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How the Immune System of Older Adults Like Trump Weakens with Age President Donald Trump’s announcement that he’s tested positive for COVID-19 is especially concerning because of his age. At 74 years old, Trump is solidly within an age group that’s been hit hard during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-immune-system-of-older-adults-like-trump-weakens-with-age/

Amazon reveals 19,816 employees had COVID-19 One day after a report by NBC News dug into Amazon’s lack of transparency around COVID-19 outbreaks in its facilities, the company has released data on how many employees tested or were presumed positive. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/amazon-covid-19-data-232551356.html

US passes 5 million coronavirus cases As school districts across the country struggle to figure out how — or if— to safely reopen schools to teachers and students, the number of coronavirus cases in the US passed 5 million on Sunday, according to the Coronavirus Research Center at Johns Hopkins University. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/9/21360916/us-5-million-coronavirus-cases

How the new coronavirus surges compare to New York City’s peak The Big Apple was the worst epicenter in the U.S. Now, it has rivals everywhere. Continue Reading . . . https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/07/how-new-coronavirus-surges-compare-new-york-city-peak-cvd/

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced today. He is 65 years old. Over the weekend, he attended a US Independence Day event with US Ambassador Todd Chapman. Neither Bolsonaro nor Chapman wore a mask at the event. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/7/21178192/brazil-president-bolsonaro-covid-19-positive-test-coronavirus

Google Maps updates help you travel in the COVID-19 era Google has rolled out two new features for its Maps app meant to help users get around safely in the time of COVID-19, according to a new post on the Google blog. The app now shows alerts informing you of any coronavirus-related travel restrictions and reports on how crowded public transit may be. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/google-maps-updates-help-travel-covid-19-era-173308596.html

COVID-19 Could Permanently Transform Transportation COVID-19 has left city squares abandoned and our streets empty. Unemployment in the United States has already topped 15 percent, and the European Union’s economy is projected to shrink by more than 7 percent in 2020. Continue Reading . . . https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/covid-19-could-permanently-transform-transportation/

This is how quickly coronavirus can spread An experiment in Japan conducted by broadcaster NHK and a team of medical experts shows how quickly and easily Covid-19 can spread. CNN's Anna Coren reports. #Covid-19 #CNN #News Continue Reading . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOvENoZMmK4&feature=share

NVIDIA's newest AI supercomputer joins the fight against COVID-19 NVIDIA is bringing its AI expertise to bear in the fight against COVID-19, the company announced during its GTC 2020 keynote on Thursday. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/nvidia-gtc-2020-ai-health-covid-19-130031390.html

Some governors extend orders and urge caution as virus cases top 1 million By National Correspondent As President Trump applauded the states that had reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed tens of thousands of American lives and topped 1 million confirmed cases, several governors warned that caution was needed before allowing people to crowd shops and res Continue Reading . . . https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-04-28/la-na-us-coronavirus-governors-caution

Australia’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app already has more than a million downloads Australia launched a coronavirus contact tracing app on Sunday, drawing over a million downloads within a just few hours, the BBC reported. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/26/21237598/australia-coronavirus-contact-tracing-privacy

FBI sees cybercrime reports increase fourfold during COVID-19 outbreak Instances of cybercrime appear to have jumped by as much as 300 percent since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the FBI. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/fbi-cybercrime-complaints-increase-fourfold-covid-19-091946793.html

Cashless made effortless. Apple Pay is easy and works with the Apple devices you use every day. You can make secure purchases in stores, in apps, and on the web. And now you can send and receive money from friends and family right in Messages. Apple Pay is even simpler than using your physical card, and safer too. Continue Reading . . . https://www.apple.com/apple-pay/