ess Redfin is shifting its focus from iBuying to this less risky business venture By feeds.bizjournals.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 00:41:10 +0000 Redfin launched this service in late 2017, just after creating RedfinNow, but has struggled to create the software and on-demand operations until now. Full Article
ess KC business leaders, companies lead effort to do widespread Covid-19 contact tracing By feeds.bizjournals.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:28:00 +0000 A group of area executives who helped bring 50,000 Covid-19 test kits to the area have been searching the world for the best ideas in contact tracing. The search led back to Kansas City. Full Article
ess Google can give you AR science lessons right from the search page By www.engadget.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:00:52 -0400 Last year, Google launched an augmented reality feature within Search that lets you put virtual animals in the real world. Now, it’s adding more 3D objects you can view right from your Search results page on mobile, including Neil Armstrong’s spacesu... Full Article augmented reality gear google news
ess Google fires four for accessing internal documents. Workers say it's retaliation By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 18:58:21 -0500 Google terminated four employees for what the tech firm said were "repeated violations of our data security policies." At least one of them, Rebecca Rivers, had spoken out publicly against company initiatives including Google's past work with government agencies. Full Article
ess California is rewriting the rules of the internet. Businesses are scrambling to keep up By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 20:01:23 -0500 A new law that will let you opt out of the online data economy goes into effect on Jan. 1 — assuming businesses can figure out how to make that happen in time. Full Article
ess Seeing those opt-out messages about your personal information on websites? Thank California's new privacy law By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 09:57:01 -0500 "Do not sell my info" links popped up on websites New Year's Day as companies scrambled to comply with California's sweeping new consumer privacy protection law. Full Article
ess New California labor law AB 5 is already changing how businesses treat workers By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:00:39 -0500 California employers may dislike the new law on independent contractors, but they're devising a host of strategies to comply. Full Article
ess How a coronavirus recession could be disastrous for Uber and Lyft drivers By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 08:00:25 -0400 People who make their living through on-demand platforms face the possibility of a recession aggravated by a drop in demand caused by coronavirus fears. Full Article
ess Vanessa Bryant opens a birthday card from Kobe. 'It gave me something to look forward to' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 15:42:10 -0400 Vanessa Bryant opened a card from her late husband Kobe on her birthday. "It gave me something to look forward to today," she writes. Full Article
ess Plaschke: Longtime Dodger Stadium ticket taker leaves a lasting impression on one family By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 12:54:52 -0400 Errol Coffey has been greeting fans entering Dodger Stadium for 42 years. Until recently, he didn't realize how much he meant to some of them. Full Article
ess Rob Blake: Kings will 'find positives' in otherwise meaningless games if season resumes By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 16:47:11 -0400 The Kings are out of the playoff hunt, but GM Rob Blake says they'll find a way to make the games meaningful if the NHL completes the 2020 regular season. Full Article
ess Plaschke: Lakers won a beautifully messy NBA Finals over Celtics in 2010 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 14:00:38 -0400 Could a mismatched band of defending champions gain revenge for a 2008 Finals embarrassment against the Celtics and become eternal Lakers? Full Article
ess Christine McGuinness details 'heartbreaking' impact of lockdown on autistic kids By www.mirror.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 13:57:08 +0000 The Real Housewives of Cheshire star joined the Loose Women panel via a video call to talk about how children with autism have been affected by the pandemic Full Article TV News
ess Stacey Solomon brands Paddy McGuinness 'Eminem' as he debuts blond hair By www.mirror.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 14:54:17 +0000 The Take Me Out presenter made a surprise appearance on today's Loose Women and proudly revealed his striking bleach blond hair to the presenters Full Article TV News
ess Bride's mum has brutal reaction to daughter's wedding dress picked to please her By www.mirror.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 14:56:00 +0000 Jenny and her mum Jacky have very different ideas about what she should wear on her big day - so they turn to Gok Wan for help Full Article TV News
ess New move could see TV cameras in Man City and Man United dressing rooms By www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 10:37:20 +0000 The group has been set up to look at ways to enhance the TV product for fans when football returns. Full Article Football News
ess More than 200 homes and businesses hit by power cut in Wythenshawe By www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:47:40 +0000 Electricity North West said the power might not be restored until 6pm tonight Full Article Greater Manchester News
ess Make way for the milkman as lockdown brings these old school businesses back By www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 13:04:53 +0000 'That old fashioned, community spirit seems to be back' Full Article What's On
ess LIVE updates as Grant Shapps holds UK daily coronavirus press conference By www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 14:47:17 +0000 The Transport Secretary will lead Saturday's briefing Full Article UK News
ess Can we estimate the time until the next recession? By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT As the world economy is falling into one of the biggest contractions of the last decades, a new study of economic recession patterns finds that the likelihood of a downturn was high even before the onset of the Coronavirus crisis. Full Article
ess Controlling quantumness: Simulations reveal details about how particles interact By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT A recent study at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University has described new states that can be found in super-cold atom experiments, which could have applications for quantum technology. Full Article
ess Pangolins may possess evolutionary advantage against coronavirus By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT Pangolins lack two genes that function to sound the alarm when a virus enters the body, triggering an immune response in most other mammals. The findings from the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, are significant because, while the exotic animals can be carriers of coronavirus, they appear able to tolerate it through some other unknown mechanism. Understanding how pangolins are able to survive coronavirus may point to possible treatment options for humans. Full Article
ess How does the brain link events to form a memory? Study reveals unexpected mental processes By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT The brain has a powerful ability to remember and connect events separated in time. And now, in a new study in mice published today in Neuron, scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute have shed light on how the brain can form such enduring links. Full Article
