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A recent study finds that in the United States, around 35% of excess deaths during the early phase of the pandemic were not directly caused by COVID-19.

Feat enables researchers to study — and perhaps treat — deadly diseases.

The Labor Court of São Paulo partially accepted the request that recognizes the employment link between drivers and Uber. Deputy Labor Judge Raquel Marcos Simões analyzed the requirements for defining the employment relationship between the two and ruled…

Deno is hot, but is it good enough to replace Node for your Lambdas?

A developer's machine, compromised by attackers, was able to use Safari auto-fill to log into passwords.google.com, disable 2FA and extract passwords without notification. InfoQ spoke to Amos (@fasterthanlime) on Twitter about his experience and advice for…

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid, with many millions going to dioceses that have paid huge settlements or sought…

"Due to security risks, the TikTok app is no longer permitted on mobile devices that access Amazon email. If you have TikTok on your device, you must remove it by 10-Jul to retain mobile access to Amazon email." Shots fired.

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Moira Weigel This essay has been peer-reviewed by "The New Extremism" special issue editors (Adrienne Massanari and David Golumbia), and the b2o: An Online Journal editorial board. Since the...

Researchers said that the issue is only exploitable on Windows 7 and earlier.

We’re glad to announce a new collaboration between Microsoft and Google for the benefit of the web developer community. Microsoft’s…

In the latter part of 2016, Ethan Steinberg and two of his friends planned a driving tour across the U.S. to interview farmers. Their goal was to solve a riddle that had been bothering each of them for some time. Why was it, they wondered, that American agriculture…

Closing your Mac notebook with a camera cover on it might damage your display. Designed to protect your privacy, Mac notebooks have a camera indicator light to let you know when the camera is on.

This presentation covers the magical math that underlies computer security. It is presented graphically so complex topics can be understood by all.

Presentation topics include:
1. How to achieve privacy when someone is always listening. 2:10
2. How to decide…

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