Tech & Science

(WJW) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data last week that depicts how many Americans who have died from COVID-19 also had contributing conditions. According to the report, only 6% of deaths have COVID-19 as the only cause mentioned, revealing that 94% of patients who died from coronavirus also had other “health conditions and contributing … [Read more...] about New CDC Report Shows 94% of COVID-19 Deaths in Us Had Contributing Conditions

(LifeSite News) The conservative Media Research Center (MRC) is calling on concerned Americans to submit comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging it to review a contentious portion of federal law at the heart of the battle over free speech online. Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act immunizes websites from being held liable for the … [Read more...] about Free Speech Org Launches Public Push to Change Law Protecting Big Tech Censorship

(Pew Research Center) Scientists are held in high esteem by most Americans, with public confidence in scientists outpacing that for other prominent groups, but Black adults are significantly less likely than White adults to share that view. While views of scientists generally tilt positive, there’s a 14-point gap between the shares of White and Black adults who say they have … [Read more...] about Black Americans Have Less Confidence in Scientists to Act in the Public Interest

(AXIOS) Most people across 14 wealthy countries surveyed by Pew tend to think their country has handled the pandemic well — and in Denmark and Australia that view is near-universal. The flipside: There are two exceptions to the generally positive outlook: the U.S. and U.K. Americans were also by far the most likely to say the pandemic has divided their country (77%), … [Read more...] about Some Countries See Pandemic as Unifying. Not America

(Business Insider) Apple is making it harder for companies to track people's data across apps — and Facebook says it could have devastating effects on part of its business. On Wednesday, the Silicon Valley-headquartered social-networking giant published a blog post decrying changes Apple has planned for its iOS 14 mobile operating system. Apple intends to … [Read more...] about Apple’s New Iphone Operating System Is Making It Harder for Facebook to Track People, and Facebook Says It Will Decimate Part of Its Business