• Sen. Hawley Asks Twitter About Claim Worker Was Paid to Aid Hack
  Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican who closely follows tech issues, pressed Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey on Friday on whether a company employee had been paid to assist with a hack of high-profile accounts this week aimed at scamming readers. Twitter declined to…
• Navy Considers Wearable Tech to Check Virus Policies
  The U.S. Navy is considering whether it can use existing technology or prototypes to track sailors’ movements to test the efficacy of social distancing policies in an effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
• NASA’s Hubble Successor Delayed Again by Virus, Other Issues
  The launch of NASA’s successor to the Hubble Space Telescope faces seven more months of delay, this time because of the pandemic and technical issues. Officials announced Thursday that the James Webb Space Telescope – the space agency’s top science priority – is now…
• First Human Case Of Plague In Colorado Since 2015 Reported
  The first human case of plague in Colorado since 2015 has been confirmed, the Denver Post reported.The person, who lives in southwestern Colorado, was infected after exposure to sick squirrels earlier this summer, the news outlet reported….
• Scientists Say Cholesterol Drug Could Clear COVID-19 From Lungs in Days
  A new study demonstrated how a common, FDA-approved drug could halt lung damage caused by the coronavirus.
• Immune Response Can Be Vital in Coronavirus Survival Rates
  The different ways our immune systems respond to infections could mean the difference in life and death for those fighting COVID-19.
• Experts: Twitter Hack Might Be Signal of Bigger Scheme
  Some cybersecurity experts are warning the Twitter account hacking of politicians, tech executives, and celebrities could be a sign of a bigger breach that has not even been discovered yet.
• Solar Orbiter Snaps Closest Photos Ever of Sun
  A spacecraft launched in February is already beaming back to Earth the closest photos ever taken of the sun. NASA released the images Thursday from the Solar Orbiter, a joint project between the European Space Agency and NASA. “These unprecedented pictures of the…
• Twitter Silences Some Verified Accounts After Wave of Hacks
  A series of high-profile Twitter accounts were hijacked on Wednesday, with some of the platform’s top voices – including U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden, reality television show star Kim Kardashian, former U.S. President Barack Obama, billionaire Elon Musk, and rapper…
• Biden, Gates, Other Twitter Accounts Hacked in Bitcoin Scam
  Unidentified hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies Wednesday in an apparent Bitcoin scam. The ruse included bogus tweets from former President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden,…
• Research Suggests COVID-19 Reinfection Is Possible
  Recent research raises questions about whether people who contract COVID-19 develop antibody immunity, and leading doctors and patients worried about whether it is possible to be reinfected.
• UK Warns Against Travel to Mongolia Over Bubonic Plague
  After a 15-year-old boy died from the bubonic plague, the United Kingdom on Tuesday warned against travel to China’s Inner Mongolia region.
• Squirrel in Colorado Tests Positive for Bubonic Plague
  The squirrel was found in the Town of Morrison and is the first cause of plague in the county, according to officials.
• Immunity to Coronavirus Could Be Lost in Months
  A disturbing new study reveals that people who are infected with COVID-19 could lose their immunity to the novel coronavirus within months. Researchers at King’s College London analyzed the blood of infected patients and healthcare workers and found that the levels of…
• Trump Health Official: COVID-19 Vaccine by End of Summer
  A senior administration official said Monday drugmakers partnered with the U.S. government are on track to begin actively manufacturing a vaccine for COVID-19 by the end of the summer.
• Paper: How Asymptomatic Woman Infects 71 in Elevator
  A Chinese woman, who returned to her native country from the United States in March, infected 71 people with the novel coronavirus by unwittingly contaminating surfaces in an empty elevator in her apartment building, Chinese researchers claim.
• Study: More Than Half COVID-19 Patients Suffer Heart Damage
  More than half of COVID-19 patients who received heart scans had heart damage, according to a study published in the journal European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging….
• Carson Says Better Treatments Slowing Coronavirus Death Rate
  Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon, says he’s encouraged by a slowing death rate among confirmed coronavirus cases….
• Weather Forces SpaceX to Scrub Starlink Launch
  Weather srubbed a planned launch of SpaceX on Saturday amid weather delays, the company tweeted.
• Amazon Says Email to Employees Banning TikTok Was a Mistake
  Amazon said it mistakendly send an email to employees Friday telling them to delete the popular video app TikTok from their phones. “This morning’s email to some of our employees was sent in error. There is no change to our policies right now with regard to TikTok,” Amazon…
• New Comet Bright Enough to Be Seen From Earth
  A new comet, identified by a space telescope in March, will be bright enough to be seen from Earth this weekend, NBC News reports. The comet “Neowise” is named after the space telescope that first spotted it on March 27. Most comets are not bright enough to be seen from…
• Common Asthma Drug Shows Promise for Treating Alzheimer’s
  A common asthma drug has shown to reduce a common characteristic of Alzheimer’s patients, giving rise to hope it might have potential as a treatment for the disease. In a study conducted at Lancaster University in England, salbutamol was found to be effective at lessening…
• Texas Doctors Rank Riskiest Activities for Contracting Coronavirus
  The Texas Medical Association ranked 37 common activities on a scale of 1-10, with the higher numbers indicating those associated with the most risk of viral transmission.
• Ultrasound Machines Connected to Smartphones Help Scan Coronavirus Patients
  An ingenious device originally intended for use in developing countries has made its mark in modern medicine during the pandemic.
• Church of Scientology’s $900K PPP Loans Save 20 Jobs
  Multiple branches of the Church of Scientology were able to save 20 jobs after taking in hundreds of thousands of dollars in Payment Protection Program loans.

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