News and Tech Update

Your Tuesday Briefing By Natasha Frost from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2HUR2Ed

Scott Atlas, a Trump Coronavirus Adviser, Resigns By Sheryl Gay Stolberg from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33yMdbc Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Atlas, Scott W, Birx, Deborah L, Fauci, Anthony S, Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government

Prisons Are Covid-19 Hotbeds. When Should Inmates Get the Vaccine? By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2HSj3ME your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Disease Rates, Black People, Blacks, Criminal Justice, Hispanic-Americans, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSN, San Quentin Prison, Prison Policy Initiative, United States

Smithsonian Archives of American Art Gathers an Oral History of 2020 By Julia Carmel from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/39GGTXt Art, Quarantine (Life and Culture), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Archives and Records, Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Art, Bradford, Mark (1961- ), Kirwin, Liza, Two Thousand Twenty

The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Limiting the Size of Religious Services By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3oan1Ql Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Places of Worship, Freedom of Religion, Supreme Court (US), Cuomo, Andrew M

Oregon Nurse Is Placed on Leave Over TikTok Video Mocking Masks By Christine Hauser from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36l89Za Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Nursing and Nurses, Social Media, Hospitals, TikTok (ByteDance), Salem (Ore)

Brandy Houser, Hospice Care Consultant Who Loved Disney, Dies at 41 By Penelope Green from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/2JofBK9 Houser, Brandy (1979-2020), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Obituaries), Hospice Care, California

Reopening Whiplash in New York City By Amelia Nierenberg and Adam Pasick from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3lpGgU2 Coronavirus Reopenings, Education (K-12), Private and Sectarian Schools, Colleges and Universities, Education, Football (College), Teachers and School Employees, Children and Childhood, College Athletics, Education (Pre-School), de Blasio, Bill, Fuller, Sarah (Athlete), Baltimore (Md), New York City

Scientists and vaccine trial participants are tackling misinformation on TikTok. By Christina Morales from NYT World https://ift.tt/2JymB79 internal-essential

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Render, the Zero DevOps Cloud, today announced that more than 100,000 services have been created on its cloud. These services range from static sites and APIs to cron jobs and managed PostgreSQL instances. More than half of these services were created just in the second half of 2020, underscoring […] The post Render Continues Explosive Growth: More Than 100,000 Services Created on the Zero DevOps Cloud appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/3ocXqGe

London A.I. Lab Claims Breakthrough That Could Accelerate Drug Discovery By Cade Metz from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3qfSh2g Computers and the Internet, Clinical Trials, Science and Technology, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Proteins, Laboratories and Scientific Equipment, Artificial Intelligence, Biology and Biochemistry, Google Inc, Hassabis, Demis, your-feed-science, your-feed-health

InfluxData has launched an open source InfluxDB IOx project that it said will become the foundation for the next generation of the company’s time-series databases. At the same time, the company has made InfluxDB Open Source 2.0 generally available. This version of the company’s database comes in the form of a single binary that makes […] The post InfluxDB to Revamp Storage Engine for Time-Series Database appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/3loXgtL

More Restrictions as the Covid-19 Surge Continues By Jill Cowan from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39wDfiz California, Coronavirus Reopenings

Moderna Applies for Emergency F.D.A. Approval for Its Coronavirus Vaccine By Denise Grady from NYT Health https://ift.tt/39ymkMN Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Research, RNA (Ribonucleic Acid), Food and Drug Administration, Moderna Inc, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, your-feed-healthcare

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Charting Virus Deaths By David Leonhardt from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3qf7KQ8

Patti LaBelle, the Doyenne of Philadelphia Soul By Mark Anthony Neal, Hank Willis Thomas, Deb Willis and Alex Harrington from NYT T Magazine https://ift.tt/2JoeBG9 LaBelle, Patti, Content Type: Personal Profile, Music, Gospel Music, Black People, Blacks, RHYTHM AND BLUES (MUSIC), Philadelphia (Pa), Knight, Gladys, Franklin, Aretha

How to Build a Better Post-Pandemic New York City By The Editorial Board from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3obxdI6 Infrastructure (Public Works), Quarantine (Life and Culture), New York City, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Automobiles

