A mobile testing station on Staten Island in New York City.Credit…Stephanie Keith for The New York Times More Americans are getting tested for coronavirus than ever before — and that could mean more surprise medical bills. Congress wrote rules in March that aimed to make coronavirus testing free for all …
Read More »$1,944 for a Coronavirus Test? How Readers Helped Us Spot an Unusual Trend
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. For the last few months, I’ve started my mornings with the same routine: reviewing New York Times readers’ medical bills over coffee. The documents are part of a project I …
Read More »Researchers develop AI that solves a matrix-based visual cognitive test
Maintain your employer brand in a pandemic Read the VentureBeat Jobs guide to employer branding Download eBook Multiple choice tests provide test-takers the ability to compare answers to eliminate choices (or guess the correct one). Each choice can be compared with the question to infer patterns that might have been …
Read More »Why You Should Not Buy Costco’s COVID-19 Test
Photo by No-Mad / Shutterstock.com Costco is a great place for discounted items and bulk shopping, but it’s probably not ideal for finding out if you have the coronavirus. Costco has begun selling at-home COVID-19 diagnostic tests online, and there are two choices: a saliva kit for $ 129.99 and …
Read More »Driving with Autism: How to Prepare for your Driver’s Test
As a teen or young adult with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), your decision to drive is an important one and one that should not be taken lightly. Driving is a vital part of one’s development, giving you newfound independence with access to your community and the world beyond. Studies from …
Read More »New Covid-19 Outbreaks Test South Korea’s Strategy
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea was so proud of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic that it coined a term for it: K-Quarantine, named after the global musical phenomenon K-pop. Its two-pronged strategy of fighting the virus while keeping the economy running appeared to work. The country all but …
Read More »Covid-19 Live Updates: The White House, Under Fire for Discouraging Testing, Says It Will Buy Millions of Test Kits
Here’s what you need to know: The White House announces a major virus test-kit deal, just days after the C.D.C. moved to discourage testing. Trump promises a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year, and boasts of his pandemic response. Hurricane Laura and the virus collide in Louisiana and …
Read More »Bosch and Ford will test autonomous parking in Detroit
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Bosch, Ford, and Dan Gilbert’s real estate firm Bedrock today detailed an autonomous parking pilot scheduled to launch in September at The Assembly, a mixed-used building in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. Leveraging Bosch sensors that monitor driving corridors and their surroundings …
Read More »To Test Spread of Coronavirus, These Scientists Put on a Concert
LEIPZIG, Germany — The German pop singer Tim Bendzko was trying his best to energize the crowd at Quarterback Immobilien Arena here on Saturday morning. Flanked by band members and backup singers, he bounced across a stage at the indoor concert and sports venue, thrusting his microphone toward about 1,400 …
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