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• What Is Convalescent Plasma Therapy and How Does It Fight COVID-19?

  30-07-2020 23:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Convalescent plasma therapy, an old-school weapon against deadly illnesses, gives coronavirus patients a dose of virus-fighting antibodies. Here's what else you should know about "survivors' blood."
  
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• Lyft plans to offer car rentals across much of US

  30-07-2020 23:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Lyft is expanding its car rental service, which it says will simplify the rental process for customers and aid its own path to profitability.
  
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• Google parent Alphabet posts first revenue decline in company history

  30-07-2020 23:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Google's parent company Alphabet posted the first revenue decline in its history during the three months ended in June, a sign of just how much the global pandemic and economic downturn is straining its core advertising business.
  
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• Facebook stock jumps 7% as pandemic helps make its audience even bigger

  30-07-2020 23:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The global pandemic is proving to be a boon for Facebook's user numbers -- at least for now.
  
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• Apple's pandemic bump is far from over

  30-07-2020 23:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple continues to rake in cash as the pandemic rages.
  
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• Volunteer hacker army boosts election cybersecurity

  30-07-2020 22:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Networks remain "absolutely ripe for a disruptive or destructive attack by a capable adversary," one cybersecurity official said.
  
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• Facebook stock jumps 7% as pandemic leads to user bump

  30-07-2020 22:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The global pandemic is proving to be a boon for Facebook's user numbers -- at least for now.
  
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• Amazon trounces earnings estimates despite spending $4 billion on coronavirus measures

  30-07-2020 22:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Amazon's revenue during the three months ended in June blew away Wall Street projections, as the company continued to experience a surge in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Russia rejects accusations of spreading virus disinformation

  30-07-2020 22:45
  
  U.S. officials say Russian intelligence officers are spreading disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic through English-language websites
  
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• Big Tech, hit by the pandemic, reports mixed earnings

  30-07-2020 22:38
  
  Big Tech companies reported mixed quarterly earnings on Thursday, a day after their top executives faced a tough congressional grilling over their market power and alleged monopolistic practices
  
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• NBC's Peacock added 10 million signups in just three months

  30-07-2020 22:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  “People are watching more frequently and for much longer than we projected,” NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell said.
  
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• Pandemic whacks Google ad sales, causing parent Alphabet to report first quarterly revenue decline in company history

  30-07-2020 22:20
  Pandemic whacks Google ad sales, causing parent Alphabet to report first quarterly revenue decline in company history
  
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• Explosive Secret Discovered Hidden Beneath Seemingly Trustworthy Volcanoes

  30-07-2020 21:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An international team of volcanologists working on remote islands in the Galápagos Archipelago has found that volcanoes that reliably produce small basaltic lava eruptions hide...
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• 'On our way to Mars': NASA rover will look for signs of life

  30-07-2020 20:56
  
  The biggest, most sophisticated Mars rover ever built is on its way to the red planet
  
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• Three COVID-19 Patients Land in the ER. Here’s How the Virus Damaged Their Hearts

  30-07-2020 20:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  These patient cases from an emergency room in New York City show the coronavirus affects more than the lungs. The heart can also suffer.
  
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• Dutch Lawmaker On Masks: Avoid Them Because ‘Effectiveness Unproven’

  30-07-2020 19:42 via technocracy.news
  
  The top Dutch official on health has weighed in against the wearing of face masks “because from a medical perspective there is no proven effectiveness of mask” to contain the spread of a virus. The Technocrat propaganda machine in the US says the polar opposite but without evidence. ⁃ TN EditorThe Dutch government on Wednesday advised the public not to wear masks to slow the spread of coronavirus, cautioning their effectiveness remains unproven.
  The Minister for Medical Care Ta
  
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• Mask Resistance During a Pandemic Isn’t New — in 1918 Many Americans Were 'Slackers'

  30-07-2020 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As the US battled the 1918 influenza pandemic, some communities staged contentious battles against wearing masks. Sound familiar?
  
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• Technocrat Fauci: Now It’s Goggles Or Eye Shields

  30-07-2020 18:59 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats around the world have sunk their claws into society and have no intention of letting go. Relying on ‘quidelines’ instead of actual laws, they are increasingly conditioning people to submit to their version of pseudo-science dictates. There will be no end to this until America forcefully rejects Technocrats and Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorIf wearing a face mask alone isn’t enough proof of your submission to government guidelines, Fauci now suggests that you should
  
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• Encyclopedia Created to Detail the Inner Workings of the Human and Mouse Genomes

  30-07-2020 18:51 via scitechdaily.com
  
  ENCODE Project’s third phase offers new insights into the organization and regulation of our genes and genome. The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project is...
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• How to Make Sure You’re Wearing Your Mask Right

  30-07-2020 18:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There's a correct way to put face masks on and take them off.
  
