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Bill Gates says countries will probably use interviews and databases to track the coronavirus
Bill Gates thinks most countries will fight COVID-19 with interview-based contact tracing and a central database to track exposure. Gates posted a paper today outlining potential pandemic treatments, vaccines, and containment strategies. He calls contact tracing, which helps identify and isolate people who could spread the virus, an “ideal way” to...
Apps aren’t a reliable way to measure blood oxygen levels
Doctors say one of the best ways to monitor patients with COVID-19 is by tracking their blood oxygen levels, which can show when they have dangerous breathing problems — even if they don’t feel short of breath. But along with toilet paper and digital thermometers, devices that measure those levels, called...
Doctors are using AI to triage covid-19 patients. The tools may be here to stay
Rizwan Malik had always had an interest in AI. As the lead radiologist at the Royal Bolton Hospital, run by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), he saw its potential to make his job easier. In his hospital, patients often had to wait six hours or more for a...
Samsung’s blood pressure measurement on smartwatches still a have long way to go
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Active 2 has taken another big step toward offering blood pressure monitoring, a feature Samsung has been promising since the original Galaxy Watch Active was released in 2019. This week saw Samsung’s Health Monitor app get regulatory approval from South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), the first...
Japanese hot spring resorts let you soak in their baths in VR
The coronavirus pandemic has hit the tourism industry hard, including in Japan — ninety percent of ryokan inns in the famous Arima hot spring resort town has been closed since the prefecture of Hyogo went under a state of emergency this month, according to The Mainichi Shimbun. In response...
Netflix promises subscribers it won’t run out of new content while people are stuck at home
The most pressing issue entertainment companies around the world are facing is what the rest of their year looks like. Production on sets around the world has completely stopped, movies are being delayed on a weekly basis as theaters remain closed and shelter-in-place orders from government bodies remain. Some...
Facebook will start telling you where page posts are coming from
Facebook says today, it’s going to display the location of “high-reach” Facebook pages and Instagram accounts on every post the owners share in order to give people “more information to help them gauge the reliability and authenticity of the content they see in their feeds.” The company didn’t say what...
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SpaceX successfully launches latest batch of 60 internet-beaming satellites to orbit
On Wednesday afternoon, SpaceX is pressing ahead with its internet-from-space initiative, launching another batch of 60...
Motorola Edge and Edge+ launched: Price, specs, features, availability
Motorola is staging a comeback in the flagship segment with its new Motorola Edge+ along with...
Bluetooth contact tracing needs bigger, better data
You might know Bluetooth best for helping you pair your headphones and smartphone, but the 21-year-old...
OnePlus camera app set to receive a major update soon
OnePlus has a history of releasing major software updates soon after a new smartphone is launched....
Scientists discover Earth-sized planet orbiting the habitable zone of a red dwarf star
Scientists have discovered an actual Earth-sized exoplanet that is currently in orbit around the habitable zone...
Many covid-19 survivors will be left traumatized by their ICU experience
There’s a phrase to describe what we’re experiencing: collective trauma. We are all grieving—whether it’s for...
Peter Thiel’s controversial Palantir is helping build a coronavirus tracking tool for the Trump admin
Palantir, an analytics company co-founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel, is supporting the US Department of...
Patreon lays off 13 percent of its staff
Patreon has laid off 30 employees, or 13 percent of the company’s staff, due to economic...
How to celebrate Earth Day 2020 online
April 22nd, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the annual celebration of the environmental...
Netflix will reduce developing ‘product innovations’ as teams go remote
Despite employees adapting fairly well to working from home during the global pandemic, Netflix is reducing...
Netflix adds 15 million subscribers as people stream more than ever, but warns about tough road ahead
Netflix is one of the rare companies benefiting from the global pandemic, which has kept billions of...
Some 5G iPhones and a new larger iPhone SE model could be delayed
Some of Apple’s iPhones rumored to launch in the fall and a larger iPhone SE model...
Canon reveals details about 8K-capable EOS R5
Canon had officially announced the development of the much rumoured Canon EOS R5 back in February....
Facebook has released a map of coronavirus symptoms crowdsourced from its users
What’s new: Facebook has released a map showing the proportion of people who say they have...
Canon hosting free photography classes online with some of the worlds best photographers
The Corona Virus lockdown has caused everyone’s lives to change drastically. With everyone being locked indoors,...
The race to save the first draft of coronavirus history from internet oblivion
Eight years ago, Suleika Jaouad was alone in a hospital room, undergoing aggressive treatment for leukaemia...
The US needs to do 20 million tests a day to reopen safely, according to a new plan
The news: A group of experts has produced a plan for the US to reopen its...
Sewer systems are a window into the coronavirus pandemic
With limitations on COVID-19 testing making it hard to know how many people actually have the...
Whole Foods is reportedly using a heat map to track stores at risk of unionization
Whole Foods, which is owned by Amazon, is using a heat map to track stores that...
Kickstarter plans layoffs after new projects on the site drop off by 35 percent
Kickstarter announced in an internal memo today that it’s likely going to lay off employees. CEO...
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U onboard GPU almost matches Nvidia MX250 performance
There is no doubt that AMD has been killing it with its Ryzen lineup of chips....
If America is at war with COVID-19, it’s doing a bad job of fighting
Many times during the past few weeks Donald Trump has called the outbreak of COVID-19 an...
The OnePlus 8 series is much cheaper in India than the US
OnePlus announced the 8 and 8 Pro phones early last week, but didn’t share pricing information...