How the next Apple Watch might help save coronavirus patients

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Novel coronavirus complications include severe shortness of breath that might have to be treated with oxygen therapy and a ventilator.
Patients who experience mild symptoms will be instructed to stay at home until their condition worsens, but they would require pulse oximeters to measure the blood-oxygen saturation.
The Apple Watch Series 6 is rumored to feature a blood-oxygen sensor, which could help save the lives of COVID-19 patients, as well as those with other life-threatening medical conditions.
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The novel coronavirus disease is seemingly at or near its peak in many countries. After that, life will return to some degree of normalcy, although we’ll have to keep our defenses up at least until a vaccine is widely available. Social distancing measures might ease, but we’ll still have to keep washing our hands often, wearing masks, and avoiding crowds. The coronavirus can’t be eradicated just yet, and outbreaks are still possible.

Some expect a second big coronavirus wave in the fall, but the next time around, authorities won’t be caught by surprise. And by the time the next major COVID-19 epidemic happens or any new illness caused by cousins of these coronaviruses arises, we may have a new weapon at our disposal: The Apple Watch Series 6.

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Hubble spies distant galaxy bursting with baby stars

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Hubble snapped a gorgeous image of a distant galaxy called NGC 2906.
NGC 2906 has an abundance of massive young stars that shine brightly as they burn through their fuel.
The galaxy is a whopping 145 million light-years from Earth.
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NASA and the ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most trusty tools in astronomy. It’s been surveying the skies for nearly three decades now, beaming back some truly glorious images of the cosmos. One of its latest targets is a large spiral galaxy known as NGC 2906 which sits roughly 145 million light-years from Earth, but even at that incredible distance, Hubble can see some of the galaxy’s glorious details.

In the photo above we are treated to a variety of colors, from the orange central region and bold white core to the brilliant blue dots and smears surrounding the outer edges. Each of these colors represents something, and astronomers can get a good idea of what a galaxy is made of simply by seeing the colors it is displaying from afar.

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The wild reason why coronavirus stimulus money is being delayed

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Increased unemployment assistance as part of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, the coronavirus-related stimulus package, that Congress passed last month is being held up from distribution in some states around the country.
Aging computer infrastructure built around COBOL, a 60-year-old programming language that few programmers today still know how to work with, is responsible for the delay.
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Here’s the latest in what’s become a long string of examples of how the response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has been a patchwork of efforts between federal, state, and local agencies that sometimes overlap, are sometimes redundant, and other times reveal stunning ineffectiveness.

Regarding the latter, there’s a wild reason why some recipients of unemployment checks — who stand to receive more money from than usual, thanks to the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package Congress passed in late March — have yet to receive their payments. And it has to do with the fact that the computer systems supporting some state unemployment programs run on COBOL, a computer programming language that’s 60 years old.

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NASA’s asteroid probe is rehearsing for its most dangerous move yet

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe is about to perform its most daring maneuver yet.
In a rehearsal for the sample-gathering act planned for later this year, the spacecraft will carry out an exercise that will bring it closer to the asteroid Bennu than ever before.
If all goes well, NASA is planning on snatching a sample of Bennu’s material in August.
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe has been hanging out around the massive space rock known as Bennu since late 2018. Since it arrived, it’s spent a lot of time examining the asteroid and sending back gorgeous images of its surface. Its observations of the asteroid have helped NASA plan for what will ultimately be the most important objective of the entire mission: Obtaining a sample of asteroid material and then returning it to Earth.

Now, with the planned date of its first-ever sample-gathering attempt fast approaching, the OSIRIS-REx team is preparing to send the probe on a dry run. It’s a rehearsal of sorts to ensure that the probe follows all the commands and does so safely. It’s also one of the most dangerous things the spacecraft will have done since arriving at Bennu.

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Here’s why Google’s Pixel 4a will be dead on arrival

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Google is expected to launch a budget Pixel 4a in the coming weeks, a phone that will feature mid-range specs and will cost $399.
Apple’s upcoming iPhone SE is also rumored to retail for $399, but the new iPhone will pack iPhone 11 specs inside the body of an iPhone 8.
Apple’s new handset will offer much better performance and build quality than Google’s budget phone, making the choice between them a no-brainer.
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Google will soon launch a new Pixel phone with a much better design and price tag than the Pixel 4. But no matter how great the Pixel 4a looks compared to the pricier Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, the $399 phone will make a few huge compromises, just like its predecessor. Plus, this time around, Google has an iPhone to compete with.

