LEast week, 30 Rock Actor Alec Baldwin speaks in defense of Woody Allen following the premiere of HBO Alan vs. Farrow, A four-part document investigating allegations that the famous filmmaker sexually harassed his Connecticut-adopted daughter, Dylan Pharaoh, at his Connecticut home in 1992, 1992. “Who needs a courtroom or the …
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Google Fit Camera rolls out my hair rate tracking pixels
Last February, Google announced that Fit for Android can measure heart and respiratory rates using just your phone. These new Google Fit camera tracking capabilities will start rolling out in Pixel phones from Monday. Google says these criteria are “not for medical purposes”, while Fit’s camera-based approach provides a convenient …
Read More »Singapore builds world’s first ‘bubble’ hotel for business travelers
Vaccines may be introduced worldwide, but there may still be a way to return to normal international travel. So Singapore has come up with an intermediate solution: COVID safe “bubble” hotel for business travelers. Connect @ Changi offers business travelers a place to stay where they can bypass the mandatory …
Read More »Senate Democrats vote in September to provide 300 unemployment benefits
The Senate Democrats voted early Saturday morning to provide 300 weekly federal unemployment payments in early September – effectively reversing the GOP’s attempt to end those payments in mid-July. Senators voted 50-49 to add amendments to the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Ron WydenRonald (Ron) Lee Wyden Progressives will …
Read More »Mask mandates in CDC studies slow coronavirus transmission; Eating out can increase the cases
NEW YORK (AP) – A new national study adds strong evidence that a mask command can slow the spread of coronavirus, and eating out in a restaurant can increase cases and deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the study on Friday. “All of this is very relevant,” …
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