia on Thursday appointed a new chief executive and said it would raise $3.2 billion to ride out the devastating slump in the travel industry linked to the virus pandemic.
Apr 23, 2020
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Instacart seeks 250,000 more delivery workers as demand surges
US grocery delivery startup Instacart said Thursday it was seeking an additional 250,000 contract "shoppers" to meet soaring demands during the coronavirus lockdown.
Apr 23, 2020
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Despite risks, auto workers step up to make medical gear
Cindy Parkhurst could have stayed home collecting most of her pay while the Ford plant where she normally works remains closed due to coronavirus fears.
Apr 23, 2020
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Computer Sciences
New system cuts the energy required for training and running neural networks
Artificial intelligence has become a focus of certain ethical concerns, but it also has some major sustainability issues.
Apr 23, 2020
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Twitter to block virus 5G conspiracy theory tweets
Twitter is taking down comments inciting "harmful activity," specifically calls to destroy wireless equipment stemming from a conspiracy theory that linked 5G to the coronavirus.
Apr 23, 2020
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Google to verify all advertisers, and their location
Google said Thursday it would expand its program of verification of advertisers on its platform as part of an effort to weed out fraud and "bad actors."
Apr 23, 2020
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Lufthansa seeks state aid to secure 'solvency'
German airline giant Lufthansa said Thursday the group was in "intensive negotiations with the governments of its home countries... to sustainably secure the group's solvency", as it reported a 1.2-billion-euro operating ...
Apr 23, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Sensors woven into a shirt can monitor vital signs
MIT researchers have developed a way to incorporate electronic sensors into stretchy fabrics, allowing them to create shirts or other garments that could be used to monitor vital signs such as temperature, respiration, and ...
Apr 23, 2020
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Streaming video, online retailers escape pandemic pounding
COVID-19 may have knocked U.S. stocks into a bear market and pummeled the U.S. economy, but the disease has also left some companies asking the question: "What recession?"
Apr 23, 2020
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Security
Cyberattacks on US healthcare raise alarms among senators
A bipartisan group of senators wrote to the top U.S. cybersecurity officials asking them to step up monitoring, warnings and, if needed, counterstrikes against a host of foreign hackers targeting the U.S. health care system ...
Apr 23, 2020
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