Articles by Krishnendu Banerjee

Europe's Cartoon Row Beheading Forces Singapore to Launch Intense Investigation Including Migrants

Singapore deports 16 foreigners for inciting communal unrest including one Bangladeshi who funded terrorists and wanted to carry out attacks back home

Nov 24, 2020

Who is Jia Jia, Chinese columnist missing over letter asking President Xi to resign?

Xi Jinping Pitches for QR Code to Monitor Coronavirus Among International Travelers; Will G20 Agree?

During the virtual G20 summit, China's President proposed a global health passport to enable safe cross-border traveling and easier contact tracing

Nov 23, 2020

Coronavirus Cybersecurity

Filipino Student Wins James Dyson Award for His Unique Solar Windows That Can Produce Electricity

Called AuREUS, Carvey Ehren Maigue's invention is made from rotten fruits and vegetables that can be applied on windows and walls to produce electricity up to 48 percent

Nov 23, 2020

Hackers Target GoDaddy Employees to Break Into Multiple Cryptocurrency Service Providers

Using phishing scams on GoDaddy employees, hackers were able to gain control over multiple cryptocurrency customers including Liquid and NiceHash

Nov 22, 2020

Cybersecurity

No Coronavirus Talk Please! Roman Bar Bans Pandemic Discussion

A bar in the outskirts of Rome, Italy has banned all discussion related to the virus and lockdown in order to give customers a break from the pandemic

Nov 22, 2020

Coronavirus

Suicide Drones and US Munitions, Taiwan Gearing Up to Counter China's Military Power

Taiwan is developing suicide drones that can target China's air-defense system and naval ships in the East China Sea as the rift between Beijing and Taipei continues to grow

Nov 22, 2020

Dan Brown's 'Digital Fortress' Scenario Looms Large From AI-Powered Cyberattacks

With hackers slowly turning to artificial intelligence, cyberattacks would become sophisticated and difficult to prevent as per the report by the UNICRI and Europol

Nov 21, 2020

Cybersecurity Artificial intelligence

US, UK Sourcing PPEs from Chinese Factories that Use North Korean Slave Labor, Report Says

The factories in Dandong, China, have North Korean laborers who are underpaid and forced to work 18 hours a day without any time off.

Nov 21, 2020

Coronavirus

Forget Space Elevator, Here's World's Tallest Outdoor Mountain Top Elevator For Now

Located in Zhangjiajie forest park, the Bailong elevator carries 8,000 tourists every day to the cliff of the rock face for $19

Nov 20, 2020

Scientists Successfully Create Diamonds in Minutes at Room Temperature

The team of international scientists said that it was all about applying the right pressure and found that diamonds formed in the middle of lonsdaleite veins

Nov 20, 2020

Is MuslimPro App Selling User Data to US Military? Singapore Regulators Begin Probe

Following reports that the app developers sold location data of users to the US military through third-party brokers, the developers faced backlash and Singapore PDPC began probing

Nov 20, 2020

Cybersecurity

Scientists Discover CRISPR Gene Editing Technique for Corals To Help It Survive Climate Change

By using the CRISPR gene-editing technique, scientists can conserve corals that are susceptible to warmer ocean temperate in the face of climate change

Nov 18, 2020

Bolt From The Blue Makes Indonesian Coffin Maker a Millionaire; He Wants to Have a Daughter Now

The meteorite, classified as CM1/2 carbonaceous Chondrite, contained rare amino acids and primordial elements that could have begun life on Earth

Nov 18, 2020

Asteroid Space

Ultra-Cold Freezer for Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Costs $20K, Poses Logistical Nightmare Ahead

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine must be kept at -94° Fahrenheit, meaning it will need special freezers to keep them stored before administering two doses 21 days apart

Nov 17, 2020

Coronavirus

Oxford Study Says Playing Video Games Could Be Good for Your Mental Health

The study surveyed 3,274 players of Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville and Animal Crossing: New Horizons and found games could help mental wellbeing.

Nov 17, 2020

Does Mac's Anti-Malware Mechanism Spy on Users? Here's What Apple Says

After Mac users reported server outage on November 12, cybersecurity researchers dug deep to find out that Apple was logging IP addresses, breaching privacy

Nov 16, 2020

Japanese Store Deploys Robot to Ensure Shoppers Wear Masks and Maintain Social Distancing

The clerk robot is equipped with cameras and LiDAR sensors to measure the distance between two people and asks shoppers politely to wear a mask

Nov 16, 2020

Did FBI Try to Drive Martin Luther King to Suicide? New Documentary Reveals Hoover's Demonizing Tactics

Sam Pollard's new documentary MLK/FBI portraits J Edgar Hoover's relentless pursuit of civil rights activist Dr Martin Luther King during the '60s

Nov 15, 2020

Climate Scientists Call Popular Study on 'Point of No Return' C**p

The new paper claimed that even if we stop all carbon emission by 2020, the world has already passed a point-of-no-return for global warming

Nov 15, 2020

North Korea Targeting Chinese-Made Mobile Phones, Cracking Down on Users

North Korean authorities have threatened citizens with strict imprisonment if found using Chinese-made mobile phones to call the outside world

Nov 14, 2020

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