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Wildfires in Northern and Central California have burned more than 350,000 acres as of early 08/20. Many of the fires resulted from lightning strikes in high temperatures along with being fanned by winds. Efforts of containing the fires have further been complicated by fires merging together. As of…

Microsoft Corp. has announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy to develop artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help first-responders manage dynamic, fast-moving natural disasters. The tech giant and government department will co-chair “The First Five Consortium,” which is an…

Pakistan army has identified a major cyber attack by Indian Intelligence that involves hacking personal phones and technology of Pakistan’s government officials and military personnel. An advisory has been sent to all government departments of Pakistan to identify lapses and increase cyber…

Hackers attempted to infiltrate Israel’s defense industry by acting as employers and sending job offers to defense workers in order to compromise networks and collect sensitive data. Israel authorities were able to recognize the cyber attack in real time and prevent network breaches. According to…

The CARES ACT expired July 25th which now allows landlords to proceed with eviction notices and evict tenants starting August 24th. As a result, this has led to discussion of how significantly this may increase the homeless population in the US because over $21.5 billion is owed in past-due rent by…

IBM reports that between August 2019 and April 2020 security breaches cost companies on average $3.86 million and nearly 52% of these security breaches were caused by malware attacks. Notably, the report focused on approximately 500 security breaches that occurred during this time period and…

Hackers based in Russia and Eastern Europe are using malicious emails to target industries like manufacturing, industrial, financial, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and transportation sectors by sending companies emails that contain information on the effect of the Coronavirus on the global shipping…

The social media network Twitter has been a platform at the center of the spread of misinformation on the Coronavirus due to users posting unverified conspiracy theories related to the origins of the virus. However, Twitter has taken steps to give users of the network reliable information when they…

According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a 7.7 magnitude major earthquake struck at 2:10 pm E.T on Jan. 28 in the Caribbean Sea and specifically in the area south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica. The earthquake was felt by people in Jamaica, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Miami, Florida. A…

A Canadian health monitoring platform called Bluedot uses an AI driven algorithm to monitor and predict the spread of diseases. The algorithm uses global airline ticketing data, reports of animal disease outbreaks, and foreign news reports in 65 languages to generate data. Epidemiologists further…

Coronavirus has been confirmed in the following countries: China, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and the United States. As of Jan. 23, China has nearly 640 coronavirus cases, Thailand has four confirmed cases, and Vietnam has two confirmed cases. The countries of Japan,…

Qatar has amended a new article to its penal code that sets criminal penalties for the spread of fake news with ill-intent. The punishment for spreading fake news is a sentence of up to 5 years in prison. However, the new articles do not specifically define what determines information to be fake…

Following Iran’s missile strike on an US-Iraqi base in Iraq, the Iranian government released false information on the casualties and severity of the attack by stating that 80 Americans were killed and 200 Americans were wounded. However, US authorities have stated that there were no American…

California’s waterways including beaches, streams, and rivers are contaminated with fecal bacteria that exceed state limits. Fecal bacteria in waterways is typically related to issues in sewer systems and septic tanks. However, water quality officials state that there is evidence that the source of…