Recently, cybersecurity analysts have detected two discrete flaws in Apple’s crowdsourced Bluetooth location tracking system or Find My feature.
These two flaws can allow any attackers unauthorized access to the users’ location histories of the last seven days. However, we all know that Apple has turned its hundreds-of million-device environment into the world’s most comprehensive crowdsourced location tracking network known...
The roll-out of COVID-19 vaccinations is accelerating, with around 250 million doses already administered globally and millions more receiving their injections daily. But while this worldwide vaccination program is truly unprecedented, it’s worth remembering that less than 1% of the world’s population has received their full course of injections. Billions of people are still waiting for their first dose...
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is one of the popular messaging app available on the mobile platform. The service has managed to penetrate into our lifestyle so much that it is excruciatingly difficult for most users to switch to alternatives. In fact, the recent privacy-related controversy makes a compelling case. It looks like that’s not only what WhatsApp has in store for...
Mass transit isn't getting much use during the pandemic, but Canada wants to be sure it's eco-friendly when the crisis is over. The Canadian government plans to invest $2.75 billion CAD (about $2.17 billion US) into electrifying mass transit across the country over five years. This will include buying more zero-emissions buses in addition to other initiatives, officials said.
The...
The Fifteenth German Peptide Symposium was organized by the University of Marburg, the international chemical societies EurJOC and ChemBioChem in Germany. At the online conference on the Zoom platform, scientists from leading research centers from about 20 countries made presentations on the synthesis of peptides, the study of their nanostructures by modern physicochemical methods and on other modern and...
The Civil Defense Office of the Institute of Chemistry of Additives at ANAS organized and held an event dedicated to the World Civil Defense Day, which was attended by the leadership and staff of the institute.
Opening the event the director of the institute, academician Vagif Farzaliyev spoke about the goals and objectives of civil defense. He noted that the...
The iPhone vs Android debate has been around for years with significant backers on both sides. Apple’s iPhone may have achieved a cult status but Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist has revealed that he prefers Android over iOS. Gates also have a strong reason for his preference which makes a lot of sense. Speaking during an interview on audio-only...
On March 1, a law entered into force in the European Union, which obliges manufacturers to repair household appliances within 10 years. Now European buyers of refrigerators, washing machines, hair dryers or televisions can count on the "right to repair." Manufacturers are required by law to ensure the availability of spare parts for up to ten years. True, some...
An online event dedicated to the 29th anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy, organized jointly by the Council of Young Scientists and Specialists, the Free Trade Union and the territorial organization of the New Azerbaijan Party, was held at the Institute of Chemistry of Additives of ANAS. At the event, held through ZOOM, a minute of silence was observed in...
A new portable device that's allegedly capable of detecting the coronavirus instantly in people and on surfaces is being developed by the American company Advanced Medical Solutions International (AMSI).
Aptly named The COVID Hunter, the device scans surfaces without touching them in order to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2.
If that wasn't enough to satisfy your needs, The COVID Hunter is apparently...