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Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has risen to 1,536,479. The nationwide tally of fatalities stands at 30,395 on Friday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 694 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country in the past 24 hours. Pakistan has conducted 17,640 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 694 persons were tested positive for the disease. The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 3.93 percent. from Health - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/a1QGulT https://ift.tt/dTl75OH admin.web@suchtv.pk (Web Desk) https://ift.tt/a1QGulT

Pakistan has reported two deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,535,785. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,395 on Thursday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 641 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country in the past 24 hours. Pakistan has conducted 18,813 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 641 persons were tested positive for the disease. The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 3.41 percent. from Health - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/j7hRwbe https://ift.tt/yJ9MhTU admin.web@suchtv.pk (Web Desk) https://ift.tt/j7hRwbe

Pakistan has reported two deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,534,603. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,392 on Tuesday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 333 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country in the past 24 hours. Pakistan has conducted 13,759 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 333 persons were tested positive for the disease. The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 2.42 percent. from Health - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/OYFBj2M https://ift.tt/YePbgKD admin.web@suchtv.pk (Web Desk) https://ift.tt/OYFBj2M

Pakistan has reported two deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,534,270. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,390 on Monday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 382 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country in the past 24 hours. Pakistan has conducted 13,412 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 382 persons were tested positive for the disease. The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 2.85 percent. from Health - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/ZzcYaDT https://ift.tt/xjdNuw0 admin.web@suchtv.pk (Web Desk) https://ift.tt/ZzcYaDT

"I am haunted." This is one of the several reactions on social media to Amazon.com Inc's Alexa digital assistant impersonating a grandmother reading an excerpt from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." During a company presentation on Wednesday, Alexa chief scientist Rohit Prasad attempted to demonstrate the digital assistant's humanlike demeanour, Bloomberg reported. Prasad stated that he was surprised by the companionable relationship users developed with Alexa and wanted to investigate this further. Human characteristics such as "empathy and affect" are essential for establishing trust with others, he said. In the ongoing pandemic, when so many of us have lost someone we love, while AI cannot take away the pain of loss, it can certainly make their memories last, he said. According to the presentation, Amazon is pitching the service as a tool for digitally raising the dead. In a subsequent interview on the sidelines of Amazon's re: MARS technol...

Streaming giant Netflix has fired more than 300 employees, or 4pc of its workforce, after the company saw a decline in the number of subscribers. Previously Netflix had cut 150 jobs in the month of April after losing a significant number of subscribers for the first time in a while. The jobs cuts are in different departments, however, most of the employees belong to the US. Addressing the issue, a Netflix spokesperson said, “While we continue to invest significantly in the business, we made these adjustments so that our costs are growing in line with our slower revenue growth. We are so grateful for everything they have done for Netflix and are working hard to support them through this difficult transition.” The platform lost 200,000 subscribers earlier this year and expects a further decrease of two million by July. The platform is looking at different options to increase its growth. It is currently reaching out to companies to explore the ad services to earn revenue. At a conf...

Monkeypox is not yet a global health emergency, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has ruled , although WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was deeply concerned about the outbreak. "I am deeply concerned about the monkeypox outbreak, this is clearly an evolving health threat that my colleagues and I in the WHO Secretariat are following extremely closely," Tedros said in a statement issued on Saturday. WHO said in a separate statement that although there were some differing views within the committee, they ultimately agreed by consensus that at this stage the outbreak is not a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The "global emergency" label currently only applies to the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing efforts to eradicate polio, and the UN agency has stepped back from applying it to the monkeypox outbreak after advice from a meeting of international experts. There have been more than 3,200 confirmed cases of monkeypox...

