Microsoft has said it is permanently closing its physical stores around the world. Like other retailers, the software and computing giant had to temporarily close all of its stores in late March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to its website, Microsoft has 83 stores worldwide, including 72 stores in the U.S.,
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By folding DNA into a virus-like structure, MIT researchers have designed HIV-like particles that provoke a strong immune response from human immune cells grown in a lab dish. Such particles might eventually be used as an HIV vaccine. The DNA particles, which closely mimic the size and shape of viruses, are
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National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) can finance the country’s annual budget if given the necessary environment, according to Wole Oke, chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts. Oke who expressed optimism during the investigative hearing into the queries issued by the office of the Auditor General of the Federation
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Over 90 companies have pulled out of advertising with Facebook because of the company’s attitude to taking down hate speech. Former advertisers which have pulled out include: PepsiCo, Honda, Levi Strauss, Bauer, Hershey’s, Coca Cola, Mozilla,Upwork, Dockers, lululemon, Magnolia Pictures, Birchbox, Ben & Jerry’s, REI, The North Face, Patagonia and Verizon. Facebook
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It is strategic to state that the level of technology in a community is determined by the level of development on the engineering personnel and their commitment to the community. This is due to the fact that engineering personnel is one of the key innovators that shape and direct our
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For more than seven years, Blessin Varkey has headed the accessibility lab at Tamana, a New Delhi–based nonprofit that runs two schools and a skill development center for individuals with intellectual, learning, and developmental disabilities. At the lab, his team creates tech tools for sharpening the cognitive, behavioral, and social
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What do you think makes a great banking app? While you consider that, have you ever reimagined banking? Has it ever occurred to you that you can discover a dynamic way to live without limits just by being signed up on an innovative banking app? For every individual in today’s world,
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New statistics show the proportion of electricity generated by wind and other renewables leapt in the first three months of this year to a new 47% high. The figures published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in its quarterly “Energy Trends” report show renewables’ share from January to
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Optimum Petroleum Development Co. and partner Lekoil have completed a site survey over the OPL 310 license offshore Nigeria, ahead of a planned two-well appraisal drilling program. The survey involved identifying potential hazards to top-hole drilling, the jackup and future platform foundations, plus seabed obstructions. The partners are now in a position
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Employment in this country’s electricity sector is no longer the exclusive domain of men, says the founder and executive director of Women of Powerline Technicians (Women of PLT). Women are making strides in obtaining apprenticeships and securing employment. But they still have a long way to, says Lana Norton, the second
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