The Daily Populous

Monday October 5th, 2020 night edition

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Sunday she is receiving health updates on President Trump, who is in the hospital with the coronavirus, through the media and not through official briefings or contact with the White House.

Why it matters: Pelosi is second in the line of succession behind Vice President Mike Pence.

The media has played a significant role in bringing to light the negligence of White House officials in containing the coronavirus, as well as in making sense of the confusing narrative coming from the Trump administration surrounding the president's health.

What she's saying: "We're getting our information the way everyone else is, in the media," Pelosi told CBS' "Face the Nation.".

"We pray for his good health, his speedy recovery.

But I hope it will be a signal that we really have to do better in preventing the spread of this virus.".

"We wouldn't pray if we didn't believe there was a chance that there could be an answer. »

White House Completely Misused Rapid COVID-19 Tests to Avoid Face Masks

Authored by slate.com

But it turns out the White House gave itself a false sense of security by using rapid tests in a way that was never intended.

The White House may have ignored that little crucial fact about the test that can give results in 15 minutes, but it wasn’t exactly hidden.

“They all think this should be done in combination with masks, social distancing and all the other recommended measures. »

Apple sues recycling partner for reselling more than 100,000 iPhones, iPads and Watches it was hired to dismantle

Authored by theverge.com
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Apple is suing former recycling partner GEEP Canada — now a part of Quantum Lifecycle Partners — for allegedly stealing and reselling at least 103,845 iPhones, iPads and Watches that it was hired to disassemble.

Apple sent the recycling firm over 500,000 iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches between January 2015 and December 2017, according to The Logic’s report.

When Apple did an audit, it discovered 18 percent of those devices were still accessing the internet through cellular networks. »

Steam Hardware & Software Survey

Authored by store.steampowered.com

Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2020.

Steam conducts a monthly survey to collect data about what kinds of computer hardware and software our customers are using.

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