A fine of $3,500 was imposed on the president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, for charges of posing and posting a selfie without a facemask on him which was in violation of novel coronavirus pandemic rules of the country. An apology… Read More ›
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Dozens Of Chinese Firms, Including SMIC And DJI, Named In US’s Trade Blacklist
The top Chinese chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co were among the dozens of Chinese companies that the United States government added to its trade blacklist on Friday in the latest measure implemented by the US… Read More ›
More Than 40 Organizations Victims Of Massive Cyber Breach Identified By Microsoft
More than 40 customers of Microsoft across the world have been identified by the software giant that had been installed with the problematic versions of a third-party IT management program and that were particularly targeted by a hacking campaign of… Read More ›
Report Claims People From China’s Uighur Minority Can Be Identified By Alibaba’s Facial Recognition Tech
According to a report published by the surveillance industry researcher IPVM, facial recognition technology has been developed by the Chinese technology giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd that is designed to specifically pick out members of China’s Uighur minority. This report… Read More ›
Workers Vandalize India iPhone Factory Over Non-Payment Of Salaries By Apple Supplier
Workers at an iPhone factory in India run by a Taiwanese manufacturer vandalised it over claims that they were not been paid wages. This incident has prompted the iPhone maker Apple to start an investigation into it. People were seen… Read More ›
UK Regulator Advices Not Giving Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine To Individuals With History Of Allergy
The vaccine against the novel coronavirus that has been developed by Pfizer and BioNTech should not be given to those people who have a history of “significant” allergic reactions, directed the drug regulator of the United Kingdom earlier this week…. Read More ›
Amazon to spend more than $500M as one-time bonus for frontline workers
In a statement Amazon.com Inc said, it has decided to spend more than $500 million as a one-time bonus for its front-line employees in the United States who are working through the holiday season midst the coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic. Full-time… Read More ›
Bank Of England Research Finds Low Risk Of Getting Covid-19 Posed By Handling Bank Notes
A research commissioned by the Bank of England aiming to find out how long the virus lasts on cash and bank notes has suggested that a low risk of spreading Covid-19 is posed by handling bank notes, said the Bank… Read More ›
Europe Could Be Hit By A Third Wave Of The Pandemic, Warns WHO’s Covid Envoy
The beginning of a third wave of the pandemic in Europe in early 2021was predicted by a World Health Organization (WHO) special Covid-19 envoy. The next wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic will take place if various European governments repeat,… Read More ›
WHO Europe Says Possible To Avoid Fresh Lockdowns In Europe
It is possible to avoid fresh complete lockdowns in Europe, believes that World Health Organization (WHO) as a large swath of the continent is hit with a second wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic and many countries already announcing and… Read More ›