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Spring is just around the corner, which means the calendar is filling up with high profile tech events. And the newest addition? Microsoft today confirmed that its online-only build developer conference will be held between May 25-27, although it is not yet known when registration will open. (If last year is a clue, our money … Read more
Key Updates: April 2, 2021, 3:52 p.m. ET April 2, 2021, 3:52 p.m. ET Brandon Bell/Getty Images Aaron Nesheim for The New York Times Jim Mone/Associated Press Aaron Nesheim for The New York Times Brandon Bell/Getty Images slide 1 slide 2 slide 3 slide 4 slide 5 Outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis … Read more
Sanath Kumar Ramesh with his son Raghav. (Courtesy photo of the Ramesh family) On a fine August day in a Bellevue park, Sanath Kumar Ramesh received a call from his son’s doctor as he was preparing to cut the cake for his little boy’s first birthday. He finally knew what was making his child sick, … Read more
Seven Texas detention officers were released after a black man died in custody who said his family may be suffering from mental health problems. An eighth officer resigned. An internal investigation found the officers violated the department’s policies and procedures that resulted in the death of 26-year-old Marvin Scott III, Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner … Read more
Kevin Xu is an early stage investor and founder of Interconnected, a bilingual newsletter about technology, business, and US-Asia relations. Mexico was Known as an emerging tech hub and gateway to the Latin American market. As an investor focusing on developer-centric products, open source startups, and infrastructure technology companies with a particular interest in innovation … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: A 24-hour vaccination event just outside New Orleans. States are shifting resources to vaccinations, reducing the ability to test.Credit…Gerald Herbert/Associated Press Declines in coronavirus testing in many states in the South and the Great Plains are making it harder to know just how widely the virus may be spreading … Read more
After skipping 2020 for obvious reasons, E3 is slated to return this June as a sort of fully digital event. In the absence of details on what to expect and many rumors of industry involvement, a report surfaced claiming that some elements of the show would be placed behind a paywall with GeForce Now-powered streaming … Read more
CHICAGO – A Chicago police officer was transferred to administrative service after he shot and killed a teenage boy in what an officer described as an “armed confrontation”. The boy was Adam Toledo, who, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office, died of murder from a gunshot wound to the chest. Toledo, who was … Read more
Anuj Gosalia. (Magic Leap photo) – Magic Leap continues to hire in the Seattle area. Anuj Gosalia, a veteran of Microsoft, Facebook, and Google, joined the company as Chief Software and Cloud Officer. This is the third recent hiring of executives from the Seattle area by the augmented reality company based in Plantation, Florida. Gosalia … Read more
The country is a study of contrasts. New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and other northeastern states continue to report high levels of cases, and Illinois, Minnesota, and several other Midwestern states have seen worrying upward movements. In large parts of the south and west, however, the number of cases remains relatively low. California reports continued … Read more