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Reviewing the year, in stitches. May 25, 2021
In New York City, Ranked Choice Voting Puts the People in Charge
Elections are an exercise in the power of the people to choose a government that is representative of their communities and responsive to their needs and interests. We used that power in 2020 to drive state and national change, and this year, our local elections give us another opportunity to exercise our right to determine…
Google releases new tool to manage blurry photos and its data cap
It’s a little creepy that Google thinks you’re just buying time until you pay for cloud storage. Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors By now, you’re probably aware of a major change coming to Google Photos storage on June 1: New photos will count…
Qualcomm targets low-cost PCs with the Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 CPU
Microsoft and Qualcomm are also launching a new Snapdragon development PC for testing Windows on Arm applications. Qualcomm Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors Qualcomm’s lower-end Snapdragon 7c chips carved out a space for Chromebooks and other value devices that aimed for long battery…
10 truly helpful Windows 10 tools you might not know about
Enthusiast-friendly power tools lurk in every corner of Windows 10. Let’s shine a light on some of the more obscure ones. Gordon Mah Ung/IDG Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors Table of Contents Show More So you’ve mastered Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts and Snap…
Women ‘again overlooked’ in federal budget
Single mothers on low incomes and older women at risk of homelessness were overlooked in the federal budget, with the coalition spending 30 times more on tax cuts than it did on women’s economic security.The Australian Council of Social Service has found the budget earlier this month provided a boost for women’s safety but fell…
ALP brand blamed for NSW by-election loss
Premier Gladys Berejiklian says “NSW politics is tough” and she feels sorry for her opposition counterpart after the Nationals triumphed in last weekend’s by-election.Labor’s loss in the coal mining stronghold of the Upper Hunter has switched the spotlight from Ms Berejiklian’s scandal-plagued minority government to the woes of Labor leader Jodi McKay.Labor’s primary vote fell…
Live audience for Eurovision final
Move over sequins, disco beats and power ballads. A four-piece band of Italian rockers has won the Eurovision Song Contest.The music festival was cancelled last year amid the global pandemic but the event in Rotterdam’s Ahoy arena with its regime of testing and strict hygiene protocols was seen as a step toward a post-COVID-19 return…
Man found not guilty over Vic mum’s murder
Melbourne woman Maud Steenbeek was on a Skype call to her brother in the Netherlands when a stranger broke into her home in January last year.Her brother heard her cry out and then the call cut off. He immediately phoned his nephews and asked them to get home to check on their mother. He knew…
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EMBL Science and Society panel examines opportunities and limitations for big data in addressing present and future pandemicsThe use of data has played a central role in the COVID-19 pandemic, but it should come as no surprise that researchers are already looking at ways to improve data acquisition, management, and access. EMBL’s most recent Science…