The remains of a tortoise and its egg have been unearthed by archaeologists in Pompeii, the Roman city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD. The animal was found hidden under the clay floor of a storehouse and probably died before Vesuvius erupted. "It had dug itself a burrow where it could lay its egg, but failed to do, which may have caused its death," said Valeria Amoretti, who works as an anthropologist at the site. The unusual find came to light during excavations of an area that had been devastated by a violent earthquake in 62 AD and was subsequently absorbed into a public bath house. The site was originally an opulent home with refined mosaics and wall paintings, dating back to the 1st century BC, and archaeologists are not sure why the building was not restored but was rather taken over by the Stabian baths. "Both the presence of the tortoise in the city and the abandonment of the sumptuous domus... illustrate the extent of the transformations after the...

Pakistan has reported one death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,533,482. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,386 on Saturday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 435 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country in the past 24 hours. Pakistan has conducted 13,644 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 435 persons were tested positive for the disease. The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 3.19 percent. from Health - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/XYL74m8 https://ift.tt/yanVxpE admin.web@suchtv.pk (Web Desk) https://ift.tt/XYL74m8

Google has agreed to pay Wiki­pedia for content displayed by its search engine, mirroring deals the US tech giant has struck with news outlets in Europe. The Wikimedia Foun­dation, the charity that oversees the online encyclopedia, said Google was the first paying customer for its commercial venture Wikimedia Enterprise, which it laun­ched last year. The Internet Archive, a non-profit that runs a site called the Wayback Machine that saves snapshots of websites and is used to fix Wiki­pedia links, will be offered the commercial services for free. “We’re thrilled to be working with them both as our longtime partners,” said Wikimedia’s Lane Becker in a statement on Tuesday. Wikipedia, one of the world’s most visited websites, is free to use, updated by volunteers and relies on donations to keep afloat. The new commercial arm will not change that arrangement for indi­vidual users, the foundation said. Google uses material from the site for its “knowledge panel” — a sidebar that acco...

Australia's competition regulator said on Thursday a court ordered the local unit of Samsung Electronics to pay a A$14 million ($9.65 million) penalty for nine misleading advertisements about a water-resistance feature in some of its smartphones. Samsung Australia admitted to misleading buyers of some of its 'Galaxy' phones about the water-resistance level, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) said. The regulator had first sued the company in July 2019. Samsung Australia said in a statement that this was not an issue in its newer, current models. The regulator said between March 2016 and October 2018, the company ran in-store and social media advertisements that claimed the phones could be used in pools or sea water. The ACCC, however, received hundreds of complaints from users saying the smartphones did not function properly or even stopped working entirely after being exposed to water. The claims "promoted an important selling point for ...

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday dismissed news reports carried by a section of media regarding the new Domain Name System (DNS), saying it had not implemented centralised DNS control.  “It is clarified that PTA has only implemented an automation of blocking of unlawful content as mandated to PTA under PECA 37,” a statement issued by the authority read. Domain Name System (DNS) is the hierarchical and decentralised naming system used to identify computers or other devices like mobile phones and tablets reachable through the internet. Contrary to the claims, it said it has not implemented a Centralised DNS Control where-by all resolution will be centrally performed by PTA. Instead, the resolution will be performed at ISP’s end, it added.  “The blocking of illegal content was already being done however to improve the effectiveness of the same, an automation process through domain name resolution at ISP level has been implemented under the policy di...

Renowned actor and comedian Masood Khawaja passed away on Monday. His death was confirmed by the medical superintendent of the Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi. Khawaja had been getting treatment at the hospital where he was admitted due to a kidney disease. The actor had earlier appealed to the prime minister and chief minister of Punjab for help. Founder & CEO of Pakistan Sweet Home, an orphanage for underprivileged orphans, Zummarad Khan was one of the last people to have met the actor. Khan and producer Asma Butt went to visit Khawaja at the hospital while he was sick along with some others. The comedian's body was shifted to Sweet Home instead of his house from the hospital. He is survived by two daughters, one son and his wife. Butt revealed that because his son studies in England, the funeral time will be decided when he arrives in Pakistan. Artists from the twin cities have started arriving at Sweet Home to mourn the loss of the comedian. from Entertainment ...

