Articles by Krishnendu Banerjee

Will Tokyo Olympics Survive Coronavirus Threat Amid 'Explosion' of Cases?

As Japan is witnessing a third wave of COVID-19 and is yet to approve a vaccine, the Tokyo 2021 Olympics is under threat of being postponed again.

Dec 30, 2020

Coronavirus

Japan to Send Wooden Satellite by 2023 to Reduce Space Debris

With the growing number of space junk posing risk to functioning satellites and the ISS, Japan is developing a wooden satellite that can withstand the harsh space environment.

Dec 29, 2020

Elon musk Space

With Mistrust and Dwindling Efficacy, China's Vaccine Diplomacy Is Failing

China bet big on its vaccine diplomacy to befriend scores of poor nations but with poor records and failure to offer complete vaccine data, it is failing.

Dec 29, 2020

SHOCKING: Russia Admits to Hiding Hundreds of Thousands Coronavirus Deaths

As per the Rosstat statistics agency's report, Russia's COVID-19 death toll is around 186,000, making it the third-worst hit country in the world after the US and Brazil.

Dec 29, 2020

Coronavirus

After SolarWinds Data Breach in US, Vietnam Targeted in Similar Supply-Chain Cyberattack

Suspected Chinese hackers infected two Vietnamese government digital certificate client apps with PhantomNet malware to create a backdoor

Dec 28, 2020

Cybersecurity

Not Climate Change, Great Earthquakes in Aleutian Arc Maybe Behind Arctic Warming

According to a study by Russian researcher Leopold Lobkovsky, great earthquakes in the Aleutian Arc caused abrupt temperature rise in the Arctic region.

Dec 28, 2020

Beware! Hackers Using New Amazon Gift Card Scam to Infect Devices with Banking Malware

The spoofed emails claiming to give out $100 Amazon gift card contains Dridex malware that can steal banking credentials.

Dec 27, 2020

Cybersecurity

One Step Closer to Fusion Power? South Korean Artificial Sun Sets New World Record

South Korea's KSTAR Research Center's Tokamak device managed to run for 20 seconds at 100 million degrees Celsius.

Dec 27, 2020

Was GoDaddy Abusive and Insensitive? Internet Company Apologizes After Phishing Email Test

GoDaddy faced backlashes after it sent a phishing email to employees offering holiday bonuses but it turned out to be a security test.

Dec 26, 2020

Cybersecurity

What Is Adermatoglyphia? A Bangladeshi Family with No Fingerprints Faces Obstacles

The men in the Sarker family have no fingerprints due to a genetic disorder and often face a tough time getting a passport and other identity proofs.

Dec 26, 2020

Scientists Turn CO2 into Jet Fuel, Paving New Avenue for Carbon Neutral Aviation and Colony on Mars

Oxford University researchers turned CO2 into jet fuel and water by using an inexpensive iron-based catalyst that can make the aviation industry carbon neutral in the coming years.

Dec 23, 2020

Elon musk Space

If You Are in China, You Cannot Eat Big Portions Anymore; New Law Prohibits Food Waste

As a study found China's annual food waste was about 35 million tons, President Xi Jinping launched "Operation Empty Plate" and followed it with a new bill

Dec 23, 2020

India supports blockchain but not cryptocurrency

As Price of Bitcoin Surges, Criminals Turn to Crypto Kidnapping Once Again

As cryptocurrencies are difficult to track and prices are surging, criminals have shifted to demand ransoms in Bitcoins of late

Dec 22, 2020

Israel Company NSO's Pegasus Spyware Used to Hack Middle East Journalists' iPhones

Canada-based Citizen Lab found that 36 journalists' iPhones were hacked exploiting a "zero-click" vulnerability in Apple's iMessage.

Dec 22, 2020

Cybersecurity

Ledger Suffers Massive Data Breach, Hackers Target Thousands of Customers with Phishing Attack

Hundreds of thousands of Ledger customers have been targeted with phishing attacks since the data was posted on a hacker's forum

Dec 21, 2020

Cybersecurity

AI Defeats Experienced Farmers in Chinese Strawberry Farming Competition

AI farming teams were able to produce more strawberries using precision farming technology, automated watering and fertilizing systems.

Dec 21, 2020

Artificial intelligence

Is US Ready to Tackle UK's New Coronavirus Strain? Cuomo Asks Trump to Avoid Repeating Fatal Mistake

As a new Coronavirus strain rattles the U.K., many countries have banned banning flight from the country but the U.S. has decided to act against it.

Dec 21, 2020

Coronavirus

Scientists Propose Genetically Engineered Trees to Fight Climate Change

Genetically engineered trees can grow faster and become disease-resistant while such plants can also produce more oxygen while taking in more carbon dioxide.

Dec 20, 2020

Police Arrest Pedophile Virginia Man, Who Ran for Congress Twice, for Kidnapping Minor Girl

Nathan Larson unsuccessfully ran for Congress from Virginia's 10th district and was imprisoned for threatening to kill President George W Bush and Barack Obama in 2008.

Dec 20, 2020

Leaked Documents Reveal China Hired Army of Trolls and Ordered Media to Control Coronavirus Narrative

According to documents from the Cyberspace Administration of China, Hangzhou, the government hired internet trolls to control the narrative on Dr Li Wenliang and coronavirus.

Dec 19, 2020

Coronavirus

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