JBS canceled shifts at large U.S. and Canadian meat plants on Tuesday after the company was hit by a cyberattack over the weekend, threatening to disrupt food supply chains and further inflate food prices.The attack caused JBS’s Australian operations to shut down on Monday. The company, the world’s largest meatpacker, said it was working to resolve the incident, which has stopped livestock slaughter in JBS plants in several U.S. states.”On Sunday, May 30, JBS USA determined that it was the target of an organised cybersecurity attack, affecting some of the servers supporting its North American and Australian IT systems,” it…
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(Photo : Pixabay/Pixelkult ) Twitter Spaces and Clubhouse SpaceCasts feed is the latest platform that aims to help creators with monetization issues on social media audios such as Twitter Spaces and Clubhouse. A group of tech-focused hosts is launching a shared podcast feed that will round up the many social audio chats they have started, with plans to run ads across the collected feed. SpaceCast Podcast Feed The group is led by Techmeme Ride Home host Brian McCullough, Big Technology newsletter editor Alex Kantrowitz, and product designer Chris Messina. The group will share a podcast feed where they can publish…
Citing police, Tolo News reported that an explosion targeted a bus on Tuesday evening near the Ahlolbait Mosque in the Sar-e-Karez area of PD3 in Kabul city, but gave no details about possible casualties. ANI | , Kabul PUBLISHED ON JUN 01, 2021 10:22 PM IST A second blast took place in Afghanistan’s Kabul on Tuesday, just hours after the first explosion.Citing police, Tolo News reported that an explosion targeted a bus on Tuesday evening near the Ahlolbait Mosque in the Sar-e-Karez area of PD3 in Kabul city, but gave no details about possible casualties.A second blast later occurred in…
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that it has approved a Covid-19 vaccine made by China’s Sinovac Biotech for emergency use, making it the second Chinese-produced shot to get the UN health agency’s endorsement.The WHO’s approval gives countries, funders, procuring agencies and communities the assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing, a statement from the WHO said.It is the second Chinese vaccine to be approved by the WHO after it gave the green light to Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, approving the vaccine to be rolled out globally, in early May.The WHO’s emergency-use…
Britain on Tuesday reported zero daily deaths from Covid-19 for the first time since July 30 last year despite a recent rise in cases linked to the Delta variant.According to the latest government figures, 127,782 people in the UK have died within 28 days of a positive test since the start of the pandemic — the worst death toll in any European country.The UK has had 4.49 million cases in total.Tuesday’s zero daily deaths came after the government reported just one Covid death across the UK on Monday, a public holiday.Official death figures are typically lower at weekends and holidays…
Nearly 14% of U.S. President Joe Biden’s 1,500 federal agency appointees identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer, he said on Tuesday in a proclamation marking the start of Pride Month celebrating the LGBTQ community.A Democrat, Biden urged Congress to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination by passing the Equality Act. Donald Trump, his Republican predecessor, did not officially recognize Pride Month during his four years in office.”For all of our progress, there are many States in which LGBTQ+ individuals still lack protections for fundamental rights and dignity in hospitals, schools, public accommodations, and other spaces,” Biden said.”We will not…
Top US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci’s friction with the previous administration under President Donald Trump is no secret. While Fauci, in the early days of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, pushed for masking and warned against the sudden reopening of businesses, Trump showed reluctance in wearing a face mask and termed protesters demanding to end stay-at-home orders as “great people.”At one point, Fauci, who was on the White House coronavirus task force, even acknowledged that he was no longer in frequent contact with Trump after their contradictory stance on easing of restrictions. The latest trove of emails, obtained…
Five of the world’s biggest emerging economies Tuesday called for the development and delivery of Covid-19 vaccines to be sped up, reiterating that measures such as waiving intellectual property rights over jabs could help poorer nations battle the pandemic.The joint statement by the so-called “BRICS” group — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — followed an online summit chaired by India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.The foreign ministers said “extensive immunisation” would help bring the pandemic to an end, highlighting the “urgency for expeditious development and deployment of Covid-19 vaccines, especially in developing countries”.They also expressed support for the global…
Samsung is allegedly working on its new virtual assistant called Sam. Unlike Bixby, the company’s previous virtual assistant, this new version is a 3D (3-dimensional) character.Previously, Apple’s main competitor only launched a 2D model of its virtual assistant, the current Bixby model. And now, some rumors and speculations are releasing some screenshots of the awaited 3D version of Samsung’s virtual assistant. (Photo : Screenshot from Twitter post of @MalteserRefs)Samsung Allegedly Releasing Sam Virtual Assistant 3D Version: Here’s Her First Look Art and model of Sam, the virtual assistant from Samsung.Album https://t.co/PcoY5m0N7uOriginal source https://t.co/ThrmuJx0FH pic.twitter.com/Q3JzM92ASa— Reference Emporium (@MalteserRefs) May 31, 2021…
An 11-year-old Indian-origin boy from south-east England, who has led daily Yoga classes for 40 children across 14 countries during the coronavirus lockdown, on Tuesday received UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s daily Points of Light award.Ishwar Sharma, from Sevenoaks in Kent, started taking up Yoga when he was three years old after seeing his father practise daily and is a three-time World Yoga Champion.His autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has propelled him to help children through Yoga, particularly those with special needs like himself.”You have brought the joy of Yoga to hundreds of children globally during lockdown. I…