Economy

Last year, Blackberry announced a multi-year partnership with Amazon web services to co-develop BlackBerry IVY, a new “cloud-connected intelligent vehicle data platform” that offers automakers a “standardized secure way to read and analyze vehicle sensor data.” Last week, the company settled an intellectual property lawsuit the company had filed against Facebook, accusing the social network of infringing on Blackberry’s messaging technology. … [Read more...] about LOL Markets: Blackberry Shares Jump 28%

What California is doing: California’s reopening guidelines in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy focuses on addressing equity in the coronavirus pandemic. One of the main ways California has attempted to track its progress toward targeting vulnerable communities was the creation of a COVID-19 health equity metric that measures the positivity rate in the most disproportionately impacted communities, such as essential workers and low income, Latino, Black and Pacific Islander communities. … [Read more...] about How Biden’s new COVID executive orders compare to what California is already doing

NEW: President Biden offers his most extensive comments yet on impeachment, telling @kaitlancollins: “I think it has to happen,” Biden said. He acknowledged the effect a trial could have on his agenda and nominees, but said there would be “a worse effect if it didn’t happen. … [Read more...] about Biden Says Senate Impeachment Trial ‘Has To Happen’