• Britain’s National Health Service has released the coronavirus contact-tracing app that it built without the Apple-Google API.
• The NHS tracing app is currently in testing in the Isle of Wight before being deployed more widely.
• The app has been criticized for requesting location data, and might not always work as intended.
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Aggressive testing and strict contact tracing are two things every country should do to limit the spread of an infectious disease like the novel coronavirus. Some of them proved how well that can work, including countries like Germany, Iceland, New Zealand, and South Korea. Others, like America, Italy, France, Spain, and the UK, failed to do it, which explains the high number of cases and death rates in those regions. Germany’s aggressive testing also showed a major COVID-19 caseload, but the country was able to keep the death toll much lower than other European countries.

Consistent testing and contact tracing have to continue once social distancing measures are loosened, and economies start opening up. That’s the only way to prevent future outbreaks, catch new cases early, and reduce the number of deaths by treating patients sooner. Apple and Google have created a standard API that would allow countries to build tracing apps that work on iPhone and Android while protecting the privacy of the user. But countries like France and the UK have their own plans for tracing COVID-19 patients. Now Britain’s NHS has released its app, which is available on iPhone and Android.

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How the NHS coronavirus contact tracing app works originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 7 May 2020 at 19:05:18 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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• China’s cargo capsule test flight suffered an anomaly during its return to Earth.
• The Chinese space agency launched its most powerful rocket this week, called the Long March 5B.
• Eventually, China wants both a manned space station and trips to and from the Moon for its astronauts.
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It’s been a busy week for China’s space agency. The group finally got the chance to launch its Long March 5B rocket, which is the most powerful rocket the country has ever built. Early indications are that the launch itself was a success, which is great news for China especially in light of recent launch failures.

Still, the week hasn’t gone exactly as Chinese officials would have liked, as the country’s space authority reported what is being described as an “anomaly” with a cargo capsule that made its own trip skyward.

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• Uber announced a new feature for Uber Eats this week that will allow users to share the status of a food delivery they have made for someone else.
• Uber users will receive a link they can share with others that will have real-time tracking of the delivery driver so they can see how far away their delivery is.
• This is one of several changes Uber has made in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
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While some states have slowly begun to reopen parts of their economy, not everyone is comfortable with the idea of going about their day as if nothing has changed. Restaurants are even starting to reopen in some cities (with a set of impossible rules), but many of us are going to continue avoiding public spaces for the foreseeable future. Therefore, delivery is a vital alternative, and Uber just introduced a new feature to improve food delivery.

This week, Uber announced a brand new global feature in the Uber Eats app that allows users to send a delivery to someone else and then easily share the status of that delivery with the recipient. Once you place an order for a friend or family member, you will receive a tracking link that you can send to them so they can see how far away the driver is from their home. It’s a real-time tracking system too, so you only need to send the link once.

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• In addition to the coronavirus stimulus payments that millions of Americans are still waiting to receive from the IRS, a group of congressmen has proposed a new stimulus kind of economic benefit as a result of the pandemic.
• The benefit would extend the already extra $600 per week that the unemployed can access indefinitely, for the remainder of the coronavirus crisis.
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As massive as the $2.2 trillion stimulus legislation that Congress passed at the end of March was — partly because it needed to include billions of dollars to support direct cash payments to Americans to help them deal with the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic — pretty much everyone is in agreement. It’s only scratched the surface of what needs to be done legislatively, which should tell you a lot about the mind-boggling size of the catastrophe facing the country right now because of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The pandemic has wrecked the lives of individuals, businesses, cities, and states, and among its many consequences, another 3.2 million Americans filed for unemployment last week.

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New policy could extend $600 a week unemployment benefit indefinitely originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 7 May 2020 at 17:01:20 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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• Raptors were likely not pack hunters as depicted in movies like Jurassic Park, a new study suggests.
• Evidence to support the notion that raptors hunted in groups is thin, and modern dinosaur relatives aren’t known for hunting in packs.
• It’s likely, the researchers argue, that raptors fended for themselves.
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Jurassic Park is a fantastic film. Its sequels are a mixed bag, but the original is just about as close to perfect as a movie gets and I will not entertain any other opinions. But a movie being good doesn’t necessarily mean it’s realistic, and that’s doubly true for a movie about dinosaurs being brought back to life.

A new study out of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh suggests that one creative liberty taken by the film (and the book on which it was based) was likely pure fiction. The notion that raptors hunted in packs is a big part of the Jurassic Park story, but new evidence fails to support that idea.

