Google exploring using location info to slow coronavirus spread – Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google is checking out methods to utilize place info to slow down the spread of the coronavirus by, for instance, identifying the efficiency of social distancing. UNITED STATE Legislator Ed Markey, that has long championed customer personal privacy, urged caution with the federal government’s efforts>>>

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Why fighting the coronavirus depends on you

If we can slow the virus down, it could save hundreds of thousands of lives. Read more about the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic at http://vox.com/coronavirus In March 2020, the World Health Organization officially classified Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, as a pandemic. That means the disease no longer>>>

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Coronavirus: How peak of cases could be cut by ‘social distancing’

#COVIDー19: Research carried out exclusively for Sky News suggests ‘social distancing’ could slow the spread of #coronavirus in the UK and reduce the peak number of cases by up to a half. Sky’s science correspondent explains how this would work. Read our #explainer: https://trib.al/TSalaZ9

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Police spend £1,500,000 on electric cars that are too slow to catch criminals

Most of the electric vehicles are used for non-emergencies (Picture: Getty Images) At least 448 green vehicles have been bought by police forces across the country in a bid to meet emission targets. But there’s just one slight problem – they aren’t much good at chasing crooks or rushing to>>>

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