By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay) WEDNESDAY, Sept. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Children who spend too much time on computers or watching TV may have poorer reading and math skills, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed school test data of more than 1,200 Australian children when they were 8 […]
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COVID-19: Global Computer Accessories Market 2020-2024 | Growing Popularity Of E-sports to Boost Market Growth | Technavio
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Technavio has been monitoring the global computer accessories market and it is poised to grow by USD 2.86 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of almost 6% during the forecast period. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the […]
NC computer system failed as classes started. But vendor got a contract extension.
The company in charge of the statewide computer system that repeatedly crashed during the first week of online classes has received a contract extension. The State Board of Education approved Thursday a one-year, $1.7 million contract extension with Identity Automation, the vendor in charge of the NCEdCloud system that […]
Computer breach at OSU exposes personal info of 1,700 students and faculty
Personal information of some Oregon State University students and faculty members may have been compromised during a computer security breach this summer. A hacker accessed a computer server for the university’s Ecampus online education program, gaining access to records containing the names and OSU email addresses of about 1,700 students […]
UCLA students urge replacement of top computer science professor
Students at the University of California Los Angeles are calling for the replacement of a computer science department chair appointed just weeks earlier, claiming he is “unfit to serve” in the role. An online petition they started accuses Professor Eliezer Gafni of showing “disregard for the racialized experiences of people of […]
Boston Public Library to reopen for computer use amid COVID-19 pandemic; 9 branches to provide internet through outdoor Wi-Fi program
What lies beyond the pandemic? MassForward is MassLive’s series examining the journey of Massachusetts’ small businesses through and beyond the coronavirus pandemic. __________________ Having internet access in Boston may just become a little bit easier because of a new program launched by the city this week. The Boston Public […]
LexiCode Debuts New Computer Assisted Auditing Tool
Web-based solution provides an accuracy rating and analytics built on on nearly 40 years of domain expertise and a database of over 660,000 accounts annually IRVING, Texas, Aug. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LexiCode, an Exela Technologies, Inc. (“Exela”) (NASDAQ: XELA) brand, today announced the availability of its LexiCode Audit […]
U.S. SEC Charges Super Micro Computer, Former CFO With Accounting Reporting Violations
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday that it has charged a computer server producer, Super Micro Computer, Inc and a former chief officer with prematurely recognizing revenue and understating expenses. The San Jose, California-based company and the former CFO , Howard Hideshima, “pushed employees to […]
New Horizons Computer Learning Centers Named One of Top 30 Learning Providers in the World
Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. https://apnews.com/PR%2520Newswire/b8966432d3921dccb7a3350b2c2f4a1d Click to copy TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, the largest independent provider of career and technology training, today announced it was named to the prestigious Top […]
STUCKER/RUNNICLES at Home Computer Screens
Songs about Love, Romantic and Sweet. On August 25, 2020, The Grand Teton Music Festival’s online edition, “Music from the Mountains” presented a song recital performed by Jacquelyn Stucker, soprano, and Festival Music Director Donald Runnicles, piano. Stucker, currently a Jette Parker Young Artist at The Royal Opera House, Covent […]
Scientists combine 3D bioprinting and computer modeling to study cancer metastasis in blood vessels
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Aug 26 2020 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have paired 3D-printed, living human brain vasculature with advanced computational flow simulations to better understand tumor cell attachment to blood vessels, the first step in secondary tumor formation during cancer metastasis. The unique approach, developed with outside collaborators, […]
The Piper Computer Kit on sale for $199 can teach your kids how to build one
Amazon has the award-winning Piper Computer Kit on sale for $199. This same kit was selling as high as $300 in March and most recently for around $250. The drop today is a match for its lowest drop ever and one we’ve only seen once before in 2020. For the […]
In This New Normal, Every “Work From Home” Computer is a Potential Entry Point For Hackers. Here is What Small Businesses Can Do
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As businesses begin to re-open and the workplace weighs the shift from brick and mortar to work from home offices, companies are faced with how to navigate these challenging times. To quickly enable work from home policies organizations have sometimes allowed their security policies to […]
Dear Annie: I’ve found evidence on my boyfriend’s computer that he hasn’t been faithful, but he denies it
Dear Annie: I’ve been with “Robby” for three years. I just moved in with him a few weeks ago, and I’ve been discovering some unpleasant surprises while using his computer. First, I found some racy photos saved on his hard drive. Then, I saw in his browser history that he’d […]
This Microsoft Excel Course Will Make You Computer Maven of Your Office
Opportunities have become increasingly limited for those who lack college degrees, but there’s one skill that can help a middle-skill worker move up in the workplace: Microsoft Excel. According to a recent study, eight in ten middle-skill jobs (jobs that require a high school diploma, but not a college degree) […]
Computer glitches, pleas for patience, worried parents and giddy kids mark back to school
When will the smoky skies over Fresno go away? Computer model is forecasting this
Forget about getting a breath of fresh air anytime soon. Load Error The heavy, smoky skies are predicted to remain over Fresno and the rest of Central California at least through Saturday, according to the Experimental High-Resolution Rapid Refresh computer model that the U.S. National Weather Service in Hanford is […]
Kids exposed to simulated sex and graphic images in “dark side” of popular computer game Roblox
Popular gaming platform Roblox is under scrutiny over so-called “condo games” that could expose young users to naked figures, simulated sex and crude language. Operators of Roblox say the platform, which enables people to program their own games and play games created by others, is used by at least half of American […]
Cerebras puts ‘world’s largest computer chip’ in Lassen supercomputer
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) said it has integrated Cerebras Systems‘ new product, which the company claims is the world’s largest computer chip, into its Lassen supercomputer for the National Nuclear Security Administration. Technicians recently connected the Silicon Valley-based company’s massive, 1.2 trillion transistor Wafer Scale Engine (WSE) chip — […]
CBP: Mantis eggs found in computer mouse in Philadelphia
CBP discovered mantis egg masses concealed inside a PC gaming mouse. U.S. Customs and Border Protection A computer gaming mouse surprised U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials when an X-ray revealed mantis eggs inside. Officials in Philadelphia found mantis eggs inside the device earlier this month, the agency said in […]