Tech & Science

(The Hill) Retail and service industry workers should not argue with anti-maskers, according to updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As part of new guidance for workplace safety, the agency said employees should not attempt to force customers to follow COVID-19 prevention policies if the customers appear to be upset or … [Read more...] about CDC Warns Employees Not to Argue With Anti-Mask Customers

(TeslaRati) Elon Musk’s brain-machine interface company, Neuralink, has an event scheduled for later this week to update the public on its progress since last year’s presentation. While the agenda is speculative for the most part, one expectation is a live demonstration of neuron activity. “Will show neurons firing in real-time on August 28th. The matrix in the matrix,” Musk … [Read more...] about Elon Musk to Unveil Neuralink Progress With Real-Time Neuron Demonstration This Week

(ChurchLeaders) After Australia announced a deal with AstraZeneca that will provide free COVID-19 vaccines to all citizens upon approval for human use, religious leaders wrote to Prime Minister Scott Morrison about moral and ethical concerns. The Oxford vaccine, one of dozens being tested, relies on a line of stem cells originally obtained from an aborted fetus. Though … [Read more...] about Ethical Concerns Raised Over COVID-19 Vaccine

(Reuters) TikTok said on Monday that “we simply have no choice” but to sue the Trump administration over U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular short-form video-sharing app. In a blog post, TikTok said it strongly disagreed with the White House’s position that the company was a national security threat, … [Read more...] about Tiktok Says It Has ‘No Choice’ but to Sue Trump Administration Over Threatened U.S. Ban

(RNS) Amid some churches’ ongoing defiance of state pandemic safety rules, a group of prominent evangelicals has signed on to a statement affirming their belief in science and calling on Christians to follow the advice of public health experts. “A Christian Statement on Science for Pandemic Times” expresses concern for the “politicization of science in the public square when … [Read more...] about 2,500 Evangelicals Sign Pandemic Statement Warning: Don’t Ignore Science