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In this roundup of the latest research into the covid-19 pandemic, we cover encouraging evidence for immunity, why the virus may not be very airborne, and an unexpected effect of the pandemic on our weather forecasts.

If you posted a project to GitHub before February 2, the fruits of your labor are now likely entombed for a millennium in a frozen ark. Yesterday, the world's largest source code repository announced that, on July 8, it ...

It's hard to get excited for a new interface protocol, I get it. But Intel's upcoming Thunderbolt 4 tech could end up making your next PC a lot more capable than today's systems. Just imagine hooking up two 4K displays t...

Apple has already been quite outspoken in regards to support for equality and the Black Lives Matter movement, with CEO Tim Cook having penned a statement titled Speaking Up on Racism last month in June. But more recentl...

If you live in a city with a shared motor scooter program, you've likely spotted at least one reckless driver zipping down the street without any regard for basic traffic rules or safety. Maybe the rider or riders failed...

A new United Nations report shows why it's crucial to clean up air conditioning. In fact, the authors found that switching over to energy-efficient and climate-friendly air conditioning units could save the world up to 4...

The worst hack in Twitter's history may have started on a forum known for trafficking in black market social media accounts. In the days before the hack, a user on message board OGUsers offered to "provide direct access ...

All eyes may have been on the new Bronco this week, but Ford’s other big truck news of late, the Mustang Mach-E, seems intent on stealing back the limelight. Announced last year, the electric crossover heads to dealers...

Earlier today, Geoff Keighley gave us our first real look at the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller as part of the Summer Game Fest. Though Sony has detailed the controller itself in the past, we’ve never really se...

Today, as it happens, is World Emoji Day. While that probably doesn’t mean a whole lot to most people out there, it means something to Google, which is revealing a number of new emoji that will go live with Android 11 ...

Spotify will be the exclusive home for Michelle Obama’s first podcast, the company has announced. The audio show is titled The Michelle Obama Podcast and it comes from the Obamas’ production company Higher Ground, wh...

There's a lot of intrigue and ~mystery~ surrounding the public conception of hacking, but the truth is, even the most elite hackers are regular people. And just like regular people, they screw up on the job more than you...

It appears that T-Mobile is working on yet another set-top box of some variety, this one sporting Android TV. The device has appeared at the FCC alongside a few images, indicating that T-Mobile will soon introduce a new ...

If you're having trouble accessing an internet site or service, it may not be your connection. Services that rely on Cloudflare for DNS and caching to help them stay online are currently inaccessible for many people. Aff...

There’s a fish that lives in the ocean depths called the dragonfish or the common fangtooth. The fish lives in the depths of the ocean where there’s nothing to hide behind to escape predators, and there is no sunligh...

Logitech has introduced its new Folio Touch, a flexible folio keyboard case with a built-in keyboard for use with the first and second-generation iPad Pro 11-inch model. The folio cover features a kickstand-like stabiliz...

You know that dust-covered Kinect you have tucked away with a menagerie of other electronics and chords? Well, you can go on ignoring it.

Google has introduced a new Arts & Culture tool called ‘Fabricius’ that enables anyone to learn about the ancient Egyptian writing system known as hieroglyphics, which are symbols used to represents words and phrases...

Nearly two dozen House Democrats signed letters on Friday demanding answers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Customs and Border Protection regarding the use of aerial surveillance deployed to monitor proteste...

As the U.S. shattered records on Thursday with over 77,000 newly confirmed cases and the nation's death toll has exploded to nearly 139,000, an unpublished White House coronavirus task force report obtained by the Center...

On Wednesday, July 15, Twitter was the target of a very public hack attack that's still sending shockwaves across the internet. In what is a major security breach for the company, a handful of the most-followed Twitter a...

NASA has provided a tentative date for its upcoming milestone mission, one that will involve sending a SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavor capsule to pick up astronauts from the International Space Station. The two astronauts wi...