Education Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chairs the governmental task force tackling Covid-19, announced today (20 October) that Singapore may enter Phase 3 of its reopening by the end of this year. This will only happen if community cases remain low. If new clusters emerge, the timeline may have to be …
Read More »Health Care Costs Could Increase in 2021. Here Are 5 Moves to Stay Ahead
It sounds counterintuitive to say this — considering we’re amid a pandemic that has infected millions — but health care spending is down in the United States. The sudden drop in expenditures has left health insurance companies scrambling to figure out pricing for the year ahead. Insurance costs have been steadily climbing …
Read More »Could Trump Still Spread the Coronavirus? Probably Not, Experts Say
When President Trump makes his appearance on Thursday night on NBC News, he is expected to speak, probably maskless, with the moderator, Savannah Guthrie, and the audience sitting at least 12 feet away. But he is unlikely to transmit the coronavirus to any of those people, multiple experts said. Since …
Read More »Trump Could Be Back in Public by Saturday. Experts Worry It’s Too Soon.
The White House physician, Dr. Sean P. Conley, predicted in a memo released Thursday that President Trump could safely “return to public engagements” on Saturday, based on the date on which he tested positive for the coronavirus and his response to treatments. The document, which offered a brief overview of …
Read More »What’s Special About Bat Viruses? What We Don’t Know Could Hurt Us
Bats were once of interest mainly to specialists and devoted conservationists. But the global pandemic pushed the animals squarely into the spotlight as the apparent original source of the novel coronavirus. Now, once arcane research into the large number of viruses that live in bats has acquired a new urgency, …
Read More »Roblox’s user-generated game platform could go public at $8 billion valuation
You can’t solo security COVID-19 game security report Learn the latest attack trends in gaming Access here User-generated game platform Roblox has seen its users go through the roof in recent years, and the company is reportedly planning to go public early next year at a valuation that could hit …
Read More »7 Ways Your Taxes Could Change Under Biden
Pix_Arena / Shutterstock.com Presidential candidates tend to focus on issues that are near and dear to us, from shoring up Social Security to stamping out the coronavirus. But perhaps none is as near and dear to our pocketbooks as the topic of income taxes. To help you better understand the …
Read More »The RetroBeat: How Super Mario 3D All-Stars could have been better
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now I reviewed Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and while its three games are still a joy to play, it’s easy to be disappointed that Nintendo didn’t do more with this package. Super Mario 3D All-Stars debuts today on …
Read More »Could You Give Up These 7 Expenses to Save Thousands of Dollars a Year?
ViDI Studio / Shutterstock.com If you’ve looked over your budget and think you can’t cut it down anymore, maybe you need to look a little harder. There are probably some expenses you still could reduce — or drop altogether — to save thousands of dollars a year. We found some …
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