Technology

Japan’s supercomputer shows doubling masks offers little help avoiding viral spread

Adding a polyurethane mask on top boosted the effectiveness to just 89%

Google promises it won’t use web-tracking tools after phasing out cookies

Google says it wants a "privacy-first web"

Microsoft’s Newest Garage App Is For Recording Group Transcriptions

The new app is called Group Transcribe

World is “Nowhere Close” to curbing the climate emergency, says UN Climate Report

The current global efforts fall short of what the planet needs

Microsoft Teams gets end-to-end encryption

A preview will be available to commercial customers soon

Earth’s Polar Regions face Space Hurricanes

The findings show that we should not underestimate space weather, even during calmer periods

Google makes it easier to swap between user profiles in Chrome

Plus, a new reading list feature for Android and Desktop

Perseverance Rover spotted from Space as a tiny speck on Martian surface

The mission hopes to study the tenuous atmosphere of Mars

Twitter opens its audio chatroom “Spaces” to Android users

Twitter Spaces is now available in Android

Microsoft announces new Outlook calendar board

It combines files, tasks, meetings and more into a single view

Google Workspace announces new features designed for remote work

This includes new ways to set your status in Google's office tools

Twitter handles COVID-19 vaccine misinformation with labels, strike system

Repeatedly sharing misleading information can lead to your account being locked

Instagram’s New Live Rooms lets up to four people go live at once

Previously, you could only go live with one other individual

Russia launches a satellite to monitor Arctic climate

Arktika-M successfully reached its intended orbit