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WHO warns that this FDA-approved coronavirus drug might not actually work
BGR - 27 Oct 2020 01:05
The drug formerly known as remdesivir and now being marketed as Veklury is the first FDA-approved coronavirus treatment. It was also among the drugs used to treat President Trump during his recent bout of COVID-19. Howev...
Too many people are ignoring one of the easiest ways to catch COVID-19, Dr. Fauci says
BGR - 27 Oct 2020 05:11
By now, everybody knows that being in crowded situations is one of the things that easily facilitates coronavirus transmission -- and that you can protect yourself by social-distancing, in addition to wearing a face mask...
NASA weighing lunar lander budget options
Space News - 27 Oct 2020 04:04
NASA is looking at ways to stretch out the budget for its Human Landing System program should there be further delays in a final appropriations bill while still seeking full funding for the program in 2021. SpaceNews
Samsung and Stanford are working on a 10,000PPI display
Pocket-lint - 27 Oct 2020 14:00
Samsung and Stanford University have been developing OLED technology with an incredibly high pixel density designed to result in a more realistic image,
The war against plastic is distracting us from pollution that can't be seen
Live Science - 27 Oct 2020 13:55
The war against plastic may be overshadowing greater threats to the environment.
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion engine could mean a three month trip to Mars
Slash Gear - 27 Oct 2020 13:49
A company from Seattle called Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies (USNC-Tech) has developed a concept for a new type of propulsion unit and delivered details to NASA. The company claims that the new Nuclear Thermal Propulsio...
How to remove HP printer driver 'malware' from Mac
AppleInsider - 27 Oct 2020 13:10
Your Mac does not have malware, it's just got printer drivers that HP mistakenly asked Apple to block. Here's how to work around the problem. Some users of HP printers are reporting error messages like this Hewlett Packa...
StratoLauncher IV Series water rocket launcher is designed for endless fun
The Gadget Flow - 27 Oct 2020 08:59
The StratoLauncher IV Series water rocket launcher includes three models: StratoLauncher IV, StratoLauncher IV Deluxe, and StratoLauncher IV Ultimate. No matter which one you choose, you'll be setting yourself up for end...
Aerospace Corp. seeks to license laser communications
Space News - 27 Oct 2020 04:52
The Aerospace Corp. is working to license commercially a laser communications subsystem that downlinked data at a rate of 200 megabits per second from three-unit cubesats. SpaceNews
TCL rollable screen phone shows off another way to expand screens
Slash Gear - 27 Oct 2020 03:41
Foldable phones were mostly created to solve a size problem. People want large, tablet-sized screens but don’t want to lose the portability and handiness of a handheld device. You might think that foldable screens from...
The people who need coronavirus vaccines the most just got great news
BGR - 27 Oct 2020 03:01
AstraZeneca revealed that its coronavirus vaccine candidate delivers the same immune response in older and younger people and that older people are less likely to experience adverse effects. The elderly might benefit the...
Not even prison can keep John McAfee from shilling shady crypto
Mashable - 27 Oct 2020 02:32Apple to raise App Store prices in Brazil, India, Russia, more
AppleInsider - 27 Oct 2020 01:40
In an update posted to its developer portal on Monday, Apple announced imminent App Store price hikes in Brazil, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa to account for foreign exchange rates and tax changes. ...
Hacker steals $24 million from cryptocurrency service 'Harvest Finance'
ZDNet - 27 Oct 2020 00:27
Hacker returned $2.5 million while Harvest Finance authors put out a $100,000 reward for anyone who can return the rest of the funds.
YouTube just made it easier for mobile users to control videos
Slash Gear - 27 Oct 2020 00:24
YouTube has introduced a new update for its mobile apps, adding refinements to the mobile platform’s interface that make things easier for users. Though the UI largely looks the same, frequent mobile users will note so...
Microsoft rides cloud to higher earnings
Phys.org - 27 Oct 2020 23:04
Microsoft on Tuesday said its profit in the recently ended quarter continued to soar as the pandemic boosted a trend toward business being taken care of in the internet cloud.
Apple and Microsoft partner in joint South Korea store run by AI
Android Central - 27 Oct 2020 17:49
It will also host Samsung products. What you need to know A new one-of-a-kind retail store is coming to South Korea. It will feature products from Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft. It won't have any staff, but will be run 2...
Spying a pivot to ghost kitchens, Softbank's second Vision Fund pours $120 million into Ordermark
TechCrunch - 27 Oct 2020 15:30
“We’re building a decentralized ghost kitchen,” is a sentence that could launch a thousand investor calls, and Alex Canter, the chief executive officer behind Ordermark, knows it. The 29 year-old CEO has, indeed, b...
How to watch AMD's Radeon RX 6000 "Big Navi" launch on 28 October
Pocket-lint - 27 Oct 2020 14:58
AMD is set to reveal the Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards on 28 October with the latest info on RDNA 2 architecture and more. The company has been teasing
Engineers track Monarch butterfly migration using tiny computers
Slash Gear - 27 Oct 2020 14:47
Engineers from the University of Michigan are working with the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology to learn more about monarch butterflies’ migratory patterns. To track the butterflies, the team are using th...
Phone operators in the UK won't be allowed to sell locked handsets from 2021
Cult of Mac - 27 Oct 2020 14:30
Mobile phone operators in the United Kingdom will be banned from selling locked handsets from December 2021. This will stop companies from selling phones or other devices that are locked to one network and can only be un...
Zoom's end-to-end encryption is now rolling out globally
Android Central - 27 Oct 2020 14:10
End-to-end encryption brings improved privacy and data protection for your virtual meetings. What you need to know Zoom has finally started rolling out end-to-end encryption to users globally. Just as it had promised, th...