The COVID-19 pandemic may have an unexpected impact: A dramatic increase in cancer deaths One of the nation’s leading voices on cancer predicts the number of people who will die from breast or colorectal cancer in the U.S. will increase by nearly 10,000 over the next decade because of COVID-19’s impact on oncology care. “There […]
More than 6.5 million jobs ‘to be lost in UK coronavirus lockdown’
More than 6.5 million jobs ‘to be lost in UK coronavirus lockdown’ More than 6.5 million jobs could be lost due to the economic fallout from the UK’s coronavirus lockdown, according to a new study. Research by the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex has warned this would equate to […]
Threat Intel | Cyber Attacks Leveraging the COVID-19/CoronaVirus Pandemic
Threat Intel | Cyber Attacks Leveraging the COVID-19/CoronaVirus Pandemic At Sentinel Labs, we have been closely tracking adversarial behavior as it pertains to COVID-19/Coronavirus. To date, we have observed a significant number of malware campaigns, spam campaigns, and outright scams that are preying on the fears and uncertainties of the global population. Updates are tagged […]
Protecting and empowering children during the Covid-19 pandemic
Protecting and empowering children during the Covid-19 pandemic Children may be confined, but their rights are not! Most experts and staff working at the Council of Europe have continued work from their homes, using technology and new working methods to achieve their important mission. This includes reviewing the measures taken to manage the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Covid-19 Pandemic – Ethical Guidance for Social Workers
Covid-19 Pandemic – Ethical Guidance for Social Workers Introduction Covid-19 is a threat to every person and community in the United Kingdom. All are at risk. But because of social, demographic and economic factors the most vulnerable individuals and communities, in other words, people that we most often work with as social workers, are potentially […]
Which Stocks are in the $1 Trillion Club?
Which Stocks are in the $1 Trillion Club? The $1 Trillion Valuation Club is one of the most exclusive groups on Wall Street, and it just added its newest member: Alphabet Inc. GOOGL. Google’s parent company is now the fourth publicly traded company worth $1 trillion. iPhone maker Apple AAPL became the first public company […]
Increased alcohol consumption could lead to ‘second health crisis’, warn researchers
Increased alcohol consumption could lead to ‘second health crisis’, warn researchers Increased alcohol consumption during the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to a “second health crisis”, researchers have warned. Researchers at the University of Portsmouth fear a spike in alcohol misuse during lockdown may result in longer-term health issues for at-risk individuals and have launched a […]
Find out who’s not following you back on Twitter, Tumblr, & Pinterest.
Find out who’s not following you back on Twitter, Tumblr, & Pinterest. Behold! The top 100 people and brands with the most Twitter followers. Results brought to you by mathematics study aid: Studycounts.com. 1. Barack Obama @BarackObama Bio: Dad, husband, President, citizen. Location: Washington, DC followers119,917,552 following604,572 tweets15,849 2. Justin Bieber @justinbieber Bio: Stuck with […]
12 Apps to Track Your Instagram Follower Count and Growth
12 Apps to Track Your Instagram Follower Count and Growth One of the biggest problems with using Instagram as a business is how much of a “walled garden” it is. It’s a social network typically accessed via mobile device. You have to jump through hoops with a third party app if you want to post […]
$140 for everyone on the planet: World’s first trillionaire is alive
$140 for everyone on the planet: World’s first trillionaire is alive It’s pretty tough to understand exactly how ludicrously large a figure one trillion dollars is. ‘One with twelve zeroes’ doesn’t do it justice, but instead imagine this: even if you were profligate enough to spend a million dollars a day it would still take […]