Month: July 2020
A vulnerability in some bitcoin wallets leads to double spend attacks and inflated balance
ZenGo, a startup that is building a mobile cryptocurrency wallet, has discovered a vulnerability in some of the most popular cryptocurrency wallets, such as hardware wallet Ledger, BRD and Edge. Named BigSpender, the vulnerability might lead to an incorrect balance
Read MoreFacebook is shutting down Lasso, its TikTok clone
Facebook is no longer betting on Lasso, an app it launched a year and a half ago, to take on TikTok . The social juggernaut’s TikTok clone is shutting down on July 10, Lasso alerted users on Wednesday. Launched in
Read MoreImmune no longer: Israel’s virus-proof city, Haifa, awakens to COVID-19 reality
Mysteriously, the coronavirus had largely left northern city unscathed. But now, as cases rise, local doctors fear their luck is running out
Read MoreWorld Health Organization warns Mideast at ‘critical threshold’ in virus numbers
Regional director says ‘concerning milestone’ of a million infections passed as 22 countries from Morocco to Pakistan record 1,077,706 novel coronavirus cases and 24,973 deaths
Read MoreCoronavirus cabinet to discuss further local lockdowns as daily cases near 1000
With infection rate rising, ministers to also consider limiting gatherings at restaurants and event halls to 50 people
Read MorePeruvians Fill the Streets as Lockdown Ends Despite New Infections
LIMA, Peru — Blocks-long lines formed at bus stops, food markets and shopping centers in Peru’s capital Wednesday as people left their homes en masse to go to work or shop as a 106-day coronavirus lockdown ended in many parts
Read MoreHouse passes China sanctions as Pelosi declares ‘one country, two systems’ dead – POLITICO
House passes China sanctions as Pelosi declares ‘one country, two systems’ dead POLITICO Hundreds arrested on first day of Hong Kong national security law CNN Protests break out in Hong Kong as first arrest made under new security law CNN How China Scammed
Read MoreUS gets almost all of the world’s supply of key Covid-19 drug – CNN
US gets almost all of the world’s supply of key Covid-19 drug CNN Coronavirus: US buys nearly all of Gilead’s Covid-19 drug remdesivir BBC News South Korea to start talks on COVID-19 drug remdesivir purchases Reuters US buys nearly all global stock of
Read MoreBiden election campaign out-raises Trump for second straight month
Democrat White House challenger raised $141 million in June, $10 million more than Republican president; during second quarter of the year both campaigns see record hauls
Read MoreChina Appears to Have Tamed a Second Wave of Coronavirus in Just 21 Days with No Deaths
China appears to have gotten a second wave of COVID-19 under control following an outbreak at a sprawling Beijing produce market last month that led to at least 328 new cases and the partial shutdown of the capital. On Wednesday,
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