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The Government was told by the UK’s intelligence community from the outset that China had concealed the true scale of the pandemic, sources claim. A senior former MI6 official says that Ministers were told ‘not to believe Beijing’s claims’ and to pour cold water on all information coming out of China. Britain’s intelligence agencies knew what … Read more
Clearview AI exposes database containing source code to its controversial facial recognition as well as company keys and credentials Clearview’s source code was exposed via a misconfigured database The database allowed anyone to bypass a password by creating a new user login It also exposed company passwords and a token to Clearview’s Slack channel Clearview … Read more
It WON’T be ‘business as usual’ with China after coronavirus crisis is over, warns Dominc Raab as he calls for ‘hard questions’ for the Communist state over secrecy and spread of virus Foreign Secretary Raab said there would have to be a ‘deep dive’ into the facts He added that ‘there is no doubt we … Read more
‘I’ve been determined to help keep them connected’: Ellie Goulding helps to source 400 mobile phones for homeless people during ongoing coronavirus pandemic By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 00:57 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 00:58 BST, 16 April 2020 Ellie Goulding has helped to source 400 mobile phones for homeless people to help … Read more
The Chinese laboratory at the center of scrutiny over a potential coronavirus leak has been using U.S. government money to carry out research on bats from the caves which scientists believe are the original source of the deadly outbreak. The Wuhan Institute of Virology undertook coronavirus experiments on mammals captured more than 1,000 miles away in … Read more
Don’t stop me now! Proud owner of double amputee Poodle who’s adapted by running around on her hind legs says she’s a ‘shining light in darkness’ Owner Zach Skow, 40, says Cora is ‘a bright shining source of light in darkness’ The seven-year-old poodle mix lost both legs after a horrific car accident The pair … Read more
A visual artist who worked on the musical movie Cats has described working on the post-production of the film under Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper as akin to being ‘almost slavery’. VFX workers apparently slaved away on the film working 90-hour weeks for months only to have their work openly criticized by Hooper who wouldn’t hold … Read more
China has named one of the coronavirus whistle-blowers a ‘martyr’, according to state media, after his informant has allegedly gone missing. Li Wenliang, a 34-year-old doctor from Wuhan, lost his life to killer infection COVID-19 in February after contracting it from a patient. He was reprimanded by police for warning the public of a ‘SARS-like’ disease … Read more
A nonprofit initiative has set out fill the need of protective masks during the coronavirus pandemic. Mask Maker has released the first medically-approved design for 3D printed protective masks in an open source tool that is available to the public online. The masks can be created using commonly available materials and hobbyist grade 3D printers … Read more
Source code for the upcoming Xbox Series X video game console has been stolen by a hacker and is being ransomed for $100million A hacker claims to have found unsecure files for the next Xbox console’s GPU The hacker is asking for $100million for access to files, which also include source code for AMD’s new … Read more