In the late 1970s, as a young researcher at Argonne National Laboratory outside Chicago, Jack Dongarra helped write Linpack computer code. Linpack provided a way… Read More »Turing Award won by programmer who paved the way for supercomputers
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Tuesday authorized second booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines for anyone 50 and older, describing the move… Read More »FDA allows second Covid booster for everyone aged 50 and older
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California’s first-in-the-nation reparations task force has decided to limit state compensation to the descendants of free and enslaved black people who lived in the US… Read More »California group votes to limit reparations to slave descendants
Without insurance, there is little chance of recovering money for a child when a landlord has few resources. Property owners who have significant interests have… Read More »How 2 Industries hindered justice for young pilot victims
A group of attorneys general on Tuesday asked Snap and TikTok to work more closely with parental control apps and monitor inappropriate content on their… Read More »States ask Snap and TikTok to give parents more control over apps
Footage of a Taiwanese official attending her father’s funeral while handcuffed has sparked public reactions in Taiwan. Chiayi City Councilor Tai Ning (戴寧), who is… Read More »Images of chained Taiwanese official kneeling in front of her father’s coffin spark public reaction
Media metering firm Nielsen Holdings, which faces fierce competition and criticism as it attempts to make the move to digitally tracking viewers from its long-standing… Read More »Nielsen, TV Ratings Giant, Agrees to $16 Billion Private Equity Acquisition
enlarge † A health worker administers a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to an elderly resident of the Ichilov Medical Center in Tel… Read More »Now that a second booster has been authorized for some, the question is when to get it [Updated]
CBS8 San Diego A California judge disagreed with a San Diego man’s argument that his violent online rants against people of color are protected under… Read More »Liberal Terminator says his disgusting rants are protected free speech. Judge says hell no.
A retailer advertised job openings in New York this week. Job vacancies remained near record levels last month, according to new government data.Credit…Gabby Jones for… Read More »Latest Economics, Inflation and Business News: Live Updates
Research has shown that the robots help improve educational and social skills, but much more research is needed to discover how these changes can be… Read More »How robots can help students with disabilities
In New York in particular, Uber is under pressure, as the city has restricted the number of ride-hail vehicles on the roads since 2018. In… Read More »New York cab drivers hated Uber. Now they are going to help it
Abandoned rental cars snaked the road outside Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Monday morning and passengers waited in a security line that reached outside the terminal and… Read More »What’s Happening at Austin Airport? Reports of long lines, abandoned rental cars galore
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