Lax vax resulted in thousands more COVID deaths, UK-wide study shows

The largest study of its kind ever carried out in the UK has found that 7,180 of the 40,393 hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 could have been avoided had the population been fully vaccinated.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Coron… Continue reading Lax vax resulted in thousands more COVID deaths, UK-wide study shows

US lockdowns cut personal noise exposure by nearly half, study finds

Last year, Apple teamed up with scientists at the University of Michigan (UM) to study how noise pollution can impact the hearing health of humans. Examination of the data before and then during the stay-at-home and social distancing orders implemented… Continue reading US lockdowns cut personal noise exposure by nearly half, study finds

Pandemic pollution drop found to boost solar panel output

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in many ways, some obvious and some less so. Now, scientists have quantified an effect that lies a few links down the chain, finding that solar panels in certain cities have seen a boost in output, du… Continue reading Pandemic pollution drop found to boost solar panel output

Office 365 Users Targeted By ‘Coronavirus Employee Training’ Phish

Threat actors shift focus from COVID-19 to employee coronavirus training and current events like Black Lives Matter as cyber-attacks continue to rise. Continue reading Office 365 Users Targeted By ‘Coronavirus Employee Training’ Phish

Hackaday Links: May 17, 2020

Consider it the “Scarlet Letter” of our time. An MIT lab is developing a face mask that lights up to alert others when the wearer has COVID-19. The detection technology is based on sensors that were developed for the Ebola virus scare and uses fluorescently tagged DNA fragments freeze-dried onto …read more

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Coronavirus tracking tool from Apple and Google embraced by Germany

Germany’s ditched a homegrown alternative that featured a centralized database of location data, raising privacy concerns. Continue reading Coronavirus tracking tool from Apple and Google embraced by Germany

Zoom Taps Ex-Facebook CISO Amid Security Snafus, Lawsuit

The online videoconferencing service added Alex Stamos to the team and has also formed an expert advisory board to grapple with the pains of its COVID-19 growth spurt. Continue reading Zoom Taps Ex-Facebook CISO Amid Security Snafus, Lawsuit