Microsoft will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to their digital cars

No more General Lee in Forza games.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/30/21308677/microsoft-forza-player-ban-confederate-flag-hate-symbols?source=Snapzu

The Walkman, Forty Years On

The gadget that taught the world to socially distance.
Read more: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-walkman-forty-years-on?source=Snapzu

New, more infectious strain of Covid-19 now dominates global cases of virus

Researchers have shown that a variation in the viral genome of Covid-19 improved its ability to infect human cells and helped it become the dominant strain circulating around the world today.
Read more: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/new-strain-covid-more-infectious-1.892276?source=Snapzu

Gov. Greg Abbott issues statewide mask order in Texas

MASK UP, TEXAS! The order applies to all counties in the state with more than 20 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Read more: https://abc13.com/health/mask-order-issued-for-entire-state-of-texas/6292458/?source=Snapzu

Police Arrested Hundreds of Criminals After Hacking Into Encrypted Chat Network

In a joint operation, European and British law enforcement agencies recently arrested hundreds of alleged drug dealers and other criminals after infiltrating into a global network of an encrypted chatting app that was used to plot drug deals, money laundering, extortions, and even murders.
Read more: https://thehackernews.com/2020/07/encrochat-encrypted-phone.html?source=Snapzu

Coronavirus: Testing sewage an 'easy win'

A sewage-based coronavirus test could be an "easy win" that would pick up infection spikes up to 10 days earlier than with existing medical-based tests. Scientists led by UK's Centre for Ecology and Hydrology are working on a standardised test to "count" the amount of coronavirus in a wastewater sample. "The earlier you find [a signal], the earlier an intervention can happen," says lead researcher Dr Andrew Singer.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53257101?source=Snapzu

In Search of King David’s Lost Empire

The Biblical ruler’s story has been told for millennia, Ruth Margalit writes. Archeologists are still fighting over whether it’s true.
Read more: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/06/29/in-search-of-king-davids-lost-empire?source=Snapzu