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US Regulators Warn Seven Companies for Marketing Fake Coronavirus Preventive and Curing Drugs

March 16, 2020 by Sherry

American regulators have warned seven companies to stop claiming their products as effective means to treat coronavirus. Reportedly, those businesses are selling sprays, soaps, and other creations with fake assertions that they can cure COVID-19 or prevent people from capturing it. The officials have emailed the memo on Friday to the U.S.-, U.K.-, and Canada-based companies. Around all the aimed companies have had obeyed by Monday morning. The companies have removed all the information or referrals of the virus or products to treat it, from respective websites. The notices, sent collectively by the U.S. FTC and FDA, have warned the businesses about their products for curing coronavirus were fraudulent. Even more, the agencies warn those products are breaching federal law and pose a substantial risk to patient wellness. The list includes seven companies, Quinessence Aromatherapy Ltd.; Vivify Holistic Clinic; N-Energetics; Herbal Amy LLC; GuruNanda, LLC; and The Jim Bakker Show.

Well, The Jim Bakker Show is a company having a connection with Jim Bakker, a TV evangelist, who was charged on mail and wire fraud charges in the 1980s. Reportedly, Jim has spent around five years in federal jail. Joe Simons, FTC’s Chairman, said already there remains a higher level of anxiety over the probable spread of coronavirus. He also added they do not companies to prey on customers by promoting their products via fake treatment and prevention titles. As per the executive, these memos are just an initial step. Simons said they are set to take measures of constraint against businesses that continue to promote and market such scams. In the memo to the Jim Bakker Show, both federal agencies have suggested the company to stop selling Silver Sol Liquid and other products listed on the company’s website.

On the other hand, Herbal Amy, a seller of CBD products, had touted its products effective or safe to treat or prevent coronavirus illness. Thus, the FDA and FTC have had urged the company to eliminate those fake claims. Since then, the company has deleted some controversial product descriptions. Meanwhile, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said, the agency believes the sale and marketing of fraudulent coronavirus products could pose a threat to the health of people. He added they have a dynamic observation program that regularly monitors web sources for fraudulent health products. Stephen also noted that they understand the fear regarding the spread of new coronavirus strain. Thus they recommend people contact their healthcare providers and follow guidelines from federal agencies.

Filed Under: Health

Experts Said One Can Prepare Their Portfolio During Recession This Way

March 11, 2020 by Sherry Leave a Comment

When it comes to falling if the economy one cannot think about anything than securing their funds, people who have invested a considerable amount of money in the stock market or acquired in the banks need to know about protecting funds during recession. Some experts have gathered their insights and note down three ways one can make sure their money is in the right hands, especially during the recession period.

Build Good Cash Reserves

When a person has enough money when the economy is performing well, then they must secure some of it safely. During recession, the majority of the daily grocery items will become quite hard to purchase. Generally, those companies stocks went down, which are quite vulnerable to recession. Since now everyone is worried about the Coronavirus fear, there is an excellent opportunity for people who have enough cash with them. People with most liquid assets are always in a favourable position than those who struggle to meet their daily lives during recession.

Cut Off Major Expenses

One of the hardest things during a recession is to manage the finances. Because one who has lots of expenses on their hand cannot live happily during recession time. Experts think people who didn’t lose money but lost it in stocks shouldn’t worry that much since it’s just temporary. However, one should not trade with their emergency funds which are stored only for difficult situations.

Buy Recession Proof Companies Shares

There are some companies which will never let their investors down even during a period of recession. During the dot-com bubble, it was mostly tech companies which didn’t have good substantial liquid funds went down. Blue-chip stocks which were performing well before the recession didn’t go down and had secured investors funds.

Filed Under: Business

Sideloading Google Apps On Huawei Devices Might Have Some Serious Implications

February 28, 2020 by Sherry Leave a Comment

Google has cleared the air about its services on Huawei devices recently. The company has released a support article to address users’ questions. Google has said that its services will not be preloaded on new Huawei devices due to the restriction imposed by the US government. If users try to download Google apps from third-party sources other than the play store, then there can be some serious implications. The officials of the company have been receiving many questions on the availability of Google apps on new Huawei devices. The support article released by the tech giant states that it will continue to provide updates to the new Huawei devices as long as it is authorized. However, Google apps will not be available for users who are using new Huawei phones.

The support guidelines released by the company says that users should avoid downloading Google apps from third-party source on their new Huawei devices. Google has said that it does not allow its services to work on uncertified devices; in that case, if users download Google apps from some other source, it will not work reliably. The officials have warned that sideloading Google apps has a high risk of installing as these apps are already tampered or altered in many ways, which can pose a threat to users’ security. Google has made the Google play store and Google core apps only available on ‘play protect’ certified devices to safeguard users’ data privacy and security. Google’s play protect software is a malware protection guard for Android.

