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Therapeutics company Sorrento has made what it believes could be a breakthrough in potential treatment of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that leads to COVID-19. The company released details of its preclinical research on Friday, announcing that it has found an antibody that provides “100% inhibition o… … Continue reading >Sorrento finds a coronavirus antibody that blocks viral infection 100% in preclinical lab experiments – TechCrunch

Tarique Peters, 23, allegedly posted numerous photos of himself as he walked around Waikiki, went to the beach with a surfboard and sunbathed. … Continue reading >NYC tourist arrested in Hawaii for violating quarantine

It’s staggering to think that Matthew Scott Hunter came up with a way to combine his love of clean floors and Star Wars before the marketing teams at Disney, Lucasfilm, and iRobot did. Using random household items he turned his functional robot vacuum into an Artoo unit that roams and cleans his h… … Continue reading >An R2-D2 Robot Vacuum Is Exactly the Chore Droid I’m Looking For

The aircraft carrier has been at port in Guam since late March after the outbreak of the virus was discovered. … Continue reading >Sailors on sidelined USS Theodore Roosevelt get virus for second time

Welcome to the newest symptom of the coronavirus: the 2020 Rental Housing Crisis. … Continue reading >Real Estate Outlook: The Rental Housing Crisis Has Arrived

Eurovision was cancelled, but an AI contest has taken its place with the winning song using code trained on koalas and kookaburras. … Continue reading >The first ‘AI Eurovision’ song contest winner was trained on koalas

“Still having the company meetings online. https://t.co/aR3LfuSdKl” … Continue reading >Andrew Cotter on Twitter

Wuhan, where the world’s first coronavirus cases were reported in late December, eased many restrictions in early April. But earlier this week, authorities found at least six new cases. … Continue reading >Wuhan To Test All 11 Million Residents After New Coronavirus Cases Emerge

“There’s nothing in the taste that tells you what you are eating is about to kill you.” … Continue reading >Death-Cap Mushrooms Are Spreading Across North America – The Atlantic – Pocket

What do Americans have to say about a second stimulus check? How do they feel about getting a $2,000 monthly stimulus check? Is a second stimulus check on the way? What is Congress doing right now to provide more relief? … Continue reading >The $2,000 Second Stimulus Check: What Americans Say About It