Billionaire Elon Musk has hinted at the possibility of layoffs at Twitter depending on the company's current financial situation, reported BBC. In the first virtual meeting with Twitter employees, Musk said that the company is currently not doing well in terms of its costs exceeding revenue. Hence it "needs to get healthy" financially. However, he mentioned that those who have a significant contribution to make, should not be worried. Musk also shared his bias towards working from the office rather than remote work and said the option of working from home should be given to "someone exceptional". Regarding his plans for Twitter, Alex Heath tweeted that Musk believes the platform should "mimic the approach of the super app WeChat in China". He also hinted at the possibility of life beyond the planet and how the platform can be helpful for "civilization and consciousness". Musk had previously threatened to walk away from the bid if Twit...

A group of SpaceX employees derided flamboyant billionaire and chief executive Elon Musk as a "distraction and embarrassment" in an internal letter to executives. Musk, also head of electric automaker Tesla Inc, has been in headlines and late-night comedy monologues in recent months for a tumultuous quest to buy social media giant Twitter, a reported allegation of sexual harassment that Musk has denied as well as crude comments online and a foray into political discourse. "Elon's behaviour in the public sphere is a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment for us, particularly in recent weeks," read the letter, which does not single out any controversy in particular. Reuters was provided a copy of the letter. "As our CEO and most prominent spokesperson, Elon is seen as the face of SpaceX — every tweet that Elon sends is a de facto public statement by the company," the letter added. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for commen...

Microsoft has announced the retirement of 27-year-old Internet Explorer as the firm's oldest browser will be completely phased out from June 15. Internet Explorer was launched in 1995 as an add-on package for Windows 95. Microsoft later started providing the app for free as part of the package. The nearly three-decade-old browser peaked at 95 per cent usage share in 2003. However, IE could not maintain its position, and its user base started to decline drastically as other competitors released new browsers with better user interfaces, faster internet speed and smoother performance. Internet Explorer, over time, has devolved into a default browser that is used to install other browsers. "The future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 lies in Microsoft Edge," said Sean Lyndersay, Microsoft Edge program manager, quoted Mashable. Lyndersay added, "Not only is Microsoft Edge a quicker, more secure, and more contemporary browsing experience than Internet Explorer, bu...

Chronic air pollution cuts average global life expectancy by more than two years per person, a study published showed, an impact comparable to that of smoking and far worse than HIV/AIDS or terrorism. More than 97% of the global population lives in areas where air pollution exceeds recommended levels, the University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) said in its latest Air Quality Life Index, which used satellite data to measure levels of PM2.5, hazardous floating particles that damage the lungs. It said that if global PM2.5 levels were reduced to the five micrograms per cubic metre recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), average life expectancy would rise by an average of 2.2 years. Air pollution has been neglected as a public health issue, with funding to address the problem still inadequate, the study warned. "Now that our understanding of pollution's impact has improved, there's a stronger case for governments to prioritise it as an urgen...

With sophisticated 3D computer models, AI and other sensors that will connect physical things to the network, a digital twin version of a human is possible, with a goal to help and improve the real counterpart. Technology analyst, Rob Enderle, believes that “the first versions of thinking human digital twins” will be ready before the end of the decade. He says, "The emergence of these will need a huge amount of thought and ethical consideration, because a thinking replica of ourselves could be incredibly useful to employers”. Enderle thinks that the ownership of digital twins will become the defining questions of the metaverse era. Human twins, though primitive, have already been developed with VR avatars. Senior research fellow in AI at Oxford University, Professor Sandra Wachter thinks that the appeal of digital twins is “reminiscent of exciting science fiction novels, and at the moment that is the stage where it is at". However, Wachter believes that AI is not a goo...

