Digital Gems

A video showing a mobile device snapping infrared images of an iPhone user is circulating around the internet and is catching many by surprise.

This report describes COVID-19-associated mortality among American Indian and Alaska Native persons compared with non-Hispanic White persons.

Advocacy group says social media companies’ efforts to stymie disinformation are stronger in the US.

Millions of white evangelical adults in the U.S. do not intend to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Tenets of faith and mistrust of science play a role; so does politics.

California’s wildfire season is already underway, and state investigators are looking into what ignited a 1,325-acre brush fire in Los Angeles County. The app Citizen set off a search by users, though, for a man baselessly accused of starting the blaze.

Long-awaited guidance from the C.D.C. brings cruise lines one step closer to sailing again in United States waters.

The tech giant said in June its freeze would last a year to "give Congress enough time to implement appropriate rules." No federal laws have been passed since.

A new formulation entering clinical trials in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam could change how the world fights the pandemic.

In February, Match Group agreed to buy Azar’s parent company for $1.7 billion.

Experts say Covid-19 vaccinations in the United States are going extremely well -- but more people need to be protected and the country may be at the start of another surge.

"[T]his was a clear instance of corporate overreach," the employees wrote to management.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Friday banning the use of Covid-19 passports in the state.

Danny Moore, an entrepreneur and a Republican, made unfounded comments about the 2020 election, along with separate posts about the “Chinese virus."

Andrea Palm, tapped as No. 2 at HHS, has been vilified by Wisconsin Republicans. But her state’s approach to covid-19 vaccinations is working.

Silicon Valley feels picked on by “woke” journalists “who can’t code.” Reporters feel picked on by petty zillionaires with anger-management problems.

This quarter, as coronavirus decimated the global economy, mental health firms raised a record $576 million — 60 percent more than any previous quarter. Services like Talkspace and BetterHelp have reported a rush of new users over the last few months, but teletherapy apps have also been dogged by concerns around privacy and efficacy. Six mental health experts emphasized the digital therapy space needs more transparency and oversight, but there isn't consensus on what the path forward should be.

A California-based developer of a photo app has settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that it deceived consumers about its use of facial recognition technology and its retention of the photos and videos of users who deactivated their accounts.

The app is a digital panic button programmed with up to five of your closet friends or family. A push of the button sends a text to them with your location.

The risk of getting a COVID-19 infection from contaminated surfaces is extremely low, according to

A startling new report finds far more young kids using platforms than we suspected — and they’re having sexual interactions with adults in huge numbers

Pediatricians should be vigilant, experts said, after the release of the largest U.S. study of the syndrome, MIS-C, that can strike young people weeks after their coronavirus infection.

The company pledged to eliminate ads for sites that charge hefty fees for otherwise free or inexpensive services—but they continue

As the N.F.L. makes plans to return to stadiums at full capacity this season, researchers published findings that “fan attendance at N.F.L. games led to episodic spikes” in the number of Covid-19 cases.

Does Colorado have universal background checks? Is there a magazine capacity limit?

We found drug ads targeted at users interested in everything from bourbon to therapy

The B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in Britain, is now the source of most new coronavirus infections in the United States, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.