Sleep is vital for teenagers’ mental and physical development, experts tell parents

Parents should set strict bedtimes for teenagers right up until the age of 18, sleep experts say. Getting enough sleep in the teenage years is vital for mental and physical development. Yet increasingly independent teens, equipped with smartphones and computer games, are staying up deep into the night in what experts call an ‘epidemic of … Read more

A THIRD kind of coronavirus test in development could be easier to make and return faster results

A new third type of test may offer a simpler way for healthcare workers to identify positive coronavirus cases. The two tests most commonly used are a PCR test, which looks for the virus’ genetic material to see if someone is currently infected, and an antibody test, which sees if someone has been infected in … Read more

A new G.I. Joe movie is in development even before this fall’s Snake Eyes spinoff hits theaters

G.I. Joe movie which promises to delve ‘deeper into the world of Joe’ is in development… even before this fall’s Snake Eyes spinoff hits theaters By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 02:50 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 02:50 BST, 3 May 2020 A new G.I. Joe movie is in the works – even before … Read more

There are at least 70 coronavirus vaccines in development, WHO says

There are more than 70 vaccines for COVID-19 currently in development, with three leading candidates, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). All three – one from the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology with Hong Kong’s CanSino Bio and two from companies in the US – are currently undergoing human trials, a list published by WHO … Read more

Public Health England is hampering the development of ‘game changer’ coronavirus antibody tests

Public Health England is hampering the development of ‘game changing’ coronavirus antibody tests by not sharing blood samples from infected patients with private labs, according to claims made in a leaked memo.  Scientists are rushing to develop the tests, which can confirm if someone has already had Covid-19 and could be immune – potentially allowing … Read more

Public Health England is hampering the development of ‘game changer’ coronavirus antibody tests

Public Health England is hampering the development of ‘game changing’ coronavirus antibody tests by not sharing blood samples from infected patients with private labs, according to claims made in a leaked memo.  Scientists are rushing to develop the tests, which can confirm if someone has already had Covid-19 and could be immune – potentially allowing … Read more

Coronavirus could cost the global economy $4.1 trillion – Asian Development Bank warns

Coronavirus could cost the global economy $4.1 trillion – five per cent of worldwide output – Asian Development Bank warns Asian Development Bank says coronavirus could cost economy $4.1 trillion   The estimated impact is equivalent to nearly five percent of worldwide output Crisis has sent equity markets spinning as traders fret over the long-term impact … Read more

How to install Ansible collections for more effective and efficient development

Create more complex Ansible playbooks by installing pre-built content from the Ansible Galaxy. Image: TechRepublic/Jack Wallen If you’ve worked with Ansible, you know that the majority of your time spent is in writing content: Playbooks, roles, modules, plugins, etc. That content can get complicated, which means you’re not working very efficiently. However, imagine if you … Read more

How to capitalize on the edge analytics development life cycle

Waiting through the “Wild West” of edge IoT is starting to pay off, with more automation software for the scale process. Image: Soulmemoria, Getty Images/iStockphoto Edge computing and Internet of Things (IoT) devices increased by stunning numbers in 2019, when 26.66 billion IoT devices were active worldwide. In 2020, that IoT device number will grow … Read more

Budgets for workplace learning and development are increasing in 2020

Executives are focused on closing the skills gap, and they’re shifting from instructor-led training to online training, according to a LinkedIn report. 2020: Employees should be learning in the flow of work, not from A to Z Learning in the flow of work through non-linear training will lead to stronger developers in 2020. More than … Read more