Saturday, 28 March 2020

Countries Starting to Hoard Food, Threatening Global Trade

Countries Starting to Hoard Food, Threatening Global Trade

It’s not just grocery shoppers who are hoarding pantry staples. Some governments are moving to secure domestic food supplies during the conoravirus pandemic. Kazakhstan, one of the world’s biggest shippers of wheat flour, banned exports of that product along with others, including carrots, sugar and potatoes.
Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/countries-starting-hoard-food-threatening-233000095.html?source=Snapzu

The Road to Coronavirus Hell Was Paved by Evangelicals

The Road to Coronavirus Hell Was Paved by Evangelicals

Donald Trump rose to power with the determined assistance of a movement that denies science, bashes government and prioritized loyalty over professional expertise. In the current crisis, we are all reaping what that movement has sown.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/opinion/coronavirus-trump-evangelicals.html?source=Snapzu

There aren't enough ventilators for coronavirus, so a London man giving his design away

There aren't enough ventilators for coronavirus, so a London man giving his design away

Retired respiratory therapist John Strupat said he decided to make his design open source after he failed to get any kind of serious consideration to make the life-saving device for Canadian or U.S. governments.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/pandemic-ventilator-design-covid19-1.5511412?source=Snapzu

Employees At GameStop Competitor Say Their Company Isn't Protecting Them From Covid-19 Either

Employees At GameStop Competitor Say Their Company Isn't Protecting Them From Covid-19 Either

Last week, Kotaku reported several times on GameStop’s ass-dragging procedure for operating during the coronavirus outbreak. But GameStop isn’t the only physical game store whose employees are feeling forced to choose between their jobs and their safety. Employees of the regional chain Game X Change are also unhappy with how their employer is handling the situation, several of whom spoke with Kotaku about their concerns.
Read more: https://kotaku.com/employees-at-gamestop-competitor-say-their-company-isnt-1842492506?source=Snapzu

Friday, 27 March 2020

The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Gives the Music Industry a Fighting Chance

The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Gives the Music Industry a Fighting Chance

From songwriters to producers to roadies, individuals in the various corners of the music business will be eligible for federal relief under the coronavirus stimulus package passed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday evening, thanks to music advocates in Washington in the last few days.
Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/congress-stimulus-music-songwriters-artists-972558/?source=Snapzu

Need a break from coronavirus news? How about a terrible, terrible movie?"

Need a break from coronavirus news? How about a terrible, terrible movie?"

I have a problem: I have a long-held and admittedly irrational affinity for terrible movies. And not just any terrible movies -- obscure B-movies by no-name directors with big ambitions, painfully small budgets and in-over-their-head actors who are just doing their best with what they're given. The gems among this craptacular crop of films all share the same tragicomic sincerity and lack of awareness, and they're typically torpedoed by horrible artistic choices, simple inexperience or a plain ol' lack of talent. Hey, no one said making movies was easy!
Read more: https://www.cnet.com/news/the-best-amazon-prime-perk-the-terrible-terrible-movies-of-course/?source=Snapzu

Fake Corona Antivirus Software Used to Install Backdoor Malware

Fake Corona Antivirus Software Used to Install Backdoor Malware

Sites promoting a bogus Corona Antivirus are taking advantage of the current COVID-19 pandemic to promote and distribute a malicious payload that will infect the target's computer with the BlackNET RAT and add it to a botnet.
Read more: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-corona-antivirus-software-used-to-install-backdoor-malware/?source=Snapzu