Citing “extreme urgency,” the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday has cleared U.S. pharmaceutical distributors from legal hurdles in order to provide the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to coronavirus patients. hydroxychloroquine has been a subject of controversy since President Trump touted the […]
As coronavirus spread across the United States, the White House Coronavirus Task Force issued social distancing guidelines in mid-March, recommending that gatherings of more than 10 people be avoided and that individuals stay at least 6 feet away from others. At the […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed that Swiss pharma giant tot proceed with a Phase III clinical trial with around 440 patients to evaluate the use of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of hospitalized patients with […]
Is this another fear mongering or is this based on advice from China to the World Health Organization (WHO)? Today, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is still ahead, raising new concerns just as countries […]
In another significant blow to China in response to the Chinese government’s poor COVID-19 transparency, U.K’s plans to use Huawei’s 5G is now under threat from mounting opposition to the Chinese company in Boris Johnson’s own ruling Conservative Party, according to […]
Last month, we told you about Tolicizumab, a drug that has received far less headline attention than hydroxychloroquine. Tocilizumab, which is marketed as Actemra, is taken by patients with rheumatoid arthritis to reduce inflammation. Despite the large noise on social media about hydroxychloroquine, […]
As more Americans spend time at home amid coronavirus pandemic, many are now spending more time on gaming as a way to reduce the negative emotions caused by the virus. During the same period, video and gaming sites like YouTube and Twitch […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued guidelines and recommendations regarding the use of cloth face coverings, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. The cloth face coverings recommended are not surgical masks or N-95 respirators. Those are […]
Mathematics is all around us, and it has shaped our understanding of the world in countless ways. Most people are familiar with history’s great equations: Newton’s Law of Gravity, for instance, or Einstein’s theory of relativity. But the way these mathematical […]
Facebook has released its first county-by-county maps of people with COVID-19 symptoms. The map, which only shows an estimated percentage of people with COVID-19 symptoms, does not report confirmed cases. The social giant uses aggregated public data from a survey […]
Companies face increasing cybersecurity risks and regulatory requirements in regards to their data, and these are further exacerbated as data leaves an organisation and is shared with others. Recent events mean that businesses are going to become even more digital, […]
Today, cyberwarfare has become a new front that nations in conflict have to face. Hackers have now even become the new soldiers of fortune. They now operate as advanced persistent threats (APTs) which infiltrate and lurk within vulnerable infrastructure performing […]
As death toll from coronavirus passes 100,000, there are several reports that the Chinese government is trying to control the narratives and news coverage about the deadly virus. An example of this is found in an open letter from China’s embassy […]
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has become one of the the most controversial drugs in world after President Trump touted the malaria drug as game-changer as a potential treatment for coronavirus. Since then, many doctors and patients claimed the malaria drug has saved […]
On Wednesday, we told you about the error message people received when they tried to find the status of their $1,200 stimulus check on IRS website. Instead of getting the status of their stimulus payments, tax payers were greeted with ‘Payment […]
On November 29, 2017, the New York Times wrote a story titled, “Drone Maker D.J.I. May Be Sending Data to China, U.S. Officials Say.” Over two years later, the same company donated drones to 43 agencies in 22 states across the U.S. […]
One of the traits of a good scientist is to be skeptical. We teach our children to be open minded and questions things. Curiosity leads scientists to question not only what they observe, but also what they already know. A good scientist […]
In a race against time, scientists and researchers said they are seeing promising results against coronavirus. Doctors believe the drug will be available in a matter of weeks or month for use by the general public. A study conducted by at […]
Early this month, we wrote about Zoom after it was discovered that the video conferencing app sent encryption keys to China. Now, phone giant Verizon announced it is buying Zoom rival BlueJeans Network for about half a billion dollars. In a statement […]
After Gartner introduced the new domain — Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) — in its Hype Cycle for Threat-Facing Technologies 2017, BAS is growing rapidly. The reason being cyberattacks are on the rise. It is no wonder that the World […]