UK will (at last) use Apple/Google contact tracing tech

In a sudden moment of clarity, the UK government has decided to abandon its own attempt to create a contact tracing app in favor of using technology developed and provided by Apple and Google. Private lives are healthy, too Apple and Google introduced their own joint take on contact tracing a few …

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U.S. Postal Service Status on International Mail Shipments (6/18/2020)

With the coronavirus COVID-19 emergency continuing to spread around the globe, mail and small parcel operations are impacted worldwide. Between a shortage of commercial passenger airlines to carry the mail and local authorities and transit/destination postal services shutting down or restricting services, sending international packages with the U.S. Postal Service …

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‘If anyone deserves a statue it is Claudia’

Claudia Jones. Photo­: BCA AS statues are being torn down or removed in the wake of international outrage over the brutal police killing of George Floyd, a conversation has begun about which figures might replace them or be commemorated separately. Claudia Jones, whose elevation into public consciousness over the years …

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The five biggest EV stories of 2020 so far

Electric vehicles (EVs) have been gaining traction for some time as new players, policy and increased public demand have pushed them into the limelight. New models have hit the market and the rollout of chargers has seemingly exploded, with all manner of charging speeds and applications targeted. This year has, …

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