Bay Area workers entered the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak with some of the highest wages in the nation, and in the case of South Bay, the highest wages, a new federal report shows. Average weekly wages in Santa Clara County for the last three months of 2019 were …
Read More »Microsoft exceeds profit projections thanks to demand for remote work tools
Microsoft (MSFT) on Wednesday it reported $ 38 billion in revenue for the three months ended June, 13% more than in the same period last year and well above the $ 36.5 billion expected by Wall Street analysts. Earnings for the quarter were $ 1.46 per share, again beating analysts’ …
Read More »Why Slack Technologies shares fell on Wednesday
What happened Channel-based messaging platform actions Loose technologies (NYSE: JOB) It fell sharply on Wednesday, declining more than 5% by the time the market closed. The decline in shares came when Slack filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) in Europe. Image source: Getty Images. And that Slack’s competition …
Read More »Engineers unveil world’s first ‘non-cuttable’ metal material
Researchers in the UK and Germany have designed a metal that they describe as the first man-made “non-cuttable” material. Called Proteus, the material makes sharp tools “turn on themselves” by creating sandpaper-like dust, blunt blades. The material has a variety of potential uses, from security gates to bicycle locks. Visit …
Read More »When a coronavirus vaccine is approved, great obstacles remain for its distribution
“It will let the public know that it is transparent, that it is not political,” said Dr. Victor Dzau, president of the academy, who told Collins his organization was ready for the task. “The American public will want to know how they are making that decision. Why am I not …
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