ess Charity warns of 'mental illness timebomb' as calls increase by 200% By www.itv.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:07:20 +0100 The number of callers to the charity SANE’s telephone helpline has increased by 200 percent since the lockdown began. Full Article
ess Hospices still denied access to PPE as Health Secretary insists government is doing 'as much as we can' By www.itv.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 18:50:05 +0100 One hospice ITV News spoke to is three days away from running out of protective gowns needed to treat patients with coronavirus. Full Article
ess Duchess of Cambridge calls on budding photographers to capture life under coronavirus lockdown By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:03:17 +0100 The Duchess of Cambridge has teamed up with the National Portrait Gallery to launch the Hold Still project. Full Article
ess Only half of businesses prepared to return to pre-crisis levels after lockdown lifts By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:03:18 +0100 One in twenty businesses said they would be unable to viably operate as long as social distances measures are still enforced. Full Article
ess Who has a torch in the coronavirus darkness? By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:52:08 +0100 The big question is whether you want to focus on the 2020 bit of the Bank of England's illustrative scenario, which shows a 14% fall in GDP. Full Article
ess Lower paid essential workers ‘substantially constrained’ over childcare By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:03:16 +0100 The report stated that the groups identified are not an exhaustive list of essential employees. Full Article
ess Consumer confidence ‘severely depressed’ as families sit on their cash By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:03:16 +0100 A new survey by GfK found there was a slight overall improvement in mood but fears for the future remain. Full Article
ess GCHQ reveals last message from German Second World War network By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:04:18 +0100 Historian Tony Comer says it is ‘a small insight into the real people behind the machinery of war’. Full Article
ess Queen’s televised addresses just weeks apart By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 02:47:27 +0100 The monarch will speak to the nation on Friday to mark 75 years since VE Day. Full Article
ess Our royal team on Kate's photography project and Princess Charlotte's birthday By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:04:20 +0100 In this week's Royal Rota, our team discuss the Duchess of Cambridge's latest volunteer work and Princess Charlotte birthday celebrations. Full Article
ess 'Disastrous': Joko under pressure to stop villagers taking virus home By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 06:28:03 GMT There are growing fears that Indonesian President Joko Widodo has not done enough to stop the spread of coronavirus, risking millions of lives. Full Article
ess Jobless claims double in a week as coronavirus takes toll on US economy By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 18:53:01 GMT The coronavirus outbreak continues to upend all aspects of American life, including the November presidential election. Full Article
ess Blue skies amid darkness, India transforms under lockdown By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 09:17:03 GMT In its desperate attempt to flatten the curve, India is flattening something else: its notorious air pollution. Full Article
ess Chinese authorities' latest wildlife trade outrage is mindbogglingly reckless By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:32:03 GMT China's government is putting on a show of sending aid to countries suffering from COVID-19, but undermining efforts to control the source of further pandemics. Full Article
ess Trump fundraisers embrace anti-China message in pitch for donations By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 23:03:19 GMT The appeal reflects an increased effort by the Trump campaign to use US-China relations as a campaign issue against presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Full Article
ess 'Banana republic': Trump threatens to unilaterally suspend Congress By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:30:23 GMT The President's remarkable threat - which came on the day US recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths - drew immediate criticism from constitutional experts. Full Article
ess Trump-aligned states ready to reopen for business from this week By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:42:01 GMT Republican governors, including in Georgia, are reopening gyms, churches, bowling alleys and hairdressers later this week despite COVID-19 cases still rising. Full Article
ess New suits and long journeys: How we navigated the Great Depression By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 07:14:55 GMT Memories of the Depression years come flooding back with talk of Australia heading into another depression or at least a severe recession. Full Article
ess Auschwitz: The final witness By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 02:02:03 GMT “In seeing the mass of people coming in and out day after day, butchered and gassed, and we did the work, how can you have peace of mind?” Full Article
ess "Very messy": Principals question premier's part-time learning plan By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 07:38:03 GMT Premier Gladys Berejiklian wants students to resume learning under a roster system, but principals have slammed the idea as confusing and unrealistic Full Article
ess No hustle. No bustle. Emptiness and stillness fill the streets By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:55:00 GMT As the Great Lockdown continues our cities are looking strangely familiar yet eerily different. Full Article
ess 'Very messy': Principals question Premier's part-time learning plan By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 03:34:01 GMT Premier Gladys Berejiklian wants students to resume learning under a roster system, but principals have slammed the idea as confusing and unrealistic. Full Article
ess Company 'knew' virus was running rampant on Ruby Princess, court told By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 00:39:01 GMT In a series of explosive allegations, Princess Cruises has been accused of recklessly endangering lives. Full Article
ess Sign up to sex abuse redress scheme or lose funding, government warns By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT Victorian private schools, religious entities and other organisations who don't sign up to a redress scheme for child sex abuse survivors may lose funding, the state government has warned. Full Article
ess Thank you to all the nameless nurses risking their lives daily By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 02:20:07 GMT The terrifying feeling of being unable to breathe is something that never leaves you, writes Helen Pitt. Full Article
ess Lessons we can learn for whatever crisis strikes next By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 13:54:00 GMT There’s even a lesson for Scoldilocks. Full Article
ess Ruby Princess preparing to leave as passengers promised full refund By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 07:44:03 GMT The plans for the ship's departure come as Carnival Australia confirmed on Monday it would offer a full refund to guests on the cruise that returned to Sydney on March 19. Full Article