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With large gatherings banned — and ill-advised anyway — eSports may be the best way to scratch your competitive itch for the time being.

Goddamn, I Guess We Need to Get Into eSports Now

By Dan Robitzski

Mexican protesters shut down the border with the United States, complaining that American travelers are spreading the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

Mexican Protesters Complain That Americans Are Spreading COVID-19

By Jon Christian

On Thursday, the US surpassed all other countries in the world to have the highest number of coronavirus cases. And it's not a good look.

The US Now Has the Most Coronavirus Cases in the World

By Victor Tangermann

A 101-year-old man in Rimini, Italy born during the 1918 "Spanish Flu" pandemic tested positive for coronavirus — and was just released. He made it.

101-Year-Old Man Who Survived 1918 Flu Beats Coronavirus, Too

By Foster Kamer

According to a new report by Broadband Now, many cities in the US are experiencing internet slowdowns during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

It Isn’t Just You: The Internet Is Actually Super-Slow Lately

By Victor Tangermann

Emergency physician Joshua Lerner says that America's response to the coronavirus pandemic is so bad it reminds him of the Chernobyl disaster.

ER Doctor: US Bungling COVID Response Like Soviets Did Chernobyl

By Dan Robitzski

British technology maker Dyson has announced it has designed a new ventilator called the "CoVent" in just ten days to help treat coronavirus patients.

Vacuum Maker Dyson Designed a New Ventilator in Just 10 Days

By Victor Tangermann

Iceland just showed the world just how spreadable and wide-ranging the coronavirus is, as over half the people they tested are showing no symptoms at all.

Study: Yes, Half of Coronavirus Carriers Show No Symptoms

By Foster Kamer

Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk is still hoping to reopen one of his electric car company's Gigafactories for ventilator production.

Elon Musk: NY Gigafactory Will Reopen to Produce Ventilators

By Victor Tangermann

The George Washington University Hospital has released a 3D video of a 59-year-old male COVID-19 patient's lungs days after showing no coronavirus symptoms.

This is What Your Lungs Look Like With COVID-19

By Victor Tangermann

Reuters reports that a number of research teams are zeroing in on a blood test to identify whether your body has developed immunity against the coronavirus.

The Coronavirus Holy Grail: Testing Whether You’re Immune

By Jon Christian

There's so much misinformation on the coronavirus pandemic swirling around online that even the famous fact-checking organization Snopes is overwhelmed.

Even Snopes Has Been Overwhelmed by Coronavirus Misinformation

By Dan Robitzski

In a recent interview, author and leading grief expert David Kessler argues that what we're collectively feeling is grief. And not just one kind of grief.

We Finally Have a Name for that Shitty Coronavirus Feeling

By Victor Tangermann

Microsoft co-founder and public health advocate Bill Gates has a gloomy message about the COVID-19 pandemic: We missed our chance to mitigate harm.

Bill Gates Is Pissed: “We Should’ve Done More” to Stop COVID-19

By Jon Christian

Australia is converting a tourist island destination known for housing some of the world's only quokkas into a quarantine zone for cruise ship passengers.

Australia is Turning a Tourist Island Into a Quarantine Zone

By Victor Tangermann

After an Air Force base declared a public health emergency, the SpaceX mission scheduled to launch from there on March 30 is on "indefinite" hold.

SpaceX Delays Launch Because of the Coronavirus

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk sourced some 1,255 ventilators from Chinese manufactures and donated them to hospitals in the Los Angeles area.

“Heroic Effort”: Elon Musk Donates 1,250 Ventilators to Hospitals

By Victor Tangermann

The Indian government just announced that the country will enter a total lockdown for three weeks to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

India Enters Total Lockdown for Three Weeks

By Dan Robitzski

A man died after taking chloroquine, the anti-malaria drug touted by Donald Trump and Elon Musk for its potential in the fight against coronavirus.

Man Dies After Confusing Fishtank Cleaner With Drug Touted by Trump, Musk

By Foster Kamer

Chinese authorities have announced they will be lifting the lockdown on Wuhan, epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, on April 8.

China Is Lifting Lockdown on Coronavirus Epicenter City of Wuhan

By Victor Tangermann

Here's some advice from five different astronauts, retired and actve, on how not to go crazy while being isolated for longer periods at a time.