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• Association Of American Physicians And Surgeons Sounds Off On Face Masks

  30-07-2020 17:50 via technocracy.news
  
  The AAPS, a national association of doctors founded in 1943, accurately delineates the physics and dynamics of face masks. Any government official that mandates the wearing of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is acting in complete defiance of proven scientific facts. ⁃ TN EditorTransmission of SARS-CoV-2
  Note: A COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) particle is 0.125 micrometers (μm); influenza virus size is 0.08 – 0.12 μm; a human hair is about 150 μm.
  *1 nm = 0.001 micron; 1000 nm
  
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• Did high-profile hearing strengthen case for breaking up Big Tech?

  30-07-2020 17:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  Beyond the theatrics, the high-profile hearing could end up having real consequences for the world's biggest technology companies.
  
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• Perseverance “Phones Home” – Next Stop Confirmed: Mars!

  30-07-2020 17:21 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Today’s final critical milestone — acquisition of signal — has been achieved. In essence, Perseverance has phoned home to let NASA know it’s officially on...
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• Liftoff! NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Launches From Cape Canaveral Aboard Atlas V Rocket

  30-07-2020 17:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July...
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• Central Solenoid in ITER Fusion Reactor Has the Magnetic Power to Lift an Aircraft Carrier

  30-07-2020 16:51 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Manufactured by the United States, the Central Solenoid is the most powerful of ITER’s magnets. It is sometimes called the “beating heart” of ITER because...
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• TikTok to give creators over $2 billion in the next 3 years as it takes on Instagram and YouTube

  30-07-2020 16:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  “Access to direct monetization pathways keeps top creatives posting on TikTok, and may also attract creators from competitors,” said one analyst.
  
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• Some Instacart shoppers are having their jobs cut during the pandemic

  30-07-2020 16:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  With grocery delivery and curbside pickup booming, some grocers are rethinking how they work with Instacart, the grocery delivery startup that has served as a lifeline for many as the public health crisis kept people at home.
  
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• Dirty tricks and the 2020 election: lessons from the KGB

  30-07-2020 15:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Feeding incendiary documents to news outlets. Infiltrating activist groups. Sowing division and confusion. It might sound like a recap of Russia's efforts to meddle in the 2016 US election, but some of these same tactics were laid bare in a CNN television report on Soviet disinformation efforts back in 1983.
  
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• The Next Best Thing to Jezero Crater This Side of Mars

  30-07-2020 15:25 via scitechdaily.com
  
  You may not be able to travel to Jezero Crater on Mars, but you can visit the next best thing: Lake Salda, Turkey. Though it...
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• Huawei overtakes Samsung as top smartphone seller: report

  30-07-2020 15:25
  
  A technology research firm says Huawei has overtaken Samsung to become the world’s biggest smartphone seller, as its home market in China emerged from the coronavirus pandemic better off than other economies
  
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• Alpha Mission: First ESA Astronaut to Ride a Dragon to Space

  30-07-2020 14:49 via scitechdaily.com
  
  ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet has officially been assigned to the second operational flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, launching in spring 2021 from Cape Canaveral,...
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• Deep-Earth Structures Discovered That May Signal Enormous Hidden Metal Lodes

  30-07-2020 14:10 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Finding new giant copper, lead, zinc deposits could fuel green infrastructure. If the world is to maintain a sustainable economy and fend off the worst...
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• Pandemic hits Comcast 2Q; new Peacock service has 10M users

  30-07-2020 13:54
  
  The coronavirus pandemic took a toll on Comcast in the second quarter as movie theaters closed, theme parks shut down and advertisers cut back
  
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• NASA launches Mars rover to mine the red planet's rocks for evidence of ancient life

  30-07-2020 13:50
  NASA launches Mars rover to mine the red planet's rocks for evidence of ancient life
  
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• NASA Selects Astronauts to Fly on SpaceX Crew-2 Mission

  30-07-2020 13:33 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA and its international partners have assigned crew members for Crew-2, which will be the second operational SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the International Space...
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• TikTok so white? Black creators say the platform still has work to do

  30-07-2020 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  "It's a difficult issue, because it's so much deeper than an algorithm," TikToker Bria Jones said. "It's a society thing. It's going to take a lot of work."
  
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• MIT Is Going to Mars to Make Oxygen From Martian Air: With Perseverance and a Little MOXIE

  30-07-2020 12:53 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Led by MIT researchers, one of the experiments aboard the next mission to the Red Planet aims to generate oxygen from Martian air. On July...
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• Here are the internal documents that Congress used to grill Big Tech

  30-07-2020 12:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  As the CEOs of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple faced Congress on Wednesday, many things they or their employees had said in the past were used against them.
  
