Debunking the False Claim That COVID Death Counts Are Inflated
President Trump and other conspiracy fantasists touted the fake claim that COVID death counts are exaggerated. But three kinds of evidence point to more than 250,000 deaths -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
How the BBC used the iPhone in hundreds of locations to cover the UK election
The iPhone was crucial to the BBC's coverage of the 2024 UK general election, with kits including it used to broadcast live from the vote counts.A BBC remote kit using an iPhone [Laura Garcia/TikTok]On July 4, citizens of the UK went to polling stati.....»»
What we know about microdosing candy illnesses as death investigation underway
Medical toxicologist walks through what we know and don't know about the cases. Enlarge / The Birthday Cake flavored bar. One person may have died from eating Diamond Shruumz microdosing candies, which were recalled las.....»»
There’s not enough room for Starship at Cape Canaveral, SpaceX rivals claim
Competitors have tried and failed to keep SpaceX from establishing launch sites before. Enlarge / SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rockets from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and from Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station......»»
Research finds humpbacks were happier during pandemic pause
University of Queensland-led research has found migrating humpback whales off Australia's east coast became less stressed over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research paper is published in Marine Environmental Research......»»
Exploring the molecular basis of how pradimicin A binds to viral N-glycan, a potential SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitor
HIV, Ebola and most recently, COVID-19 viruses have had an enormous impact on our societies world-wide. All these viruses are "enveloped viruses," viruses that have an exterior envelope that surrounds them largely composed of their host's cells. This.....»»
Study claims governments should account for public attitudes before communicating crisis policies
Research published in the International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development has found that our feelings and attitudes during times of crises affect our behavior and that during globally testing times, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, governments sho.....»»
PSA: Time is running out to claim up to $349 from Apple’s iPhone 7 lawsuit settlement [U]
Update: The deadline for class members to submit a claim has been extended to July 3. All other details below still apply. If you owned an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus that suffered audio issues, your time is running out to claim a portion of A.....»»
Post-Pandemic Recovery Isn’t Guaranteed
The aftermath of a disaster like Covid can be divided into roughly three stages: the honeymoon, the slump, and the uptick. The aim is always to build back better—but in some cases that never happens......»»
Air So Polluted It Can Kill Isn’t Being Taken Seriously Enough
Toxic air kills over half a million children every year, yet only once has air pollution been listed as a cause of death on a death certificate......»»
Fake iPhone return scam cost Apple $12 million in losses, five people charged of fraud
We have seen these kind of scams before, but this particularly case is on a ginormous industry-like scale. Five people have been charged on counts of fraud for their involvement in a fake iPhone return scheme. Essentially, people would take near-w.....»»
TikTok vaguely disputes report that it’s making a US-only app
TikTok has spent months separating code for US-only algorithm, insiders claim. Enlarge (credit: Future Publishing / Contributor | Future Publishing) TikTok is now disputing a Reuters report that claims the short-video ap.....»»
Scientists are testing mRNA vaccines to protect cows and people against bird flu
The bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows is prompting development of new, next-generation mRNA vaccines—akin to COVID-19 shots—that are being tested in both animals and people......»»
Hackers claim they’re selling the user data of 560 million Ticketmaster customers
ShinyHunters hacking group claims responsibility for Ticketmaster data breach, which exposes customer personal data, including credit card information......»»
Push the Button and Turn the Knob with the Bleepler Synth Toy
I first met Langel Bookbinder at a local chiptune event in the Ann Arbor area, and most recently saw him when he kindly dropped my copy of his homebrew lo-fi NES shooter GunTneR off at my house. I don’t claim to understand how Langel’s m.....»»
Misleading COVID-19 headlines from mainstream sources did more harm on Facebook than fake news, study finds
Since the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, fake news on social media has been widely blamed for low vaccine uptake in the United States—but research by MIT Sloan School of Management Ph.D. candidate Jennifer Allen and Professor David Rand f.....»»
Most people trust accurate search results when the stakes are high, study finds
Using experiments with COVID-19 related queries, Cornell sociology and information science researchers found that in a public health emergency, most people pick out and click on accurate information......»»
What does AI mean for Australian democracy? And what can we do about it?
Last week, the head of Australia's election regulator warned the organization "does not possess the legislative tools or internal technical capability to deter, detect or adequately deal with false AI-generated content concerning the election process.....»»
Apple might be working with OpenAI to bring AI to iOS 18
The latest rumors claim that Apple and OpenAI might have signed a deal for AI capabilities in iOS devices in the future. The post Apple might be working with OpenAI to bring AI to iOS 18 appeared first on Phandroid. It is largely expected.....»»
Tesla settles fatal crash suit as another jury trial loomed
Tesla Inc. has reached a deal to resolve a lawsuit over the death of a Model S passenger in a fiery 2016 crash, marking the second time in two months the electric-vehicle maker has avoided a jury trial in California over a fatal wreck......»»
The death of Vulcan: Study reveals planet is actually an astronomical illusion caused by stellar activity
A planet thought to orbit the star 40 Eridani A—host to Mr. Spock's fictional home planet, Vulcan, in the "Star Trek" universe—is really a kind of astronomical illusion caused by the pulses and jitters of the star itself, a new study shows......»»