Comment on this story Comment The nation’s leading infectious-disease expert, Anthony S. Fauci — a public face of the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic — is sharing his concern about the toll on his wife and children from abuse by “lowlife” trolls. Fauci, 81, who has led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious … Read more
As the gentle giant grazed in the steamy humidity of a prehistoric forest, it must have sensed a fraction too late that it was being stalked by a bloodthirsty rival. Standing 26ft tall — almost twice the height of a London bus — and measuring 121ft from nose to tail, the Patagotitan mayorum weighed a … Read more
Kindle Scribe: Amazon’s first e-reader that lets users write on the screen. (GeekWire Photos/Todd Bishop) For many years, I’ve tried various tech alternatives to my trusty yellow notepad: Microsoft Word and Google Docs, OneNote on a Surface Tablet, Evernote on the web and smartphone, Samsung Galaxy Note Plus with stylus, etc. But for me, there’s … Read more
Indian venture firm Blume has raised more than $250 million for a new fund, its fourth and largest, as it looks to get more aggressive in courting early-stage startups and going deeper into supporting its portfolio firms at a time when the deal flow activity in the South Asian market has taken a hit from … Read more
“The 360” shows you different perspectives on the day’s top stories and debates. What’s happening The world’s population reached an estimate 8 billion people on Tuesday, according to estimates from the United Nations. It took just 12 years for the global population to increase from 7 billion to 8 billion, a period of unprecedented growth … Read more
An Independence man sentenced Friday for breaching the Capitol on Jan. 6 blamed Trump, right-wing media and other elected officials — including Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley — for spreading the “Big Lie” that led to his actions. In a court document filed prior to the sentencing, defense attorney Ronna Holloman-Hughes said Devin Kiel Rossman was … Read more
Después de 120 minutos de tensión, todo se resolvió en los penales. La Croatian national team luego del empate 1-1 en el tiempo extra, dio el golpe y eliminó a Brasil en la definición por penales para convertir en el primer semifinalista de la Copa Mundial de Qatar 2022 : se impuso por 4-2 por … Read more
Editor’s note: The teams from RCR Wireless News and Enterprise IoT Insights recently convened a wide range of telecoms and enterprise stakeholders to examine all things mobile edge computing at the Mobile Edge Forum virtual event, available on demand here. This article is taken from a session at the Mobile Edge Forum. Edge business models … Read more
Advocates for cannabis legalization rally outside the White House in Washington, DC (Photo by … [+] Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post via Getty Images Federal cannabis reform and legalization is a question of “when” not “if.” But based on the structural dynamics of Congress and the complexities of administrative action, … Read more
CNN — The United States is facing a triple threat, with a confluence of viral infections due to respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and Covid-19. Many children’s hospitals are overwhelmed after surges of RSVwhile the level of influence is the highest it has been at this point in the year for more than a decade. And … Read more