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Scientist: ‘What We’re Seeing Is Virus Evolution 101’ — Delta Variant More Transmissible, Not More Deadly

As COVID — especially the Delta variant — surges among the fully vaccinated, Brian Hooker, Ph.D., said the more the variant deviates from the original sequence used for the vaccine, the less effective the vaccine will be on that variant.

Apple Bans ‘Tinder For Unvaxxed’ After Media Snitches on Company

Bloomberg contacted Apple and it was immediately removed.

TX Gov. Abbott orders Nat. Guard to arrest illegal immigrants

On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Texas National Guard to begin assisting troopers with arresting illegal immigrants who violate Texas law as thousands continue pouring across the United States-Mexico.

‘Recipes for Regulatory Corruption’: How CDC, NIH Pull in Millions From Licensing Deals, Including COVID-Related Technologies

Aggregated data for fiscal year 2020 show the NIH and CDC collected a combined $63.4 million in royalty revenues under a business model that allows the NIH to grant technology licenses to the private sector.

Princeton Course Focuses On Fixing ‘Racist’ Soap Dispensers

A Princeton University course focuses on correcting "racist" technology like "soap dispensers" that "don't see dark skin" and cameras that "misidentify black faces."

In Rare, 63-Year-Old Video, ‘Brave New World’ Author Predicts Big Tech’s Power to Manipulate Behavior

In a 1958 television interview, Aldous Huxley predicted the technological capability to bypass reason and manipulate behavior through subliminal means. Today, social media platforms and search engines use sophisticated artificial-intelligence algorithms to control the information we see.

Drive-Throughs That Predict Your Order? Restaurants Are Thinking Fast

Inspired by pandemic lessons that kept customers in cars, chains are adding more lanes and curbside pickup, improving apps and testing menu boards that use artificial intelligence.

Coalition to Protest SpaceX Satellite Program, Citing Radiation Threat

Children’s Health Defense is one of several groups planning a March 19 protest at SpaceX headquarters to demand the company end its planned deployment of 42,000 low-orbit satellites.

Lawsuits Expose FCC’s Failure to Weigh Evidence of Health Impact of Wireless Technology

Lawsuits filed by Children’s Health Defense and the Environmental Health Trust argue the FCC dismissed 1,700 filings of evidence showing radiation contributes to cell...

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