The UN regulation on automated driving is likely to be increased from 60 kilometres (37 miles) an hour to 130 km (80.8 miles) an hour in certain conditions, a United Nations regulatory agency said. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said: “A new milestone in mobility has been reached with the adoption of a proposal to extend automated driving in certain traffic environments from the current limit of 60 km/h to up to 130 km/h.” Speaking at a UN press conference, UNECE spokesman Jean Rodriguez said the recommendation still needs to be adopted formally by the World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations at the end of June. The draft will be submitted to the forum at its June 21-24 session.  “If adopted, it will enter into force in January 2023,” said Rodriguez. The World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations, hosted by UNECE, is the intergovernmental platform responsible for the regulatory frameworks regarding the safety and environmental ...

After a decade of trading as Facebook, the social media giant is shedding the last vestige of its old corporate avatar as it begins trading under the ticker symbol 'META'. Meta Platforms Inc rebranded from its eponymous social networking platform in October 2021, betting that the metaverse, a shared virtual realm, will succeed mobile internet. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's co-founder and CEO, established Facebook in 2004 from his Harvard dorm as a way for students to meet via the internet. Little did the then 19-year-old student know that Facebook would become integral to many people's social life, with nearly three billion monthly users, and expand to include popular social media apps Instagram and Whatsapp in its universe. Nearly two decades on, his company is pouring billions of dollars into the metaverse, a futuristic idea of virtual environments where users can work, socialize and play, by adding new features to hardware devices that serve as access points. "...

As part of its digital wellbeing mission to make it easier for its growing community of users to manage the time they spend on the entertainment platform, the video-sharing platform TikTok will roll out two new practical tools. The new tools will enable users to have regular screen-time breaks, allowing them to remain in full control of their TikTok experience. A new screen-time dashboard will give TikTok’s creative community data on how much time they are spending on the platform, including summaries on daily usage and the number of times they opened the app. Users can also opt for weekly notifications to review their dashboard and monitor the time spent in a single sitting. These prompts will remind TikTok users to take a break after a certain amount of uninterrupted screen time, which they can set as per their choice and convenience. TikTok will also introduce weekly digital well-being prompts for younger users. When users aged between 13 and 17 spend more than 100 minutes o...

US biotech company Moderna on Wednesday announced positive results for a new vaccine that targets both the original Covid strain and Omicron, and sees the shot as its "lead candidate" for a booster this fall. The so-called "bivalent" vaccine was tested in a trial of 814 adults and shown to produce 1.75 times more Omicron-specific neutralizing antibodies, which have the power to prevent infection, compared to Moderna's original Spikevax vaccine. All of the participants previously received three doses of Spikevax, and then slightly more than half went on to get a fourth dose of the bivalent shot while the rest got another dose of Spikevax. Antibody levels were tested one month later. The group that got the new shot also received slightly superior protection to the ancestral strain of Covid compared to Spikevax — though original Covid has long since disappeared from circulation. "We are thrilled," said Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna in a statement,...

An AI-designed ship just crossed the Atlantic Ocean to recreate Mayflower’s historic journey across the ocean 400 years ago. The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) sailed 2,700 miles from Plymouth in the UK to Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada, this last sunday. Initially intended towards Massachusetts in the US, the ship was diverted to Canada when faced with issues at sea. According to BBC report, the managers said the craft was likely going to stay at Halifax for a week or two. The solar-powered trimaran is 50 feet long and is capable of speeding at 20km/h. Navigated with on-board AI developed by IBM with six cameras and fifty sensors, the journey has been used to symbolise the advancement of technology since the Pilgrim Fathers set assail for the New World and discovered America.   admin.web@suchtv.pk (Web Desk) from Science & Technology - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/Sb9s3fy https://ift.tt/ZWGTrgt

