CES 2021 Day 1: Rolling phones, giant TVs and tech for the coronavirus era

TCL’s printed OLED scrolling display.  TCL This story is part of CES, where our editors will…

Pfizer vaccine appears effective against rapidly spreading coronavirus variants

The Pfizer vaccine appears to work against some of the mutations in coronavirus variants from South…

More-contagious UK coronavirus mutation appears in United States

A “Stay Home” sign in London the day after Christmas. Dinendra Haria/Getty Images For the most…

UK coronavirus variant reported in United States

A “Stay Home” sign in London the day after Christmas. Dinendra Haria/Getty Images For the most…

Reddit could tell us how the coronavirus is affecting mental health

Applying machine learning to Reddit posts could give insight on language and mental health issues. Getty…

Google’s top trending US search terms of 2020: ‘election results’ and ‘coronavirus’

“Election results” was the top trending search of the year. Getty Images It’s been an unprecedented…

AOC’s Among Us stream on Twitch nets $200K for coronavirus relief

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Tom Williams/Getty Images When it comes to Twitch, it seems AOC is doing…

Bill Gates: ‘Almost all’ coronavirus vaccines will work by February

Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is optimistic about coronavirus…

Oxford coronavirus vaccine is 70% effective on average, researchers say

The Oxford vaccine doesn’t need to be kept as cold as efforts by Pfizer and Moderna.…

US death toll from coronavirus surpasses quarter-million mark

Coronavirus test samples are seen as people line up for free COVID-19 test ahead of Thanksgiving…

Facebook shows growth despite ad boycott and coronavirus pandemic

Facebook reported its third-quarter earnings on Thursday. Angela Lang/CNET Facebook’s third-quarter earnings and revenue beat Wall…

LinkedIn rolls out new tools to help job seekers amid coronavirus pandemic

LinkedIn has more than 706 million users in more than 200 countries. Angela Lang/CNET For the…