Articles by Krishnendu Banerjee

Rectal and Colon Cancer That Killed Chadwick Boseman Increasing Among Young Adults, Says Study

Colon and Rectal, also known as colorectal cancer, is now the second deadliest cancer in the U.S. with over 50,000 deaths every year

Aug 30, 2020

Is WHO Trying Not to Offend China? UN Agency's Team Did Not Visit Wuhan During its Advance Mission

The team WHO sent to China in July only worked from hotel rooms in Beijing but the world body has said it will send a team to Wuhan in future international mission

Aug 29, 2020

Coronavirus

Troubled Times: Manufacturing Defects Force Boeing to Ground Eight 787 Dreamliner Jets

While the 787 Dreamliner aircraft are used by 69 carriers across the world only eight were found to have been affected including jets from Singapore Airlines and United Airlines

Aug 28, 2020

Elon Musk Reveals Arrested Russian Hacker Targeted Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory with Malware Attack

The Russian Egor Kriuchkov offered $1 million-bribe to Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory employee to plant the malware but he instead cooperated with FBI

Aug 28, 2020

Elon musk Cybersecurity

Painting Wind Turbine Blade Black Can Reduce Bird Deaths by 70%, Study Finds

Over 300,000 birds are killed every year due to collision with wind turbine blades and a study in Smola, Norway found painting one blade black could reduce deaths

Aug 26, 2020

Artificial intelligence

FBI Arrests Russian Man Who Offered $1 Million to Nevada Company Employee for Planting Malware

The accused was linked to a group that 'specialized' in extorting companies planting malware and worked with a hacker from high-level government bank in Russia

Aug 26, 2020

Ransomware Cybersecurity

Elon Musk to Unveil Neuralink on August 28, But Can It be All-in-One Solution for Brain Disorders?

With brain mapping interface and deep brain stimulation gaining popularity to treat multiple brain disorders, Neuralink can be revolutionary

Aug 25, 2020

Elon musk Artificial intelligence

After 'Misrepresenting' Plasma Therapy for Covid-19, FDA Commissioner Reverses Stance

FDA and Trump administration said the Mayo Clinic's study on convalescent plasma treatment reduced death by 35 percent but scientists refuted the claim.

Aug 25, 2020

Nearly 100 Nudists Who Visited French Nature Resort Test Positive for Covid-19

As France faces another wave of Coronavirus, the situation is worrying says Health Minister Olivier Veran with high infection rate among the young population

Aug 24, 2020

Coronavirus

Is Facebook CEO Mastermind Behind Tiktok Ban? Mark Zuckerberg Warned Trump at White House Dinner: Report

Mark Zuckerberg publicly criticized TikTok's content censorship in his speech at Georgetown University and met the US President warning him about its potential danger

Aug 24, 2020

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China Authorizes Emergency Use of Coronavirus Vaccine, US May Follow Suit Ahead of Elections

China had authorized emergency use of its domestically developed COVID-19 vaccines for frontline health workers and bureaucrats.

Aug 24, 2020

Coronavirus

Who Is John Shepherd? Michigan Man Tried Contacting Aliens from Grandma's Living Room for 30 Years

The self-taught electronics engineer was inspired by sci-fi TV shows and set out to contact aliens in mid-1960s with equipment that filled his grandmother's living room

Aug 23, 2020

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Chinese Authorities Do Monitor Overseas WeChat Accounts, Jailed User Reveals

The user, Gao Zhigang, sent a pro-democracy video clip to his friend in the U.S. and he later found out that the screenshots were taken from his friend's account

Aug 23, 2020

'Trump Has No Principles and You Can't Trust Him,' Says US President's Sister in Leaked Audio

Donald Trump's eldest sister Maryanne Trump Barry lamented the President's immigration policy and also said he paid his friend to take SAT test

Aug 23, 2020

Us presidential election

Gas Leak Causes Mass Exodus in Chinese City Despite Assurances From Local Authorities

In the Chinese city of Leshan, which has witnessed heavy flood in the past few days, netizens took to Weibo to report a gas leak from a chemical plant on Thursday

Aug 22, 2020

Scientists Discover 313 Million Years Old Footprints From Fallen Boulder in Grand Canyon

The oldest-ever fossilized tracks in the area revealed a lateral-sequence movement of the animal that is found in modern-day mammals

Aug 22, 2020

Archaeology

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary

Kim Jong Un Deploys Elite Force to Tighten Border Security With China After 'Bizarre' Clashes Over 'Fee'

North Korea has stepped up security measures in China border areas as a part of Coronavirus pandemic measures that also comes after an alleged clash between the two

Aug 21, 2020

Coronavirus

Android 11 to Limit Third-Party Camera Apps to Prevent Location Data Leaks; Developers Upset

With Android 11, apps will be forced to launch the in-built camera app instead of any default camera app to prevent the harvesting location data

Aug 21, 2020

Cybersecurity

China's Unauthorized Covid-19 Vaccine Trial in Papua New Guinea Draws Ire

State-owned Chinese mining company injected 48 of its workers with an experimental Coronavirus vaccine without seeking approval from Papua New Guinea government.

Aug 21, 2020

Coronavirus

North Korea Tactics Shaped After Learning From Gaddafi's Collapse in Libya?

U.S. Army report titled North Korea Tactics claims that North Korea has weaponized smallpox and anthrax and has the third largest chemical weapon stockpile in the world

Aug 19, 2020

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