A Unique Way To ‘Watch’ Live Theatre If you are used to going out to live theatre, the current pandemic is probably making you miss it more than ever. Acast.com is trying to change that though, by bringing weekly podcasts of new short audio plays written by top playwrights. The …

May Halt COVID-19 Cytokine Storm Cytokines are signaling proteins that stimulate inflammation and other immune responses. ‘Cytokine storm,’ or cytokine release syndrome, plays a critical role in viral infections such as COVID-19. This burst of immune overreaction damages the lungs and is potentially life-threatening. Therefore, efficient removal of excessive cytokines …

New Biosensor Rapidly Detects SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus in Nasopharyngeal Swabs A team of researchers in the Republic of Korea has successfully fabricated a promising transistor-based biosensor that detects SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease, in nasopharyngeal swabs in less than one minute. A new test quickly detects SARS-CoV-2 …

How COVID-19 may change the SERP forever   What started out as a simple alert panel has evolved into the most prolific set of direct information the Google SERP has ever seen. Google’s on-the-SERP coverage of COVID-19 isn’t only an easy-to-access beast of a data source, it’s also a peek …

adds clarity around eligibility, timing for SMB ad credits   Last month, Google announced it would be providing $340 million in Google Ads credits for SMBs as part of an $800 million effort to support organizations during the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, the company updated the help page to provide …

Security Researchers Finally Figure Out ‘Unkillable’ Android Malware Bing has partnered with crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to facilitate donations to local businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the search engine announced Monday. Bing Places for Business account owners can set up a fundraiser through GoFundMe and Bing will display a donation …

Security Researchers Finally Figure Out ‘Unkillable’ Android Malware Conventional wisdom says that the best way to rid yourself of malware is to reset your device to factory defaults and start over. Security researchers sounded the alarm several months ago after detecting a piece of Android malware that survives factory resets, …

The AMD Ryzen 7 4800U’s Onboard GPU Nearly Matches the GeForce MX250 Early benchmarks of the Ryzen 7 4800U’s integrated graphics solution suggest that the 15W APU can nearly keep pace with an Intel system equipped with a GeForce MX250. While the MX250 is a modest performance target, it’s still …

How Deadly Is COVID-19? New Stanford Study Raises as Many Questions as It Answers Among the many “known unknowns” complicating the creation of public policies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic is estimating its lethality. We know that overall, it has been dramatic, with nearly 40,000 fatalities in the US …

Genetic Variability in Immune System May Affect Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Genetic variability in the human immune system may affect susceptibility to and severity of infection by SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus which causes the COVID-19 disease, according to new research. Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected …