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Cyber attack halts coronavirus tests at Czech hospital where an infected patient is being treated

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Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 5,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 140,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

Cyber attack halts coronavirus tests at Czech hospital where an infected patient is being treated

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Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

Rare fully-functional Apple-1 Computer sells for $458,711 at auction in Boston

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Rare fully-functional Apple-1 computer – launched by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976 – sells for $458,711 at auction in Boston The Apple-1 machine was the first product sold by the Apple Computer company Once a museum piece, the unit has been restored to full function It was auctioned off with an original Apple-1 Cassette Interface, … Read more

Rare fully-functional Apple-1 Computer sells for $458,711 at auction in Boston

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Rare fully-functional Apple-1 computer – launched by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976 – sells for $458,711 at auction in Boston The Apple-1 machine was the first product sold by the Apple Computer company Once a museum piece, the unit has been restored to full function It was auctioned off with an original Apple-1 Cassette Interface, … Read more

Dramatic satellite footage shows drop in air pollution over Italy after coronavirus lockdown

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Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape – and warming up the planet in the process.  It is primarily released from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and … Read more

Microsoft stopped a botnet that affected more than 9 MILLION computers with secret tracking software

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Microsoft has disrupted a Russian botnet that infected more than 9 MILLION computers with malicious software that was used for a wide range of internet fraud Microsoft has disrupted one of the world’s largest and longest running botnets The Necurs botnet was based in Russia and affected 9 million computers It had been used to … Read more

Microsoft stopped a botnet that affected more than 9 MILLION computers with secret tracking software

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Microsoft has disrupted a Russian botnet that infected more than 9 MILLION computers with malicious software that was used for a wide range of internet fraud Microsoft has disrupted one of the world’s largest and longest running botnets The Necurs botnet was based in Russia and affected 9 million computers It had been used to … Read more

Prehistoric humans share migration patterns with HYENAS that left Africa two million years ago

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Prehistoric humans share migration patterns with HYENAS that left Africa two million years ago due to climate change Researchers from Denmark found that hyenas underwent complex migrations The team said that humans and hyenas likely coexisted peacefully at first Yet as humans became more evolved the relationship became bad for hyenas  African and Eurasian hyenas … Read more