Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Sponsored by AWS Machine Learning In a world profoundly impacted by the pandemic, machine learning and AI has offered powerful new ways to adapt and face pressing business challenges. To learn more about the unique opportunities ML offers, best practices …
Read More »Covid-19 Live Updates: Colleges Lash Out at Students Breaking Campus Virus Rules
Here’s what you need to know: ‘Be adults’: Universities in the U.S. are warning students about gatherings as they return to campus. As he accepts the Democratic nomination, Biden knocks Trump’s pandemic response. South Korea threatens to detain people who obstruct virus-control efforts. Hong Kong to roll out testing services …
Read More »7 Hobbies That Help You Live Longer
Asia Images Group / Shutterstock.com Hobbies are part of what makes life fun. And some of them come with a major bonus: They just might lengthen your life. Research shows that some hobbies have such a powerful influence on your well-being that they can add years — or even decades …
Read More »Covid-19 Live Updates: Opening of U.S. Education System Brings Strike Threats, New Cases and Improvisation
Here’s what you need to know: Some teachers’ unions push to delay in-person learning as more colleges go online only. Officials in Wuhan and Hubei Province tried to hide information from China’s central leadership, a U.S. report finds. Hold off approving plasma for emergency use, Fauci and others warn the …
Read More »The COVID-era SaaS benchmarks that will prepare you for your board and investors (VB Live)
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Presented by Sage Intacct In a post-COVID world, data-informed business planning is vital. Join this VB Live event for a deep dive into the Key Banc Capital Markets survey for the metrics you need to know, plus insight into improving …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: Scientists See Signs of Lasting Immunity, Even After Mild Infections
Here’s what you need to know: Even mild Covid-19 cases confer ‘durable immunity,’ new studies find. Fearing a ‘twindemic,’ health experts push urgently for flu shots. A cluster of cases prompts New Zealand to delay its election. ‘What convention?’ Milwaukee, site of the Democratic National Convention, copes with a gathering …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: Firm Overseeing Federal Database Refuses Senators’ Questions
Here’s what you need to know: The manager of the Trump administration’s new virus database refuses Senate questioning, citing a nondisclosure agreement. If you recover from the virus, you may be protected for at least three months, the C.D.C. says. Clinical trials for potential virus treatments are taking longer than …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: States Face Billions in Shortfalls, Economists Say
Here’s what you need to know: Long-term financial damage may be greater than that of the last recession for states, economists say. U.S. retail sales rose 1.2 percent in July, returning to pre-pandemic levels. When will long-term care facilities reopen to visitors? Vietnam registers to buy Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine. North …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Reports Nearly 1,500 Daily Deaths, Reflecting Continued Toll of Summer Surge
Here’s what you need to know: Five border communities in Texas have escalating rates of new cases. The U.S. reports its highest single-day virus death toll of the month. The latest numbers on jobless claims and the deficit could further the standoff on the next stimulus bill. The U.S. won’t …
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