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NPR reports:
An astonishing 14 million to 23 million Americans intend to relocate to a different city or region as a result of telework, according to a new study released by Upwork, a freelancing platform. The survey was conducted Oct. 1 to 15 among 20… Continue reading Millions of Americans Plan to Relocate Thanks to Telework, Survey Finds
The New York Times has created a surprising interactive analysis of the number of coronavirus cases (per million residents) in different countries:
With its cases surging since mid-June, the United States is squarely in the top 10. Leading the outbreak… Continue reading Coronavirus Infection Rates: 10 US States Higher Than Any Country in the World
The new “working-from-home economy” will likely continue after the pandemic, predicts Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom, in an article shared by Slashdot reader schwit1.
Bloom cites results from several nationwide surveys he’s conducted:
We see an in… Continue reading Stanford Economist Predicts Working-From-Home Continues, City Centers Decline
Highway patrols across America “are reporting a rise in reckless driving,” writes ABC News.
Slashdot reader quonset shared their report:
In Connecticut, traffic has been cut in half compared to last year, but fatal motor vehicle accidents are up by a… Continue reading With Highway Traffic Down, Are Reckless Drivers Still Increasing Highway Fatalities?
“The publication of a long-awaited report from Imperial College London that models the impact of coming out of lockdown has been delayed for several weeks, following criticism of the team’s methods, as the debate around the UK’s coronavirus restriction… Continue reading Public Release of Newest Imperial College Report for the UK Delayed By ‘Politicized Nature’ of Lockdown Debate
New research from Imperial College London suggests the coronavirus “may still be spreading at epidemic rates” in 24 different states in America, reports the Washington Post:
Some states have had little viral spread or “crushed the curve” to a great d… Continue reading New Imperial College Research Estimates Coronavirus Still Spreading Uncontrolled in 24 US States
Long-time Slashdot reader gollum123 quotes CNBC:
Nearly 43% of full-time American employees say they want to work remotely more often even after the economy has reopened, according to a survey released by business publishing company getAbstract. Of the… Continue reading Even After the Pandemic, 43% Say They’ll Want to Work Remotely More Often
“Data from connected scale users suggests Americans, on average, are not gaining weight during lockdowns,” writes long-time Slashdot reader pfhlick.
The Washington Post reports:
Withings, the maker of popular Internet-connected scales and other body-m… Continue reading Aggregate Data From Connected Scales Shows Minimal Weight Gains During Lockdowns
An anonymous reader quotes Reuters:
U.S. deaths due to the coronavirus surpassed 20,000 on Saturday, the highest reported number in the world, according to a Reuters tally, although there are signs the pandemic might be nearing a peak. Italy has the se… Continue reading America Now Has Most COVID-19 Deaths in the World — 20% of All Fatalities
An anonymous reader quotes Slate:
Separating out the meaningful threats from the noise is hard. Is Facebook really the danger to democracy it looks like? Is Uber really worse than the system it replaced? Isn’t Amazon’s same-day delivery worth it? Whic… Continue reading Slate Announces List of The 30 Most Evil Tech Companies