When your kid starts complaining of a painfully sore throat, you need a doctor’s appointment ASAP — not tomorrow or the next day when the office can squeeze you in. That’s when virtual visits really come in handy. Read...
Read MoreVirgin Hyperloop is building a centre for testing and certifying its high-speed transportation system in West Virginia, designed by architecture firm BIG. The Hyperloop Certification Center (HCC) facility will include a six-mile-long tube for testing Virgin Hyperloop for mass transportation use. The aim is to achieve safety certification for the new mode of transport – intended to be ultra-fast, with zero direct emissions – by 2025 and for it to be in operation by 2030. Read...
Read MoreThe food a dairy cow eats is key to its health, milk content and reducing waste. But for farmers, figuring out exactly how much to feed cattle has long been a guessing game full of constant adjustments and waste. Even slightly humid weather could add moisture to grain silos, reducing the number of calories per pound of animal feed. Until now, farmers could only be sure of factors like feed moisture content if they sent samples for lab tests, or conducted tests on site with bulky, expensive equipment – something often not worth the time or effort, especially for smaller farmers. Read...
Read MoreShortly before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, I had a fascinating conversation with a challenger bank customer — let’s call her Jennifer. Jennifer is a nurse practitioner, in her early thirties, and lives in Atlanta. Towards the end of the interview, when I asked her to give me three words that came to mind when she thought of her former brick-and-mortar bank, she hesitated for a moment and then said: Read...
Read MoreSixty-three percent of government workers say they are worried that cyberattacks on candidates, political parties, and voting infrastructure will impact the integrity of the upcoming U.S. election, according to the Government & Election Cybersecurity Threat Index released by Morphisec, provider of Advanced Threat Prevention. In addition, more than 3-in-4 government workers (77%) believe that states and local governments need more federal funding to protect voting infrastructure better. Read...
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