Alphabet’s X (the Google-owner’s so-called ‘Moonshot Factory’) published a new blog post today about Project Amber, a project it’s been working on over the past three years the results of which it’s now making available open source for the rest of the mental health research community to learn from, and…

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that he would be self-quarantining over the coming days after coming into close contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. Per a series of tweets made Sunday evening, Tedros wrote that while he was well and not showing any symptoms,…

There is powerful evidence that the new coronavirus passed naturally from an animal into humans. Scientists have found a virus in bats that is a close relative, and they suspect that it may have infected another animal species before it reached people. But though they agree that many cases were…

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As with normal charging, to get the best results from fast charging you need both the charger and the phone to support ityou can’t just plug the OnePlus 8T into any charger and see that full 65-W speed charging. Wireless charging is a little bit different. Again, you’ll see the…

By Reuters Staff FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s interim Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello wears a protective face mask as he looks on before a national flag hoisting ceremony in front the Alvorada Palace, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian Health…

This year, trick-or-treating probably doesnt look like you thought it would, and Halloween parties are (hopefully, in the name of public health) cancelled, but theres still something pretty spectacular going on tonight. Best of all, its free and you can probably see it from your own backyard (or fire escape).…

In testimonials and videos from Russias regions, some harrowing accounts are emerging. In Novokuznetsk, a Siberian coal mining town, a morgue worker posted a video in which he appeared to walk on bodies in bags. They were so tightly packed in a corridor that there seemed no other way to…

Here in Montana, at least an estimated $120 million will be spent, while in Maine, more than $100 million is being poured into the showdown between Senator Susan Collins, a Republican seeking a fifth term, and Sara Gideon, the Democratic speaker of the State House. The race in North Carolina,…

The program, which is expected to last 26 weeks and will be studied by provincial and federal public health authorities, is expected to inform broader government policy, Mr. Kenney said at a news conference. We must find ways to bring back safe travel if were ever going to get the…