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Zoom extends its Video Limit Time on Thanksgiving so Families can virtually visit longer for Free

Zoom has announced it will lift its standard 40-minute limit on free video chats for Thanksgiving Day to make it easier to spend time with friends and family virtually on the US holiday. Given spikes in COVID-19 cases nationwide and various new and existing restrictions on interstate travel, this year’s Thanksgiving will be an unprecedented affair likely involving a mix of in-person and virtual hangouts using videoconferencing software like Zoom. […]

todayNovember 18, 2020

Health & Wellness

Health officials in 3 states have traced new COVID-19 cases to the Sturgis motorcycle rally

Less than a week after the close of a massive 10-day motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, health officials in the state, as well as in Nebraska and Minnesota, have traced multiple new COVID-19 cases back to the event.  The rally, which drew hundreds of thousands of bikers to Sturgis, has been connected with 15 new COVID-19 cases in Nebraska, seven in Minnesota, and several new cases in South Dakota, […]

todayAugust 24, 2020

Food & Drink

“Brew Dogs” Help A Long Island Brewery Deliver Beer To Local Customers

Although COVID-19 restrictions have prevented restaurants, breweries, and other businesses from running as usual, one brewery has taken the now-necessary delivery procedures to the next level. Six Harbors Brewing Company in Long Island, New York, is owned by Karen and Mark Heuwetter, who have had to make some drastic changes to their business model in light of the global pandemic. To their dismay, the brewery itself had to stop allowing […]

todayMay 27, 2020

Health & Wellness

Nike’s New Campaign featuring Tiger, LeBron and Serena, Centers Around Overcoming Adversity

Nike Inc. is pulling out all the stops with its latest advertising campaign to motivate a public that needs a lot of motivation these days. Called “Never Too Far Down,” the campaign centers around a short film narrated by LeBron James and features the NBA superstar along with Serena Williams and Tiger Woods and the adversity they’ve encountered — and overcome — during their careers. For James, it recalls when […]

todayMay 26, 2020

Health & Wellness

The CDC’s “Decision Tools” for Safe (and Healthy) Reopening

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last Thursday evening released new guidelines for schools, workplaces and other venues throughout the United States to reopen safely as the country continues to wrestle with the coronavirus pandemic. The direction comes after calls from lawmakers and state officials mounted for the CDC to weigh in on how regions should reopen their economies. and come following uproar after The Associated Press reported […]

todayMay 18, 2020

Health & Wellness

Could the COVID-19 Crisis push Healthier Building Technology forward?

People in the United States spend upward of 90 percent of their time indoors — inside homes, apartment buildings, schools, and offices. With the threat of COVID-19 looming over every interaction, those indoor spaces (where the virus spreads more easily) can seem loaded with hidden threats. Fortunately, scientists already have the tools to make buildings better for people and less hospitable to pathogens like the coronavirus. “The science is decades […]

todayMay 15, 2020

Home Improvement

Healthy Building Technology: Could the Coronavirus Pandemic help make it a reality?

People in the United States spend upward of 90 percent of their time indoors — inside homes, apartment buildings, schools, and offices. With the threat of COVID-19 looming over every interaction, those indoor spaces (where the virus spreads more easily) can seem loaded with hidden threats. Fortunately, scientists already have the tools to make buildings better for people and less hospitable to pathogens like the coronavirus. “The science is decades […]

todayMay 15, 2020

Tech Made Simple

Facebook and Google let employees work from home through 2021, and Twitter says, maybe forever?

First Facebook and Google said they will let employees continue working from home for the rest of the year, announcing plans to reopen their offices soon but allowing more home working flexibility. Google's Sundar Pichai originally stated the tech giant would keep its work from home policy until 1 June, but is extending it for seven more months. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg said the company would reopen its offices on 6 […]

todayMay 15, 2020

Health & Wellness

FDA authorizes Rapid COVID 19 Antigen Test

The Food and Drug Administration has granted the first emergency use authorization to diagnostic healthcare company Quidel Corp. for the first COVID-19 antigen test, the agency announced. Antigen tests can quickly detect the coronavirus, but are generally considered less accurate than other types of tests that search out the virus.   Antigen tests for COVID-19 are akin to rapid flu or strep tests. This test can be run in a […]

todayMay 11, 2020

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