Photo by Rido / Shutterstock.com As many people are facing financial hardships, finding ways to save money has become more important. If you are looking for ways to cut costs, you might want to take a look at your cellphone bill. You may be paying for services you don’t need. …
Read More »ACM calls for governments and businesses to stop using facial recognition
An Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) tech policy group today urged lawmakers to immediately suspend use of facial recognition by businesses and governments, citing documented ethnic, racial, and gender bias. In a letter (PDF) released today by the U.S. Technology Policy Committee (USTPC), the group acknowledges the tech is expected …
Read More »This Finance App Wants To Stop Your Kids From Getting Obese & Spending Recklessly
Author’s Blurb: I’ve gone to government school all my life, where my lunch options were never very attractive. Options were limited, not that cheap, and it’s probably safe to say that healthiness was the last thing on the food operators’ minds (cleanliness too, but I don’t even want to think …
Read More »Is It Time to Stop Clapping for Health Care Workers? An Organizer Thinks So
On Thursday nights, Britons bang pots and pans and let out hearty cheers of support for doctors and nurses who care for coronavirus patients and for other essential workers amid the pandemic. But the organizer behind the weekly ritual says it’s time for it to end, pointing to concerns that …
Read More »China asks U.S. to stop ‘unreasonable suppression’ of Huawei
(Reuters) — China’s foreign ministry said on Saturday the United States needed to stop the “unreasonable suppression” of Chinese companies like Huawei, and a Chinese newspaper said the government was ready to retaliate against Washington. The Trump administration on Friday moved to block global chip supplies to blacklisted telecoms equipment …
Read More »10 Ways to Stop Secretly Sabotaging Yourself
“I’ll start eating healthy again on Monday.” “I’m not really a gym person.” “I’ll probably gain the weight back anyway.” I hear statements like these all the time. If any of them sound remotely like something you’ve said recently, there’s a good chance you’re secretly sabotaging yourself. You might not …
Read More »Most Americas Won’t Ask for Help if Their Car Breaks Down, But Drivers Would Stop to Help Others
Did you know that there are 69 million vehicle breakdowns in the U.S. every year? That comes out to one in three drivers, so it’s not a surprise if you’ve found yourself dealing with a car breakdown. Or that you’ve seen a car broken down on the side of the …
Read More »F.D.A. Warns 7 Companies to Stop Claiming Silver and Other Products Treat Coronavirus
The Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that it had warned seven companies to stop selling products that claim to cure or prevent the coronavirus, saying such products were a threat to public health because they might prompt consumers to stop or delay appropriate medical treatment. It was the …
Read More »Stop Buying These 20 Products You Can Make Yourself
Jesica Martinez / Shutterstock.com Most of us would agree that a clean home is a more pleasant — and more healthful — place to live than one with dirt, mold and funky smells. What’s more, the smell of homemade pizza dough baking in the oven — for just pennies compared …
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