Russia Accused of Spreading Coronavirus Disinformation

Two associate professors studying foreign trolls online have penned an op-ed in the Washington Post arguing that Russian efforts to stir up ...

Earth's Crust Is Shaking Less After Coronavirus Lockdowns

CNN reports: Around the world, seismologists are observing a lot less ambient seismic noise -- meaning, the vibrations generated by cars, tr...

Zoom CEO responds to security and privacy concerns: “We had some missteps”

Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images Appearing before a background that said “we care” over an image of a heart-shaped planet Earth, Zoom C...

Edge Overtakes Firefox To Become the Second-Most Popular Browser

Long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo quotes Softpedia: It was probably just a matter of time, but the thing so many people, including everyone ...

Stanford Begins America's First Large-Scale Test For Coronavirus Antibodies

"Crowds flock to Santa Clara County test sites to learn if they have antibodies to COVID-19," reports the Bay Area Newsgroup, citi...

What It's Like To Attend a Conference -- in Person -- in the Age of Covid-19?

What happens when no one shows up for a tech conference? Fast Company's technology editor harrymcc writes: From Apple to Microsoft to Go...

Could Radioactivity Make Otherwise Frozen Planets Habitable?

sciencehabit writes: Not too close, but not too far. That's long been the rule describing how distant a planet should be from its star i...