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AMC Theaters will likely file for bankruptcy due to the coronavirus

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AMC Theaters may file for bankruptcy on account of the coronavirus.
AMC Theaters have been closed since mid-March and may remain closed well into June.
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The impact of the coronavirus on the U.S. economy has been nothing short of disastrous. Most businesses have been forced to close up shop and millions of people across the country have been left unable to earn a paycheck. In turn, it’s not surprising that unemployment figures in the U.S. have reached levels we’ve never seen before. Consider this: over the course of three weeks — from late March through early April — an estimated 17 million Americans filed for unemployment. To put that figure into context, that represents 10% of the U.S. workforce.

While some businesses — like restaurants, for instance — have been able to remain open and generate cash via takeout and delivery orders, others have been permanently closed for weeks. Movie theater chains in particular have been hit extremely hard by the coronavirus. With that said, it’s perhaps no surprise that AMC Entertainment — which is the largest movie chain in the country — is actively exploring filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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Poll: Roughly 1 in 3 Americans think the coronavirus was made in a lab

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Where did the coronavirus come from? A new Pew poll finds that roughly 1 in 3 Americans think it doesn’t have a natural origin — that, in fact, it was created in a lab.
Infectious disease experts, however, say the most likely origin is that the virus is naturally occurring and made the species jump itself from animals to humans.
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As the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has spread, so, too, has misinformation about the deadly virus thrived online — partly as a function of the knowledge gap, since so little about the virus was known at the outset.

This is the reason, for example, for a spate of attacks on 5G infrastructure in places like the UK, where a conspiracy theory that 5G is somehow linked to the virus has thrived. And in spite of explanations from infectious disease experts that point to a natural origin, almost 30% of Americans who responded to a new Pew poll said they think the virus was manmade and originated in a lab. Breaking that number down even more, almost a fourth of respondents to this Pew Research Center survey conducted from March 10 to 16 said they think the virus was developed intentionally in a lab, while 6% think it was accidentally created in a lab.

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New research shows fatal side effects of potential coronavirus cure

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Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are two of the most frequently discussed anti-COVID-19 drugs, thanks to President Trump’s repeated enthusiastic remarks about them.
The anti-malaria treatment has heart-related side-effects, and new coronavirus research shows these issues can be fatal in COVID-19 patients.
A study from Brazil revealed that chloroquine use can be deadly in high doses, while new research from France also detailed severe incidents related to hydroxychloroquine use.
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“What do you have to lose?” President Trump repeatedly asked a few days ago when he addressed questions about the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the novel coronavirus, saying that in some cases “they’re in bad shape.” This wasn’t the first time the president advertised the anti-malarial enthusiastically, seeing the drug as a potential miracle cure for the new illness.

The answer to his question is simple, but unsatisfying: You might die. It turns out that COVID-19 patients who were part of studies in Brazil and France died after the use of the hydroxychloroquine in trials, or experienced serious cardiac side-effects.

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Quibi hit 1.7 million downloads in a week, TV casting in the works

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Quibi CEO Meg Whitman says the app was downloaded 1.7 million times in its first week.
Quibi can only be viewed on mobile devices, but the company is fast-tracking TV casting.
Seven new shows debuted on Quibi on Monday, including The Stranger and 50 States of Fright.
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Although a global pandemic that forces everyone to stay inside for weeks on end might sound like the perfect time to launch a new streaming service, that hasn’t been the case for Quibi. Just a week after launching, Quibi has fallen out of the top 50 free apps on the App Store, but the team behind the service appears to be happy with the initial returns, as CEO Meg Whitman told CNBC on Monday that Quibi has surpassed 1.7 million downloads.

Quibi was conceptualized as a service that viewers would utilize in the “in-between moments”: Stream an episode on your commute, during your lunch break, or while waiting on line. Episodes of original Quibi shows are no longer than ten minutes, and even the full-length “lighthouse” productions, which is what Quibi calls its original movies, would be split up into short segments that could be digested in just a few minutes.

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Apple Watch Series 6 may be able to tell you when you’re about to have a panic attack

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Apple Watch Series 6 may include a new feature that can detect when a user is likely to have a panic attack.
In such a scenario, a user would receive an alert along with steps they can take to alleviate or prevent the panic attack from taking hold.
The Apple Watch Series 6 will reportedly include a faster processor, Wi-Fi 6, improved water resistance, and better battery life.
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It’s no secret that heath and fitness features have become huge selling points for the Apple Watch. From the ECG app introduced on the Apple Watch Series 4 to the device’s fall detection feature, Apple over the past few years has steadily added more and more features designed to help users live healthier lives and stay abreast of potentially life-threatening conditions.

Looking ahead to the Apple Watch Series 6, which will presumably launch later this fall, a new leak from Max Weinbach and EverythingApplePro reveals that the next-gen Apple Watch will incorporate new features designed to address some mental health issues.

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