Sci-Tech news

• Atlanta Mayor Faces Criticism Over 'Covid Crime Wave' - The New York Times

  07-05-2021 23:43 via news.google.com
  Atlanta Mayor Faces Criticism Over 'Covid Crime Wave'  The New York TimesMayor Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms calls end of her reelection bid  Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionKeisha Lance Bottoms on why she won't seek reelection for Atlanta mayor: 'This is a decision made from a position of strength, not weakness'  Yahoo NewsOur View: A surprising departure and what lies ahead  Atlanta Journal ConstitutionKeisha Lance Bottoms exits Atlanta's mayoral race without
  
  Read more

• Tom Brady calls for players to stand united and have 'very intense negotiations' with NFL on offseason program - NFL.com

  07-05-2021 23:30 via news.google.com
  
  Tom Brady calls for players to stand united and have 'very intense negotiations' with NFL on offseason program  NFL.comTom Brady reportedly urged players to stand united on changing offseason workout rules on NFLPA call  Yahoo SportsTom Brady joins NFLPA call, pushes for modified offseason work  NBC Sports - NFLTom Brady's Post-Super Bowl Celebration Continues with Purchase of $6M Yacht, Plans Family Trip  PEOPLETom Brady has already reached out to Kyle Tr
  
  Read more

• States enter the unemployment fray - Axios

  07-05-2021 23:28 via news.google.com
  States enter the unemployment fray  AxiosMontana, South Carolina to kick people off jobless benefits even as unemployment rises  CNBCUnemployment Benefits Become Target Amid Hiring Difficulty  The Wall Street JournalMontana is ending federal pandemic unemployment benefits. NC should too.  Charlotte ObserverLet’s get vaccinated and back to work  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
  Read more

• Kim Kardashian Reveals What Kanye West Thought About the Family's Decision to End 'KUWTK' - Entertainment Tonight

  07-05-2021 23:19 via news.google.com
  Kim Kardashian Reveals What Kanye West Thought About the Family's Decision to End 'KUWTK'  Entertainment TonightEmotional 'KUWTK' as Kardashians announce major life-changing decision  Yahoo EntertainmentKim Kardashian shows off figure, platinum blonde hair while working out in revealing swimsuit  Fox NewsKim Kardashian Reveals What Kanye West Thought About the End of KUWTK  Entertainment TonightKardashians in tears after making 'really excruciating' decisi
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Epic Games trial reveals Apple negotiations with Netflix, Facebook and Microsoft - CNBC

  07-05-2021 23:17 via news.google.com
  Epic Games trial reveals Apple negotiations with Netflix, Facebook and Microsoft  CNBCEpic vs Apple trial raises the question: what is a game?  Rock Paper ShotgunTWIA 5/7/21 Epic V. Apple Begins! Tons of Apple Documents & iPhone 13 Leaks!  AppleInsiderApple v. Epic: Time is running out for Epic to make its antitrust case  MarketWatchApple Rejected Approximately 35% of Apps Submitted to App Store Between 2017 and 2019  MacRumorsView Full Cover
  
  Read more

• 881 new COVID-19 cases, 5 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts - WCVB Boston

  07-05-2021 23:11 via news.google.com
  881 new COVID-19 cases, 5 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts  WCVB BostonView Full Coverage on Google News
  
  Read more

• David Swensen, the Yale pioneer who reshaped investing - Financial Times

  07-05-2021 23:00 via news.google.com
  David Swensen, the Yale pioneer who reshaped investing  Financial TimesYale Names Alexander Banker as Interim Endowment Head  The Wall Street Journal31 year-old banker's 80% pay cut for career-defining job  eFinancialCareersDavid Swensen, Yale's Chief Investment Officer, dies at 67  Yale Daily NewsDavid Swensen Death: Yale Endowment Leader Transformed Investing  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
  Read more

• Why you may see strange bright lights in the San Francisco Bay Area sky tonight - SF Gate

