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The Race Against Mutation: How Vaccines Will Keep Up as the Coronavirus Evolves
The COVID-19 virus changes a little bit each time it’s spread — and scientists will have to keep a close eye on how those changes affect its behavior toward vaccines.
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Election Hacking: Cybersecurity Experts on What Bad Guys are Doing, and How to Stop Them
At the 2020 RSA Conference in San Francisco, protecting the upcoming presidential election was a hot topic, from thwarting cyberattacks at polling places to preventing fake headlines from going viral.
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Students Build Tiny Homes in Vans and Trucks While SF Rent Soars
At City College of San Francisco, a dozen or so students have formed a community, living off the grid in solar-powered camper vans at the edge of campus, building and maintaining their tiny homes together. Faced with some of the highest rent in the world, some say it’s a financial decision to emerge from school with a small savings, rather...
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Candy From the Heart: Inside the See's Candies Factory Ahead of Valentine's Day
Much like Willy Wonka’s fabled chocolate factory, See’s Candies rarely offers tours to the public. But ahead of the Valentine’s Day rush, it doled out a small handful of “golden tickets” to reporters, and we were among the lucky few.
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Samsung Unveils Folding Phone and 5G Galaxy S20 Series at San Francisco Event
At Galaxy Unpacked 2020 in San Francisco, Samsung took the wraps of the folding Galaxy Z Flip, a clamshell-style phone featuring a bendable glass display. The world’s largest smartphone maker also introduced its new flagship line of smartphones, the 5G Galaxy S20 series.