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Singapore removes personal data collected for COVID-19 contact tracing

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LeoPatrizi/Getty Images Singapore says it has removed personal data collected by its COVID-19 contact-tracing systems, except for information related to a murder case, which will be retained indefinitely.  The move comes a year after the country announced plans last February to shut off the tracing systems, following the easing of travel restrictions as the global … Read more

NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time — here’s why it matters

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NASA completed its first-ever sample return mission from an asteroid today, with a science capsule containing material from an asteroid landing after having traveled on a 1.2 billion-mile journey from the asteroid Bennu. The capsule was released from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft as it passed by Earth this morning, entering the atmosphere at around 27,000 mph.  … Read more