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| | | | Covidtests.gov Today, the federal government soft-launched the covidtests.gov website — initially slated to go live tomorrow — that allows each household to receive four free at-home COVID-19 antigen tests. At today’s White House press briefing, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the site is in its “beta phase,” and USPS, which is running the operation, said users might experience some bugs. Some on Twitter already expressed that the website wasn’t identifying their address, including because they live in a unit in an apartment building that was being identified as a single residence. “We can’t guarantee there won’t be a bug or two,” Psaki said during the conference. “But the best tech teams across the administration and the Postal Service are working hard to make this a success.” Those who sign up this week will likely get their tests at the end of the month. Expect between seven to 12 days for them to get delivered, USPS said. — Technical.ly reporter Paige Gross ([email protected]) | | | | | Top Stories | | By Every opportunity is unique as a flurry. Read more » By With an $850,000 raise and a cosign from the prominent accelerator, cofounder and CEO Mustafa Al-Adhami is looking toward FDA designation to take on the diagnostics space. Read more » By Parent-friendly workplaces are people-friendly workplaces. Read more » By Metaverse business models will likely overlap with the physical world. Two media scholars offer an explainer on all things Web3. Read more » | Blast from the past To protect ridesharing’s future in Maryland, Uber and Lyft have joined forces to push new legislation through the General Assembly. The impetus for bill? An ongoing case inside the state’s Public Utility Law Judge Division. Read more » | Your Job in Tech Search all open jobs and hiring companies Featured Jobs It’s an exciting time at Crossbeam. Less than three years post-launch, we have over six thousand companies using our platform, raised more than $100M of venture capital from leading VC firms, and are...Find out more » We are looking for a Software Developer with a demonstrated track record in the planning, implementation, testing, and maintenance of custom software using Ruby on Rails or Elixir. Compensation is...Find out more » Requirements In this role you will Build your technical and strategic skills as you work alongside crew from across the business Design front-end and back-end solutions for test-driven development...Find out more » This Week in Jobs Every opportunity is unique as a flurry. Read more » SUBSCRIBE to TWIJ Post a Job Get a Job | Events Jan 25 to Jan 25 / 10:03 am to 11:03 am / Remote Find out more » Jan 26 to Jan 26 / 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM / Online Find out more » View all events Promote your event | | |
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