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Life expectancy tool may improve quality of life for dementia patients
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Microsoft most imitated brand by hackers in Q3 2020: Report
In a brand phishing attack, criminals try to imitate the official website of a well-known brand by using a similar domain name or URL and web-page design to the genuine site.
The link to the fake website can be sent to targeted individuals by email or text message, a user can be redirected during web browsing, or it may be triggered from a fraudulent mobile application.
Changing global retirement planning
Global life expectancy went up by five years between 2010 and 2015, the fastest increase since the 1960s. A post-pandemic boost to healthcare investment may make us all live longer, on average.
Asians naturally don’t want to die working, and many societies have some form of non-family safety net. Japan has a public long-term care insurance. In South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia, retirees expect the government to play a role in ensuring income security.
Indians have an even keener wish. Given the country’s youthful demographics, constrained state finances and underdeveloped pension markets, even limited financial assistance for the elderly may have to be “purchased” by them from the next generation.
Global dirty money watchdog revamps rules to battle weapons financing – U.S.
“The collaboration of the Financial Action Task Force is vital to addressing global illicit financial activity, including fraud associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, proliferation financing risk, and other (anti-money laundering and counterterrorist) priorities,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement.
Antibodies against coronavirus detectable up to seven months post COVID-19 onset, says study
“The results of this six months cross-sectional study show a classic pattern with a rapid increase of antibody levels within the first three weeks after COVID-19 symptoms and, as expected, a reduction to intermediate levels thereafter,” he added.
UP family court orders wife to pay Rs 1,000 monthly maintenance allowance to husband
The judge of the Family Court on Wednesday allowed the petition of complainant and ordered the woman to pay Rs 1,000 per month to her husband as maintenance allowance since she was a retired government servant and getting of Rs 12,000 pension per month.
Biden says he would push for $15 minimum wage
The minimum wage is now USD 7.25 an hour.
Proponents of increasing it say the minimum wage has not kept up with inflation, making it harder for workers to make ends meet.
Trump’s description of India as filthy sets off calls for cleaner air
“Trump is right,” Kapil Mishra, a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).said on Twitter. “Our air quality is actually filthy. In Delhi, we are breathing poison. Time for all of us to come together and deal with the real reasons.”
Security researcher breaks into Trump’s Twitter account
In a statement, a Twitter spokesperson said: “We’ve seen no evidence to corroborate this claim.”
This is the second time that Gevers has gained access to Trump’s Twitter account.
Tesla’s release of new ‘self-driving’ software closely watched by U.S. regulato
“NHTSA has been briefed on Tesla’s new feature, which represents an expansion of its existing driver assistance system. The agency will monitor the new technology closely and will not hesitate to take action to protect (the) public against unreasonable risks to safety,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement.
Pandemic speeds labour shift from humans to robots, WEF survey finds
“COVID-19 has accelerated the arrival of the future of work,” WEF Managing Director Saadia Zahidi said.