The Covid-19 spreads from China, but most of the “infodemics” come from the White House. President Donald Trump is the world’s largest spreader of coronavirus misinformation, according to a new study from Cornell University. About 38 percent of the “misinformation conversations” began with things like Trump promoting an unverified “miracle …
Read More »Amazon’s palm reading starts at the grocery store, but it can be quite large
Earlier this week, Amazon unveiled the Amazon One: a new technology for its Amazon Go stores that allows shoppers to pay for their groceries by scanning the palm of their hand. By analyzing the shape of your hands and the unique arrangement of veins under your skin, Amazon says its …
Read More »China promotes ‘revenge travel’ in the wake of coronavirus lockdown to help the economy
Well, then. After months of lockdown and restrictions in the fight against Covid-19, Chinese officials are encouraging citizens to venture out into the “revenge journey” pitch and venture for adventure. Starting Thursday, about 550 million people are expected to travel for China’s National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival – and continue …
Read More »Timothy Ray Brown, HIV No first person remedy, have died
Timothy Ray Brown, the first person to be cured of HIV, died of cancer on Tuesday. He was 54 years old. Brown, widely known as “Berlin’s Patient”, underwent bone marrow transplantation in 2007 to treat leukemia, when he was isolated. The donor had a genetic mutation called “CCR-Delta 32” that …
Read More »There are many reasons for the Yankees to suffer because of the loss of the tribe, but there is one – Terry Pluto
CLEVELAND, Ohio – There will be a lot of surprising analysis about the Yankees being knocked out of the Wild Card playoff in two games. The fingers of guilt will be pointed in so many directions that some of us may use fingers to indicate slavery. But like a sore …
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