Tech & Science

(newstimes) The Food and Drug Administration is expected to spell out a tough, new standard for an emergency authorization of a coronavirus vaccine as soon as this week that will make it exceedingly difficult for any vaccine to be cleared before Election Day. The agency is issuing the guidance to boost transparency and public trust as it approaches the momentous decision of … [Read more...] about FDA to Announce Tougher Standards for Vaccine That Make It Unlikely One Will Be Cleared by Election Day

(Bloomberg) The lawsuit springs from media reports in July that the photo-sharing app appeared to be accessing iPhone cameras even when they weren’t actively being used. Facebook denied the reports and blamed a bug, which it said it was correcting, for triggering what it described as false notifications that Instagram was accessing iPhone cameras. In the complaint filed … [Read more...] about Facebook Accused of Watching Instagram Users Through Cameras

(CNN Business) President Donald Trump said Saturday he has approved a deal between TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, and Oracle (ORCL), temporarily averting a ban on TikTok in US app stores. The Commerce Department confirmed in a statement Saturday evening that it would delay — by one week — restrictions that were originally to take effect on Sunday. ByteDance will … [Read more...] about Trump Says He Has Approved a Deal for Purchase of Tiktok

(CNBC) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday it erroneously posted guidance saying the coronavirus spreads through airborne particles that can remain suspended in the air and travel beyond 6 feet. The updated guidance, posted on the CDC’s website on Friday, also recommended that people use air purifiers to reduce airborne germs indoors to prevent the … [Read more...] about CDC Says It Erroneously Posted Guidance That Said Coronavirus Spreads Through Air and Travels Beyond 6 Feet

(Faithit) In an interview with Fox Business News this morning, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced new regulations surrounding the download of the popular apps TikTok and WeChat, as they have posed national security concerns. “At the President’s direction, we have taken significant action to combat China’s malicious collection of American citizens’ personal data, while … [Read more...] about TikTok & WeChat to Be Banned in U.S. App Stores as of Sunday