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Did SM Entertainment Trainee Yoo Jimin Insult NCT, EXO and Call BTS Idols Ugly?

A person claiming to be Jimin's friend posted these messages online after the Kpop trainee ended up insulting her

Oct 1, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Your Voice Is Key to Diagnose Coronavirus, Dementia and Depression, Say Scientists

Scientists believe that with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools, people's voice recordings will help healthcare experts to identify several diseases

Oct 1, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Tokyo Stock Exchange Outage: Worst Ever Glitch Halts Trading for Entire Day

Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato confirmed that there were no indications that the outage was related to hacking.

Oct 1, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Amid Escalating US-China Tensions, Chinese Authorities Ponder Antitrust Probe Against Google

Huawei filed a complaint to China's market regulators alleging that Google used its market position to suppress competition

Sep 30, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Huawei

Identifying Coronavirus in Air: Canadian Company Claims to Have Developed Device That Can Detect it

Kontrol Energy Corp. is not the only company which is working on a Coronavirus detection technology, as US and Israel scientists are also in the same race

Sep 30, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

SpaceX Observes 'Excessive Erosion' in Crew Dragon Capsule's Heat Shield During First Manned Mission

The Crew Dragon capsule which will carry four NASA astronauts next month saw unexpected erosion to the heat shield and has already been replaced with 'better material'

Sep 30, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Eric Trump 'Comes Out' on TV, Later Says he is Not Gay; LGBTQ Community Tells Him to Go Away

President Donald Trump's second son Eric Trump said during a TV show that he was part of the LGBTQ community.

Sep 30, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Deepfake Videos Featuring Kim Jong Un, Putin Go Viral Before US Local Networks Ban Them

The ads were supposed to warn Americans of the fragile nature of democracy and to take actions and vote during the U.S. Presidential elections 2020

Sep 30, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Artificial intelligence

John Krasinski as Avengers' Captain America in Convincing Deepfake Video Goes Viral

In the viral video Krasinski seamlessly takes over Chris Evans' role as Captain America in 'Avengers'.

Sep 30, 2020

By Trishna Das

Artificial intelligence

Hackers Release Sensitive Data on Thousands of Students After US School District Refuses to Pay Ransom

Clark County School District was targeted by hackers last month and when it refused to pay the ransom, sensitive data including social security number and addresses were leaked

Sep 29, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Ransomware

'No Job Opportunity' For Stunning Brazilian Doctor Rayane Laura Souza Who Entered Miss BumBum World

Brazilian Doctor Rayane Laura Souza claims she can't find jobs in medicine after participating in the world's best butt beauty pageant.

Sep 29, 2020

By Trishna Das

Hackers Launch Major Cyberattack Targeting Top Hospital Chain UHS

Universal Health Service (UHS) with over 400 facilities across the globe has been hit with a Ryuk ransomware attack leaving doctors with no access to patient records

Sep 29, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Ransomware