coronavirus

You know that adage, “you get what you pay for.” Well, it’s not always true. With Google’s new Pixel 7A phone, you get more than you pay for, compared with other phones. At $499, the 6.1-inch Pixel 7A is $100 less than the 6.3-inch…

Early in 2020, on the same day that a frightening new illness officially got the name Covid-19, a team of scientists from the US and China released critical data showing how quickly the virus was spreading, and who was dying. Within…

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a swipe at former President Donald Trump over Anthony Fauci’s role during the pandemic while delivering a keynote speech at a Republican event. "A leader must have the confidence to stand all…

A study published on Thursday by the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF found a dramatic global decline in public support for childhood vaccination in the years of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, corresponding to the “largest…

As of this week, teens can join Meta Horizon Worlds with safeguards in place to help protect young users from some of the risks associated with virtual reality. I’ll have more on that later, but first, a little history behind Meta’s…

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The Bay Area tech sector is shedding jobs in a big way after a prolonged pandemic-era hiring boom, an ominous turn for an industry that has spent decades as the primary engine of the region’s economy. Throughout its history, the tech…

A WOMAN has told how she has to spend 90 per cent of her time in bed as she battles Long Covid nearly 18 months after she contracted the virus. Avril Dowling, from Carrigaline, Co Cork, said people like her with the condition feel…

In my capacity as CEO of ConnectSafely, I’m working on a parents guide to generative AI, and, naturally, I turned to ChatGPT for some help. It gave me some good advice, which I’ll get to later, but first some general background on…