New Covid-19 ‘exposure logging’ tool appears on smartphones without users installing it

It is not clear why the NHS app was so much worse as using Bluetooth to detect other phones than the Apple/Google technology is. And officials have not explained why or how it is better at measuring the distance between two phones. The main difference between the two apps is the way they store data. … Read more

STOCK WATCH: Fund eyes Urban Exposure as three-way battle looms

STOCK WATCH: Fund eyes Urban Exposure as three-way battle looms By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 23 May 2020 A fund run by Christopher Mills has quietly built up a stake in AIM-listed Urban Exposure, which provides finance to property developers. The … Read more

Pete Evans tries Goop-inspired unscientific ‘cold exposure therapy’

Is everything OK, Pete? Dumped MKR paleo promoter Evans performs bizarre heavy breathing technique before plunging into icy waters By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:30 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 09:23 BST, 14 May 2020 He waved goodbye to the mainstream after leaving Channel Seven earlier this month. And now he’s … Read more

Google and Apple show samples of COVID exposure apps and forbid use of apps’ location services

Google and Apple show samples of how eventual coronavirus exposure apps might look and forbid use of GPS-enabled location services The companies released samples of what COVID exposure apps may look like Samples are meant to be starting points for developers  The companies are also forbidding the use of location tracking by apps  Here’s how … Read more

Coronavirus CAN survive exposure to high temperatures for long periods, study shows

Coronavirus CAN survive exposure to high temperatures for long periods, study shows — suggesting current measures to disinfect research labs are ineffective Disinfectant protocols in labs typically see samples heated to 140°F for an hour This is sufficient to kill most viruses that experts might work with, such as Ebola However, French experts found that COVID-19 … Read more