Even an online medical community cannot completely avoid misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. Gizmodo reports that CNBC found a spate of fake anti-vaccine claims on Doximity, an industry networking tool for doctors. While the stories shared come from mainstream news outlets and scientific publications, the comments appear to be full of misinformation about vaccine safety, mask … Read more
GeekWire-Illustration Glenn Kelman, CEO von Redfin, begleitet uns in dieser Folge des GeekWire-Podcasts, um die neuesten Entwicklungen auf dem Immobilienmarkt zu diskutieren; Verzögerungen bei der Rückkehr ins Büro; die Rolle des Klimas bei Immobilien; wie die Technologie den Eigenheimkauf verändert; und die Auswirkungen von Fernarbeit und Migration auf Seattle und andere US-Städte. In gewisser Weise … Read more
It is difficult to write our way out of the place where we are. The words come easily enough, each measured by its emotional weight in the stream of problems we face. It is possible that this paragraph will go away when I find my bottom. Mandates, Cuomo, Olympic head gymnastics, where we were two … Read more
Last month, Facebook’s board of directors reprimanded the company for losing a key policy for three years. At the center of the verdict was an Instagram post about Abdullah Öcalan calling for people to speak about his political imprisonment. Öcalan is a founding member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party. The PKK is a Kurdish militia … Read more
Dr. Gust Bardy, founder of Bardy Diagnostics. (Bardy photo) Medical technology company Hill-rom has dismissed its attorneys after initially backing off a $ 375 million acquisition of Seattle startup Bardy Diagnostics. The deal to acquire Bardy will now continue, Hill-rom CEO John Groetelaars said in a call to investors on July 30th. Founded in 2013, … Read more
SpaceX has reached another major milestone in its fully reusable Starship launch system: it has stacked the Starship spacecraft itself on a prototype of its Super Heavy Booster, which itself is loaded with a full complement of 29 Raptor rocket engines, and which Starship has on top six itself. The stacked spacecraft now represents the … Read more
After Amazon previously announced it would return to the office on September 7 this year, Amazon has announced another delay until January 3, 2022, Reuters reported. The plan change comes amid a surge in the highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant in the United States. “As we continue to closely monitor local conditions related to COVID-19, … Read more
Seattle may have landed the octopus, but someone else is taking over the octopus. The 414-foot superyacht, once owned by Paul Allen, the late Microsoft co-founder and billionaire, was sold to an unknown buyer for an unknown price, according to a report this week in the Superyacht Times. Octopus was listed for $ 325 million … Read more
In May, Yahoo! Answers was discontinued after helping the internet answer its most burning questions since 2005. But now Quora, which started as a question-and-answer site but expanded to include blogging, is making its platform more appealing to YouTubers. Quora says it is “on track to make cash flow positive through ads alone,” which means … Read more
Google is updating its Nest range with three new products and a refresh for the wired Nest Cam for indoor use. Newcomers include the first battery-powered Nest Cam and Google’s doorbell, according to a recent leak. You can install them practically anywhere in your home and plug them into a wired power source when needed. … Read more