Tech & Science

(CNET) A few dozen people gathered at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday to protest investing app Robinhood and badger Wall Street traders amid the ongoing GameStop stock chaos. Several of the protesters were spotted tailing people leaving the building, yelling “Shame!” and “Eat the rich.” “How much money do you make?” one of the demonstrators repeatedly … [Read more...] about NYC Protesters Slam Robinhood, Scream at Wall Street Traders Amid Gamestop Stock Chaos

(Fast Company) The greatest challenge of containing COVID-19 continues to be that a carrier can be contagious for two days before developing symptoms. It’s impossible to know if you or those around you are sick at any given moment. By the time you do know, one infection could have spread to dozens of people. But what if there were a way to monitor for the presence of … [Read more...] about This Breakthrough Mask Is a ‘Smoke Detector’ for COVID-19

(Fox 5) New federal data show that an estimated 1 in 5 people in the United States have had a sexually transmitted infection on any given day and half of them are in people under the age of 24. Statistics from 2018 were released on Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The analysis was published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases … [Read more...] about 1 in 5 Americans Have Sexually Transmitted Diseases

(Business Insider) Dr. Anthony Fauci has the highest salary of all federal government employees in the US. He even earns more than the president. The nation's top infectious diseases expert, who leads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), earned $417,608 in 2019, the most recent year the data is available for, per a Freedom of Information … [Read more...] about Dr. Anthony Fauci Is the Federal Government’s Top-Paid Employee

(AP) Twitter has permanently banned My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell’s account after he continued to perpetuate the baseless claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Twitter decided to ban Lindell, who founded bedding company My Pillow, due to “repeated violations” of its civic integrity policy, a spokesperson said in a statement. The policy was implemented … [Read more...] about Twitter Permanently Bans My Pillow CEO