Month: April 2021
White House defends hiking taxes on corporations to pay for infrastructure – CNN
White House defends hiking taxes on corporations to pay for infrastructure CNN President Biden Unveils Plan to Raise Corporate Taxes The New York Times As Biden pushes infrastructure plan, some Democrats differ on corporate tax rates CBS News A Better Corporate Tax for
Read MorePress Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials – The White House
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials The White House
Read MoreUK variant is now the dominant coronavirus strain in the US, says CDC chief – CNN
UK variant is now the dominant coronavirus strain in the US, says CDC chief CNN Soap and water are enough to reduce COVID-19 risk in your home, says CDC KING 5 You’ve been vaccinated. So what should you do with your vaccine
Read More1 in 3 COVID-19 patients are diagnosed with a neuropsychiatric condition in the next six months, large study finds
Six months after being diagnosed with Covid-19, 1 in 3 patients also had experienced a psychiatric or neurological illness, mostly mood disorders but also strokes or dementia, a large new study shows.
Read MoreAs competition heats up, TikTok announces six new interactive music effects for creators
TikTok today is doubling down on its roots as a music-backed creation app with the launch of a half dozen new music effects for creators. The effects, which offer interactivity, visualizations, animations and more, will roll out over the next
Read MoreDrugs Targeting Immune Response To COVID-19 Show Promise
Researchers are reporting some progress in their search for drugs that tamp down the overwhelming immune reaction that can kill a patient with COVID-19. (Image credit: Westend61/Getty Images)
Read MoreStreamlit nabs $35M Series B to expand machine learning platform
As a company founded by data scientists, Streamlit may be in a unique position to develop tooling to help companies build machine learning applications. For starters, it developed an open source project, but today the startup announced an expanded beta
Read MoreSnorkel AI scores $35M Series B to automate data labeling in machine learning
One of the more tedious aspects of machine learning is providing a set of labels to teach the machine learning model what it needs to know. Snorkel AI wants to make it easier for subject matter experts to apply those
Read MoreBiden to unveil long-awaited executive action on guns – POLITICO
Biden to unveil long-awaited executive action on guns POLITICO Biden expected to announce executive actions on gun control Thursday Fox News Biden to announce new executive actions on guns CNN Biden to Issue Executive Order Requiring Background Checks for So-Called ‘Ghost Guns’ Yahoo News
Read MoreChina warns Washington not to boycott Winter Olympics
China’s government warned Washington on Wednesday not to boycott next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing after the Biden administration said it was talking with allies about a joint approach to complaints of human rights abuses.
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