Month: June 2021
US commmander warns Taliban to stop Afghan offensive or face air strikes
The top US commander in Afghanistan Tuesday did not rule out conducting air strikes against the Taliban if they pressed on with their campaign of capturing new territory across the violence-wracked country. Fighting has surged across the rugged countryside since
Read More5 U.S. Cities Saw the Largest Jump in Home Prices in 30 Years This April. And There’s No Sign Home Prices Will Go Down Soon.
(WASHINGTON) — U.S. home prices soared in April at the fastest pace since 2005 as potential buyers bid up prices on a limited supply of available properties. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index, released Tuesday, jumped nearly 15%
Read MoreGitHub previews new AI tool that makes coding suggestions
GitHub has unveiled a new product that leverages artificial intelligence to help you write code more efficiently. Named GitHub Copilot, today’s new product can suggest lines of code and even sometimes entire functions. GitHub has partnered with OpenAI to develop
Read MoreCoronavirus FAQ: I’m Vaccinated And Confused. Do I Need To Mask Up Or Not?
A World Health Organization representative just advised wearing masks after vaccination. The CDC has a different perspective. We asked public health specialists to weigh in. (Image credit: Malaka Gharib/NPR)
Read MoreCalifornia bans state travel to Florida, 4 more over anti-LGBTQ laws – New York Post
California bans state travel to Florida, 4 more over anti-LGBTQ laws New York Post California bans state-funded travel to five new states over anti-LGBTQ laws CNN California Bans State Travel To Florida And 4 Other States NPR Raw Video: California AB Bonta Announces
Read MoreTrump denounces Barr over election in latest bitter break with a top aide – Fox News
Trump denounces Barr over election in latest bitter break with a top aide Fox News Trump’s false reality is being exposed on multiple fronts CNN Barr sparks new political firestorm | TheHill The Hill William Barr’s bombshell about Trump is more revealing than
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: Officials give update on Florida building collapse
The slow work of sifting through the remnants of a collapsed Florida condo building stretched into a sixth day Tuesday, as families desperate for progress endured a wrenching wait for answers.
Read MoreBiden Will Visit The Surfside Condominium Collapse This Week
The Biden administration has provided assistance to rescue efforts through FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (Image credit: Lynne Sladky/AP)
Read MoreZoom to acquire German startup to bring real-time translation to meetings
As companies expand worldwide and meet online in tools like Zoom, the language barrier can be a real impediment to getting work done. Zoom announced that it intends to acquire German startup Karlsruhe Information Technology Solutions or Kites for short,
Read MoreTraining platform Virti raises $10M Series A led by IQ Capital to teach soft skills in VR
As the pandemic took hold, training staff had to ‘go virtual’. Typically, that would have meant falling back on existing corporate training solutions, which we all know and “love”. Could there be another way? In 2018, trauma surgeon Dr. Alex Young
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