Teaching in the Pandemic: ‘This Is Not Sustainable’ By Natasha Singer from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ViO27G Education (K-12), Teachers and School Employees, Coronavirus Reopenings, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Chicago (Ill)

The Grit and Glory of Dolly Parton By Emily Lordi and Craig McDean from NYT T Magazine https://ift.tt/3fLQ4qs Parton, Dolly, Content Type: Personal Profile, Music, Culture (Arts), Country Music, Dollywood Amusement Park, Pigeon Forge (Tenn)

Despite Pandemic Shutdowns, Cancer Doesn’t Take a Break By Jane E. Brody from NYT Well https://ift.tt/39xWbxD Cancer, Breast Cancer, Tests (Medical), Colon and Colorectal Cancer, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Shutdowns (Institutional), Mammography

Food Delivery Apps Are Booming. Their Workers Are Often Struggling. By Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3mnucE6 Delivery Services, Wages and Salaries, Mobile Applications, Labor and Jobs, Quarantine (Life and Culture), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Bicycles and Bicycling, Freelancing, Self-Employment and Independent Contracting, Cornell University, DoorDash (Mobile App), GrubHub Inc, Uber Eats, New York City

Modern software development trends involve design systems and modernization, and if we drill down further, the trend within the trend is about creating better user experiences. This means improving usability, emerging technology and performance enhancements. This is easier said than done. What does it mean for developers? Employing Design Systems What a designer sketches, a […] The post Design Systems: Development Choices for Meeting User Expectations appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/36iF4NZ

This is the third installment in this series on DevSecOps. Read the first installment, on static analysis, here and the second installment, on source composition analysis, here. One weakness of static analysis is its failure to account for environment and use. Running static analysis on a code base as the only check before production deployment […] The post DevSecOps Implementation – Dynamic Scans appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/2JdJDRg

For a Day, the N.H.L. Arena Moved to the Mountains By Gerald Narciso from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2JnEfLb Hockey, Ice, Pettersson, Elias, Canada, Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver (British Columbia), Helicopters

With Art Basel canceled, Miami looks inward — and the show goes on. By Brett Sokol from NYT World https://ift.tt/39qXxKs internal-essential

Your Monday Briefing By Carole Landry from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3fMIY4Y internal-storyline-no, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Reopenings, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020)

A Theater’s ‘Last Gasp’ Doesn’t Look Like the End By Elisabeth Vincentelli from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/3qfpbQG Quarantine (Life and Culture), Theater, La MaMa ETC, Shaw, Peggy, Weaver, Lois

‘Because She’s a Girl’: Lockdown Exposes Gender Gap in U.K. Sports By Anna Schaverien from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fN17zs England, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Women and Girls, Exercise, Soccer, Quarantines, Health Clubs, Men and Boys, English Football Assn, Everton (Soccer Team)

Should Isolation Periods Be Shorter for People With Covid-19? By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/37bTsa0 your-feed-science, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Tests (Medical), SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Disease Rates, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States

One Seat, Competing Pressures as Newsom Considers Senate Pick By Shawn Hubler and Alexander Burns from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33pIkFq Elections, House of Representatives, Latino Victory Fund, Becerra, Xavier, Newsom, Gavin, California

Leadership of U.N. Human Rights Body Becomes Proxy Battle for World Powers By Nick Cumming-Bruce from NYT World https://ift.tt/37lacvx Human Rights and Human Rights Violations, United States International Relations, International Relations, Bainimarama, Frank, Biden, Joseph R Jr, Fiji, Bahrain, United Nations

‘The Lessons of Nuremberg Must Be Continually Relearned’ By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3mkLKRx Holocaust and the Nazi Era, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Dodd, Thomas J, Dodd, Christopher J, World War II (1939-45), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Human Rights and Human Rights Violations, Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal (1945-49)

Coronavirus Deaths, Joe Biden, Holiday Windows: Your Weekend Briefing By Remy Tumin and Shelby Knowles from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3li27wI

The Lost Days That Made Bergamo a Coronavirus Tragedy By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2JbJv4K Tests (Medical), Shutdowns (Institutional), Politics and Government, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Hospitals, Medicine and Health, World Health Organization, Conte, Giuseppe, Bergamo (Italy), Italy, Disease Rates