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• An increasing number of reports have observed strange symptoms in patients infected with the novel coronavirus, including blood clotting.
• Clotting can lead to strokes and heart attacks, and a new study says that blood-thinning drugs may reduce the risk of death in patients experiencing severe respiratory problems.
• More research is required, but these early conclusions seem to be promising and could lead to new life-saving therapies for COVID-19 patients.
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After more than four months fighting the novel coronavirus, the world has gathered plenty of data about the pathogen which is already being used to improve treatments and develop new therapies that can hopefully reduce the lethality of the virus or even eradicate it. And while finding a vaccine is the priority, other drugs could speed up recovery and prevent the onset of life-threatening complications, and remdesivir may be one of them.

The medicine was created for Ebola and then adapted for SARS-CoV-2 therapy. Remdesivir can speed up recovery significantly, a major US study showed, but it doesn’t reduce mortality. Dr. Anthony Fauci said when describing the potential of remdesivir that future studies will be required in which the drug is combined with something else to deliver better results. It’s too early to say what other drugs could work in tandem with remdesivir, but some researchers think they’ve found a way to reduce the risk of death in severe COVID-19 cases that involves the use of more common drugs.

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• YouTube TV is finally getting Viacom channels this summer, such as Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, CMT, Paramount Network, TV Land, and VH1.
• Viacom and CBS merged late last year, and CBS was already partnered with YouTube TV.
• 14 new channels will be added to YouTube TV in all, but no price changes have been announced yet.
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YouTube TV wasn’t the first over-the-top internet television service, but it quickly became one of the top contenders after it launched in early 2017. YouTube TV had a clean, user-friendly interface and unlimited cloud DVR storage, but it lacked several major channels that could be found on other services, most notably Viacom’s lineup, which included Nickelodeon, MTV, and Comedy Central. But now that Viacom and CBS have re-merged after splitting up years ago, YouTube TV subscribers will finally get access to the channels they’ve been missing all this time.

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• As part of the new Verizon BOGO promotion, the carrier is offering customers the chance to score a free iPhone 11 when you buy another at full price.
• The promotion is timed to Mother’s Day and includes the chance to get other top smartphones and tech gadgets either for free or at reduced prices.
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Verizon has launched a Mother’s Day BOGO promotion, offering a slew of tech gadgets and the latest smartphones for free or at a big discount when you make associated purchases — with one of the most prominent deals being an iPhone 11 from Apple for free.

According to the BOGOs that are now live at the carrier’s deals page, the iPhone 11 offer, specifically, is available with a 64GB model and requires the selection of an Unlimited plan. To get this free phone, you’ve also got to spend at least $1,449.99 on the latest iPhone model, and a $700 credit will then be applied to your bills over 24 months. If you order online, you can also enjoy reduced activation fees and free 2-day shipping.

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• New coronavirus hotspots are popping up all over the United States, and they could spark a second wave of infections.
• Texas, Massachusetts, Utah, Georgia, and South Dakota are now trying to contain new, fast-moving pandemic cells.
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The novel coronavirus pandemic may seem like it’s beginning to wane — social distancing efforts are working and lockdowns have helped to flatten the curve of new infections in many areas — but we’re not out the woods yet. Not by a long shot. In fact, there are some areas of the country where the spread of the virus is just starting to ramp up.

As Forbes reports, there are a half dozen specific locations in the US that could be considered hotspots, with new cases popping up rapidly.

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• The Worx Landroid M robotic lawn mower is an entry-level model that costs a fraction of what you might expect to pay for similar products.
• It does a good job and is surprisingly affordable at $999.99, but there are several accessories you’ll want and they add up quickly.
• The initial installation takes a bit of time, but the Landroid M delivers a truly hands-off mowing experience once it’s up and running.
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I still remember how excited I was the first time I set eyes on a robotic lawnmower. It was a few years ago and I remember wondering why it had never occurred to me before to investigate whether or not something like this existed. It makes just as much sense as a robot vacuum and there’s no reason why people should still have to take care of chores like vacuuming or mowing themselves. Then I took one look at the price tag and immediately understood why people still have to mow their lawns themselves: The robotic mower I happened upon cost thousands of dollars.

Several years have passed since then and the same thing has happened to robot mowers as we saw happen previously with robot vacuums. Yes, you’ll still pay over $1,000 if you want a top-of-the-line Roomba from iRobot, but you can also find very capable alternatives for a fraction of the price. Such is the case with robotic lawnmowers these days, and I recently spent time testing the entry-level Worx Landroid M robotic lawnmower.

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Worx Landroid M review: The robot lawn mower you never knew you needed originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 7 May 2020 at 14:15:45 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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