Coronavirus made simple

Coronavirus made simple

The CDC does not suggest wearing a mask if you’re healthy (a virus is too small to be filtered by a “regular” mask).

Online child abuse images on the rise, mostly on Facebook

The problem is so horrifying that people have been slow to confront it–including those in the government who need to approve funding to combat it. No surprise, the problem has exploded.

Russian TV to produce its own version of Chernobyl

Russian TV has announced that it will create its own story about Chernobyl following the viral success of the US mini-series about the 1986 nuclear disaster.

Smile: you might be on hidden camera while staying at an Airbnb

A family staying in an Airbnb in Ireland discovered a hidden camera on the ceiling of their living room.

Anti-vaxxers cause outbreaks and misery

The number of kids under age two who aren’t vaccinated has quadrupled over the past two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Chinese scientist who genetically modified babies to face criminal charges

The world’s first gene-edited babies, twin girls named Lulu and Nana, were born in November.

Drones torment at London airport

Over 800 flights were canceled, stranding more than 150,000 people. The government ordered the army to use military equipment to secure the site.

It’s okay to eat romaine, as long as you’re sure it’s not from California

43 people in 12 states are sick from E.coli infections linked to this recent outbreak.

The climate report, simplified

The earth has already increased its temperature 1 degree since the preindustrial period.

Insta-drugs, the opioid crisis, and the dark web: online drug sales still going strong

The FDA is laying part of blame for the opioid crisis on online sites that are ineffectively policed, which could lead to a change in liability for their platforms.

An e-scooter death

E-scooters have been dropped in many major cities in order to provide quick, last minute transportation, often between a mass transit stop and a final destination.

Artificial intelligence program to be offered at Carnegie Mellon

The AI program will “focus more on how complex inputs — such as vision, language and huge databases — are used to make decisions or enhance human capabilities,” a school official explains.

Day two: Zuckerberg under fire

House members were generally more pointed and insistent than their Senate counterparts, grilling the billionaire on his company’s use of data.

Uber suspends driverless car program

Big-name automakers, like General Motors and Toyota, and tech giants Uber and Alphabet, Inc., are dropping billions of dollars in technology that has resulted in this latest fatality.

Doxxing: online grenade

Doxxing is a weapon in the war against hate.

How #ReleaseTheMemo went viral

A few hours after the hashtag was first typed, it was being used 250,000 times per hour.

Japan’s concerns over electric cars: will they be left behind?

It wouldn’t be the first time Japan didn’t adjust to changing technology.

Bump stock: capable of 90 shots in 10 seconds

Twelve rifles in room 135 of the Mandalay Bay Resort were modified with a “bump stock,” which enables a semiautomatic rifle to fire like much, much faster.

The science of conformity

Ever notice that people agree with the group even though they know the group is wrong? There’s a reason.

A hardware update for the brain

Neurotechnology is the marriage of biology with technology. How far can improvements to the brain take us?