  07-05-2021 21:53 via news.google.com
  Why you may see strange bright lights in the San Francisco Bay Area sky tonight  SF GateStarlink satellites surprise viewers in Wisconsin  WKOWDid you see it? Iowans report line of lights in the sky KCCI Des Moines  KCCI Des MoinesHere's How to Track the Starlink Satellite Parade Across the Night Sky  NBC Southern CaliforniaWATCH: Lights in the sky over Pittsburgh  WTAE PittsburghView Full Coverage on Google News
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• California Population Declines for First Time in More Than a Century - The Wall Street Journal

  07-05-2021 21:48 via news.google.com
  
  California Population Declines for First Time in More Than a Century  The Wall Street Journal'A Significant Milestone': California's Population Drops For First Time In Recorded History  CBS Los AngelesCalifornia's population dropped for the first time in the state's recorded history  CNN More California woes: State's population dips for first time in history  Fox NewsCalifornia leaving: State population declines for first time  Yahoo NewsView Ful
  
  Read more

• Agent's Take: 2021 NFL rookie contract projections for key Round 1 picks, plus a rookie wage scale explainer - CBS Sports

  07-05-2021 21:36 via news.google.com
  Agent's Take: 2021 NFL rookie contract projections for key Round 1 picks, plus a rookie wage scale explainer  CBS Sports2021 NFL Draft class rankings: Bears, Chargers, Jets top the board  NFL.comWeek in Review: 2021 NFL Draft classes that stand out | Pro Football Talk | NBC Sports  NBC SportsCollege football staff picks: Star players poised to be selected No. 1 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft  CBS Sportsnews What's Next for the Chargers' 2021 Rookie Class?&n
  
  Read more

• Rocket launch in Virginia might be visible from New Hampshire - WMUR Manchester

  07-05-2021 21:31 via news.google.com
  Rocket launch in Virginia might be visible from New Hampshire  WMUR ManchesterNASA Wallops rocket launch: These states could catch a glimpse  Fox NewsNASA rocket launch Saturday could briefly be visible in metro Detroit  WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7Rescheduled NASA rocket launch may be visible from Pa.  pennlive.comNASA Wallops Rocket Launch Now Scheduled For Saturday Night  CBS BostonView Full Coverage on Google News
  
  Read more

• UK to ease holiday travel ban yet keeps most quarantines

  07-05-2021 19:34
  
  Britain has announced a “first tentative step” toward resuming international travel for U.K. citizens
  
  Read more

• EXPLAINER: What are cicadas and why do they bug some people?

  07-05-2021 18:17
  Trillions of red-eyed cicadas are about to emerge from underground and sing loud songs
  
  Read more

• Kennedy And CHD Sue Facebook Over Racketeering, Collusion

  07-05-2021 17:24 via technocracy.news
  
  After massive censorship from Big Tech social media platforms, Children’s Health Defense and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. are fighting back in court, charging racketeering and collusion between Facebook and the U.S. Government. The U.S. District Court in San Francisco heard initial arguments. ⁃ TN EditorJudge Susan Illston of the Northern District of California Wednesday heard arguments for and against the defendants’ motion to dismiss in the Children’s Health Defense 
  
  Read more

• Great Reset: Digital Citizenship Required To Use Internet

  07-05-2021 17:04 via technocracy.news
  
  TN has warned about this Technocrat trend to demand digital identification (they call it “citizenship”) to use the Internet. It would destroy all privacy, offer total control over user behavior and provide a “no fly list” for anyone deemed to be a threat. ⁃ TN Editor
  https://www.technocracy.news/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Digital-Citizenship.mp4
  The World Economic Forum recently ran a Livestream with Interpol, Cloudflare, and a cybersecurity firm to discus
  
  Read more

• Microsoft is finally updating its 26-year-old icons from Windows 95

  07-05-2021 16:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Microsoft is giving Windows 10 a fresh coat of paint. But it's not just getting a touch-up — Microsoft is doing all the fine details, getting under the switch plates and sanding the molding.
  
