A new entrant has emerged in the race to develop smart glasses that provide consumers with mixed and augmented reality experiences. The Indian Jio, part of the Reliance Industries conglomerate, announced a new mixed reality headset at its annual general meeting on Wednesday called Jio Glass. Kiran Thomas, President of …
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Russian hackers behind cyber attacks on coronavirus vaccine developers, say United States, United Kingdom, and Canada
Russian cyber hackers are targeting organizations involved in the development of the coronavirus vaccine, security officials in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada said Thursday. The British National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) released a notice detailing the activity of the threat group known as APT29, which “has exploited …
Read More »Utah meeting on masks is canceled when residents without masks fill the space
A public meeting in Utah about a school mask policy was abruptly suspended when people without masks filled the room. “This is exactly the opposite of what we should be doing,” Utah County Commissioner Tanner Ainge said from the boardroom stand in Provo, drawing boos from the audience. “We are …
Read More »El Paso’s deadliest virus day: 14 deaths, 340 new cases reported
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso Health Department reported a record 14 new deaths from the coronavirus on Thursday morning. The death toll is now 173. The previous record for most deaths in one day was eight on May 27. The Department of Public Health announced that the …
Read More »Elusive metal-eating bacteria predicted more than a century ago discovered in a laboratory accident
When microbiologist Jared Leadbeater returned to his office for the first time in months after a work trip, he found something strange. A cream-colored manganese carbonate compound (MnCO3), which coated the glassware he had left in his sink, had gone dark. Something had stolen some of his electrons. “I thought, …
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