The word “they” is displayed on a computer screen on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, in New York. The language mavens at Merriam-Webster have declared …

Security officials from the UK and US have revealed that a growing number of cybercriminals and other malicious groups are exploiting the coronavirus outbreak for their own personal gain. In a recently published joint advisory, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) warned …

Facebook today is launching a new feature called “Quiet Mode” that will allow you to minimize distractions by muting the app’s push notifications for a time frame you specify. The company announced the change as an update on its COVID Newsroom post, describing it as a way for users to set boundaries around how they …

With its promise of taming the ravages of stomach acid, ranitidine—best known under the brand name Zantac—was counted among the agents of pharmaceutical salvation, the enduring and reliable drugs that treat intractable diseases and make daily life more tolerable. In 1987, Zantac became the most-prescribed drug in the world. But last week ranitidine was essentially …

The UK’s domain name registrar Nominet, which manages the .uk TLD, is taking action to prevent scammers and hackers from registering coronavirus-related domains. Instead of taking down these domains after they’ve been reported as malicious, the organization is carefully scrutinizing any new website names that contain “coronavirus”, “covid” or any other terms related to the …

TrueNorth, a carrier and software service for independent truckers, announced a $3 million raise this week amid a pandemic that has heightened awareness of the essential role truck drivers face in meeting society’s basic needs. “I’m able to stay at home because a driver is out on the road,” TrueNorth CEO and cofounder Jin Stedge …

The UK government is pulling in tech firms to connect isolated residents and patients in care with family and friends via video call devices and services during the COVID-19 crisis. First to join is Facebook, which is supplying up to 2,050 of its Portal video-calling devices for free to hospitals, care homes and other settings …

… solo se non si percepisce una pensione. La precisazione è contenuta nel decreto legge per il credito alle imprese, pubblicato in Gazzetta ufficiale. by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit