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Trump has attributed the increase in virus cases to an increase in evidence, even suggesting that testing should be reduced overall. But the numbers of cases have increased at a much faster rate than increases in test capacity. After a White House meeting with Trump Monday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin …

It’s officially San Diego Comic-Con 2020! We would be charging laptops in our PCs instead of jumping on flights and trains to Southern California, but we’re still gearing up for a lot of panels, cosplayand of course exciting news. The io9 team met (virtually) to discuss our hopes, fears, and …

With the rise of video conferencing, Google is putting increasing pressure on Meet in its products. Gmail for Android and iOS are adding a dedicated “Meet” tab and the ability to quickly make / receive calls within the app. Update 7/20: After arriving on iOS last week, Google officially announced …

Shares of Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, + 7.93% rose 6.2% in afternoon trade, to add $ 91.3 billion to the cloud and e-commerce giant’s market capitalization, after MKM Partners analyst Rohit Kulkarni raised his price target by a 33% citing the company as a dual beneficiary of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amazon’s …

Divers from the Italian coast guard work to free a sperm whale caught in a fishing net in the sea north of the Aeolian Islands of Sicily in this still image taken from a video, July 19, 2020. Italian Coast Guard / Brochure via REUTERS ROME (Reuters) – The Italian …