Christopher Carbone

Climate July 3, 2020

Heat waves have become more frequent and intense in most of the world since 1950s: study

Heat waves are increasing in intensity and frequency in most parts of the world since the 1950s, a new study has found.

Coronavirus July 3, 2020

Even in the worst COVID-19 cases, the body launches immune cells to fight back: study

Even the sickest COVID-19 patients produce T cells to battle the virus, a new study reveals.

Big Tech Backlash July 2, 2020

Black workers hit Facebook with class action complaint alleging discrimination and bias

A group of black workers filed a class action charge against Facebook, alleging that the company discriminates against African-American workers in hiring, promotions, evaluations and pay.

TECH July 2, 2020

Humans generated record-breaking amount of electronic waste in 2019

Humans generated a staggering amount of electronic waste in 2019 -- 53.6 million metric tons, which is a 21 percent increase from 2014.

Big Tech Backlash July 2, 2020

MIT pulls massive AI dataset over racist, misogynistic content

MIT permanently took down its 80 Million Tiny Images dataset—a popular image database used to train machine learning systems to identify people and objects in an environment—because it used a range of racist, misogynistic, and other offensive terms to label photos.

Forefront of Innovation July 2, 2020

High-tech glove can translate sign language with 99 percent accuracy

Bioengineers at UCLA have designed a glove-like device that can translate American Sign Language into English speech in real time with a smartphone app.

Coronavirus July 1, 2020

New York City may test sewage for coronavirus: report

New York City may test the vast amount of sewage its residents produce for coronavirus in an effort to better understand the pandemic.

Big Tech Backlash July 1, 2020

Amid Facebook boycott over hate speech, ads for 530 brands set to disappear from platform

Advertisements for 530 brands -- including Unilever, Adidas, White Castle, Starbucks and Coca-Cola -- are set to disappear from Facebook starting today as the Stop Hate for Profit boycott campaign gets going.

Coronavirus July 1, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic caused 18 percent spike in US deaths: study

The coronavirus pandemic, which is surging in many parts of the South and West, claimed at least 122,000 more lives in the U.S. than would be expected in a normal year, for an increase of 18 percent, a new study has found.

SCIENCE June 30, 2020

New Zealand 'monster penguins' had Northern Hemisphere doppelgangers, researchers say

Monster penguins that lived in New Zealand 62 million years ago had doppelgangers in Japan, the USA and Canada, according to a new study.