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What's Optimism Bias? The Crucial Factor Behind COVID-19 Infections Surpassing Estimates

It is a cognitive bias that leads people to assume that the likeliness of them experiencing a negative event is minimal

Sep 14, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Coronavirus

India Mulls Buying F-15EX Fighter Jets From the US: Will They Give IAF Air Superiority Over China?

The new jets are developed by aerospace giant Boeing, and are reportedly being offered to India by the United States.

Sep 14, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Oracle Beats Microsoft in Race for TikTok US; But ByteDance Will Not Part With Algorithm

ByteDance has reportedly chosen Oracle over Microsoft as TikTok's but only as a "trusted tech partner" and not an outright owner.

Sep 14, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Scotland Woman Captures Wood Pecker and Squirrel Having 'Epic' Face-off Over Nuts

The hilarious face-off between the two animals was snapped by a 59-year-old woman, Karen Crawford, from Scotland

Sep 14, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Rule of Six Kicks Off in UK as Coronavirus Cases Surge

With more than 3,000 new Coronavirus cases in two consecutive days, the U.K. will be under restrictions, dubbed as the rule of six to stop the spread of virus

Sep 13, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

Devastating Ancient Earthquake May Have Destroyed Grand Canaanite Palace In Israel: Study

The ruins from the earthquake were excavated at Tel Kabri in Kibbutz Kabri, a communal settlement in western Galilee, Israel

Sep 13, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Archaeology

Covid-19: Teen Slapped With £10,000 Fine for Hosting House Party With 50 Guests

Two days before new regulations for social events came into force, one teenager has suffered a devastating blow due to his reckless actions.

Sep 13, 2020

By Akshay Saraswat

Coronavirus

Catastrophe, Mass Extinction and Another Pandemic to Strike Humanity Before 2100: David Attenborough

The British naturalist pointed out that global warming is the only one of a number of crises, and the world would witness massive destruction, far greater than Chernobyl

Sep 13, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Razer Data Leak: Over 100,000 Gamers' Personal Information Exposed Due to Server Misconfiguration

A server misconfiguration exposed customers' data including phone number and email address to be easily accessible to hackers

Sep 13, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Can Forsythia Cure Coronavirus? Herb With Antibacterial, Antiviral Properties Is Popular in TCM

Due to the antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties of Forsythia, it is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat bacterial and viral infections

Sep 12, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder