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chris@bgr.comThe CDC modeled the transmission of the highly contagious UK coronavirus mutation and found the strain could become dominant by March, fueling another surge. The model took into account the current spread in …
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A man secretly lived at O’Hare Airport for 3 months to avoid the coronavirus
Afraid of a COVID-19 infection, a man lived for three months inside a secure area of Chicago’s O’Hare airport. Two United Airlines employees discovered him by accident on Saturday when they asked him …
Science
‘Super antibodies’ might be the biggest breakthrough of the coronavirus pandemic
Most people infected with the coronavirus end up developing an immune response, including neutralizing antibodies that can kill the virus. A small percentage of COVID-19 patients end up developing so-called “super antibodies” that …
Tech
An Xbox Series X signature feature has a major problem, but you can fix it easily
The “instant on” Xbox Series X and S feature saves about 10 to 15 seconds of waiting when starting up the console. A report looking at the environmental impact of the instant on …
Tech
Facebook won’t explain why it’s ruining WhatsApp privacy
Facebook will not make changes to WhatsApp privacy for another three months, the company confirmed. Facebook plans to gather user data from WhatsApp to enable business-related features. While end-to-end encryption protections will not …
Politics
Mike Pompeo says there’s evidence the coronavirus escaped from a Wuhan lab
Outgoing State Secretary Mike Pompeo claims that the US government has reason to believe several researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick in autumn 2019, long before the first admitted cases …
Entertainment
Did Marvel accidentally leak a major ‘WandaVision’ spoiler?
The first WandaVision episodes are now streaming on Disney+, offering fans a much different taste of the MCU than what they’re used to. Marvel’s first MCU Phase 4 adventure may have started as …
Science
COVID-19 does even more damage to the lungs than smoking, doctor says
A trauma surgeon who has treated thousands of coronavirus patients since March warns of a terrifying symptom that can affect many COVID-19 survivors. Post-COVID-19 lungs “look worse than any type of terrible smoker’s …
Science
Apple Watch might detect coronavirus infections even before symptoms appear
Two separate studies found that wearable devices like the Apple Watch can predict a coronavirus infection up to seven days before the onset of COVID-19 symptoms. In the Mount Sinai study, the Apple …
Entertainment
Here’s why some retired Avengers will return to the MCU after ‘Endgame’
Marvel is reportedly in negotiations to bring back an Avenger team member who wasn’t expected to appear in the MCU again after the events of Endgame. After a report said that Chris Evans …
