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IBM, Amazon, Google and Microsoft partner with White House to provide compute resources for COVID-19 research Google

IBM, Amazon, Google and Microsoft partner with White House to provide compute resources for COVID-19 research

During today’s White House coronavirus task force press conference, President Trump announced the launch of a new public/private consortium to “unleash the power of American supercomputing resources.” The members of this consortium are the White House, the Department of Energy and IBM . Other companies, including Google, Amazon and Microsoft,…
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March 23, 2020
Dirt in a Ukrainian Sandstorm Volodymyr Zelensky

Dirt in a Ukrainian Sandstorm

The speaker was a Republican congressman, and he was mansplaining what justified threatening the Ukrainian president with having to face Russian tanks without American-made Javelin anti-tank missiles. The Javelins, once they have the infrared signature of a target, will pursue the target without further guidance and attack a tank from…
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March 23, 2020
After BitMEX Meltdown, Should Shorting Be Banned on Crypto Exchanges? Black Thursday

After BitMEX Meltdown, Should Shorting Be Banned on Crypto Exchanges?

Bitcoin’s (BTC) rapid 50% price drop in the wake of Coronavirus concerns aroused chatter around banning the ability for traders to assume short positions in cryptocurrency markets. Question is, would that be the right move?Crypto market daily performance. Source: Coin360Flash crash raises spectre of shorting bansOn March 12 Bitcoin dropped…
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March 22, 2020
While Chain Restaurants Ask For Government Bail-Outs, Most Refuse To Bail Out Sick Hourly Employees Little Italy

While Chain Restaurants Ask For Government Bail-Outs, Most Refuse To Bail Out Sick Hourly Employees

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JANUARY 30, 2020: Serving a Big Mac burger in a McDonald's restaurant in Pushkin ... Square, the first to have opened in the Soviet Union. McDonald's has decided otherwise, considering recommendations of the Moscow Government to avoid any mass events amid the outbreak of coronavirus. Alexander Shcherbak/TASS…
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March 22, 2020
Expert on doping who testified on behalf of Lance Armstrong is banned from cycling… for doping Doping in Cycling

Expert on doping who testified on behalf of Lance Armstrong is banned from cycling… for doping

An expert on doping in sport who has sat on a working group of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and acted as an expert witness for Lance Armstrong as he fought charges of misuse of federal funds has been banned from cycling for four years after testing positive for several…
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March 22, 2020
Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Will Smith & More Attend DJ D-Nice’s Digital Quarantine Dance Party Michelle Obama

Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Will Smith & More Attend DJ D-Nice’s Digital Quarantine Dance Party

People are finding new ways to come together even while social distancing keeps them physically apart. On Saturday night, DJ D-Nice hosted an epic “#ClubQuarantine” event on Instagram, which was streamed by 100,000 people — including some of the world’s biggest celebrities. Get push notifications with news, features and more.…
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March 22, 2020
Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Will Smith & More Attend DJ D-Nice’s Digital Quarantine Dance Party Michelle Obama

Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Will Smith & More Attend DJ D-Nice’s Digital Quarantine Dance Party

View photosOprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Will Smith & More Attend DJ D-Nice's Digital Quarantine Dance PartyPeople are finding new ways to come together even while social distancing keeps them physically apart.On Saturday night, DJ D-Nice hosted an epic “#ClubQuarantine” event on Instagram, which was streamed by 100,000 people — including…
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March 22, 2020