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Day: April 13, 2020

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Gig Work Relief, Auto Care, and More Car News This Week

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WIRED is usually about solutions, which has been hard in the past few weeks as Covid-19 continued its deadly trek across the world. For a while there, it felt like the biggest questions were: What is going on? And when will it end? This week, the tech and science folk we usually lean on for ideas started to roll some big ones out. Researchers looked at whether it’s possible to prevent more coronavirus outbreaks by using mobile location data to track the whole country’s movements—without putting every bit of our…

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You Can Help Shift & Gig Workers Affected By The Coronavirus Pandemic

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Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images News/Getty Images Here’s How To Help Laid-Off Shift & Gig Workers During The Coronavirus Pandemic By Madhuri Sathish March 24, 2020 With more than 49,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, also referred to as COVID-19, across the United States as of March 24, more cities and states are taking measures to contain the spread of the virus. More than two dozen states have closed bars and restaurants to dine-in customers, and a wide range of retail stores have temporarily closed their doors as well. But because…

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The New Math Bridge Beyond Fermats Last Theorem

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When Andrew Wiles proved Fermat’s Last Theorem in the early 1990s, his proof was hailed as a monumental step forward not just for mathematicians but for all of humanity. The theorem is simplicity itself—it posits that x n + yn = zn has no positive whole-number solutions when n is greater than 2. Yet this simple claim tantalized legions of would-be provers for more than 350 years, ever since the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat jotted it down in 1637 in the margin of a copy of Diophantus’ Arithmetica. Fermat,…

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Bernard Madoff Fast Facts

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(CNN)Here’s a look at the life of Bernard Madoff, serving 150 years in prison for running a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme. Birth name: Bernard Lawrence Madoff Father: Ralph Madoff Mother: Sylvia (Muntner) Madoff Marriage: Ruth (Alpern) Madoff (November 1959-present) Children: Andrew and Mark Education: Hofstra University, B.A. Political Science, 1960 Other Facts Started his firm with $5,000 he saved from working as a lifeguard. Madoff served as NASDAQ’s chairman in 1990, 1991 and 1993. Had many high-profile victims, including director Steven Spielberg, actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, and New…

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The Queen Wore Another Green Screen Outfit and the Internet Rejoiced

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The last time Queen Elizabeth II wore a ‘green screen’ outfit was to celebrate her 90th birthday back in 2016. The Internet had a field day and our compilation post of the best photoshops is one of our most popular posts of all time. This past weekend, the Queen spoke to the nation in a rare address, urging Britons to “rise to the challenge”. She also thanked workers at the National Health Service as well as those continuing to work essential jobs. If you’re interested in seeing the actual speech…

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How to Drive Safely on the Road

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Road accidents claim hundreds of lives every year. Driving on the road can be safer if more people adhere to the safety guidelines for all drivers. There are constituted agencies that have been tasked with enforcing basic safety driving guidelines. However, we all have an individual responsibility to obey simple safety guidelines when driving. In this article, we have written about the best approach to drive safely on the road. This information will go a long way to prevent road accidents and in turn, save lives. Thankfully, the basic safety…

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UK could be ‘worst affected’ country in Europe

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSir Jeremy Farrar: “The UK is likely to be one of the worst, if not the worst affected country in Europe” The UK is likely to be among the European countries worst affected by coronavirus, one of the government’s senior scientific advisers has said. The warning from Sir Jeremy Farrar comes as UK hospital deaths are set to pass 10,000 on Sunday. In response, Business Secretary Alok Sharma said countries were on “different trajectories”. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged…

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