For One Day, the N.H.L. Arena Moved to the Mountains By Gerald Narciso from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3lmZVE5 National Hockey League, Canada, Glaciers, Hockey, Ice, Pettersson, Elias

Daily Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. rise back toward the record level set in April. By Campbell Robertson, Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio, Joseph Goldstein and Mitch Smith from NYT World https://ift.tt/2JlGP4f internal-essential

Barroom Trivia Slayer? Get Your Quiz On Digitally By Alexis Soloski from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/36hCQib Quarantine (Life and Culture), Content Type: Service, Bars and Nightclubs, Games, Zoom Video Communications, Twitch Interactive Inc, Skype Technologies

Virus Disruptions Hit 49ers and Broncos, as N.F.L. Crisis Grows By Ken Belson from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3fLeeRL Football, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers, National Football League, Santa Clara County (Calif)

Sarah Fuller, With a Kickoff, Becomes First Woman to Play Football in Power 5 Game By Gillian R. Brassil from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/37dMFgk Football (College), Women and Girls, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Vanderbilt University, Goss, April (1993- ), Sankey, Greg, Tennessee

A video in a hospital courtyard captures an 81-year-old Italian’s serenade to his dying wife. By Elisabetta Povoledo from NYT World https://ift.tt/3lhto2q internal-essential

U.S. coronavirus infections shoot past 13 million, even as the Thanksgiving holiday blurs state reporting. By Lauren Wolfe, Mitch Smith and Lisa Waananen Jones from NYT World https://ift.tt/2VdaJdw internal-essential

‘Dear Joe’: Advice for Biden By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/37fsLBr Biden, Joseph R Jr, Presidential Election of 2020, United States Politics and Government, Harris, Kamala D, McConnell, Mitch, Trump, Donald J, Obama, Barack

Virus Deaths Approach Spring Record Amid Changing U.S. Crisis By Campbell Robertson, Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio, Joseph Goldstein and Mitch Smith from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37mM9N8 Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Fatalities), Emergency Medical Treatment, Disease Rates, New York City, United States

Pandemic-Proof Your Habits By Kate Murphy from NYT Sunday Review https://ift.tt/3qjP8P0 Quarantine (Life and Culture), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Anxiety and Stress

Closing Time for a Village’s Last Pub? By David Segal from NYT World https://ift.tt/3lgK7CT Great Britain, Bars and Nightclubs, Shutdowns (Institutional), Oxfordshire (England)

A Week in the Life of a Baltimore School Getting Back to Class By Erica L. Green from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2V8LAk8 Education (K-12), Coronavirus Reopenings, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Private and Sectarian Schools, Teachers and School Employees, Children and Childhood, Parenting, Baltimore (Md)

A.A. to Zoom, Substance Abuse Treatment Goes Online By Matt Richtel from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3fHlm1w Computers and the Internet, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Addiction (Psychology), Telemedicine, Alcohol Abuse, Videophones and Videoconferencing, Alcoholics Anonymous, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Narcotics Anonymous, Zoom Video Communications, your-feed-healthcare

U.S. coronavirus infections shoot past 13 million as officials plead with Americans to spend Black Friday online. By Lauren Wolfe, Mitch Smith and Lisa Waananen Jones from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fJEtbi internal-essential

Live Updates: Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist Killed in Ambush, State Media Say By Farnaz Fassihi, David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt and Ronen Bergman from NYT World https://ift.tt/37bBeFT Fakhrizadeh, Mohsen, Nuclear Weapons, Iran, Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations, Israel, Mossad, Politics and Government, United States International Relations, United States, Biden, Joseph R Jr, Trump, Donald J

Britain Set to Leap Ahead in Approving Vaccines By Benjamin Mueller from NYT World https://ift.tt/3lbfcI9 Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), AstraZeneca PLC, BioNTech SE, Pfizer Inc, Johnson, Boris, Great Britain, Oxford (England)

E.P.A.’s Final Deregulatory Rush Runs Into Open Staff Resistance By Lisa Friedman from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3q6ASsx Environmental Protection Agency, Presidential Transition (US), Environment, United States Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2020, Air Pollution, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry