• New research from Italy says the first local coronavirus cases may have appeared as early as a month before people were diagnosed COVID-19 positive.
• Italy’s first COVID-19 cases were two Chinese citizens who were tested in Rome on January 31st. Three weeks later, the first Italian cases tested positive in Lombardia.
• Scientists believe the disease may have been spreading quietly in Italy throughout January and may have been brought by groups of people who didn’t necessarily come from China.
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The first novel coronavirus cases were registered in Italy on January 31st, some 86 days ago. By the end of February, nearly 900 people were diagnosed (21 deaths), and then the number of infections skyrocketed. More than 105,000 had the disease as of March 31st (12,303 deaths), and now the count is at nearly 193,000 (25,969 deaths). For quite a while, Italy was the world’s second-largest COVID-19 epicenter after the Wuhan region where it all started — then Spain and the US surpassed Italy’s caseload. As it turns out, the local epidemic may have began much earlier than January 31st, according to a new study that looked at the spread of the disease in the country.

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• Avengers: Endgame was first released a year ago today, on April 26th, 2019, generating a ton of positive reviews and shattering records at the box office.
• The climactic end of a storyline that spanned 22 movies spread over nearly a decade delivered plenty of satisfying scenes and Easter eggs.
• Audiences around the world cheered, laughed, and cried during the three-hour Endgame marathon, and some of these reactions went viral online.
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The blockbuster that would turn out to become the highest-grossing film in history premiered precisely one year ago today. Well, April 26th was the Avengers: Endgame’s official launch date, but the film was actually released in some regions as early as two days before that. The film opened on Wednesday or Thursday in certain markets, and theaters were packed for days. This was the Marvel film to watch, the movie that needed a decade of intertwined stories to be made possible. There’s no question that Endgame would have been a fantastic experience for anyone, regardless of whether they saw any of the previous 21 films. But the more familiar you were with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the more enjoyable Endgame would turn out to be. And the more likely you were to cheer loudly or cry.

Almost a year later, reaction videos to some of the most epic Endgame scenes started going viral again on social media as fans relived the experience of watching the film in theaters for the first time. Now, the movie’s one-year anniversary is the perfect opportunity to enjoy those reactions again.

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Who wouldn’t want to make their life easier right now? While many of us are stuck inside, trying to make the best of the craziness going on in the world, there are plenty of ways to make that time indoors simpler. If you’re in need of devices that can do a whole lot, Woot! is having a one-day sale that’s right up your alley.

Today, April 25, and today only, our favorite deals website is giving you killer prices on Microsoft Surface Book 2-in-1 laptops! Need a laptop that can handle multiple tasks at once? This checks that box. If you want a screen that’s detachable for you to watch your favorite show on? This does that too. You’ll love the flexibility these devices give you.

All of the ones being offered boast screens that are 13.5″, which is a solid amount of space for work and leisure. They are all factory reconditioned as well, so while they may have a few minor cosmetic imperfections, they work just like new. They have been tested and inspected and guaranteed to be of top quality.

If you want a ton of storage, you can opt for the Microsoft 13.5″ i7 1TB Surface Book. This features a PixelSense Touchscreen display and an Intel Core i7 processor that makes multitasking a breeze. You’ll get 1TB of flash memory and this features multiple USB drives and a 3.5mm headphone jack. This can be yours for only $1,049.99!

For those who may not need that much memory, you can opt for the Microsoft 13.5″ i7 256GB Surface Book. You’ll get up to 16 hours of video playback and enhanced graphics performance. This also features an Intel Core i7 processor and 256GB of flash memory. This has eight GB of RAM as well. A great value, this is available for only $679.99!

If you aren’t looking to spend quite that much, there are two other options at your disposal. You can get the Microsoft 13.5″ Surface Book 256GB 2-in-1 Laptop or a Microsoft 13.5″ Surface Book 128GB 2-in-1 Laptop. These feature a 10-point multi-touch display and an Intel Core i5 processor. You’ll also have dual microphones to work with as well as a 5.0 megapixel front-facing camera and a 8.0 megapixel rear-facing camera with autofocus. The Dolby audio front-facing stereo speakers add even more style and substance. The 256GB option is $569.99 and the 128GB one is $479.99!

They all come with a Surface pen to make using the touchscreen more effective. They are also all backed by a one-year Microsoft warranty. Remember, these deals only last for one day, so you better head over to Woot!’s website to snatch them up. Be more productive during your time indoors, thanks to Woot!.

Microsoft 13.5-inch i7 1TB Surface Book (Factory Refurbished) on Woot!: $1,049.99

Microsoft 13.5-inch i7 256GB Surface Book (Factory Refurbished) on Woot!: $679.99

Microsoft 13.5-inch Surface Book 256GB 2-in-1 Laptop (Factory Refurbished) on Woot!: $569.99

Microsoft 13.5-inch Surface Book 128GB 2-in-1 Laptop (Factory Refurbished) on Woot!: $479.99

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• Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Thursday to give his assessment of where things stand with the US response to the coronavirus pandemic — and what Gates, through his work with his charitable foundation, thinks should happen next as researchers race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19.
• There’s reason for hope: Gates thinks early results from the first vaccines may be known by this summer.
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The same day that Bill Gates published an exhaustive, 6,000-word essay on his GatesNotes blog that dives into everything about the coronavirus pandemic, from what happened to why the US reacted the way it did and what the country needs to do next, he appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert for a more informal chat along those same lines.

His essay tried to find notes of optimism, as hard as it seems like they are to come by right now, and Gates did the same in his conversation with the late-night host. For example, when Colbert asked Gates — who’s been at the forefront of coronavirus vaccine research via his charitable foundation — for a timeframe of how we get out of this pandemic, here’s how Gates broke everything down.

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You’ll be shocked at how good the deals are on Saturday this week, and it all begins with best-selling 3-layer face masks and even better 4-ply face masks that are in stock and ready to ship at Amazon. They’re both undoubtedly going to sell out soon, so be sure to grab some before they do. Other top daily deals on Saturday include a UV-C smartphone sanitizer that’s somehow back in stock, TOZO true wireless earbuds with 23,000 5-star ratings for just $35.99, AirPods Pro at their all-time low price on Amazon, the single best Fire HD 8 Tablet sale we’ve ever seen, a one-day deal that gets you The Sims 4 for PC or Mac for just $4.99 (digital download), a shocking rare sale that drops the Bose 700 wireless noise cancelling headphones to their lowest price, $30 off Apple’s 10.2-inch iPad, and the best-selling $650 Roomba 960 robot vacuum for just $399. Check out all of these limited-time daily deals down below.

Face Mask, Pack of 50: $39.99 ($0.80 / Item)

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Bose Noise Cancelling Wireless Bluetooth Headphones 700, with Alexa Voice Control, Black: $349.00

New Apple iPad (10.2-Inch, Wi-Fi, 128GB) – Silver (Latest Model): $399.00

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• NASA is celebrating Hubble’s 30th birthday with a breathtaking image of a distant pair of nebulas.
• The image, which has been nicknamed “the Cosmic Reef” captures two nebulas in the star-forming region of space called the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is located around 163,000 light-years from Earth.
• NASA and the European Space Agency hope to keep Hubble up and running for some time yet, perhaps even another decade or longer.
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The Hubble Space Telescope is NASA’s workhorse. It was launched way back in 1990 and despite a few hiccups along the way, it’s still going strong in the year 2020. NASA is incredibly proud of all the work it has done and has been working up to the spacecraft’s birthday with some fun retrospectives throughout the month.

Now, on the telescope’s official birthday, April 24th, NASA is showcasing one of its latest images, and it’s definitely a candidate for the most impressive photo Hubble has ever captured. The picture features two nebulas, NGC 2014 and NGC 2020, hanging out in the Large Magellanic Cloud some 163,000 light-years away.

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• Not long after the IRS launched a web portal to let Americans check the status of their stimulus payment, an Oregon tenant was allegedly contacted by his landlord asking if he was going to use the money that he had received to pay rent.
• The discussion between the tenant and the landlord shows that the landlord checked on the status of the tenant’s payment by using their SSN and other information they had on hand.
• The IRS website warns that this is illegal, and the tenant has since filed suit.
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Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) introduced an online tool on its website that allows Americans to check the status of their Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act stimulus checks. On the one hand, it’s a fairly straightforward and convenient tool — provide some identifiable information about yourself and you can figure out whether or not and precisely when the direct deposit will hit your bank account. But gaining access to someone’s stimulus payment status might actually be too easy, as one Oregon man discovered.

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• The maker of Lysol issued an official statement that the chemical products that can kill the novel coronavirus on surfaces aren’t supposed to be ingested.
• The statement comes in response to Trump’s most recent comments about killing the coronavirus with light or with an injection of some sort of disinfectant.
• The comments were made after a presentation that explained new research about the survivability of the virus in various conditions.
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“I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute, one minute,” a middle-aged man said on TV on Thursday, and then he wondered whether there’s a way “we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning” to get rid of the novel coronavirus. “As you see, it gets in the lungs, it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that.” Anyone is free to wonder aloud about anything, the COVID-19 health crisis included. But if you’re the most powerful leader in the world and say those things on TV, it might be very dangerous. There are people who already think that bleach can cure COVID-19, just as some attempted to prevent being infected by taking a drug that sounded like the one Trump advertised on TV.

Trump’s remark above followed a similar comment about exposing the body to light or bringing light inside, “which you can do either through the skin or in some other way,” to kill the virus. This happened after Bill Bryan, head of the Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology division, presented various new discoveries about the coronavirus’s viability in various conditions. But Trump’s twisting of said presentation prompted a huge reaction online. That’s why hashtags like #InjectDisinfectant and #TidePodPresident trended on Twitter on Friday. And that’s what prompted the maker of Lysol to warn buyers not to drink disinfectant.

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• One of the most-watched shows on Netflix right now is Money Heist, a Spanish-language series about a group of criminals that just debuted its fourth season.
• This week’s latest ranking of the most-watched shows on the streamer includes several foreign series, as Netflix users continue looking for new shows to add to their coronavirus quarantine binge lists.
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Lately, I’ve found myself reaching for Netflix fare that’s off the beaten path — not the buzziest stuff like Tiger King or Too Hot to Handle that the Internet seems to love right now and more along the lines of shows like Money Heist and the streamer’s growing pile of Korean dramas. I suspect it has to do with scratching an itch related to being unable to travel right now because of the coronavirus pandemic, and watching programming from around the world in a way at least lets your mind travel when your body can’t.

For example, that’s also the reason I just finished catching up on the latest batch of Terrace House that got added to Netflix a few weeks ago — Terrace House, being a super-popular Japanese reality show that’s a co-production between Netflix and Fuji TV. In it, a group of six strangers (three men and three women) live together, but unlike the dynamics that would unfold in an Americanized version of this drama, the tenants are all nice to each other for the most part, the fall in love (usually in a largely chaste fashion) go on dates, go to work, and help each other pursue their ambitions in life. And that’s pretty much it. It can make for a pretty zen watching experience and is definitely unlike anything you’d find in the US, that’s for sure.

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• A new coronavirus testing method returns results faster, and more efficiently than traditional tests.
• The new method wouldn’t require that samples be sent away for testing and could speed up the rate at which results are confirmed.
• Health experts estimate that the true number of coronavirus cases is far higher than the reported figures.
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A lack of rapid coronavirus testing is still a major problem in many countries, including areas of the United States. Getting the tests and testing supplies has been a chore for doctors for a number of reasons, but a new paper published in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics suggests that a new method of testing could result in faster tests and greater testing capacity.

Led by Jin-Soo Maeng, Ph.D. at the Center for Convergent Research of Emerging Virus Infection at the Korean Food Research Institute, the team of scientists developed a test that is more efficient in confirming the presence of the novel coronavirus. The tests can detect as few as 100 copies of the novel coronavirus RNA.

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