As riots over George Floyd’s death and general racial inequality resonate across the United States, local politicians face a new intense wave of pressure from protesters demanding police budget cuts as they try to balance law enforcement in their cities and enact reforms. In the latest development, New York City …
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Predict what Michigan Basketball’s 2021 class might look like
Predicting a recruitment class after a commitment and so many variables still on the board while a global pandemic persists is perhaps a futile exercise. However, now that the Michigan Wolverines have added a piece to the puzzle in 2021 with the commitment of four-star forward Isaiah Barnes, it helps …
Read More »Shawn Mendes, Alessia Cara and biggest winners at the Juno 2020 Awards
If an awards ceremony takes place virtually, with no audience available to cheer on the winners, and no acceptance speeches, even patched from afar, do the awards still count? You can bet yes. Artists should not be penalized for the strange moments in which we live. A record is a …
Read More »Is Windows 10 On Arm a viable platform for advanced mobile device users?
Microsoft Surface Pro X in action. Marco Chiappetta Microsoft made a bold statement when it first launched Surface Pro X in November 2019. Although the company had been offering some Windows in low-power Arm-based processors for many years, if you consider Surface RT, Windows Phone, or even Windows Mobile, Surface …
Read More »Microsoft, Ford, Pepsi join Facebook, Instagram Ad boycott
TECH 6:22 PM PDT 06/29/2020 by Abid Rahman Almost 250 companies have signed up for the #StopHateForProfit campaign that is pushing for the social media giant to tackle hate speech and disinformation on their platforms. American corporate giants Ford, Pepsi and Microsoft are the latest front-line companies to join the …
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