Washington (AFP) – The first dog to test positive for the coronavirus in the United States died, reported National Geographic magazine, after struggling with symptoms that may be familiar to many of those with the virus. Buddy, the seven-year-old German shepherd, became ill in April, around the same time that …
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Twitter says a spear phishing attack led to the big bitcoin scam
Twitter provided an update on the unprecedented July 15 attack that allowed hackers to tweet from some of the highest-profile accounts on the service, in a blog post and a series of tweets posted Thursday night. Twitter now says that some employees were attacked in a phishing phone attack. While …
Read More »Pfizer CEO defends companies benefiting from coronavirus vaccines
There are 164 coronavirus vaccine projects underway, according to the World Health Organization. Pfizer is working with European pharmaceutical firm BioNTech to create a coronavirus vaccine that it plans to make available for emergency use this fall. Lawmakers urge companies to sell their vaccines at cost. The Pfizer CEO in …
Read More »DHS compiled intelligence reports on journalists reporting on protests in Portland: report
Amid clashes between protesters and federal officials in downtown Portland, Oregon, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which deployed officers, created intelligence reports on a pair of journalists who it says reported information filtered and not classified about the tense situation. , according to The Washington Post. The reports, which …
Read More »Impressive space butterfly captured by telescope
Credit: ESO Butterfly-like with its symmetrical structure, beautiful colors and intricate patterns, this striking gas bubble, known as NGC 2899, appears to float and flutter across the sky in this new image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). This object has never before been photographed in such stunning detail, even …
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