The US Government had banned Google and many other American companies to do business with Huawei in May 2019 owing to some security concerns. Sadly, for new Huawei users, the tiff between the US government and the Chinese firm Huawei is still not resolved. The United States has also claimed that Huawei has a ‘back door’ built in to spy on mobile phone networks using its equipment. The US government has accused the Chinese firm of conspiracy to steal trade secrets, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and racketeering plot as well.

Filed Under: Business

San Francisco Announces State Of Emergency As Coronavirus Spreads Rapidly

February 27, 2020 by Sherry Leave a Comment

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has declared a state of emergency in the city as the coronavirus outbreak intensifies across the globe. There have been no confirmed cases of coronavirus in San Francisco but the authorities have taken the decision considering the global picture of the deadly virus. The mayor of the city has said that looking at the intensity of the virus she wants to protect the city before it falls prey to the deadly illness. The new emergency will help officials to gather all the resources and personnel for taking measures of emergency planning. The state of emergency as well will allow officials to respond rapidly to a potential coronavirus case in the city. This move has been taken after Santa Clara County has announced a state emergency in its region. State emergency will be effective for 7 days. Afterward, it will be voted by the board of supervisors on March 3.

The decision from Breed has come after; the US has given a stark warning of possible coronavirus outbreak in the US. The director of the Center for Immunization ad Respiratory Diseases at Centers at CDC has said that the containment has become difficult as the deadly virus is spreading across more and more communities. Some of the lawmakers doubt whether the officials are taking proper measures to eliminate the risk of the virus in the US or not. Some experts have told that they have requested $2.5 billion as the funding for emergency coronavirus was insufficient.

As far as China is concerned, around 77000 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the city of Wuhan, where the virus was detected for the first time. More than 2000 cases have been reported so far in other countries. Nearly 57 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the United States. The proximity of San Francisco and China and the volume of travel have been deciding factors in the announcement of state emergency. Many tech companies have halted business travel to China. More than 2700 people across the globe have died due to COVID-19. Roughly, 80000 people have been diagnosed with the virus around the world.

Filed Under: Science

NASA’s Juno Probe First Results Reveal Jupiter Not As Dry As Measured By Galileo Orbiter

February 25, 2020 by Sherry Leave a Comment

A new NASA probe has just revealed that Jupiter’s atmosphere may not be as dry as thought earlier. The latest revelation was made in the first results by the space agency’s Juno mission. The Juno spacecraft measured the amount of water in the planet’s atmosphere. The US space agency launched the mission in August 2011 as part of the New Frontiers program. The Juno spacecraft entered Jupiter’s polar orbit after five years in July 2016. The spacecraft is measuring the planet’s composition which includes its gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere. The spacecraft will also look for clues on how it was actually formed and tell scientists whether it has a rocky core.

The Juno is the second spacecraft to orbit the largest planet in our solar system. It will also measure the amount of water present in its deep atmosphere. Before Juno, the nuclear powered NASA’s uncrewed spacecraft Galileo studied the planet and its moons from 1995 to 2003. The Juno results noted that water makes up around 0.25 percent of the molecules in the planet’s atmosphere at the equator. It is almost three times that of the Sun. The study was published in Nature Astronomy journal. The findings contradict Galileo mission’s result that it might be extremely dry compared to the Sun.

Jupiter is a massive gas giant and the fastest spinning planet. It is the fifth planet from the Sun and second from Earth. According to NASA, this is the first findings on Jupiter’s abundance of water since the Galileo mission. Notably, the comparison is based on the presence of the planet’s components which include oxygen and hydrogen. NASA said that the Juno team used data accumulated during the spacecraft’s first eight flybys of the planet to come to this conclusion. Scientists believe that Jupiter was probably the first planet to form in the solar system. It contains most of the gas and dust that was not incorporated into the Sun.

Filed Under: Science

Amazon Ending Ties With Several Small Delivery Contractors In United States

February 19, 2020 by Sherry Leave a Comment

E-commerce giant Amazon is ending ties with several delivery contractors in the United States. The decision has come as a huge setback for many small delivery contractors. Hundreds of people now face job losses in the country. It is believed that Amazon is serving ties due to safety concerns. Several contractors were found short of meeting the safety guidelines set up by the company. Many of them even failed to meet performance requirements. The latest move has forced the delivery contractors to lay off hundreds of employees. Several firms have already announced to cut down jobs. Notably, delivery partner Bear Down Logistics has cut down nearly 400 jobs. Seattle-based Delivery Force has also decided to lay off 272 jobs.

