More Than 1,000 CDC Officials Ask: Why Bench the CDC During a Pandemic?

In an open letter published this week, 1,044 former and current officers of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Epidemic Intelligence Service, a renowned fellowship program that focuses on research and emergency response, expressed concern over the diminished role of the public health agency during the…

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Thousands Join Nationwide Women’s Marches To Protest Barrett Supreme Court Nomination

Organizers said more than 116,000 people had pledged to participate in marches or other actions on Saturday.

Tesla increases the range for existing Model Y EVs through an update

You don’t have to buy a new car to get a range upgrade from Tesla, at least for the right model. Electrek reports that Tesla is pushing a software update that improves the range of existing Model Y crossovers. The exact gains aren’t clear, but one Lo…

Google Trusted Contacts support will end soon, but there’s an alternative

The Trusted Contacts app Google launched in late 2016 will officially lose support just days before its fourth anniversary. The news arrived as a small banner on the Google Trusted Contacts app website, where the company advises that users will no longer be able to use the app starting on December 1. Fortunately, Google has an alternative for customers who … Continue reading

NHS Covid-19 App Confused the Hell Out of Users With BS Alerts About Their Area's Risk Level

Users of the state coronavirus app in England and Wales were alarmed to see their area’s risk level fluctuate out of nowhere on Friday in what turned out to be a technical glitch, the Guardian reports. As if anyone needed more stress this year.

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Italian Politician Calls Halloween A ‘Huge, Stupid Americanism,’ Imposes COVID-19 Curfew

“Everything will be shut,” said Vincenzo De Luca, president of Italy’s Campania region.

‘Home Improvement’ Actor Zachery Ty Bryan Arrested On Assault Charges

The actor who played the oldest son on “Home Improvement” is accused of assaulting and strangling his girlfriend.

Cloud leak exposed sensitive data from over 200,000 voicemails

Some data leaks contain more sensitive info than most. Security researcher Bob Diachenko and Comparitech discovered (via Threatpost) that Broadvoice, a cloud VoIP provider for businesses, left over 350 million records exposed online in an unprotected…

This Featurette Digs Deep Into Hulu's Marvel Series Helstrom

An unexpected boon, Helstrom is a standalone Marvel series from
Hulu. If you’re curious about how it was made, this featurette has the answers.

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Positive COVID-19 test grounds Netflix’s The Harder They Fall original

Though the television and movie industries are slowly getting back to work after months of suspended and disrupted production, the pandemic is still causing issues and delays. The latest example is work on Netflix’s original western The Harder They Fall, which had to halt production after one of the actors tested positive for COVID-19. The upcoming movie stars Idris Elba … Continue reading