Monthly Archives: August 2020

The best Google Assistant and Nest devices of 2020

Google Assistant lets you adjust your thermostat, turn off your lights, lock your door, view the weather, and much more with a simple voice command. The popular search giant’s voice assistant launched alongside the original Google Home smart speaker in 2016. At the time, it only worked with four smart …

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Top CEOs promise to hire 100,000 low-income New Yorkers

A new coalition of executives representing 27 key employers is set to hire 100,000 low-income and minority workers by 2030. The effort includes JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella. The group, called the New York Jobs CEO Council, said its goal is to recruit …

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Ilhan Omar Wins House Primary in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS – Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota defeated a well-funded primary challenger on Tuesday, providing a clean sweep of fighting for re-election for the group of first-time Democratic congresswomen of color, known as the Squad, and sent a message to Washington about the continuing force of the party’s new progressive …

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