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• Liquid Crystal Chameleons: Easy-to-Read, Color-Changing Sensors

  30-07-2020 12:24 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Chameleons are famous for their color-changing abilities. Depending on their body temperature or mood, their nervous system directs skin tissue that contains nanocrystals to expand...
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• America's top tech CEOs can't agree on whether China steals from them

  30-07-2020 12:03 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It's a question that gets to the heart of escalating tensions between the United States and China: "Do you believe that the Chinese government steals technology from US companies?"
  
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• From Comet NEOWISE to Comet Interceptor [Video]

  30-07-2020 11:41 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Discovered in March 2020, Comet NEOWISE became visible to the naked eye in July, gifting observers in the northern hemisphere with one of the most...
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• Samsung slump makes Huawei the world's biggest smartphone brand for the first time, report says

  30-07-2020 09:30 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Huawei became the world's top smartphone seller last quarter, overtaking Samsung for the first time ever, according to an independent market research report released Thursday.
  
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• A baseless US conspiracy theory found a foothold in Europe. New research shows how

  30-07-2020 08:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A baseless claim about a child sex-trafficking ring, a Washington, DC pizzeria, and Hillary Clinton has been passed around among conspiracy theorists for more than three years. No evidence has emerged to support any part of the story. But last month, British pop star Robbie Williams used his voice to argue that the claims deserved more attention.
  
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• Huawei overtakes Samsung in smartphone sales for the first time ever, report says. But it might not last long

  30-07-2020 07:32 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Huawei became the world's top smartphone seller last quarter, overtaking Samsung for the first time ever, according to an independent market research report released Thursday.
  
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• Taylor Swift Responds to Accusations of "Stealing" Her folklore Logo From a Black Designer - E! NEWS

  30-07-2020 07:23 via news.google.com
  Taylor Swift Responds to Accusations of "Stealing" Her folklore Logo From a Black Designer  E! NEWSTaylor Swift Changed the Logo on Her "Folklore" Merch After Getting Called Out  Seventeen.comTaylor Swift Was Called Out for 'Ripping off' a Black-Owned Retailer's Design and Changed Her 'Folklore' Cardigan  Showbiz Cheat SheetTaylor Swift - cardigan “cabin in candlelight” version (Official Video)  Taylor SwiftThis Text Screenshot From Taylor Swif
  
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• Coronavirus: Virus isolation period 'to go up from seven to 10 days' - BBC News

  30-07-2020 06:29 via news.google.com
  
  Coronavirus: Virus isolation period 'to go up from seven to 10 days'  BBC NewsWhat Do We Know About Children and Coronavirus Transmission?  Kaiser Family FoundationOne-Third of Coronavirus Patients — Who Weren’t Hospitalized — Have Lingering Illness Weeks Later  PEOPLEWear a Mask to Protect You and Your Friends - For Young Adults  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Williamson lowers number of days in isolation for COVID-19 af
  
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• Tropical Storm Isaias forms - WPTV News - FL Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast

  30-07-2020 05:11 via news.google.com
  Tropical Storm Isaias forms  WPTV News - FL Palm Beaches and Treasure CoastTropical Update - July 29, 2020  KoamNewsNow.comTropical Storm Isaias expected to form l GMA  ABC NewsDisturbance in the Caribbean Becomes Tropical Storm Isaias; Could Have Impacts to Florida This Weekend  The Weather ChannelTesting sites temporarily closed: What happens next?  WCTVView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Ruth Bader Ginsburg resting in hospital after non-surgical procedure - Fox News

  30-07-2020 04:35 via news.google.com
  Ruth Bader Ginsburg resting in hospital after non-surgical procedure  Fox NewsRuth Bader Ginsburg undergoes medical procedure at hospital  POLITICORuth Bader Ginsburg resting comfortably in New York City hospital after non-surgical procedure  CNNRuth Bader Ginsburg undergoes 'minimally invasive' procedure at NYC hospital  New York Post Ruth Bader Ginsburg undergoes procedure at NYC hospital, expected to be released by end of week  Fox NewsView Fu
  
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• Pelosi mandates masks in House chamber after Gohmert tests positive for Covid-19 - CNN

  30-07-2020 03:56 via news.google.com
  Pelosi mandates masks in House chamber after Gohmert tests positive for Covid-19  CNNLouie Gohmert, who refused to wear a mask, tests positive for coronavirus  POLITICOCongressman Louie Gohmert tests positive for coronavirus  CBS Evening NewsHoyer: Maskless Republicans a public health threat | TheHill  The HillU.S. House Speaker Pelosi announces mask-wearing requirement for lawmakers and staff  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Hong Kong students held in first arrests under new security law - Al Jazeera English

  30-07-2020 03:53 via news.google.com
  Hong Kong students held in first arrests under new security law  Al Jazeera EnglishHong Kong security law: Four students arrested for 'inciting secession'  BBC NewsNavigating Hong Kong's National Security Law  Bloomberg PoliticsHong Kong spotlights why China cannot be trusted on technology | TheHill  The HillHong Kong police arrest four under new security law in move slammed by rights group  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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