Surviving Isolation: A Lesson From 5 Astronauts

By Victor Tangermann

An urban design researcher predicts that the coronavirus pandemic will lead the rich to hide away in gated communities while public infrastructure suffers.

Professor: Pandemic Will Force the Rich Into Hiding

By Dan Robitzski

An italian company has come up with a 3D printed adapter that could turn a snorkeling mask into a C-PAP mask for oxygen therapy.

Prosthetics and Devices

This 3D-Printed Adapter Turns Snorkeling Mask Into a Ventilator

By Victor Tangermann

Many countries hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic are tapping citizens' phone data to track the outbreak — and enforce quarantine.

A Growing Number of Countries Tap Phone Data to Track COVID-19

By Dan Robitzski

Here are some of the most incredible drone videos to capture the enormous public loneliness of empty cities, cleared out by the coronavirus.

The Haunting, Beautiful Drone Footage of Cities Under Quarantine

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk, once again, is inadvertently undermining the mass effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic. This time, he said that N95 masks are "a pain."

Elon Musk is a Public Health Risk

By Dan Robitzski

Good news for a tired world: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, both of whom tested positive for the coronavirus, are now on the mend.

Good News: Tom Hanks Is Feeling Better After Catching Coronavirus

By Jon Christian

Research teams around the world are trying to develop blood tests for the coronavirus, but so far no one has figured it out.

Blood Tests Could Improve the Coronavirus Fight — If They Work

By Dan Robitzski

Poland released an app last week that requires people who are in quarantine to send selfies periodically, proving they're safe indoors.

Poland Made an App to Make Sure Patients Stay in Quarantine

By Victor Tangermann

A growing number of doctors suspect that for many patients, the first symptom of the coronavirus could be the loss of the senses of taste and smell.

Doctors Think This May Be the First Symptom of the Coronavirus

By Jon Christian

As people are urged to stay in their homes, one man in Cyprus decided to use a remote-controlled drone to walk his dog around town.

Watch a Man Walk a Dog Using a Drone

By Dan Robitzski

A 25 year-old from Toronto went to Spring Break in Miami against better advice. He left, and a few days later, tested positive for coronavirus.

A 25 Year-Old Spring Breaker Caught Coronavirus and We’ve Got Feelings

By Foster Kamer

The World Health Organization is officially "distancing" itself from the phrase "social distancing" and is recommending "physical distancing" instead.

The WHO Wants You to Ditch the Phrase “Social Distancing”

By Victor Tangermann

Four U.S. Senators unloaded millions of dollars in stocks after receiving a classified briefing about the coronavirus — saving them from vast losses.

US Senators Accused of Profiting Off Coronavirus Stock Crash

By Jon Christian

A straightforward technique can split one ventilator off so four patients can simultaneously get treated, should the need arise. But it's never been tested.

Doctors Might Have to Hook Four Patients to the Same Ventilator

By Dan Robitzski

Bad news, space fans: NASA just announced they're gonna have reschedule that trip to the Moon they'd been planning in a few years.

NASA: Bad News, Something Came Up, Gotta Rain-Check That Moon Trip :(

By Foster Kamer

We interviewed Neal Browning, the second-ever person to be injected with the experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Moderna.

We Talked to Someone Who Got the Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine

By Jon Christian

Larry Brilliant saw the coronavirus pandemic coming. He gave TED talks about it. He worked on "Contagion." And he helped eradicate smallpox. Time to listen?

This Doctor Predicted Nearly Everything About the Coronavirus Pandemic

By Foster Kamer

To give massively overworked healthcare workers a much-needed break, China tried something new: by staffing an entire field hospital with robots.

China Opened an Entire Hospital Staffed by Robots

By Victor Tangermann

IBM's Summit supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has identified 77 drug compounds that could stop the coronavirus.

World’s Fastest Supercomputer Finds 77 Potential COVID-19 Treatments

By Victor Tangermann

It was bound to happen at some point: The first case of COVID-19 was detected inside an Amazon warehouse. Another was detected inside a major online retailer of groceries, FreshDirect.

First Coronavirus Cases Detected in Amazon Warehouse, FreshDirect

By Foster Kamer

South Korea immediately mobilized against the coronavirus outbreak while the U.S.'s official response was to downplay the risk.

South Korea Crushed the Coronavirus as the U.S. Floundered. Why?

By Dan Robitzski

The New York Times ran a sobering opinion piece about the coronavirus by Cornelia Griggs, a pediatric surgery doctor at a large NYC hospital.

