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What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Facebook says a bug in its anti-spam system was blocking the publication of links to news stories about the coronavirus. Guy Rosen, Facebook’s vice president of integrity, took to Twitter Tuesday evening claiming that the company had fixed the issue following widespread outrage. ‘We’ve restored all the posts that were incorrectly removed, which included posts … Read more
Apple patents system to stop people from snooping on your iPhone by blurring the screen when it detects the gaze of unauthorized eyes Apple’s patent will stop strangers from viewing the content on your iPhone The system is designed with facial recognition and eye-gazing software It distinguishes between the device’s owner and an unwanted onlooker If … Read more
The bad news is that there is no magic pill or miracle broth that will ‘boost’ our immunity against coronavirus overnight. The good news is that there are many ways we can give our immune system the best possible chance of operating at its optimum level. When it comes to maintaining good health, the immune … Read more
US Federal Reserve to pump trillions of dollars into the financial system to fight coronavirus slowdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:15 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 00:28 GMT, 13 March 2020 The US Federal Reserve has announced it will pump trillions of dollars into the financial system The US Federal … Read more
A Chinese company says it has developed the country’s first facial recognition technology that can identify people when they are wearing a mask, as most are these days because of the coronavirus, and help in the fight against the disease. China employs some of the world’s most sophisticated systems of electronic surveillance, including facial recognition. … Read more
Singapore plans to launch country-wide facial recognition system that will replace photo IDs by 2022 Photo kiosks will be installed in government agencies across Singapore Starting in June, people will present their face instead of a photo ID when checking in for government services at any of these agencies The government hopes that by 2022, facial … Read more
Tiny one-inch meteorite that fell to Earth in a ‘spectacular fireball’ proves liquid water existed in the earliest days of the solar system and hints at how the Earth got its oceans The tiny space rock landed on Earth in September 2019 with a ‘loud explosion’ It was found in Flensburg in north-Germany and has … Read more
Facebook’s new fraud detection system helped the company take down more than 6.5 BILLION fake accounts in 2019 A new report from Facebook reveals how the company is fighting fake accounts The company has developed a machine-learning tool to analyze user accounts It also analyzes the activity of an accounts friends to determine authenticity By … Read more
Google’s parent company unveils AI camera system designed to help sustainably feed humanity by using computer vision to monitor health of fish populations Google’s parent company, Alphabet, unveiled a new AI camera system The system, called Tidal, is designed to monitor fish populations It uses computer vision to check for oxygen levels, feeding habits, and … Read more