Minister for National Health Services Abdul Qadir Patel says government is committed to set Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan on modern lines. He was speaking at the headquarters of Drug Regulatory Authority in Islamabad on Wednesday where he was briefed on performance, issues and challenges being faced by the organization. The Minister asked the authorities concerned to ease the process of import and export of medicine by contacting Pakistani consulates abroad. He reiterated to ensure merit in DRAP to promote transparency. He said the quality of medicines at the authority is being further improved to increase exports. Abdul Qadir Patel said the government will provide state-of-the-art facilities to the authority to being improvement in the quality of medicines and medical devices across the country. from Health - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/V9kcUS8 https://ift.tt/qom6tRv admin.web@suchtv.pk (Web Desk) https://ift.tt/V9kcUS8

Google has agreed to pay $100 million to Illinois residents for violating the state’s Biometric Information Protection Act (BIPA) through ‘Face Grouping’ feature. Residents of the state can claim $200 and $400 if they appeared in a picture between May 1st, 2015 and April 25th, 2022. By allegedly collecting and analysing faces without informed consent of the individual, and sharing data retention policies with the public, the company violated privacy concerns. In a report by The Verge, Google defended the feature emphasizing that the collected faces of individuals grouped together automatically were only visible to the user and can be disabled. In 2021, Facebook had to pay $650 million as a settlement for its lawsuit over face-based Tag Suggestions. Snapchat is also dealing with a lawsuit of its illegal collection of face and voice data for its AR effects. admin.web@suchtv.pk (Web Desk) from Science & Technology - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/feBFnCt https://ift.tt/w6GUDOr

Elon Musk threatened Monday to withdraw his bid to buy Twitter, accusing it of failing to provide data on fake accounts, in the latest twist in the Tesla billionaire’s push to acquire the social network. Twitter has committed “a clear material breach” of its “obligations under the merger agreement and Mr Musk reserves ... his right not to consummate the transaction,” according to a document filed with securities regulators. The filing marks an escalation of Musk’s prior statements that have highlighted fake accounts as a threat to his proposed $44 billion deal to take over Twitter. The mercurial Musk agreed a deal in late April to purchase Twitter. But the proposed sale has stoked protest from critics who warn his stewardship will embolden hate groups and disinformation campaigns. US securities regulators have also pressed Musk for an explanation of an apparent delay in reporting his Twitter stock buys. Musk began making significant noise about fake accounts in mid-May, saying ...

EU countries and lawmakers are set to agree on a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones on June 7 when they meet to discuss a proposal that has been fiercely criticised by Apple, people familiar with the matter said. The proposal for a single mobile charging port was first broached by the EC more than a decade ago after iPhone and Android users complained about having to use different chargers for their phones. The former is charged from a Lightning cable while Android-based devices are powered using USB-C connectors. The trilogue next Tuesday will be the second and likely the final one between EU countries and EU lawmakers on the topic, an indication of a strong push to get a deal done, the people said. The EU lawmakers also want to include wireless charging systems to be harmonised by 2025, while the EU countries and the Commission want a longer lead-in period for technical reasons. Apple was not immediately available for comment. It has previously said t...

Apple has recieved approval for Cupertino to add a camera to upcoming versions of the Apple Watch. According to the patent, the camera lens would be mounted on the side of the rotatable digital crown, letting the wearer of the watch to just point their hand at the scene they want to photograph. The patent's illustration describes that the wearer of the watch could also remove the watch housing from the band for more flexibility while shooting. A release mechanism would separate the watch housing from the band and also allow the user to take pictures with a camera place at the back of the watch. A LED is used as a flash to brighten up dark scenes. The screen will display viewfinder and captured images. As market leader in smartwatches, Apple might be able to nail the patent, removing privacy concerns, and ensuring both quality issues and redundancy barriers. Tech Spot predicts the patent might be materialised in the upcoming Watch Series 8. admin.web@suchtv.pk (Web Desk) ...

Meta owned social media platform Instagram has introduced a new feature called 'Amber Alert' to help find missing children in the user's region. The feature has been launched in the United States and in other countries. The alerts will include details of the missing child, including their picture, description and location of the suspected abduction. The alert is designed to be shared by users to help raise awareness so the missing children can be found with the power of social media. The director of trust and safety at Meta, Emily Vacher, says "We know that the chances of finding a missing child increase when more people are on the lookout, especially in the first few hours. With this update, if an Amber Alert is activated by law enforcement and you are in the designated search area, the alert will now appear in your Instagram feed." Vacher said in her blog that the alerts were "rare and specific to the search area" and if users get an alert throug...

