A year into the coronavirus pandemic, which has now infected more than 24 million Americans and killed more than 400,000 others, a mass vaccine dispersal is underway in the U.S. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/01/29/fact-check-no-evidence-claims-made-vaccine-warning-label/6639195002/
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Apple’s Tim Cook blasts social media companies over privacy
The first thing you spot on the home page of subreddit r/WallStreetBets is a banner featuring a cartoon character in a suit riding on a yacht, with a street sign reading “Wall St” sitting on top. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/28/apple-crack-down-iphone-tracking-new-privacy-control/4290285001/
NY undercounted nursing home coronavirus deaths by thousands
New York may have undercounted Covid-19 deaths among its nursing home residents by thousands, according to a report by the state attorney general. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55850680
US issues ‘heightened threat’ alert after transition
The Department of Homeland Security said the 6 January attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters may have emboldened some extremists. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55833992
Apple hit record revenues of $111B in fall 2020, fueled by coronavirus pandemic
Apple sold more iPhones and iPads, and hit a new revenue high from its services, such as Apple TV+, from October through December 2020, as consumers got new devices and used them more during the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/27/apple-iphone-earnings-record-revenue-111-billion/4283569001/