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By ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON (AP) — An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums. After laboring through the night on a mountain of amendments — nearly […]

President Joe Biden participates in a roundtable discussion on a coronavirus relief package in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021. | Patrick Semansky/AP An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they […]

Summary List Placement The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently published a bizarre request from video game firm Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. to patent a system that turns ordinary household objects and food products into PlayStation controllers, Entrepreneur reports. “The system comprises an input unit operable to obtain images of a non-luminous passive object […]

By The Associated Press LONDON — Ireland has given out half a million coronavirus vaccinations about two months after the first inoculation. Prime Minister Micheal Martin says the health department announced the figure on Saturday. It includes both first and second doses and comes 63 days after the first shot was given to a Dublin […]

By The Associated Press LONDON — Ireland has given out half a million coronavirus vaccinations about two months after the first inoculation. Prime Minister Micheal Martin says the health department announced the figure on Saturday. It includes both first and second doses and comes 63 days after the first shot was given to a Dublin […]

Summary List Placement In this week’s episode of “Pitchfork Economics,” co-host Nick Hanauer points out that the United States doesn’t really have an industrial policy. Other nations intentionally establish suites of economic, regulatory, and fiscal policies which direct their industrial sectors into specific fields, focus manufacturing into new technologies, and discourage harmful corporate behavior such […]

Summary List Placement Attorneys representing former President Donald Trump on Friday issued cease-and-desist letters to the Republican National Committee (RNC), National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), and National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) for “using his name and likeness on fundraising emails and merchandise,” according to a Politico report. The three fundraising committees are the largest and […]

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California has cleared a path for fans to hit the stands at opening-day baseball games and return to Disneyland nearly a year after coronavirus restrictions shuttered major entertainment spots. The state on Friday relaxed guidelines for reopening outdoor venues as a fall and winter surge seemed to be ending, with COVID-19 infection rates, hospitalizations and […]

Summary List Placement For the last 10 years, Instagram has dominated the photo app scene, but now its potential rival has arrived.  Dispo, a new, invite-only app, offers users a more authentic approach to taking photos by bringing disposable cameras back into fashion, but in digital form. The app has attracted significant buzz since its […]

Across the country, shelters have seen their crates go empty as more people adopted pets during their extended time at home. And chances are, your four-legged friend is still getting accustomed to its new surroundings. “If you have a move planned, include your pup in the process. Keeping an upbeat attitude will make it a […]

A 19-year-old man has been formally charged for his role in a fatal stabbing on the West Side late last year. The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office said Friday that Richard Luna has been indicted for murder in the death of Isaac Cantu. The indictment alleges that Luna, “…intentionally and knowingly caused the death of […]

A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis: May 25 — Two Minneapolis police officers respond to a call of a possible forgery shortly after 8 p.m. at a corner grocery. They encounter a Black man later identified as George Floyd. As […]

Bleary-eyed lawmakers worked through a mountain of amendments Saturday as the Senate plodded toward passage of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that President Joe Biden and Democrats say is crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic. The Senate commenced a dreaded “vote-a-thon” — a continuous series of votes on amendments — shortly […]

Nick Flaherty looks across the coverage of Embedded World 2021 for five key trends Trade shows and exhibitions are very different at the moment. Many of the virtual sessions for this year’s Embedded World 2021 exhibition provided seminars for training and conference sessions. The Internet of Things is a key driver for embedded technology, with […]

Weptech Elektronik in Germany has teamed up with Behr Technology to launch a low-cost IoT gateway using the ETSI Mioty protocol. Mioty is a low power wide area network (LPWAN) protocol developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) in Germany and adopted by European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) as a Low Throughput Network […]

Whatever happened to the predictions of 50bn connected devices in the Internet of Things by 2020, asks Prof William Webb Back in 2011 there was a lot of hype about the Internet of Things (IoT) and the industry expected to see 50bn connected devices by 2020. Device rollout is less than a quarter of that, […]

The Catena-X Automotive Network aims to connect automotive companies and suppliers in a digital supply chain Car makers in Germany have set up a programme to link suppliers with an open data network for a digital supply chain to avoid the kind of problems the industry has experienced in the last year. The Catena-X Automotive […]

UK-based metrology and 3D printing specialist Renishaw is up for sale with a price tag of £5bn (€5.8bn) UK metrology specialist Renishaw has put itself up for sale. The company specialises in measurement tools such as its FORTiS encoder used for semiconductor wafer dicing equipment, but is probably better know for its metal 3D printing […]