Amazon in 2008 launched an initiative called Delivery Service Partners. The motto was to grow a strong delivery network. It also helped entrepreneurs to start delivery businesses. The company signed deals with several small logistics companies. Amazon provided support and training to these firms. However, the contractors were operating independently. They were providing all logistics for the delivery of products. According to an estimate, Amazon now delivers nearly half of the packages itself. The company also chose not to renew its air shipping contract with the global courier company FedEx. The contract ended in August last year. Amazon said that it is also growing its fleet of planes, trucks, and vehicles to match with its growing businesses.

Amazon has been working to grow its delivery network for years. The company claims that its Prime membership program has nearly 150 million subscribers. Its shipping costs have ballooned in recent times. The company spent USD 37.9 billion on shipping last year. This is an increase of 37 percent of the total amount it spent in 2018. The latest development is significant as it comes in the backdrop of flak it was facing after reports claimed a delivery network was rife with violations of the country’s labor laws. The violations resulted in accidents on several occasions, thus inviting bad light.

Filed Under: Technology

New York Won’t Object Judge’s Decision to Approve Merger of T-Mobile and Sprint

February 17, 2020 by Sherry Leave a Comment

Last week, on February 11, Victor Marrero, an American judge, ordered in favor of Sprint and T-Mobile. Notably, the attorney has had not found any strong arguments against the collaboration. Now Letitia James, the Attorney General of New York, has decided not to file a further petition against the judge’s decision. She has headed the judicial proceedings against the union together with California’s AG Xavier Becerra. On Sunday, James said they would not appeal the judgment, which has approved the integration of Sprint and T-Mobile. The move arrives after a pro-longed legal clash. Reportedly, a state which led the allegation to obstruct T-Mobile’s billion-dollar merger with Sprint is taking its steps back.

AG James and Becerra headed an association of fourteen AGs who prosecuted to halt T-Mobile’s effort to buy Sprint. For the deal pricing around $26.5 billion, the team claimed that limiting an essential wireless company could impair customers by lessening competition and boosting rates for cellphone utility. James said after assessing the issue, New York does not aim to move ahead with a petition. She added; instead, they aim to function with all the groups to confirm that customers gain the best possible service as well as costing. James also said that they hope to build new networks throughout New York, which will introduce well-paying job opportunities.

Now, the alliance has gained approval from the Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department. Meanwhile, T-Mobile has agreed to build an all-new mobile carrier in a bid with Dish, a satellite TV company. John Legere, T-Mobile’s Chief Executive, noted the judgment as an enormous victory. He said, now, finally, they can concentrate on the final stages to get the union complete. On the other hand, Marcelo Claure, Sprint’s Executive Chairman, said the decision certifies their view. As per the executive, the alliance is in the higher interest of American customers as well as the U.S. economy.

Meanwhile, Sprint and T-Mobile have argued upon including their union to assist in launching 5G. Even more, they have contended that their alliance could improve rivalry by making a stronger competitor to other companies like Verizon and AT&T. Well, the merger has not gained approval yet. Still, it is about to get a green signal from the Public Utility Commission of California.

Filed Under: Technology

Experts Said Higher Employment Means Will Mean More Cases Of Flu

December 20, 2019 by Sherry Leave a Comment

When a country is facing an employment crisis which the current government is trying best to eradicate, some health experts have correlated higher employment with flu. Rise of jobs by one percent has increased flu-related doctor visits by more than 16%. A recent study done by Ball State University has made some shocking revelations about the current rise of employment. It states that employers should consider the fact about the increase in employment since it can affect the productivity. Experts said these effects of rising flu-related cases are caused more in health and retail industries.

These are those businesses where employees have to make interpersonal contact with customers. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) already said the following states are seeing the outrage of flu and related cases- Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina. Even though this number is not exclusively, there are many areas where the current year’s flu season is making things worse for employees and employers. Health experts said that labor market activities like public transportation, carpools, working in offices, and other things that require employees to make contact with others spread flu very quickly.

Employers are warned to consider the fact of how many employees are taking sick leave since it affects their and co-worker’s productivity. Employers should consider giving unhealthy day levels to employees if they’re sick since their infection can affect other non-infected employees. Now information like this can be used by businesses in many ways to prevent significant drawbacks happening because of flu season. People usually don’t give that much importance to things like taking care of themselves, especially when they’re suffering from a cold or flu. If these reports came true, then it indicates that future problems like this could be severe.

Filed Under: Health

Low And Middle-Income Countries Are At Higher Risk of Obesity And Malnutrition

December 16, 2019 by Sherry Leave a Comment

A report has found out that one-third of the poorest nations are facing the wraths of extreme obesity and undernourishment. Experts have claimed that global access to ultra-processed food and lack of exercise are the prime reasons behind this condition. Asian and Sub Saharan African nations are majorly hit by this. As per the data, nearly 2.3 billion children and adults are dealing with obesity in the world. Also, approximately 150 billion children are malnourished across the globe. Several underdeveloped countries are dealing with both issues at once, which can be defined as a double burden of malnutrition. Statistics show that around 20 percent of people are overweight on the planet and 20 percent of women are skinny thin. Nearly 30 percent of children are underdeveloped in the world.

