Facial-recognition algorithms from Los Angeles startup TrueFace are good enough that the US Air Force uses them to speed security checks at base entrances. But CEO Shaun Moore says he’s facing a new question: How good is TrueFace’s technology when people are wearing face masks? “It’s something we don’t know yet because it’s not been…
(Reuters) - Roche (ROG.S) has won emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an antibody test to determine whether people have ever been infected with the coronavirus, the Swiss drugmaker said here on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland January…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionState media reported that Kim Jong-un opened a fertiliser plant on Friday US President Donald Trump has said he is "glad" that Kim Jong-un has re-emerged and appears to be healthy."I, for one, am glad to see he is back, and well!" Mr Trump tweeted, after the…
Something weird happened on the oil market last week. For a few minutes on April 20, the price of a barrel went negative for the first time ever. The unprecedented collapse of prices is linked to the pandemic, which has caused people to stop doing oil-guzzling things like flying and driving. There’s now so much…
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. women’s soccer team’s claims for equal pay were dismissed by a court on Friday, handing a victory to the United States Soccer Federation. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's World Cup Final - United States v Netherlands - Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France - July 7, 2019 Megan Rapinoe of…
Image copyright Getty Images The headlines seemed to be crowding in on us. The coronavirus had reached American shores. It had come to the outer suburbs of New York. There were cases in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan.By now, the news was coming word of mouth. Someone had tested positive in our downtown office…
We have meco — "We have frozen the program until better times.” Eric Berger - May 1, 2020 11:00 am UTC Enlarge / The mighty Delta IV Heavy rocket takes to the skies.Welcome to Edition 2.42 of the Rocket Report! Our report this week is filled with news about the biggest of boosters, from flight…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the coronavirus pandemic and he threatened new tariffs on Beijing, as his administration crafted retaliatory measures over the outbreak. Trump’s sharpened rhetoric against China reflected his growing frustration with Beijing over the pandemic,…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMichigan protestors decry Covid-19 state of emergency Gun-toting protesters against Michigan's coronavirus lockdown have rallied in the state capitol building.Hundreds of demonstrators, a few of them armed, gathered in Lansing and many did not wear masks or socially distance.Police checked their temperatures before some were allowed into…
Space Leak System — "Should leaks or other issues be discovered, the program will need time." Eric Berger - Apr 29, 2020 11:40 pm UTC Enlarge / Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans moved the Space Launch System's liquid hydrogen tank from the factory to the dock, where it was loaded onto…
