Did racism kill Jackie Robinson?
Baseball great Jackie Robinson was a living, breathing example of athleticism and apparent good health, playing four sports at UCLA and becoming the first Black man to play in major league baseball......»»
Apple, Google, and Microsoft want to kill the password with “Passkey” standard
Instead of a password, devices could look for your phone over Bluetooth. The first Thursday of May is apparently "World Password Day," and to celebrate Apple, Google, and Microsoft are launching a "joint effort" to kill the password. The m.....»»
Copper, but not silver, is effective against SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces
As a result of corrosion, copper and silver release positively charged ions into their environment, which are harmful to bacteria in several ways and prevent their growth or kill them completely. This effect has long been exploited, for example by co.....»»
Banish lag with these mesh WiFi routers for gamers
As an avid online gamer, you know how crucial it is to have a reliable internet connection. The last thing you want is for your game to lag when you’re going in for the kill! But when your internet connection isn’t strong, it can be tough.....»»
Do zoom meetings kill creativity?
Zoom meetings became the lifeblood of many workplaces during pandemic, but a new study points to a downside: They may limit employees' capacity for creative thinking......»»
Extreme Heat Is a Disease for Cities. Treat It That Way
The “urban heat island effect” creates extra-hot temperatures that kill. But cities can prescribe powerful treatments, like green spaces and reflective roofs......»»
Social determinants of health affect care for people with congenital heart disease
Improving overall health equity for people with congenital heart disease requires recognizing the impact of social determinants of health throughout their lifespan. Systemic societal inequities and structural racism impact the health of people with c.....»»
Bird flu"s grisly question: how to kill millions of poultry
The spread of a bird flu that is deadly to poultry raises the grisly question of how farms manage to quickly kill and dispose of millions of chickens and turkeys......»»
Higher blood fats more harmful than first thought
The increased levels of blood fats in people with type 2 diabetes and obesity are more harmful than previously thought, a new study has found. The research shows they can kill cells, make symptoms more severe, and worsen the illness. Increased fat in.....»»
Russia says it will quit the ISS, but NASA wants cooperation to continue
Rogozin, who heads Russia's Roscosmos space agency, said that the goal of the sanctions was to "kill Russian economy and plunge our people into despair and hunger, to get our country on its knees." He added that they "won't succeed in it, but the int.....»»
Disbelief in human evolution linked to greater prejudice and racism
A disbelief in human evolution was associated with higher levels of prejudice, racist attitudes and support of discriminatory behavior against Blacks, immigrants and the LGBTQ community in the U.S., according to University of Massachusetts Amherst re.....»»
Torrential rains kill 14 in Brazil
Torrential downpours triggered flash floods and landslides across Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, killing at least 14 people including eight children, and leaving five missing, authorities said Saturday......»»
Chrome’s “Topics” advertising system is here, whether you want it or not
Nightly Chrome canary builds can now track user interests and run ad auctions. Enlarge / The Privacy Sandbox settings. (credit: Google) Google is on a quest to kill the third-party web cookie, which is often used by advertise.....»»
How Intel Arc graphics could finally fix V-Sync
Intel revealed its new Arc Alchemist mobile GPUs, as well as two key features that could kill one of the oldest features in PC gaming......»»
Iowa to kill 1.5M more hens and turkeys because of bird flu
Iowa agriculture officials announced two more bird flu outbreaks in commercial flocks on Tuesday that will require the killing of more than 1.5 million hens and turkeys......»»
How to use Soul Shield in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
Get your edgy metal rock music ready because this is how the Soul Shield works in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin to help you finally kill Chaos......»»
Wistron"s Wifundity robots adopt modular design for better environment
A typical day of Wifundity autonomous mobile robots (AMR) starts at dusk, when office workers have gone home to their families. In the dark office buildings, the UV disinfecting robots go down the aisles, beaming UV rays in all directions to kill ger.....»»
The Web Foundation wants to kill malicious websites for good
The Web Foundation is looking to put an end to deceptive dark patterns in malicious websites......»»
It"s time for Apple to retire the Apple Watch Series 3
The Apple Watch Series 3 was first unveiled in 2017 and has been kept around as a low-cost wearable. After a five-year run, it's finally time for Apple to kill it off.Apple Watch Series 3When Apple first kept its Apple Watch Series 3 around as an ent.....»»
Apple fails in bid to kill heart-rate apps antitrust trial
AliveCor's lawsuit alleging Apple is anti-competitively blocking third-party heart-rate apps on Apple Watch will now go to trial, a federal judge has ruled.Apple Watch with ECG featureMobile medical company AliveCor filed suit against Apple in May 2.....»»
Upcoming Windows update will kill Internet Explorer for good
Internet Explorer will say its final goodbye in a Windows 10 update on June 15......»»