Twitter has started its second health test in a day, and this one could be especially helpful if you’ve ever been exposed to online abuse. With a newly available web test, you can remove followers without blocking them. They disappear from their feed with no notifications that could trigger harassment and threats. The social network … Read more
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who banned masking requirements in schools despite opposition from several school districts, has contracted the coronavirus. Abbott’s office said the Republican governor, who is fully vaccinated and tested daily, got a positive result Tuesday. “Governor Abbott is in constant communication with his staff, officers and government officials to ensure that the … Read more
The Artemis I mission to the moon took some big strides when NASA recently unveiled its powerful, partially assembled SLS rocket (below). Now the space agency is asking for help naming their first (non-human) passenger, or “Moonikin”, who will fly aboard the Orion capsule. The dummy will fly on the first mission to collect data … Read more
Starting in late May, Humble Bundle plans to test a new store page that will remove the signature sliders. Since selling its first charity package in 2010, the company has given customers the opportunity to choose how much of what they pay for a collection of games, software, or books to split between themselves, publishers, … Read more
NASA’s Mars helicopter’s first flight test plans have been postponed after failing to complete a test last weekend. Now the team behind it says that the vehicle has completed a turn at full speed. As described in a blog post and video update, the team appears to have taken two approaches to solving the problem … Read more
New Shepard’s booster descends to Blue Origin’s landing pad. (Blue origin via YouTube) The Blue Origin space project by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos flew a mannequin into space today during the 15th test flight for its reusable suborbital spaceship New Shepard – but for the first time living, breathing people practiced every step before takeoff … Read more
Recently completed NASA tests show that compact radars built by Echodyne enable drones to fly autonomously in crowded airspace. Last month, Echodyne of Kirkland, Wash., Partnered with NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California to conduct testing of an AiRanger drone built by American Aerospace Technologies Inc. During the test flight, the Echodynes drone used … Read more
A security flaw A website operated by the Indian government in West Bengal published the laboratory results of at least hundreds of thousands of residents, but probably also of millions who took a COVID-19 test. The website is part of the West Bengal government’s mass coronavirus testing program. Once there is a COVID-19 test result, … Read more
More than 1,000 active duty troops will begin supporting vaccination sites around the United States, starting later this month in California, White House senior COVID-19 advisor Andy Slavitt announced Friday. Slavitt said that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin OK’ed the move and troops’ mission in California would being within 10 days. The White House COVID-19 Response Team … Read more
COVID-19 killed more than 421,000 Americans in one year, and infections continued to rise despite the introduction of a pair of vaccines in late 2020. USA TODAY is following the news. Please keep updating this page for the latest updates. Sign up for our Coronavirus Watch newsletter for updates to your inbox, Join our Facebook … Read more