Contact tracing has quickly emerged as the go-to method of tracking the spread of the coronavirus among the general population, but there have been crucial questions around the most effective, ethical, and legal ways of doing so. New legislation introduced this week, the COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), seeks …
Read More »The Stereotype That Sarawak Is Still Behind In Tech? This AI Startup Proves It Wrong.
Author’s Blurb: Growing up in Sarawak, I often heard from adults that Sarawak was too slow paced to have good job opportunities or even innovation. However, now I’m beginning to realise that it might not be so true, and that my hometown does have a lot to offer. People just …
Read More »At Least New Yorkers Can Still Roll Their Eyes
In a city already locked up and hidden away behind lowered gates and darkened doors, its people now walk behind their own personal barriers. A population known for big mouths now must speak up so as to be heard by a neighbor, a cashier, the deli counterman, gesturing to the …
Read More »How To Work From Home And Still Get A Change Of Scenery
ITG’s cameras have been in many a luxe apartment, and quite frankly, if we have to work from home we’d rather be in one of those. Luckily, it’s easy to pretend we’re camping out in the homes of our favorite Top Shelf subjects with just a few clicks. Answer emails …
Read More »5 Ways to Help Your Community Combat Coronavirus (While Still Social Distancing)
The number of coronavirus cases in the United States is ticking steadily upward, and with it are Americans’ collective anxiety levels. But stockpiling massive caches of toilet paper and bottled water for insular forts will only lead to more shortages and more stress. Instead, the best way for us all …
Read More »U.S. Hospitals Prepare for Coronavirus, With the Worst Still to Come
WASHINGTON — One Seattle-area hospital has already seen patient care delayed by the stringent infection-control practices that the government recommended for suspected coronavirus cases. Another in Chicago switched Thursday morning into “surge” mode, setting up triage tents in its ambulance bay and dedicating an entire floor to coronavirus patients. At …
Read More »If Apple’s 5G iPhone plans are still fluid, it’s in for quite a ride
If you believe most of the evidence out there, Apple’s iPhone designs are typically finished well in advance of their release, enabling the company to focus its final months on manufacturing the massive quantities users around the world will demand on day one. Due to problems with Intel’s 5G modem …
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