CES showed off the COVID-19 mask gimmick arms race
Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeMillions of people in the US started buying face masks in 2020, and companies,
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Zocdoc offers COVID-19 vaccine scheduler to health care organizations
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesMedical appointment company Zocdoc is offering to handle COVID-19 vaccine scheduling logistics for hospitals and health
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Microsoft, Salesforce, and Oracle are working on digital vaccination records
Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeA coalition of health and tech companies, which includes Microsoft, Salesforce, and Oracle, is
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2020 was a preview of hotter years to come
Icebergs near Ilulissat, Greenland. Climate change is having a profound effect in Greenland with glaciers and the Greenland ice cap
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Period tracking app settles charges it lied to users about privacy
A popular period and fertility tracking app has settled with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that it lied to
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Chill imbibes: inside the booming business of relaxation drinks
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Older adults struggle to access COVID-19 vaccine appointment websites
Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP via Getty ImagesBuggy websites and complex online tools are being used to schedule COVID-19
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US to require negative test from international travelers
Photo by Noam Galai/Getty ImagesAnyone traveling to the United States on an international flight will have to show proof of
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Microplastics from laundry are flooding into the Arctic
Snow covered mountains at Billefjorden at sunset and clouds reflected in the Arctic sea, central fjord of Isfjorden, Svalbard /
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It’s 2021, and the pandemic is still here
A drive-in testing site at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on January 4th, 2021. | Photo by Al Seib
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