Articles by Manthan C.

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

Chinese university student goes missing after criticising President Xi Jinping on social media

A Chinese university student named Zhang Wenbin has gone incommunicado after posting a video of himself calling out President Xi Jinping on March 30, 2020

Apr 1, 2020

Coronavirus

These drive-by thermal sensors can identify Coronavirus-infected people in cars

A Tel Aviv-based company, UVeye, has added thermal imaging sensors to its vehicle inspection stations that can detect if a car's driver or passenger is infected with coronavirus

Apr 1, 2020

Coronavirus

WhatsApp's latest beta version adds expiring messages feature, multiple-device support

WhatsApp Messenger's beta version adds support for multiple devices and an expiring messages feature to the messaging platform, according to WABetainfo

Apr 1, 2020

NASA confirms 'potentially hazardous' skyscraper-sized asteroid to fly past Earth this month

NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has confirmed that a "potentially hazardous" asteroid, identified as 363599 (2004 FG11), will cross Earth's orbital path on April 11.

Apr 1, 2020

Asteroid Nasa Space

Ai Fen missing: Authorities share mysterious post on Wuhan doctor's profile to cover tracks?

Ai Fen, the Wuhan doctor who first to raise an alarm over the coronavirus outbreak, has apparently gone missing, according to an investigation by "60 Minutes, Australia."

Apr 1, 2020

Coronavirus

Empire State Building's latest light display to laud emergency workers leaves New Yorkers terrified

New Yorkers were left unsettled on Monday night by a glaring Empire State Building light display intended to laud the efforts of emergency workers fighting against COVID-19

Mar 31, 2020

Coronavirus

Diabetes cure found? MIT invents implantable device that creates insulin within the body

MIT researchers have invented a device that can help treat diabetes by generating insulin inside the body using implantable cells

Mar 31, 2020

Diabetes

Chinese markets selling bats and other exotic wild animals reopen amid Coronavirus pandemic

China has reopened its wet markets, where the coronavirus outbreak originated from, to sell bats and other exotic wild animals, potentially exposing the world to another pandemic

Mar 31, 2020

Coronavirus

House Party app hacked? Developer offers $1m bounty for proof of 'smear campaign'

Several House Party users have taken to social media to report their Netflix, Spotify, and bank accounts hacked because of the app but its developers deny a breach

Mar 31, 2020

Cybersecurity Coronavirus

Beware! New coronavirus phishing campaign tricks you by telling you you've been infected

Cybercriminals are using a new phishing campaign that tells victims they've come in contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19 and tricks them into downloading malware.

Mar 30, 2020

Coronavirus

GTA 6 announcement trailer ft. The Weeknd' dropped? Millions of fans disappointed

Fans of the Rockstar franchise were crushed after a trailer for "GTA 6" featuring the Weeknd emerged on social media but turned out to be a fake

Mar 30, 2020

UAE's drive-thru coronavirus testing facility,

Drive-thru coronavirus test centres open in UAE and each screening takes only 5 minutes

United Arab Emirates has opened its first drive-thru coronavirus testing facility in Abu Dhabi that is capable of screening hundreds of people daily

Mar 30, 2020

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Urns at funeral in Wuhan far exceed death toll? Hubei locals up in arms

Isolation measures have been revoked in Hubei, however, the existence of checkpoints, leads to growing scepticism over China's claims that the COVID-19 outbreak is under control

Mar 30, 2020

Coronavirus

After ban on eating wild animals, China sparks anger over promotion of bear bile as COVID-19 treatment

Despite placing a permanent ban on trade and consumption of wild animals, China is facing heat over its promotion of bear bile injections as a treatment of COVID-19

Mar 28, 2020

Coronavirus

This 3D-printable device allows 1 ventilator to treat 4 COVID-19 patients amid shortage in US

The Vesper or ventilator splitting device is a simple-looking three-way 'Y' connector that expands use of one ventilator to treat up to four patients simultaneously

Mar 28, 2020

Coronavirus

Cat diagnosed with COVID-19 in Belgium; raises questions on transmission between animals and humans

A new case of human-to-animal transmission of coronavirus has arisen in Belgium, where health experts say a cat contracted the disease from its infected owner

Mar 28, 2020

Coronavirus

China is using thermal-imaging eyewear to identify infected COVID-19 patients

Chinese security guards are using AI-powered smart glasses equipped with thermal-imaging to identify people infected with COVID-19 by measuring their temperature

Mar 27, 2020

Coronavirus

Is this 'pandemic drone' that can identify infections in a crowd, the answer to our prayers?

The University of South Australia (UniSA) and Canada-based Draganfly Inc have designed a drone that can remotely identify people with infectious respiratory diseases like COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020

Coronavirus

US phone location 'heat map' shockingly reveals people are still traveling amid COVID-19 outbreak

A cellphone-tracking heat map has revealed that US citizens are travelling freely despite the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that has infected over 85,500 people in the country.

Mar 27, 2020

Coronavirus

China claims US cyclist was COVID-19 patient zero, virus manufactured in US military lab

The Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times has published a story claiming that a US military cyclist was the source of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Mar 27, 2020

Coronavirus

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