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Reimagining our pandemic problems with the mindset of an engineer

Reimagining our pandemic problems with the mindset of an engineer

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The last 20 months turned every dog into an amateur epidemiologist and statistician. Meanwhile, a group of bona fide epidemiologists and statisticians came to believe that pandemic problems might be more effectively solved by adopting the mindset of an engineer: that is, focusing on pragmatic problem-solving with an iterative, adaptive strategy to make things work. […]

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Small businesses turned to technology to survive the pandemic. But it may not be enough.

Small businesses turned to technology to survive the pandemic. But it may not be enough.

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Three months later, the store, founded by author and activist Marc Lamont Hill, is selling physical books online through a service called Bookshop and selling audio books with a company called Libra.fm. It’s hosting Zoom happy hours, wellness talks, and virtual events with authors. And in the past few weeks, it has seen a surge

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Why Our Supply Chain Failed Us During the Pandemic – ReadWrite

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We may have crested the wave of COVID-19 that has already taken more than 116,000 lives (count yesterday), across the U.S., but we are far from out of the woods. An insidious problem continues to threaten our ability to combat future pandemics. I’m talking about America’s sluggish and antiquated supply chain. At the height of

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Gig workers face arrest and charges while delivering during pandemic and curfews

Gig workers face arrest and charges while delivering during pandemic and curfews

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“Are you serious? Look, look, look, look! I’m not even doing anything,” he says, as an officer replies that he’s in violation of New York City’s curfew order. “It tells me on the app that … I can show you guys you can’t arrest me. Are you serious? Are you serious? For real?” This delivery

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As the Money Continues to Flow in Pandemic Responses, Crypto’s Time is Nigh - ReadWrite

As the Money Continues to Flow in Pandemic Responses, Crypto’s Time is Nigh – ReadWrite

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As shutdowns around the world aimed at mitigating the spread of the novel coronavirus continues, the global economic picture is becoming increasingly bleak. Here is how the money continues to flow in this COVID-19 pandemic is changing the Cryptocurrency market. In America, unemployment numbers have reached their highest level since the Great Depression of the

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LinkedIn: AI hiring is slowing down due to the pandemic

LinkedIn: AI hiring is slowing down due to the pandemic

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AI jobs growth is slowing as a result of the pandemic. That’s according to a newly published report compiled by LinkedIn’s Economic Graph Research Insights team, which looked at the health crisis’ implications for the most impacted sectors. LinkedIn’s analysis, which covered a post-COVID-19 period from March 16 to May 24 and a pre-COVID-19 period

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Coronavirus cancellations: A running list of tech and cultural events hit by the pandemic

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Major events are closing down due to concerns over COVID-19. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc. As people are ordered to stay at home and avoid contact with others, a cascade of cancellations and postponements has wiped

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Small ISP cancels data caps permanently after reviewing pandemic usage

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The coronavirus pandemic caused big ISPs to put data caps on hold for a few months, but one small ISP is going a big step further and canceling the arbitrary monthly limits permanently. Antietam Broadband, which serves Washington County in Maryland, announced Friday that it “has permanently removed broadband data usage caps for all customers,” retroactive

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