The study has pointed out that communities and families are at risk of both kinds of malnutrition. Individual people can also face the same at different times in their lives. According to the report, 45 nations out of 123 poor countries were affected by both kinds of burdens in 1990. In 2010, the number of countries affected by obesity and malnutrition increased to 48. The authors of the study have said that this is the time we need to bring some important changes in the modern food system. They have asserted that the governments and the United Nation should intervene to address the problem.

Researchers have cited many reasons behind the double problems affecting poor nations. They have said that there is a new trend in the way people eat drink and live. People have easy access to less nutritious food through rapidly increasing supermarkets. There is also a decrease in the physical activity of people, which has caused people to grow overweight. Eating ultra-processed food since childhood is causing malnourishment in children. The lead author of the report Dr. Francesco Branca has said that the food system is a common denominator for obesity and undernourishment, which is finding it hard to provide affordable healthy and safe diets to people. Branca has said the food system needs a complete overhaul from production, processing, trade distribution, to price and marketing.

Filed Under: Health

WhatsApp Will Stop Functioning on Older Smartphones from February 2020

December 13, 2019 by Sherry Leave a Comment

Well, it’s bad news for the group of people using WhatsApp on old models of cellphones. Reportedly, the instant messaging app will stop working on thousands of hundreds of phones in the upcoming few months. The news arrives as WhatsApp has decided to take back its support from some bygone mobile platforms. WhatsApp, with more 68.1 million active users in the US, will soon close down for millions of outdated devices. The Facebook-owned company calls it a challenging decision.  As per the company, the range of companies affected by the judgment includes previous models of Apple, Android, and Windows. WhatsApp’s decision will come in effect from 1st February 2020.

Apart from this, WhatsApp has published a post in the support section of their website. In the notice, it recommends using the new version of iOS available for smartphones. As per the blog post, on iOS 8, users will no longer be able to create a new WhatsApp account. Notably, the new app update will require iOS 9 as a minimal OS version. So, users of the iPhone 5 will soon have an upgrade or change their device to continue using WhatsApp. At the same time, users of other smartphones, including Samsung, Sony, Huawei, or Google, will also experience the throwback.

As all those phones function on Android OS, it is essential to have an OS version up to 4.0. It means Android phones having an OS version higher than 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich will continue to enjoy the service. But the case of users having Windows Phone is different. All Windows Phone operating system will stop supporting after 31st December 2019. Even more, users of all the operating systems mentioned above are unable to make a new account on WhatsApp. Those users cannot even re-verify their existing accounts. On one side, WhatsApp is withdrawing its support from older cellphone models. On the other hand, it is functioning to launch the long-awaited Dark Mode feature.

Filed Under: Technology

Experts Prove Hacking Of Alexa Siri, Google Assistant Through Laser

November 8, 2019 by Sherry Leave a Comment

An international team of experts has proved that Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, and Google assistant can be hacked by throwing a laser pointer on microphones of the devices. Experts have said that dubbed light commands remotely enable hackers to send inaudible and invisible commands to the voice assistants. Laser pointers target the Micro Electro Mechanical System of the device and make it respond to light as if it was sound. As per the study, hackers can easily send sounds into the microphone by modulating the amplitude of the laser light. The authors of the study threw laser light to hijack the voice assistants at distances up to 110 meters. Intruders need to have a clear view of the target along with specialized equipment and expertise to hack the voice assistants with the laser.

Authors have argued that user authentication on these voice assistants is almost non-existent. The study has revealed some of the shocking truth behind the safety of these voice assistants. Tech scholars said that through sound injected light beam, hackers could easily unlock the user’s smart lock protected front gate, locate, and start vehicles and shop on websites at the user’s expense. Hackers are also able to target the user’s Google account by hacking voice assistants.  Experts have shared these findings with Amazon, Apple, Tesla, Ford, and Google. They have also contacted security teams of ICS-FERT and FDA.

Amazon has quickly responded to the rising concern and said that the company is reviewing the findings of the study. The officials of the company said that the privacy and security of the customers is their top priority and they are devising ways to improve the security of the devices. There had been many security concerns around voice assistants in the past. Amazon’s popular Echo device faced a lot of criticism over its handling of user data. Considering the security issues of its devices, Amazon has recently rolled out a new Auto Delete feature, which gives users better control over stored voice recordings in their Alexa devices. As per Amazon, users can set up voice pins to keep their data safe. Apple, Tesla, and Ford have not yet responded to new security concerns.

Filed Under: Technology

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