A Must-Read Warning from an NYC Doctor: “The Sky is Falling”

By Jon Christian

NY Governor Invokes “Nuclear War” to Describe Coronavirus Lockdown

NY Governor Invokes “Nuclear War” to Describe Coronavirus Lockdown

By Jon Christian

According to the latest CDC report, 38 percent of the 508 known to be hospitalized in the country were between the ages of 20 and 54.

Younger American Adults Are Getting Extremely Sick From Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

The Coronavirus Pandemic Drastically Reduced Carbon Emissions

The Coronavirus Pandemic Drastically Reduced Carbon Emissions

By Dan Robitzski

The Rich Are Trying to Buy Their Own Ventilators, in Case Everything Collapses

Prosthetics and Devices

The Rich Are Trying to Buy Their Own Ventilators, in Case Everything Collapses

By Jon Christian

The New York Times reports that China reported not a single new local coronavirus case in the country for the time since the outbreak began.

China Reported Zero New Local Coronavirus Cases Yesterday

By Jon Christian

In a series of tweets, Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered to "make ventilators if there is a shortage" to assist hospitals during the coronavirus outbreak.

Elon Musk Offers to Make Ventilators at Tesla Factory

By Victor Tangermann

Watch These Coronavirus-Ignoring Idiots Having a Great Spring Break, Dooming Us

Watch These Coronavirus-Ignoring Idiots Having a Great Spring Break, Dooming Us

By Foster Kamer

An app that lets us know when we've crossed paths with someone who tests positive for coronavirus? A team from MIT, Harvard, and Google are working on it.

This MIT and Harvard-Built App Could Slow the Spread of Coronavirus

By Foster Kamer

The largest study yet of coronavirus and children comes out of China bearing some dark news: Kids aren't immune to the worst of coronavirus.

Bad News: Yes, Some Kids Are Getting Seriously Sick From Coronavirus

By Foster Kamer

The narrative itself is a work of fiction, but the biological mechanisms and medical risks that it describes are very real.

Here’s a Grisly Description of a Worst-Case Coronavirus Infection

By Dan Robitzski

The US Treasury Department announced today it plans to hand out $500 billion to Americans as a way to stabilize the economy during the coronavirus outbreak.

White House Suggests Giving Americans $500 Billion to Stabilize Economy

By Victor Tangermann

The NBA 2019-2020 season has been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. But someone has an idea to save it. It's either awful or genius.

A Chaotic, Awful, Great Idea to Save the NBA is Here

By Foster Kamer

Now that many workplaces and schools are operating remotely, America's terrible broadband access is revealing major societal inequalities.

Science & Energy

America’s Flimsy Broadband Has Workers, Schoolchildren Isolated

By Dan Robitzski

Area cops are telling Elon Musk's electric automaker Tesla that it must shut down operations at its Fremont factory location.

California Cops Say Tesla Factory Must Shut Down

By Jon Christian

According to Japanese media, Chinese medical authorities have found that a drug called "favipiravir" has shown promise in treating COVID-19 patients.

China Says This Drug Is “Clearly Effective” Against Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

On Tuesday, the World Health Organization officially started recommending against taking ibuprofen to treat symptoms of COVID-19.

WHO Recommends Avoiding Ibuprofen to Treat COVID-19 Symptoms

By Victor Tangermann

Buzz Aldrin had some choice words of advice for Ars Technica's Eric Berger on how to survive self-isolation during the coronavirus outbreak.

The Second Man to Walk on the Moon Has Some Quarantine Advice

By Victor Tangermann

Even amid a Bay Area lockdown, enigmatic Tesla CEO Elon Musk refuses to shut down the carmaker's Fremont automobile factory.

As Coronavirus Rages, Elon Musk Refuses to Close Tesla Factory

By Jon Christian

Experts: Vaping Could Make Coronavirus Infection More Severe

Experts: Vaping Could Make Coronavirus Infection More Severe

By Victor Tangermann

In the shadow of the global coronavirus outbreak, public thinkers are starting to propose paying people to stay home and avoid spreading the deadly disease.

Here’s an Idea: The Government Should Pay People to Stay Home

By Jon Christian

A new poll shows that while the majority of Republicans trust what Trump says about the coronavirus, most Americans in general do not.

Most Americans Don’t Believe Anything Trump Is Saying Right Now

By Dan Robitzski