  Read more

• Why investors are paying attention to elections in Scotland - CNN

  07-05-2021 16:50 via news.google.com
  Why investors are paying attention to elections in Scotland  CNNScotland's Pro-Independence Government Close to a Majority  U.S. News & World ReportElections 2021: Johnson set for independence referendum clash with Sturgeon as counting continues in Scotland – live  The GuardianCrucial Scottish elections on 'knife edge' as pro-independence SNP win early seats  Yahoo NewsScotland's Crucial Election on Knife Edge as Pro-Independence Party Heads for
  
  Read more

• Climate Hypocrites: China Contributes 27% Of Total Global Emissions

  07-05-2021 16:45 via technocracy.news
  
  China continuously boasts about its commitment to the Paris Climate Accord, Sustainable Development and how it will lead the world in carbon reduction. In fact, its own pollution exceeds the entire developed world combined! ⁃ TN EditorBased on our newly updated preliminary estimates for 2019, global emissions—including emissions of all six Kyoto gases, inclusive of land-use and forests and international bunkers—reached 52 gigatons of CO2-equivalent in 2019, a 11.4% increase ove
  
  Read more

• WTO chief: Vaccine waiver helpful, not key for virus fight

  07-05-2021 16:39
  
  The head of the World Trade Organization says the U_S_ administration’s call to remove patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines could help expand fair access to vaccines but might not be the most “critical issue.”
  
  Read more

• UK to offer under-40s alternative to AstraZeneca shot

  07-05-2021 14:34
  
  People under 40 in Britain will not be given the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine if another shot is available because of a link to extremely rare blood clots
  
  Read more

• Topol Talks: COVID-19 Variants Are Innocent Until Proven Guilty - Medscape

  07-05-2021 13:40 via news.google.com
  Topol Talks: COVID-19 Variants Are Innocent Until Proven Guilty  MedscapeIncreased heart rate as a physiological response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine  News-Medical.NetPublic Health Coronavirus News Roundup, May 1–May 7  Scientific AmericanThe COVID-19 puzzle: deciphering pathophysiology and phenotypes of a new disease entity  The LancetThe ancestor of SARS-CoV-2’s Wuhan strain was circulating in late October 2019  News-Medical.NetView
  
  Read more

• China discounts possibility of harm from falling rocket

  07-05-2021 12:21
  
  China says the upper stage of its Long March 5B carrier rocket that launched the core module of its space station will mostly burn up on re-entry, posing little threat to people and property on Earth
  
  Read more

• Indonesia's Sinabung spews column of volcanic ash into sky

  07-05-2021 06:12
  
  Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Sinabung has spewed a thick column of volcanic ash 1.7 miles into the sky
  
  Read more

• She responded to a smishing scam. Then the spam texts got worse. Experts explain why.

  07-05-2021 03:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  Text message scams are on the rise, but there's little that can be done to stop them.
  
  Read more

• More support easing vaccine patent rules, but hurdles remain

  07-05-2021 03:07
  
  Several world leaders have praised the U.S. move to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines for poor nations by suspending patent protections on the shots
  
  Read more

• With Trump ruling, Facebook's Oversight Board highlights where the power lies

  07-05-2021 00:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  On Wednesday, the Oversight Board sent a message back to Facebook: The buck stops with you.
  
  Read more

• Apple's app store chief fends off attacks in antitrust trial

  07-05-2021 00:16
  
  Apple’s top app store executive faced a barrage of documents lobbed by an Epic Games lawyer aiming to prove allegations that the iPhone maker has been gouging app makers as part of a scheme hatched by Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs
  
  Read more

• Insurer AXA halts ransomware crime reimbursement in France

  07-05-2021 00:06
  In an apparent industry first, the global insurance company AXA says it will stop writing cyber-insurance policies in France that reimburse customers for extortion payments made to ransomware criminals
  
  Read more

Follow @NewslockSciTech on Twitter!