The FCC just approved the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, which provides a $50 monthly credit on internet bills for low-income families who qualify. Continue Reading →
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Utah will officially launch a COVID-19 contact tracing system today. According to the state's health department, it's built on Apple and Google's exposure notification API. Continue Reading →
There's clearly a significant number of people whose beliefs and associated actions put everyone at risk. I don't want to fix the blame. I want to do what I can to help fix the problem. Your thoughts and suggestions are more than welcome. Continue Reading →
A new study by the CDC suggests that double masks will more than double your protection. In the laboratory, a surgical mask or a cloth mask alone blocked up to 44 percent of particles, but when a cloth mask was placed over a surgical mask, the combo blocked up to 92.5 percent of the particles. Continue Reading →
We're looking at a new challenge. Who has had the vaccine? Did they get their second dose (where needed)? Is it time for a vaccine passport app? Continue Reading →
Most of the news this past weekend was about how close we are to an approved vaccine, which raises the question: Will you get vaccinated? Continue Reading →
CNBC is reporting that Amazon is planning to build its own diagnostic labs as it ramps up to test the bulk of its workforce for COVID-19 every two weeks. Workers would test themselves with nasal swabs, using a video for guidance, with a clinical professional supervising. Those testing positive will be referred to a third-party Continue Reading →
Shelly Palmer talks with Bianca Peters on Fox 5's Good Day New York about how restaurants are being charged for ordinary phone calls. You may be surprised. Original Airdate: May 26, 2020 Continue Reading →
Shelly & Ross chat with Chris Brandt, CMO of Chipotle Mexican Grill about how the organization's billion dollar digital business and how they made it happen. Plus, we get the answer to the most pressing Chipotle question: Why is Guacamole extra? Continue Reading →
Shelly Palmer talks with Kerry Drew about contact tracing technology - how it works, and why you might not like it on Fox 5's Good Day New York. Original Airdate: May 19, 2020 Continue Reading →