When I saw the news reports that Slack had filed a competition complaint against Microsoft in the European Union, I started having flashbacks. Those powerful memories from more than two decades ago became especially vivid when I read the company’s press release announcing the presentation. Slack did not provide a …
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Cost of preventing the next pandemic ‘equal to only 2% of Covid’s economic damage-19’ | World News
According to a new analysis, the cost of preventing more pandemics in the next decade by protecting wildlife and forests would amount to only 2% of the estimated financial damage caused by Covid-19. The researchers said two new viruses a year had spilled from their wildlife hosts to humans over …
Read More »Portland city commissioner steps back, claiming police, not protesters, are setting fire
The Portland city commissioner rejected a claim that it was the police, not the protesters, who were responsible for the fires during the city riots, apologizing after the Portland police questioned the claim. “I want people to know that I don’t think there are protesters in Portland who are setting …
Read More »Coronavirus in Oregon: 331 new cases, two new deaths
The Oregon Health Authority reported 331 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and two new deaths. The new case totals are well below the record 437 cases announced a week ago, but they are still high relative to daily case counts seen in the past four months. The number of …
Read More »MLB playoff expansion: winners and losers of the 16-team postseason format for the 2020 season
For the first time in the history of Major League Baseball, 16 teams will reach the postseason in 2020. MLB and MLBPA agreed on an expanded postseason format hours before Thursday night’s first pitch on opening day. There will be eight teams per league (which reportedly includes each second-place team) …
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