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…
Thousands Join Nationwide Women’s Marches To Protest Barrett Supreme Court Nomination
Posted in: Today's ChiliOrganizers said more than 116,000 people had pledged to participate in marches or other actions on Saturday.
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…
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
Posted in: Today's ChiliUsers 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.
Italian Politician Calls Halloween A ‘Huge, Stupid Americanism,’ Imposes COVID-19 Curfew
Posted in: Today's Chili“Everything will be shut,” said Vincenzo De Luca, president of Italy’s Campania region.
The actor who played the oldest son on “Home Improvement” is accused of assaulting and strangling his girlfriend.
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…
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.
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