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Posts from high-profile accounts tout questionable virus therapies and cures. Twitter is failing to rein in “superspreaders” of coronavirus misinformation on its platform, according to research detailing dozens of posts shared by high-profile accounts apparently flouting the social media company’s rules. Tech companies including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have all introduced new policies to clamp … Continue reading Twitter failing to curb misinformation “superspreaders,” report warns Continue Reading →

It has a Snapdragon 765G, a headphone jack, water resistance, and wireless charging. After lots of teasing, LG has officially announced its next “flagship” smartphone for 2020: the LG Velvet. The Velvet represents a major change for LG in that it’s officially a replacement for the LG “G” line—this would have been the LG G9. This phone … Continue reading LG takes the wraps off its “Velvet” smartphone, priced in Korea at $738 Continue Reading →

The plan is to take two 5kg robot race cars onboard the Nova-C lander in 2021. Have you ever looked up at the Moon and thought “hmm, pretty good, but maybe our closest celestial companion could use some extra racing?” If so, your wish may well become a reality next year. That’s thanks to a … Continue reading Bored highschoolers at home? Have them design a race car for the Moon Continue Reading →

“Comcast’s excuse simply does not add up,” three US senators say. Three US senators today urged Comcast to open all of its Wi-Fi hotspots to children who lack Internet access at home during the pandemic. A letter from Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) says that Comcast recently refused a request … Continue reading Comcast resists call to open home Wi-Fi hotspots, cites potential congestion Continue Reading →

Race personnel will be screened for symptoms before entering Texas Motor Speedway. Enlarge / In 2020, the stands will be completely empty for the IndyCar race at Texas Motor Speedway. On Thursday, IndyCar announced that its real-world 2020 racing season will begin on June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. But if you want … Continue reading IndyCar follows NASCAR’s lead, plans June 6 race in Texas without fans Continue Reading →

A new paper analyzes what we know about the sample the probe grabbed last year. Enlarge / The surface of Ryugu as Hayabusa2 made its approach. The following series of events is not fiction: fly a probe to an asteroid, bounce off that asteroid while grabbing a piece of it, and fling that sample back to Earth. … Continue reading Incredible video shows Hayabusa2 pogo-bouncing off asteroid Continue Reading →

It’s not the first time Facebook has wreaked havoc on iOS, either. Enlarge / Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Facebook’s F8 summit in 2018. Users of numerous popular iPhone apps such as Spotify, Venmo, Tinder, TikTok, DoorDash, and Pinterest experienced persistent app crashes as a result of a bug in Facebook’s SDK this week. The crash reports began … Continue reading A mistake at Facebook broke Spotify, Venmo, TikTok, and other iPhone apps Continue Reading →

A solar-driven hydrogen-producing machine that makes more copies of itself. The price of photovoltaic power has plunged, making it competitive with fossil fuel-powered electrical generation. But there is still a range of applications, like ships and aircraft, where electrical power doesn’t help much. And storing the electricity produced by solar power so that it can … Continue reading Researchers engineer photosynthetic bacteria to produce hydrogen Continue Reading →

The company also announced a Swift coding competition for students. Enlarge / The key art for this year’s conference. Today, Apple announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) for 2020 will kick off on June 22. That’s later than usual, and the company had previously let developers and press outlets know that this event will be held exclusively online … Continue reading Apple’s online-only WWDC 2020 starts June 22 Continue Reading →

Car sales in Spain, Italy, and France all declined by 90 percent or more. New car sales in the United Kingdom fell 97 percent in April, according to data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Just 4,321 cars were sold in the month, the lowest figure since 1946. One surprising result: Tesla’s Model 3 … Continue reading UK car sales plunged 97 percent in April, making Tesla number one Continue Reading →