If there was any doubt that the new coronavirus isn't just "a bad flu," a new paper lays that myth to rest. The study authors found that in the U.S. there were 20 times more deaths per week from COVID-19 than from the flu in the deadliest week of an average influenza season.
The discrepancy between how fast the universe seems to be expanding and how fast we expect it to expand is one of cosmology's most stubbornly persistent anomalies.
Samsung is soon expected to introduce a new budget Android phone to expand its 2020 Galaxy A-series lineup.
Samsung Galaxy Note20's display to be capped at 60Hz refresh rate, only Note20+ gets 120Hz
May 16, 2020Yesterday a rumor told us that both the upcoming Galaxy Note20 and the Note20+ would feature screens with 120Hz refresh rate, which makes sense considering that's also a feature of the S20 line.
An out-of-control Chinese rocket may have dumped debris in Africa after falling from space
May 16, 2020On Monday, a massive, out-of-control Chinese rocket fell out of the sky off the west coast of Africa, becoming one of the largest human-made objects ever to make an uncontrolled descent to Earth from space.
Twitter adding labels and warnings to tweets with 'misleading information' about COVID-19
May 16, 2020Twitter has announced that it is expanding its efforts to combat misinformation related to COVID-19. This comes after it cracked down on tweets promoting "fake or ineffective treatments" for COVID-19 in March.
Thanks in part to the rise of machine learning, programming language Python is hugely popular with developers, but so far mobile devices have been no place for Python applications.
Launched in March 2020, Apple's latest MacBook Air updated the ultraportable laptop, with the Magic Keyboard and the improved performance from the processor the highlights, along with the retina screen.
You've been able to magnetically stow your Surface Pen to your tablet for ages now, but so far to charge the accessory you still needed an AAAA battery every 6 months.
Per a May 12 message from Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, the company is calling it quits on the Telegram Open Network (TON) and the linked Gram tokens following a lengthy battle with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Microsoft and Intel project converts malware into images before analyzing it
May 16, 2020Microsoft and Intel have recently collaborated on a new research project that explored a new approach to detecting and classifying malware.
Apple's VP of product marketing Greg Joswiak recently talked with Wired about the runaway success of AirPods. According to the Apple executive, the spread of AirPods throughout society has been "almost like wildfire."
Business leaders are justifiably focused on the here and now of the Covid-19 pandemic, but there's a looming second-order mental health crisis that is only beginning to emerge as a result of global quarantines and a massive, sudden shift to working from home.
Samsung 'Galaxy Fold Lite' tipped to debut later this year with $1,100 price tag
May 16, 2020Samsung's Galaxy Fold, despite being an impressive engineering feat, has failed to achieve commercial success.
A resurgence of coronavirus cases is starting to hit China, as well as other countries including South Korea and Germany, just as governments are starting to loosen restrictions.