Robinhood faced another outage after Dogecoin prices surged 30%, setting a new record high above 50 cents. The cryptocurrency’s price surge drove Robinhood to its second Dogecoin-related outage in 2021 alone. Robinhood’s Outage: Is the Trading Platform Ready For Cryptocurrency? On Tuesday, May 4, Robinhood admitted to experiencing issues with its cryptocurrency trading feature while users flock to take advantage of Dogecoin’s price surge. According to DownDetector, the outage started at 9:21 a.m. ET and eased about an hour later. We’re currently experiencing issues with crypto trading. We’re working to resolve this as soon as possible. For the latest updates,…
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(Photo : Google is Scraping Tracking Cookies. Is It Any Good?) Over a month ago, the search giant Google announced its plan to do away with tracking cookies on its ad network and Chrome browser by next year. According to Google, the third-party cookies will be replaced with a specific group profiling system that will help achieve a more “privacy-friendly web.” Undeniably, it’s a significant change, but it begs the question; will you still be tracked? Indeed, the change is a mammoth move for the ad business and a step in the right direction as much as privacy is concerned. Unfortunately,…
British manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in almost 27 years last month, amid supply chain delays and shortages of raw materials, as businesses tried to make up for ground lost during the coronavirus pandemic.The IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for manufacturing activity rose to 60.9 in April from 58.9 in March, slightly above an earlier flash estimate of 60.7 and its highest reading since July 1994.New orders rose at the fastest pace since November 2013, and two-thirds of businesses expect production to be higher in a year’s time.But the index was also lifted by lengthening delivery times…
The Taliban “would roll back much” of the progress made in Afghan women’s rights if the Islamist extremists regain national power, according to an assessment released on Tuesday by top U.S. intelligence analysts.The U.S. National Intelligence Council report likely will reinforce fears that the Taliban will resume the harsh treatment that women and girls suffered under their 1996-2001 rule should the insurgents prevail in a full-blown civil war.”The Taliban remains broadly consistent in its restrictive approach to women’s rights and would roll back much of the past two decades of progress if the group regains national power,” said the U.S.…
USGS (the United States Geological Survey) has developed new software that could detect upcoming earthquakes. This new system called ShakeAlert is now available in the U.S. (Photo : Photo by Getty Images)A women wears a mask while uses iPhone pass the crossroads on May 11, 2020 in Wuhan, China. The government has begun lifting outbound travel restrictions after almost 11 weeks of lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19. To make this innovation a reality, USGS decided to collaborate with West Coast to roll out the new system in the United States, marking ShakeAlert’s debut. “USGS science is the backbone…
The Sri Lankan Parliament on Tuesday postponed a debate on the controversial Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill which was scheduled for discussion on Wednesday.All party leaders in the House agreed that the debate should be rescheduled as the Supreme Court’s determination on the constitutionality of the bill had not yet reached Parliament, officials said.The USD 1.4-billion Colombo Port City project, expected to play a key role in China’s ambitious ‘Maritime Silk Road’ project in India’s backyard, is said to be the single largest private sector development in the island.China has built the port city on reclaimed sea, adjoining the…
(Photo : Pexels/Nana Dua) iOS privacy and Android privacy A new study shows that 60% of apps used by schools share personal data with third party companies. The study also shows that out of the two smartphone software, Android is more likely to share data than iOS. Android Apps Share Data The research comes from Me2B Alliance, a non-profit group describing itself as focused on respectful technology. The study found that Android apps were three times more likely to share a user’s personal data with third parties, and iOS is less risky. Of the 44 apps found sharing student data,…
The change away from a strict by-population allocation comes as demand for the coronavirus vaccines has dropped nationwide, but especially precipitously in some areas, with some states turning down part or all of their weekly dose allotments. AP | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Washington PUBLISHED ON MAY 04, 2021 10:20 PM IST The Biden administration will begin shifting how it allocates Covid-19 shots to states, moving doses from states with lower demand to those with stronger interest in vaccines, an administration official said Tuesday.The change away from a strict by-population allocation comes as demand for the coronavirus vaccines has…
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, as people avoided doctors’ offices and hospitals canceled nonessential appointments, routine cancer screenings plummeted. Now, we’re starting to see the consequences. ProPublica tells the story of Teresa Ruvalcaba, a factory worker in Chicago who ignored searing pain in her chest for six months. She was busy with work and afraid of catching COVID-19 at the doctor’s office, and when she finally went to the emergency room, she was diagnosed with advanced inflammatory breast cancer. It was one of the most severe cases oncologist Pam Khosla had seen in…
Disney just teased a realistic “Star Wars” lightsaber replica with glowing blades that actually extend and retract at will. The lightsaber reveal comes on Star Wars Day, as part of Disney’s announcement about the opening of its upcoming Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser resort in Florida, which has been delayed until 2022. To commemorate the titular movie franchise, Star Wars Day is celebrated on May the 4th as a wordplay of the iconic phrase “May the Force be with you.” Disney’s Star Wars Lightsaber: How Close Is It To The Real Thing? The lightsaber replica, created by Walt Disney Imagineering Research…