Time is money as the old adage goes, and this is doubly true in healthcare systems operating with thin margins now made even thinner thanks to the loss of revenue caused by a freeze on elective procedures. Stepping in with a technology that automates much […]
Month: April 2020
United Nations will host global meetings online through a partnership with Tencent
The United Nations (UN) has announced that it will use software from China’s Tencent to host online conversations ahead of its 75th anniversary. The intergovernmental organization will use the international version of Tencent Meeting, VooV Meeting along with WeChat Work and Tencent Artificial Intelligence Simultaneous […]
A beginner’s guide to football betting: How are odds created, what is the bookie edge and does the …
Gambling on sport is one of the most popular activities in the world and understanding the basics of bookmaking is crucial to a successful bet.
Exclusive: Detroit Amazon workers plan to walk out over handling of COVID-19
They are calling on Amazon to be more transparent about the virus and immediately close and clean the warehouse. On the morning of the walkout, … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
The Zoom Privacy Backlash Is Only Getting Started
The popular video conferencing application Zoom has been having A Moment during the Covid-19 pandemic. But it’s not all positive. As many people’s professional and social lives move completely online, Zoom use has exploded. But with this boom has come added scrutiny from security and […]
Venture debt’s new reality: ‘The last thing we want is management walking away from a company’
Maurice Werdegar is the longtime CEO of venture debt shop Western Technology Investment, one of the most active venture debt lenders in the U.S. It’s also one of the older firms, having loaned out money for roughly 40 years to startups that needed to achieve […]
Bitcoin Forks: You Wont Believe How Many There Actually Are
While both soft and hard forks change how the protocol of cryptocurrency works, a soft fork allows non-updated nodes to process transactions. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Rolling Meadows proposes limits on video gambling
After the growth of video gambling in Rolling Meadows after a ban was overturned in 2018, city officials have proposed putting limits on the number of …
Remote working and health and safety
We’re living in a whole new world. As many employees have shifted to a home office and are under stay-at-home orders, there are legal questions about who is responsible for employee health and safety. In many ways, now that most of us are stuck at […]
Researchers to study if startup’s wrist-worn wearable can detect early COVID-19 respiratory issues
It’s highly unlikely that the current coronavirus crisis will neatly and fully “solved” by any one endeavor or solution, which makes news studies like one involving startup WHOOP’s wrist-worn fitness and health tracking wearable all the more important. The study, conducted by the Central Queensland […]