Crypto: 95 per cent of ASA’s scam alerts are related to Bitcoin July 15, 2021 Close to 95 per cent of all scam alerts sent by the Advertising Standards Authority to social media platforms have been related to bitcoin scams, the watchdog said today. Last year, the ASA created an ad alert system to pick up false adverts. Since then, the scheme has alerted 145 platforms to date. Crypto scams [...]
Medics call for triple testing as they expect surge in winter viruses alongside Covid July 15, 2021 A surge in flu and other respiratory viruses could put pressure on the NHS and people’s health this autumn, medics have warned. The Academy of Medical Sciences calls in a report today for testing on flu, Covid, and RSV, which may help doctors treat cases more quickly. Due to the lockdown, the UK population was [...]
China’s post-pandemic economic rebound slows July 15, 2021 The recovery of China’s economy from the coronavirus pandemic has slowed down, official figures have shown. Gross domestic product increased by 7.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2021. Compared to last year, this was less than half the rate seen in the previous quarter. It also missed economists’ forecasts of 8.1 per cent [...]
US issues warning over doing business in China’s Xinjiang province July 14, 2021 The US has issued a warning to companies doing business in China’s Xinjiang province. The Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory said that businesses and firms who still have supply chains and investment ties in the Chinese region ‘could run a high risk of violating US law.’ Washington cited evidence of genocide and other human rights [...]
CEOs: Cyber attacks biggest threat to growth in financial servcies July 14, 2021 Financial services CEOs rank cyber attacks as the greatest threat to the industry’s future growth prospects. According to a PwC survey, 56 per cent of top executives questioned ranked cybercrime as the main challenge to sector, with the pandemic and over-regulation seen as less of a threat, at 51 per cent and 50 per cent, [...]
Websites run by notorious Russia-linked ransomware gang go offline July 14, 2021 Websites run by REvil, a notorious Russia-linked ransomware gang, have disappeared from the internet, according to multiple media reports. On Tuesday, monitors said a payment website and a blog run by the group became unreachable. REvil has in the past been blamed for numerous attacks on hundreds of businesses worldwide. The reason for the sites [...]
South Africa rocked by violence as Jacob Zuma riots claim 72 lives July 14, 2021 The death toll in South Africa has risen to 72 following protests against the arrest and detention of former president Jacob Zuma. Several looters, who set alight a number of shopping centres, clashed with police in several cities last night. In Durban, a baby was filmed being thrown off a building due a fire. The [...]
Pandemic: Average household wealth grows for first time during recession since 1940’s July 12, 2021 Britain’s wealth gap continued to widen during the pandemic, with the richest 10 per cent earning £50,000 on average, according to think tank The Resolution foundation. The foundation attributed the increase to rising house prices and a lack of spending opportunities. Jack Leslie, a senior economist at the think tank, said it was rare for [...]
Google boss Sundar Pichai warns that internet freedom is at risk around the world July 12, 2021 Sundar Pichai claims that the free and open internet is under attack in countries around the world. The Google boss said that a lot of countries are restricting information and that the model is often being taken for granted. Pichai argued in a BBC interview that artificial intelligence is more profound than fire, electricity or [...]
Lightning strike in Jaipur kills eleven while taking selfies July 12, 2021 A lightning strike took the lives of 11 people and injured many more in Jaipur, Northern India, on Sunday. The victims were taking selfies on top of a watchtower in the popular 12 Century Amer Fort. 27 people were initially on the tower when the lightning struck, with some jumping to the ground as a [...]