If you use a Mac or MacBook, beware that a banking malware known as Dridex is moving on from attacking Windows computers and is now going after Macs using email attachments that look like regular documents. CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, SECURITY ALERTS AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU … Read more
China defended on Thursday its handling of its raging COVID-19 outbreak after U.S. President Joe Biden voiced concern and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Beijing was under-reporting virus deaths. The WHO’s emergencies director, Mike Ryan, said on Wednesday that Chinese officials were under-representing data on several fronts, some of the U.N. agency’s most critical … Read more
Nearly half of people worldwide do not get the recommended daily total water intake, a new report indicates Yet drinking enough water may help to delay the aging process for many. A recent study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published in eBioMedicine suggests as much — though there are caveats to know. SHOULD … Read more
Germany’s longstanding efforts to conduct business with the Islamic Republic of Iran include a robust trade relationship at a time when the regime has reportedly killed at least 700 protesters and arrested as many as 19,000. Berlin is facing intense criticism for placating Tehran. The protests across Iran in response to the murder of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini have … Read more
I met Apple’s driving force Steve Jobs a few years before his passing. What he imparted stuck with me. If there was one thing he did well, it was innovating with a focus on balancing design with function. The aesthetic meeting point nailed it like no one had ever achieved. CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER … Read more
Shubham Chandra knows how dangerous the coronavirus can be: He lost his dad during the pandemic. So when he cleared customs at Newark Liberty International Airport and saw people offering anonymous COVID-19 testing, he was happy to volunteer. “It’s a minimum amount of effort to help a lot of people,” said the 27-year-old New York … Read more
Cardinal George Pell, a one-time financial adviser to Pope Francis, died Tuesday in Rome at the age of 81. Pell suffered fatal heart complications after undergoing hip surgery, according to Archbishop Peter Comensoli, Pell’s successor as archbishop of Melbourne. Pell was in Rome for Pope Benedict XVI’s funeral last week. Notably, Pell had spent more … Read more
Over 223 million people around the world use Netflix to stream their favorite movies and TV shows, so it makes sense for its subscription costs to increase now and then. CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, SECURITY ALERTS AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER However, you might be overpaying … Read more
The Biden administration is proposing tougher standards for a deadly air pollutant, saying that reducing soot from tailpipes, smokestacks and wildfires could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year. A proposal released Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency would set maximum levels of 9 to 10 micrograms of fine particle pollution per cubic meter of … Read more
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador challenged President Biden on his “forgetfulness” to help Latin American countries during the North American Leaders’ Summit Monday. He also encouraged him to prioritize fixing the migration crisis affecting the U.S.-Mexico border. While public comments mostly struck a positive tone, López Obrador pressed Biden over his “abandonment” and “forgetfulness” … Read more