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Latest Post Google temporarily shutting down all China offices due to coronavirus outbreak Google is temporarily shutting down all of its China offices due to the coronavirus outbreak, the company confirmed to The Verge on Wednesday. The shutdown includes all offices in mainland China, as well as Google’s offices in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Currently, the offices are closed for the extended Lunar New Year holiday, a measure the Chinese government took to help reduce the spread of the virus by encouraging residents to stay inside and avoid travel. A Google spokesperson says the company now plans to keep its offices closed in accordance with the government guidance, and it’s also placed temporary business travel restrictions on flying to mainland China and Hong Kong. The company is also advising employees currently in China, and employees who have immediate family members returning from the country, return home as soon as possible and to work from home for at ...

Latest Post Google temporarily shutting down all China offices due to coronavirus outbreak Google is temporarily shut...

Latest Post Vanessa Bryant breaks silence on death of husband, Kobe, and daughter Gianna Kobe Bryant’s wife of nearly 20 years broke her silence Wednesday on the death of her husband and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, in a heartbreaking Instagram post. The basketball star, 41, and his daughter died Sunday in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles that killed seven other people as they were on their way to a basketball tournament in Thousand Oaks, California. Vanessa Bryant said she and her three surviving daughters have been “completely devastated.” “There aren’t enough words to describe our pain right now,” she wrote on Instagram. “I take comfort in knowing that Kobe and Gigi both knew that they were so deeply loved.” She described the basketball legend as an adoring husband and father and called Gianna “a loving, thoughtful, and wonderful daughter” and an amazing sister to their three other daughters, Natalia, Bianka and Capri. “I’m not sure what ou...

Latest Post Vanessa Bryant breaks silence on death of husband, Kobe, and daughter Gianna Kobe Bryant's wife of ne...

Latest Post China coronavirus death toll climbs to 106 The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak in China rose Monday as the government, scrambling to contain the epidemic, extended the Lunar New Year holiday to try to stop people from traveling. The death toll stood at 106, according to health officials who have warned that the spread of the virus was accelerating. Officials with China’s National Health Commission said there were 4,515 confirmed cases up from 2,744 confirmed cases of which 976 are considered severe. Health officials in the capital, Beijing, said Sunday that the youngest patient was just nine months old. Cases of the virus have been reported on four continents, including the United States, where a fifth case was confirmed Sunday. All the U.S. cases are patients who have recently traveled from Wuhan in Hubei province. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said it expected many more cases in the coming days, likely in...

Latest Post China coronavirus death toll climbs to 106 The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak in China rose...

Latest Post Microsoft forced to create a free Windows 7 update just days after updates ended Microsoft released its final public security updates for Windows 7 earlier this month, ending support for the operating system after more than 10 years. While the final updates looked pretty routine, Microsoft has now revealed that one is causing wallpaper issues for some Windows 7 users. “After installing KB4534310, your desktop wallpaper might display as black when set to Stretch,” admits Microsoft. It seems to only be affecting stretched wallpapers, and fit, fill, tile, or center options are still working for Windows 7 users. It’s an embarrassing bug, introduced just as Microsoft was supposed to stop supporting Windows 7. It also left Microsoft with the dilemma of introducing an obvious bug that customers would then have to pay to get fixed. While Microsoft initially said it was working on a Windows 7 fix that would only be available “for organizations who have...

Latest Post Microsoft forced to create a free Windows 7 update just days after updates ended Microsoft released its f...

Latest Post Breaking News: NBA legend Kobe Bryant dead in LA-area helicopter crash Former Los Angeles Laker and five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant and his daughter died Sunday in a helicopter crash in the Los Angeles area. Authorities believe seven other people were also killed. David Shapiro, a former mayor of Calabasas, California, and currently a city councilman, confirmed to NBC News that Bryant, 41, was on the helicopter. Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna was also on the helicopter, according to Shapiro. The two were on board with another parent and child who were not identified. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said a manifest for the helicopter listed nine people eight passengers and one pilot. He said authorities believe nine bodies were found at the scene. Villanueva did not identify them, saying he was waiting for the coroner to complete an investigation. Kobe and Gianna Bryant were captured on cameras last month sitting court si...

Latest Post Breaking News: NBA legend Kobe Bryant dead in LA-area helicopter crash Former Los Angeles Laker and five-...

Latest Post Second case of coronavirus confirmed in the US A second US case of the new coronavirus has been confirmed in a patient in Chicago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today. The female patient had recently returned from Wuhan, China, and did not have symptoms when she arrived in the US. When she developed symptoms, she reported them to a doctor. There have been 63 suspected cases of the coronavirus under investigation in the US, the CDC said during a press conference. Of those 63 suspected cases, two were confirmed: a patient in Washington state and the new patient in Chicago. Eleven of those cases tested negative for the virus. The remaining 50 cases are still being tested by the CDC. The CDC expects to see additional suspected and confirmed cases in the US as the outbreak progresses. The agency has a diagnostic test available, but right now, all testing must be done at CDC labs in Atlanta. Once a sample arrives at ...

Latest Post Second case of coronavirus confirmed in the US A second US case of the new coronavirus has been confirmed...

Latest Post Seattle is the first area in the US where residents can vote via smartphones King County, where Seattle is located, announced on Wednesday that it’s implementing smartphone voting for an upcoming board of supervisors election. King County’s 1.2 million residents can use their cellphones to vote in the election, which begins on January 22nd and continues until 8PM PT on February 11th. The program is a collaboration between King County Elections; the county’s conservation district; mobile-voting nonprofit Tusk Philanthropies; the National Cybersecurity Center; and Democracy Live, a technology firm that develops electronic balloting. “It will be easier than ever for voters to access their Conservation District ballot and cast their vote,” said Julie Wise, King County director of elections, in a statement. “Here at King County Elections, we are always looking for ways to improve access and engage our voters and this election could be a key step i...