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GitHub Now Supports Unlimited Collaborators in Free Private Repositories, Lowers Monthly Fees
GitHub has made strong progress with integrating CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery) into its platform, with the introduction of Actions in August 2019. There was a small catch, though: these free private repositories were limited to having only three collaborators, which was a major problem for larger teams. [Full Article...]
Chinese Telecom Giant Warns UK Against Backing Down From 5G Decision
In early March, 38 Conservative Members of Parliament rebelled on the issue, due to concerns that Huawei could use Britain's 5G network to steal confidential information and hand it over to Beijing. "Despite this, there has been groundless criticism from some about Huawei's involvement in the UK's 5G rollout". And there are those who choose to continue to attack us without presenting any evidence... [Full Article...]
Preliminary Estimate by Statistics Canada Suggests Economy Plunged in March
Statistics Canada says it's been producing flash estimates given the unique situation created by the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic brought business to a halt across the country as Canadians were urged to stay at home as a preventative measure. [Full Article...]
3 prisoners in Turkey die from COVID-19: minister
These include those held in pretrial detention, people convicted under overly broad anti-terrorism laws including journalists, lawyers, political and human rights activists who have been imprisoned merely for speaking out; and even those at heightened risk including older prisoners and those with underlying health conditions convicted under anti-terrorism laws. [Full Article...]
Oil climbs on output slash to aid virus-hit market
Rystad Energy's Head of Oil Markets, Bjornar Tonhaugen, has offered the following comment on the OPEC + deal announced over the weekend - which saw the world's leading oil producers agree on an approximately 10% cut to global output - and its potential effect on oil prices. [Full Article...]
Amazon adding 75k positions due to COVID-19
Amazon has recently received criticism for the working conditions in its warehouses during the coronavirus outbreak, with workers across the county speaking out about the lack of protection with increased health risks. Trumka was among the signatories of a letter that leaders of the largest US labor groups, joined by NY elected officials, sent Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos criticizi... [Full Article...]
U.S. stocks lower on Monday following their biggest week since 1974
The Stoxx Europe 600 index headed for its first drop in six sessions, led by energy companies, as crude oil in NY fell below $20 a barrel amid a global slump in demand. North American equity markets were solidly in positive territory in early Tuesday trading, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index, the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite Index all rising about two per cent at the ... [Full Article...]
Crude oil prices rise on bargain-hunting, hopes for stockpile purchases
Trump's remarks came after OPEC producers and their allies agreed on Sunday to cut production by 9.7 million bpd, which some analysts feared would be too little to stem the damage from the combination of plunging demand amid the coronavirus pandemic and a price war between Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia. [Full Article...]