Smartwatch and wearable maker Garmin shuttered several of its services on July 23 to deal with a ransomware attack that has encrypted its internal network and some production systems. The company is currently planning a multi-day maintenance window to deal with the aftermath of the attack, which includes shutting down …
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Amazon market power has grown amid pandemic, unions tell FTC
(Bloomberg) – A group of unions has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission warning that Amazon.com Inc.’s market power has grown during the pandemic. The complaint is filed days before chief executive officer Jeff Bezos testifies before a congressional panel that discusses the allegedly anti-competitive behavior of the …
Read More »Britain and the United States accuse Russia of launching ‘weapon’ into space | World News
The United States and the United Kingdom accused Russia of testing an anti-satellite weapon in space, in the latest sign that a space-based arms race is heating up. General John Raymond, head of the new US Space Force, said the alleged test of a projectile, conducted on July 15, was …
Read More »Marine assigned to Trump helicopter squad tests positive for Covid-19
“As a precaution, the Marines who may have had contact with the infected Marine were removed from the detachment,” Butterfield said, noting that the infected Marine was never in direct contact with the President’s helicopters, whom it is referred to as “Marine One” when on board. “No impact is expected …
Read More »Blood test identifies which coronavirus patients can be helped or harmed by steroid treatment
A simple blood test can identify which coronavirus patients can receive help from steroid treatments and which ones may be harmed by using them in the initial treatment of the disease. Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Montefiore Health System in the Bronx, NY, conducted an …
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