Month: July 2021
hantavirus texts
The texts, which make reference to the rise of hantavirus, warn that the world could be in danger by yet another disease as it grapples with Covid-19. Misleading messages about a new outbreak similar to the coronavirus are circulating on WhatsApp and elsewhere. Hantavirus is not new at all, having been known about for decades
Privacy Law in Hong Kong to “Force out” big tech companies
Hong Kong has taken a sharp authoritarian turn since China’s imposition of a sweeping national security law last year, along with changes to its political system to reduce democratic participation and oust people deemed disloyal to Beijing. The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) has told the territory’s personal data privacy commissioner the changes may force its
Covid-19 Poaching
160 of the endangered wild animals have been wiped out in the state of Odisha in the past two years , at least 40 of them in the past five months alone .The killing of elephants in eastern India has reached crisis proportions, magnified by the Covid lockdown. felling of forests for mining and other
methamphetamine is addictive to Fish
The fish that had spent time in the water with methamphetamine were also less active than those that had not, the findings showed. Fish in waters contaminated with methamphetamine develop an addiction to the drug based on the research. However, medication such as antibiotics and epilepsy drugs were increasingly being found in rivers at levels
Fullstopin Texts “Rude”
Using proper punctuation in a casual context like texting can give an impression of formality that borders on rudeness, as if the texter is not comfortable enough with the texting partner to relax. The punctuation is polite when speaking to someone older than you or above you at work, but off-putting among friends. Do you
Plating Trees Helps in In Climate Adaptation
The new research finds that as well as soaking up CO2, planting new forest across agricultural land in Europe would also boost local rainfall levels – helping to reduce the risk of drought in the summer. This is because, as trees grow, they naturally absorb CO2 from the atmosphere during photosynthesis and then use it
Google Hides Pinball Game on one of its iPhone Apps
The paddle-flipping time-sink, which is hidden in the “Google” app on the iPhone, can be found in the Tabs section of the app. It is only available in the iOS version, because the equivalent Android version does not have a “Tabs” section. Google hid a secret pinball game inside one of its iPhone apps. Swiping
Weird WIFI Name Can Stop iPhone from connecting to any network
It has been discovered that creating a public network called ‘%secretclub%power’ can disable any iPhone’s WiFi capabilities – with one only one, niche, solution. To restore functionality, users would have to manually edit an iPhone backup and remove the malicious network name from within the files in iOS and macOS. Do you think that ,
Abuse of Emergency Powers
As the coronavirus has spread, many governments around the world have sought to tackle the pandemic by broadening their powers and abilities. A total of 32 countries have used militaries or military ordances to enforce rules, which has not been without casualties. An old adage that crisis brings both danger and opportunity. During the Covid-19
Covid-19 Memory Effects
Most of distinctive memories, the sort that come time-stamped or that we tend to remember, involve events that take place outside, which might fit in with the hypothesis that when we are away from home, the hippocampus in our brain becomes more active, possibly in a bid to make sure we can always find our