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Portugal’s Socialist PM BANS private schools from teaching pupils remotely during classroom closure

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Portugal’s socialist Prime Minister has banned private schools from teaching pupils remotely during a two-week classroom closure. The minority Socialist-led government of Antonio Costa said that allowing private institutions to teach remotely would put state school pupils at a disadvantage. The Portuguese government ordered all schools closed for two weeks last Thursday to slow contagion … Read more

Heart operations carried out in UK using ‘camera glasses’ so specialists can watch remotely

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The smart specs that offer ‘surgeon’s eye’ view to experts around the world: Heart operations have been carried out in UK using ‘camera glasses’ so specialists can watch remotely and offer support The glasses were used during the fitting of a pacemaker to heart failure patient  John Constable, 65, was treated at the Royal Papworth … Read more

Staying at home can be the new normal: Investment firm tells staff they can work remotely for EVER

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Investment firm Schroders tells staff they can work remotely for EVER as long as they put in their set hours each week Investment firm Schroders has told staff they can work from home permanently Chief executive Peter Harrison said Covid-19 had ‘changed society irrevocably’  Other city firms such as Aviva Investors are considering flexible  ‘2-2-1’ approach By Francesca … Read more

Facebook will allow employees to work remotely until June 2021

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Facebook is letting its American employees work remotely through July 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to plague the country.  The social media giant announced the news to Business Insider on Thursday, also revealing that they would also be giving workers money to pay for home office supplies.  ‘Based on guidance from health and government … Read more

Hackers disrupt COVID-19 research by remotely hijacking supercomputers for cryptocurrency mining

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Hackers disrupt COVID-19 research by remotely hijacking supercomputers across Europe to steal computing power for cryptocurrency mining Hackers infiltrated supercomputers across Europe to mine cryptocurrency The breaches were discovered over the course of the last week Many of those computers were being used to research COVID-19 vaccines  By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 20:09 BST, 18 … Read more

Hong Kong airport trials a disinfection booth that ‘can remotely kill viruses in 40 SECONDS

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Hong Kong airport trials a disinfection booth that ‘remotely kills coronavirus on human skin using nano needles’ in just 40 SECONDS Sanitising pods at the airport work in a similar way to standard security checks A person would enter the confined cubicle and undergo thorough disinfection    It can check temperatures and readings suggesting a viral infection  … Read more

American Idol: Lionel Richie, 70, embraces working from home for first time as top 20 sing remotely

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Lionel Richie embraced working from home as American Idol’s top 20 performed remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday’s episode of the ABC show.  To make the show work, the top 20 contestants had to rely on ‘groundbreaking technology’ to transmit their sound, though all used the same ring lights and microphones when they … Read more

American Idol’s Katy Perry slammed for wearing hand sanitizer costume during first show filming remotely amid COVID-19 – The Sun

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KATY Perry dressed up as a bottle of hand sanitizer during American Idol’s first episode filming remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 35-year-old pop star wore the costume – which read “American Idol Instant Music Sanitizer” in Purell’s font and design on Sunday night. 2 Katy dressed as a bottle of hand sanitizer during American … Read more

Robotic dog is working with medical staff in Boston to remotely treat coronavirus patients

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Robot maker Boston Dynamics is lending the service of its robotic dog Spot during the coronavirus pandemic. The four-legged machine is helping healthcare workers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital of Harvard University treat coronavirus patients remotely to limit the risk of contracting the virus themselves. A custom mount and attachment for a notepad has been … Read more

Researchers discover rare iPhone flaw that allows hackers to access Apple’s iOS remotely

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Researchers discover rare iPhone flaw that allows hackers to access Apple’s iOS operating system remotely The exploit has likely been used to gain access to targets’ devices The flaw leverages Apple’s Mail app to gain privileged access to a device  Workers for American companies and a ‘German VIP’ were targets The flaw was reported to Apple … Read more