“Everyone attending the convention within the perimeter will be tested and temperature checked each day,” Erin Isaac, communications director for the host committee, said in the memo. Source: Sen. Grassley says he will skip Republican convention because of coronavirus concerns – The Washington Post Call me old fashioned, but if you need to test everyone…

The moves come amid national protests over racism and equality that have extended to calls on corporate America to change. Source: Walmart, Target dropping Washington NFL merchandise as the team reviews its name – The Washington Post This might actually be the time getting them to rename happens.

Would you want to “subscribe” to heated seats? Source: BMW is going all-in on in-car microtransactions – The Verge With rentals or leases, this is interesting. Imagine a car rental service that buys all one brand with different form factors (sedan, pickup/suv, minivan, or whatever) to save on maintenance overhead. When you rent a car,…

This is the second time in recent weeks that Secret Service agents preparing for a White House or campaign event outside of Washington have contracted the virus. Source: Secret Service agents preparing for Pence Arizona trip contracted coronavirus

Source: Zuckerberg said to say of Facebook ad boycott: ‘All these advertisers will be back’ soon enough   I need to quit Facebook.

Trump supporters funded a private border wall on the banks of the Rio Grande, helping the builder secure $1.7 billion in federal contracts. Now the “Lamborghini” of border walls is in danger of… Source: He Built a Privately Funded Border Wall. It’s Already at Risk of Falling Down if Not Fixed.

Texas Medical Center hospitals have stopped reporting key metrics showing the stress rising numbers of COVID-19 patients are placing on their facilities, undermining data that policy makers and the public have relied upon during the COVID-19 pandemic to gauge the virus’ spread. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Houston-hospitals-hit-100-base-ICU-capacity-15372256.php

Using TaskRabbit and Venmo, a Silicon Valley investor and his business partner had workers repackage non-medical KN95 masks so he could sell them to Texas emergency workers. Source: He Removed Labels That Said “Medical Use Prohibited,” Then Tried to Sell Thousands of Masks to Officials Who Distribute to Hospitals

Company officials announces production of the Segway PT will stop on July 15. The vehicle is popular among law enforcement and tourists, but falls short of its inventor’s revolutionary goals. Source: After Nearly Two Bumpy Decades, The Original Segway Will Be Retired In July The owner of Segway rode it off a cliff some years…

A rural hospital in Texas braces for an outbreak while trying to stave off financial ruin. Source: Opinion | ‘Though the Virus Hadn’t Yet Reached Us, It Was Already Our Enemy’