After WWDC last week, Apple Vice President of Technology Kevin Lynch has taken the time to discuss Apple Watch’s new sleep tracking and handwashing features on watchOS 7 with posts like The independent, CNETand TechCrunch. While some third-party apps provide very detailed sleep analysis, Apple’s sleep tracking implementation is pretty …
Read More »The Fed is buying some of the biggest companies’ bonds, raising questions as to why
A woman passes by the United States Federal Reserve Building in Washington DC on May 21, 2020. Ting Shen | Xinhua News Agency | fake pictures As the Federal Reserve deepens its purchases of corporate debt, it faces more questions about the consequences of its unprecedented market interventions. Disclosures released …
Read More »Neptune-sized exoplanet discovered by astronomers: about 32 light years from Earth
Planet AU Mic b is about the size of Neptune. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / Chris Smith (USRA) A exoplanet the size of Neptune It has been discovered around the young star AU Microscopii, thanks in part to the work of Jonathan Gagné, a former post-doctoral researcher at …
Read More »Does contact tracing work, key to the COVID-19 fight?
In the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, tracing contacts (notifying family, friends, coworkers, and others exposed to the newly infected) is key to cornering outbreaks and limiting spread as they reoccur. open counties. But while health officials report some success in increasing the ranks of contact detectives, there are indications …
Read More »Dr. No de Merkel gets his most difficult mission yet
Corsepius, 59, has been Angela Merkel’s top adviser in Europe for most of her time as chancellor, helping guide her through the EU’s endless crises. Thanks to that longevity (and its proximity to Merkel), Corsepius has linked the most important network in Europe of any in the German government. Despite …
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