Amazon Halo. A closer look at the device itself. Amazon has announced Halo, a combination subscription service, app, and fitness wearable that promises to use some of the same technology that the company developed for Alexa to add a new dimension to tracking personal health – tone of voice. The …
Read More »Revision shows second-quarter GDP shrinking at an annual 31.7 percent rate
The economy shrank in the second quarter with an annual rate of 31.7 percent, according to the Department of Commerce’s second estimate, 1.2 points better than the first estimate of 32.9 percent. The changed number remains the worst quarterly shrinkage on record, as a reflection of the sudden shutdown of …
Read More »Coronavirus: Switzerland on quarantine list and Man Utd star test positive
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Thursday night. We have another update for you on Friday morning. 1. Switzerland joins UK quarantine list Travelers returning to the United Kingdom from Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Jamaica will now be quarantined, under rules that …
Read More »Here’s what America’s Covid-Era classrooms look like
This will be a school year unlike any other, that much is clear. Trainers, parents and students across the country are returning to personal and virtual classrooms, shaped by the coronavirus pandemic. There is no one-size-fits-all answer for educators by 2020. Reopening decisions are largely made at the local level, …
Read More »How keeping schools open affected Sweden’s pandemic
As the government struggles to find the right approach to getting children back to school in England, there is one European country that could keep its classrooms open during the whole pandemic – Sweden. When the coronavirus began to make a serious impact in March, countries across the continent each …
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