Economic Indicators4 hours ago (May 09, 2020 06:50PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s Economy Minister Paulo Guedes wears a protective mask during a news conference after a meeting with President of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court Dias Toffoli, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Brasilia By Carolina Mandl SAO […]
Laid-off Canadians play waiting game as they collect federal pandemic aid
Economic Indicators9 hours ago (May 09, 2020 02:05PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a “Help wanted” sign at a retail store in Ottawa By Kelsey Johnson and Moira Warburton OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s unemployment rate jumped less than expected in April because some laid-off people collect […]
Space Photos of the Week: Europa! Attempt No Landing There
If you are looking for life in the solar system, maybe start with the icy moons. One of the most likely to harbor life is Jupiter’s third Galilean satellite, Europa. Hidden beneath its thick crust of ice is thought to be a massive interior ocean, containing more water than all […]
Is Online Grocery Shopping Better for the Planet?
“If you go to a warehouse, it’s much more efficient because there’s no customers to make comfortable,” Webber said. “Your workers can wear insulated overalls. So you refrigerate the whole thing and it’s more efficient.” Grocery stores also add another step in the supply chain from farm to consumer that […]
Watson’s Creator Wants to Teach AI a New Trick: Common Sense
A year after the Jeopardy match, Ferrucci left to form Elemental Cognition. It has so far been funded by Bridgewater Associates, a hedge fund created by Ray Dalio that manages roughly $160 billion, and three other parties. Elemental Cognition operates on Bridgewater’s campus, in lush woodland overlooking a lake in […]
Your unemployment questions, answered
(C) Reuters. A person walks by the entrance of the New York State Department of Labor offices, which closed to the public due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the Brooklyn borough of New York City By Beatrix Lockwood NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. jobless claims have exceeded 30 […]