More than 700 global cases of monkeypox, including 21 in the US have been detected so far, said the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC said investigations suggest that the disease is spreading inside the country. Sixteen of the first 17 cases were among people who identify as men who have sex with men, according to a new CDC report, and 14 were thought to be travel associated. All patients are in recovery or have recovered, and no cases have been fatal.  “There have also been some cases in the US that we know are linked to known cases,” Jennifer McQuiston, deputy director of the CDC's Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, told reporters on a call.  “We also have at least one case in the United States that does not have a travel link or know how they acquired their infection,” she said. Monkeypox is a rare disease that is related to but less severe than smallpox, causing a rash that spreads, fever, chills, and aches, among other sym...

In a terrifying episode of close encounter with an apex predator, a large 'zombie' shark attacked its prey just inches away from a stunned diver off the cost of Mexico. Euan Rannachan, 36, was at Guadalupe island, about 125 miles off the coast of mainland Mexico, when the great white came within sight and lingered in the water. The apex predator lingered around the filmmaker before attacking its prey. Euan films from a metal cage hanging from a boat in order to get the incredible close-up. The shark then swims to the top of the water before biting onto some bait and thrashing it around the water. While swimming off with his prey, the shark quickly opens her mouth, showing off her razor-sharp teeth, before managing to gulp it down even further. "I have seen this shark more than once, I don’t remember her name but she is a female that we had seen at the island before,” Euan said. from Entertainment - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/ft1yBsO https://ift.tt/r3WKvCX admin.we...

In a heart-touching event, a hen was pictured protecting and taking care of kittens, reportedly scared during a storm, by covering them with her fur and wings. She can be seen fully hugging them with her body while they squirm in her warmth. As the picture went viral on social media, it gained significant traction from users across the globe. A hen taking care of frightened kittens during a storm.. ? pic.twitter.com/f6osykKBnk — Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) June 1, 2022 The post has 12,000 retweets and more than 102,000 likes.  Some users pointed out how animals were better than humans. "Animals are so much more compassionate than people," said another.     from Entertainment - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/yOGqF4Y https://ift.tt/zGXQRHi admin.web@suchtv.pk (Web Desk)

American multinational technology company Apple has said it blocked potentially fraudulent transactions worth around $1.5 billion last year. The Cupertino giant claimed that it wiped out over 1.6 million risky and vulnerable apps and app updates from defrauding users. In 2021, with the App Review process, apps from more than 107,000 new developers landed on the store. Apple rejected 34,000 apps for privacy violations, while 157,000 apps were rejected for being described as copycats or misleading users to make in-app purchases. The new announcement by the company comes at a time when the iPhone maker is facing scrutiny across the globe over its tight measures on the App Store. In a new post on its newsroom site, Apple detailed the efforts taken by the App Store throughout 2021 to prevent potentially fraudulent transactions on the platform. As per the report, Apple has blocked fraudulent transactions worth around $1.5 billion (roughly Rs. 11,021 crore) on the App Store and blo...

A mobile phone scam dubbed FluBot has been busted by the police of 11 countries that spread around the world via fake text messages, Dutch and EU police said. Dutch cybercops led an operation in May targeting the malware, which infects Android phones using texts which pretend to be from a parcel firm or which say a person has a voicemail waiting. Hackers would then steal bank details from infected phones, which automatically sent messages to other mobiles in the user’s contact list, passing on the scam like a flu virus.  “To date, we have disconnected ten thousand victims from the FluBot network and prevented over 6.5 million spam text messages,” Dutch police said in a statement. The EU’s police agency Europol said FluBot was among “the fastest-spreading mobile malware to date” and was “able to spread like wildfire due to its ability to access an infected smartphone’s contacts.” Police had made the malware “inactive” but are still hunting the culprits, it said.  “This F...

