Lora Kolodny
Optimistic on the inside. Work= reporter at CNBC.com (Tesla, robotics, the future). Ex-TechCrunch, -WSJ. Tweets my own. Email= [email protected]
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Would you volunteer to get the coronavirus?
It won’t be pleasant, but it could help prove quickly if a COVID-19 vaccine works.
Coronavirus and the politics of disgust
A man in his early twenties walks into a public toilet in Los Angeles. He heads for a cubicle, kicking it open. The camera follows as he kneels, lowers his head and begins to lick the toilet bowl. He looks up at the camera, smiles, and says...
Trump’s mileage-standard rollback will cost consumers and the climate, say analysts
The Trump administration has rolled back the Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards for new autos. It’s a hard-fought regulatory easing that...
Start-ups cut nearly 4,000 jobs in March as coronavirus impact ripples through tech
The layoffs, compiled by CNBC based on media reports, spanned more than 40 companies that have collectively raised nearly $15 billion.
California Health Corps site scored 25,000 sign-ups in its first day, Governor Newsom says
According to models used by the state, California Governor Gavin Newsom said he expects the COVID-19 outbreak to peak there some time in May 2020. To fight the pandemic, the state has asked licensed health professionals to raise their hands to work...
Aircraft carrier captain pleads for help after more than 100 crew are infected with coronavirus
"We are not at war. Sailors do not need to die. If we do not act now, we are failing to properly take care of our most trusted asset — our Sailors," wrote Capt. Brett Crozier of the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Lora Kolodny
This is terrifying -- "We are not at war. Sailors do not need to die. " Aircraft carrier captain pleads for help after more than 100 crew are infected with coronavirus cnbc.com/2020/03/31/cor… via @cnbc by @amanda_m_macias
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Warren to feds: Why did you take Massachusetts’s medical supplies? - The Boston Globe
Senator Elizabeth Warren is pressing federal officials for answers on why they seized at least two of Massachusetts’s recent orders for protective equipment.
New York state just surpassed China's Hubei province for reported coronavirus cases
"We have been behind it from day one since it got here. We have been playing catch up," Cuomo said Tuesday in announcing the new cases.
Huawei says US blacklisting led to $12 billion revenue shortfall in 2019 as profit growth slowed
In May, Huawei was put on the U.S. Entity List, a blacklist that restricts American firms doing business with it. A top executive told CNBC that was to blame for missed revenue targets.
Infection rates rising for medical workers in Spain and Italy
“We haven’t seen a situation like this one in all of our lives and careers."
‘Doctors are getting sick everywhere’: Coronavirus taking a toll on New York medical workers
In emergency rooms and intensive care units, typically dispassionate medical professionals are feeling panicked as increasing numbers of colleagues get sick
How can an asymptomatic person still spread the coronavirus?
If it doesn’t make sense to you that a person can have enough virus in his or her body to be able to spread the infection, but not enough to feel ill, you’re not alone. It doesn’t make sense, but there is an explanation.
Lora Kolodny
How can an asymptomatic person still spread the coronavirus? minnpost.com/health/2020/03… via @MinnPost
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Vegas invited homeless to parking lot after coronavirus closed shelter
"Las Vegas is now packing people into concrete grids out of sight," said former Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro.
John Prine 'Stable on the Respirator' After Hospitalization
Singer remains in intensive care after being hospitalized for the coronavirus
Lora Kolodny
John Prine ‘Stable on the Respirator’ After Hospitalization rollingstone.com/music/music-ne… via @RollingStone
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Airbnb extends coronavirus cancellation window to May 31, sets aside $250 million to pay hosts for missed stays
Airbnb announced it will allow guests to receive full refunds for any trips booked before March 14, as the company continues to struggle through the coronavirus' impact on the travel industry.
Ford, GE plan to produce 50,000 ventilators in 100 days
Ford Motor and GE Healthcare plan to produce 50,000 ventilators within the next 100 days at a facility in Michigan amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Lora Kolodny
Noice! Ford, GE plan to produce 50,000 ventilators in 100 days - cnbc.com/2020/03/30/for… by @mikewayland @cnbctech
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Storey County, NV
Update on Tesla and COVID-19 Reports
Lora Kolodny
A really weird thing that's part of this story - Tesla hasn't, apparently, updated Storey County on the fact that it had a COVID-19 case confirmed at its massive battery plant in Sparks/Fernley, Nevada. You'd think maybe it's worth alerting the county.
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Tesla Gigafactory employee tests positive for COVID-19, says internal memo
Tesla's vehicle deliveries report for the first quarter of 2020 is expected within a week. Despite direct impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations in Shanghai and the U.S., the company has yet to withdraw its prior guidance, which said it...
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Lora Kolodny
Tesla Gigafactory employee tests positive for COVID-19, says internal memo cnbc.com/2020/03/30/tes… via @cnbctech (Tesla and Panasonic are kind of a study in contrasts.)
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