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Report: U.S. ski industry lost $2 billion because of coronavirus ASPEN — The U.S. ski industry has lost at least $2 billion last winter because of the economic collapse caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a national trade association said. COVID-19 IN COLORADO The Denver-based National Ski Areas Association announced Wednesday that skier visits fell 14% last season compared with the 2018-2019 season, The Aspen Times reported. There were about 51.1 million visits in the shortened season. A visit is considered the use of a lift ticket for any part of the day and is a standard mark of performance, officials said. Skier...

Working From Home Is Tough: Discover How It’s Possible To Work At Peak Performance From Home   New York, NY, June, 2020 ̶ Working from home is hard – so why not make it a little easier? Stress is not in your head, it’s in your body; this is the key to peak performance that Leah Lagos, Psy.D., wants everyone to know. A licensed New York psychologist specializing in biofeedback, sport psychology and psychotherapy for optimal health and performance, she has a scientifically proven program that alters the body’s physical baseline response to stress and helps people work and live at...

Polish startup develops affordable ventilator and is starting to collect orders Mudita - a Polish technology start-up, founded by Michał Kiciński, co-founder of CD Projekt, together with physicians from the Foundation for Research and Development of Science, has designed a simple and inexpensive ventilator for COVID-19 patients.  Breath is designed to deliver oxygen to a patient's lungs when their life is in danger and a doctor, nurse, or paramedic is not able to use a professional ventilator. Mudita is now looking for companies and private investors that would help to fund the devices for the hospitals that need them most....

Remote Work Trend Boosts Global Demand for Network Access Control Solutions The global NAC market is estimated to reach $2.21 billion by 2024, finds Frost & Sullivan   Singapore - 2020 —Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Global Network Access Control Market, Forecast to 2024, finds that the proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT), the convergence of information technology (IT) and operation technology (OT), and customers’ migration to the cloud at a faster pace are rapidly driving the NAC market. The sector is estimated to increase by two-thirds, reaching $2.21 billion by 2024 from $1.35 billion in 2019, at a compound annual growth rate...

Scammers pretending to be the official Twitch account are sending phishing links to unsuspecting users via Discord.   Discord users are claiming this scam is widespread throughout their servers, as hackers target increased numbers of online gamers in the wake of worldwide Covid-19 lockdowns.  What are Digital Privacy Experts saying? Social distancing and increasing lockdowns have prompted more people to spend time at their computers using social platforms like Discord and streaming websites such as Twitch to keep themselves entertained. Sadly, their popularity has made users of both lucrative targets of scammers and hackers, particularly children that think they are getting something for free.  ...