Month: November 2023

A former top civil servant has apologised for suggestions he made early in the COVID pandemic that so-called “chicken pox parties” could help people build immunity to the virus. Lord Mark Sedwill was cabinet secretary when the pandemic started, which means he was also in charge of the Civil Service. He has been highly criticised
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Nov 08, 2023NewsroomCloud Security / Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity researchers have developed what’s the first fully undetectable cloud-based cryptocurrency miner leveraging the Microsoft Azure Automation service without racking up any charges. Cybersecurity company SafeBreach said it discovered three different methods to run the miner, including one that can be executed on a victim’s environment without attracting any
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Ahead of tonight’s 57th annual CMA Awards, the Country Music Association has announced winners in two categories. “Wait in the Truck,” the revenge rocker collab between Hardy and Lainey Wilson, was named Musical Event of the Year, while the video for the song won Music Video of the Year. “Wait in the Truck” will also
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White people are 36% more likely to receive a positive response when applying to rent a home than black people, Sky News has learned. Exclusive figures provided by Generation Rent show apparent racism currently in the rental market. The campaign organisation used artificial intelligence to set up two fake profiles, a black and a white
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Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View
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Democrats looked to be on their way to significant victories in off-year elections tonight, with Andy Beshear projected to win reelection in Kentucky, an abortion rights ballot measure easily approved in Ohio and Virginia’s state Senate likely to remain under party control. As cable news networks deployed graphics and teams of pundits to offer their
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Nov 07, 2023NewsroomEndpoint Security / Malware The North Korea-linked nation-state group called BlueNoroff has been attributed to a previously undocumented macOS malware strain dubbed ObjCShellz. Jamf Threat Labs, which disclosed details of the malware, said it’s used as part of the RustBucket malware campaign, which came to light earlier this year. “Based on previous attacks
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The shooter who killed three children and three adult staff members at Covenant School in Nashville in March planned the attack with specific people in mind, according to the shooters’ writings, as Nashville’s Metropolitan Police Department confirmed. The confirmation came after the pages were leaked online. “I am greatly disturbed by today’s unauthorized release of
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Grind City Fest is hitting Memphis for its sophomore year. While Beal Street is known for its blues music, the city on the Mississippi River is dusting off its boots April 5-6th as they welcome country music to town. Last year, the festival brought bluegrass to town with the Infamous Stringdusters and Greensky Bluegrass as
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Andy Beshear is staying in the governor’s mansion. The Democratic governor has defeated Republican Daniel Cameron, Kentucky’s attorney general, in his bid for reelection. The Associated Press called the race at 8:57 p.m. ET. Beshear, 46, retained a high approval rating throughout his first term leading the conservative state, and outpaced Cameron by double digits
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