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Tech NewsU.S. Breaks Record With Over 77,000 New Coronavirus Cases in Single Day
The U.S. recorded 77,255 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, setting a depressing new world record. The U.S. has the worst outbreak on the planet right now, but it’s probably more accurate to say this new record was broken last week. Why? The largest private testing lab in the country is currently averaging more than … Continued
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ScienceHealthGeorgia’s Dumbass Governor Abolishes Local Mask Requirements as Covid-19 Cases Soar
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed an executive order on Wednesday banning all cities and counties in the state from requiring people to wear masks during the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes as Georgia has experienced a steep rise in covid-19 infections over the past two weeks, with 3,871 new cases and 37 new deaths on … Continued
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Tech NewsWalmart Requires All Customers to Wear Masks Nationwide Starting July 20
Walmart announced on Wednesday it will require all customers nationwide to wear masks to help slow the spread of coronavirus. The new Walmart policy will start to be enforced on Monday, July 20. Roughly 65% of Walmart stores in the U.S. were already covered by mask requirements passed by local and state governments, according to … Continued
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Tech NewsEvery Country Has Anti-Mask Assholes, Even Hong Kong
Hong Kong has been a leader in the fight against the novel coronavirus, with just 1,589 cases and eight deaths, despite sharing a border with mainland China, the location of the first covid-19 outbreak back in December of 2019. And while some of Hong Kong’s success can be credited to most people wearing masks, even … Continued
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ScienceHealthCovid-19 Test Results Frequently Taking Over a Week and Only Getting Longer
Quest Diagnostics, the largest private medical testing company in the U.S., released a letter on Monday warning that the average wait time for non-emergency coronavirus test results is currently at least seven days. The really scary part: Quest says wait times aren’t going to get any shorter while the U.S. continues to have the worst … Continued
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Tech NewsGrant Imahara, Mythbusters Host and Star Wars Roboticist, Dies at 49
Grant Imahara, cohost of the wildly popular TV show Mythbusters, died on Monday at the age of 49, according to a report from the Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death was reportedly a sudden brain aneurysm. Trained in electrical engineering, Imahara worked at George Lucas’s Industrial Light and Magic during the 1990s and 2000s, building … Continued
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ScienceHealthAnti-Mask Idiots Rally at Florida Restaurant as State Becomes Covid-19 Epicenter
Anti-mask advocates rallied over the weekend at a restaurant in Florida, the current covid-19 capital of the world, insisting that no one should wear a mask to fight the spread of the deadly disease. The rally proves yet again that no amount of infection or death will convince some people to do the right thing … Continued
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Tech NewsDozens of U.S. Marines Test Positive For Covid-19 in Japan, Angering Local Authorities
At least 62 U.S. Marines have tested positive for coronavirus at American military bases in Japan, according to a new report from the Japan Times. It’s not yet clear whether the U.S. service members brought covid-19 with them from overseas or if they were infected while in Japan. But either way, authorities in Japan are … Continued
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Tech NewsSocial MediaTwitter Defends Giving David Duke a Platform: He’s ‘Not Currently a Member of the KKK’
Why is David Duke, a white supremacist and former Klansmen, allowed to spout hateful anti-semitic, anti-trans, and anti-Black things on Twitter? According to the company, one reason Duke is not banned is that he’s not currently a leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Seriously. Duke announced his endorsement of Donald Trump for re-election on Twitter … Continued
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Tech NewsSocial MediaFormer KKK Leader David Duke Endorses Trump on Twitter, Wants Tucker Carlson For VP
David Duke, the former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, endorsed President Donald Trump yesterday on Twitter and even tweeted a suggestion about a new running mate for the U.S. president: Tucker Carlson. Why is David Duke still allowed to be on Twitter while other white supremacists are getting booted in droves? That’s a … Continued
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ScienceHealthU.S. Hits Record 3 Million Covid-19 Cases As Trump Pulls Out of World Health Organization
The U.S. reached 3 million covid-19 cases on Wednesday and broke its own record for the most new cases in a single day on Tuesday, chalking up 60,209 infections in a 24-hour period, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University and AFP. The record was smashed on the same day the U.S. formally announced … Continued
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Tech NewsRacist Tech CEO Harasses Family at Dinner: ‘Trump’s Gonna Fuck You’
The man caught on camera delivering an anti-Asian diatribe at a restaurant in Carmel Valley, California, has been identified by multiple news outlets as Michael Lofthouse, founder and CEO of the cloud computing company Solid8. Footage of the racist incident, which occurred on July 4 and was published to Instagram and Twitter, has been viewed … Continued
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Tech NewsRussian Space Advisor and Defense Journalist Arrested For Treason
Longtime Russian defense journalist and more recent government advisor on space issues, Ivan Safronov has been arrested in Moscow and charged with treason, according to a new report from the Moscow Times. Safronov faces 20 years in prison and the trial will reportedly be conducted behind closed doors. The 30-year-old Safronov, who was arrested by … Continued
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Tech NewsTrump Regime Might Ban TikTok and Other Apps Owned by Chinese Tech Companies
The Trump regime is considering a U.S. ban on the popular music and dance app TikTok, as well as other apps owned by Chinese companies, according to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. TikTok is one of the most popular apps in the world, with roughly 800 million users globally, but the Trump regime believes … Continued
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Tech NewsThis Grotesque Viral Photo of President Trump Is Actually Fake
A particularly disturbing photo of President Donald Trump has been making the rounds on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit recently. But is the image authentic? No, the photo is totally fake. But it’s close enough to the very real (and quite grotesque) look of the president that people could be forgiven for thinking it’s an … Continued
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Tech NewsFox News Edits Trump Out of Photo With Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago
Fox News broadcast a segment on Sunday about Ghislane Maxwell, the 58-year-old British socialite who was arrested by the FBI in New Hampshire last week and charged with the sex trafficking of children in the 1990s. Maxwell was a close friend of deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and Fox aired a photo of Maxwell that should … Continued
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ScienceHealthSilicon Valley Educators Quarantine After In-Person Meeting About Schools Reopening
At least 40 school administrators in Santa Clara County, California—the heart of Silicon Valley—have been forced to self-quarantine following an in-person meeting last month attended by someone who later tested positive for covid-19. Ironically, the subject of the meeting was how to safely reopen K-12 schools in the region on August 17, according to a … Continued
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ScienceHealthNew Zealand Health Official Resigns Over Two Covid-19 Cases Imported From Britain
New Zealand’s top health official stepped down on Thursday following a relatively minor scandal that shows the enormous difference in how the U.S. and other wealthy countries are dealing with the covid-19 pandemic. New Zealand’s health minister, Dr. David Clark, announced his resignation after he mistakenly allowed two visitors from Britain—women who later tested positive … Continued
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Matt Novak
Matt Novak is a reporter at Gizmodo covering news and opinion, with a little history thrown in for good measure. Novak started at Gizmodo in 2013 and has been writing about past visions of the future at Paleofuture.com since 2007. Novak is fascinated with the history of technology and got his start writing professionally for Smithsonian magazine. Emails telling him to "stick to tech" can be sent to [email protected].
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