Google has launched a suicide hotline one box for Pakistan which enables users to connect quickly with a suicide helpline at the top of the search results page, a statement from the tech giant said. Anyone in Pakistan searching for suicide-related queries such as "suicide support" and "how can I commit suicide" will now be shown the "Umang Pakistan's" helpline, the statement said. Recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Umang is a mental health helpline that offers support to vulnerable Pakistanis ideating or planning suicide. The tech giant said the partnership between Umang and Google aims to help tackle the rising issue of suicides in Pakistan. According to WHO estimates, there are around 130,000 to 270,000 cases of attempted suicide in Pakistan each year. Meanwhile, search interest in mental health issues has been on the rise, the tech company said, adding that Google Trends showed that topics such as “anxiety”, “depression” and “...

China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group conducted its first successful satellite launch on Wednesday, sending nine into low earth orbit as it builds out a satellite network to provide more accurate navigation for autonomous vehicles. The self-designed and manufactured GeeSAT-1 satellites, were launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan. Geely said it expects another 63 to be in orbit by 2025 and eventually plans to have a constellation of 240. With the launch, Geely becomes the second major automaker to have an allied space business. SpaceX, owned by Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk, has more than 2,000 satellites in orbit for its Starlink network that offers commercial internet services. Starlink plans to have a first-generation network of 4,408 satellites. While SpaceX uses its own rockets to launch its satellites, Geely used a Long March 2C rocket developed and operated by a Chinese state-owned entity to launch the nin...

One of Silicon Valley’s most powerful women, Sheryl Sandberg, has announced her departure from Meta after serving for 14 years in the social media company. As the company’s second most powerful executive, she led the Facebook to new heights of advertising dominance. Sandberg, 52, has been one of the most influential women in Silicon Valley and her departure comes as the social media juggernaut faces an uncertain future and fierce competition. Her exit from Facebook parent Meta will be effective in the fall, she wrote on the platform, adding she planned to remain on the firm s board. A Harvard-educated executive, Sandberg joined Facebook in 2008 when it was still just a startup, playing a formative role in its development into a multi-billion dollar advertising empire. "Fourteen years later, it is time for me to write the next chapter of my life," Sandberg said. "I am not entirely sure what the future will bring -- I have learned no one ever is." Her job made...

Instant messaging app WhatsApp has reportedly been working on developing a new feature for business accounts with an aim to enhance their profile by adding a cover photo. WhatsApp rolled out the ability to set up cover photos for business accounts for iOS two months ago, however, the feature is still under development on WhatsApp beta for Android.  According to the WhatsApp news tracker, when the update is available, users will be able to set up a custom cover photo, when they want to configure their business profile, in a future update of the WhatsApp Desktop beta.  “Thanks to cover photos, you can enhance your business profile by adding a header image and when your customers and other businesses visit your profile, they will be able to view the cover photo,” WABetainfo reported.  The platform, however, clarified that this is another business tool, so cover photos cannot be set up from standard WhatsApp accounts.   admin.web@suchtv.pk (Web Desk) from Scie...

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk has asked employees to return to the office or leave the company, according to an email sent to employees on Tuesday night and seen by Reuters. "Everyone at Tesla is required to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office per week," the email said. "If you don't show up, we will assume you have resigned." Two Tesla sources confirmed the authenticity of the email reviewed by Reuters. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment. One of Musk's Twitter followers posted another email that Musk apparently sent to executives asking them to work in the office for at least 40 hours per week or "depart Tesla". In response to this tweet, the billionaire, who has agreed to take Twitter Inc private in a $44 billion deal, said, "They should pretend to work somewhere else." Musk himself could not be reached for comment. Some tech workers have been resisting efforts to get them to return to work in California,...