Surgeon General makes face mask with T-shirt and rubber bands

The Surgeon General has instructed Americans on how to make their own ‘cloth face covering’ by using an old T-shirt and rubber bands, as the country is in the midst of a face mask shortage.  Dr. Jerome Adams says in ‘a few easy steps’ people can make their own personal protective equipment with items from around … Read more

Surgeon General makes face mask with T-shirt and rubber bands

The Surgeon General has instructed Americans on how to make their own ‘cloth face covering’ by using an old T-shirt and rubber bands, as the country is in the midst of a face mask shortage.  Dr. Jerome Adams says in ‘a few easy steps’ people can make their own personal protective equipment with items from around … Read more

Watford General Hospital tells patients NOT to go to A&E because they’re running out of oxygen

Watford General Hospital tells patients NOT to go to A&E even in an emergency because they’re running out of oxygen in coronavirus crisis At 11:40am today West Herts hospitals tweeted to warn of a critical incident  Telling patients not to attend Watford General Hospital due to issues with oxygen They advised those needing treatment to ‘go to your … Read more

‘Insurance’ firm Home and General billed my in-laws twice for the same TV

My in-laws in their 80s were cold called and sold £250 of insurance for the same TV twice by the same company under different names A reader told us a firm named Home and General called his in-laws twice They used the same phone number but the name of Cover Utilities He said: ‘How can … Read more

Surgeon General appeals to Kylie Jenner to tell her millennial followers to stay at home

The Surgeon General appealed to Kylie Jenner on Thursday morning to tell her millennial and Gen Z followers to stay at home as the country frantically tries to fight coronavirus, after new data emerged which suggests young people are far more vulnerable to the deadly pandemic than previously thought.  In an appearance on Good Morning … Read more

Forecasting the future of artificial general intelligence

The World Economic Forum wants to create an “ethics switch” to prevent artificial general intelligence from being harmful or unethical. Forecasting the future of artificial general intelligence The World Economic Forum wants to create an “ethics switch” to prevent artificial general intelligence from being harmful or unethical. Dan Patterson, a Senior Producer for CBS News … Read more