A baseless US conspiracy theory found a foothold in Europe. New research shows how

A baseless US conspiracy theory found a foothold in Europe. New research shows how

The baseless PizzaGate claim emerged during the 2016 election. Later that same year, a gunman showed up and fired an AR-15 inside the pizzeria, saying he was trying to rescue non-existent child sex slaves. Now a report by internet trust tool NewsGuard has found that the coronavirus pandemic is helping this distinctly US ideology gain … Read more

Ransomware: How clicking on one email left a whole business in big trouble | ZDNet

Ransomware: How clicking on one email left a whole business in big trouble | ZDNet

Security experts have given an insight into how a targeted ransomware attack took down the network of a food and drink manufacturer after hackers took advantage of common security vulnerabilities. The crooks used a phishing attack and took advantage of a number of vulnerabilities – from old hardware to default passwords – to first deploy Emotet and … Read more

Why Q1 could be an unprecedented quarter for Reliance

Why Q1 could be an unprecedented quarter for Reliance

What saves Reliance is that Jio will probably stand out among the segments in terms of year-on-year as well as quarter on quarter performance, says Probal Sen, Senior V-P Research, Centrum Broking. We have already seen so much of a build up but which are some of the factors or numbers that you will keenly … Read more

Swirl of cream sculpture smothers Square’s plinth

Swirl of cream sculpture smothers Square’s plinth

Image copyright NEIL HALL Image caption The sculpture was meant to be in place on 26 March but was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic A “beguiling” sculpture depicting a whirl of cream topped with parasites has been unveiled in Trafalgar Square. The installation on the Fourth Plinth – home to a rolling commission of … Read more

Easy board exams, no MPhil, teaching in mother tongue: Top 5 points on New Education Policy

Easy board exams, no MPhil, teaching in mother tongue: Top 5 points on New Education Policy

The Narendra Modi-led Union Cabinet has given a green signal to National Education Policy 2020. Major reforms in the new education policy include modification in higher education sector, increased focus on non-academic skills and inclusion through language diversity. The National Education Policy, approved by the Union Cabinet at a meeting presided by PM Narendra Modi … Read more

‘Rotten meat’ in Jordan kills boy and poisons 800

‘Rotten meat’ in Jordan kills boy and poisons 800

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Jordan has been experiencing high temperatures in recent days, with Amman exceeding 40C (100F) A child has died and more than 800 people have been taken to hospital after falling ill with food poisoning after eating at a restaurant outside Jordan’s capital, Amman, reports say. The restaurant had been offering … Read more

Japan recognizes dozens more ‘black rain’ victims as Hiroshima survivors

Japan recognizes dozens more ‘black rain’ victims as Hiroshima survivors

In its verdict, the Hiroshima district court said the 84 plaintiffs, who suffered radiation-related illnesses after the World War II bombing, should receive the same benefits as other victims who lived closer to the blast range. The United States dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, a city in southwest Japan, on August 6, 1945, killing more … Read more

Multiple Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates disqualified from upcoming election

Multiple Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates disqualified from upcoming election

Twelve pro-democracy candidates were formally disqualified Thursday, including prominent Hong Kong activist and former leader of the 2014 Umbrella Movement Joshua Wong. Others affected include a number of candidates from more traditional pro-democracy parties, as well as several young activists who cut their political teeth in last year’s pro-democracy protest movement. On Twitter, Wong accused … Read more

T-Mobile’s Scam Shield app will cut down on those ‘scam likely’ calls. Here’s how

T-Mobile’s Scam Shield app will cut down on those ‘scam likely’ calls. Here’s how

We break down what T-Mobile’s Scam Shield tool can and can’t do.  Graphic by Pixabay/Illustration by CNET Robocalls, spam calls, fraudsters. However you name them, T-Mobile is taking on this class of unwanted incoming calls in the carrier’s latest bid to win subscribers’ hearts — and maybe aim a little spit at Verizon and AT&T’s … Read more