Blood pressure medicines lower risk of COVID-19 death, study says Bad outcomes cut by one-third We pooled data from 19 relevant COVID-19 studies that included patients taking two particular types of blood pressure medication: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). This allowed us to look at the outcomes of more than 28,000 COVID-19 patients to assess the effects of these drugs. [Read:Are EVs too expensive? Here are 5 common myths, debunked]...

Renegade Game Studios, a company that makes numerous products for theWorld of Darkness, is hosting a free two-day online event called “Elysium: Weekend of Darkness” from 11 June thru 12 June. If you’ve ever wanted to play the Vampire: The Masquerade tabletop roleplaying game, but you’re not sure how to get started, this event’s for you. It’s also for returning players, people who want to check out the Rivals card game, fans of the popularLA By NightTV show, and anyone looking for a master class in running a roleplay session....

As the hypothetical iPhone 5 gets closer to its expected announcement this fall, the speculation is growing in volume and intensity. This latest bit comes courtesy of a random graphic found residing on news outlet Bloomberg’s siteby 9to5Mac. In the graphic, Bloomberg lays out the hypothetical cost of a new iPhone from Apple, broken down by component and relative percentage of the device’s presumed cost. At the moment, the graphic does not accompany any story and gives as its source only ‘Bloomberg Industries Estimates’....

Blottris the “people-powered news service” that has thus far allowed UK citizen journalists to capture, collaborate and report on news where they live. And now, it seems, it’s going international. Blottr was the brainchild of London-based entrepreneur Adam Baker, who funded the initial roll-out back in September 2010. And in May this year, the startup secured £1m in investment. Blottr currently has 1.4m uniques a month in the UK and, up until this week, the service focused on 8 cities – Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, London and Manchester....

Blottr, the people-powered news service, has announced that it’s opening up its technology platform to external publishers, enabling users to contribute their own content to online content sites. Founded in September 2010, Blottr is a user-generated news service that allows anyone, anywhere in the UK, to capture and report news as it happens. Users can collaborate on news stories, enabling coverage from multiple viewpoints and positions as events unfold. So, one person begins the story, someone else adds more details, and others can chip in with edits, fact-checking and proofreading....