John Oliver examines the rise of ransomware and what we can do about it
www.mashable.com Despite being around for decades, ransomware attacks — whether targeting health systems, schools, or pipelines — are on the rise and so are the ransoms. John Oliver took one of his famous deep dives into the topic on Last Week Tonight to unpack this criminal technique used by hackers
All commercial flights out of Kabul's main airport have been canceled
www.cnn.com All commercial flights out of Kabul's main airport have been canceled… Read More
John Oliver Shows How Hackers Could Literally Seize Control Of Your Ass
www.huffpost.com The “Last Week Tonight” host reveals some of the ways ordinary people can be vulnerable to ransomware. … Read More
Indian bike taxi service Rapido raises $52 million
www.techcrunch.com Rapido, a bike taxi aggregator in India, said on Monday it has raised $52 million in a new financing round as the six-year-old startup looks to find space in a category dominated by Ola and Uber in the South Asian market. … Read More
Ousted President Ghani says fleeing country was 'a hard choice'
www.cnn.com Ousted President Ghani says fleeing country was 'a hard choice'… Read More
This stacked bundle of coding courses is on sale for under £30
www.mashable.com TL;DR: The 2021 All-in-One Computer Science Certification Bundle is on sale for £25.35 as of Aug. 16, saving you 98% on list price. To say that computer science is a lucrative career is a massive understatement. To say it’s a challenging career is even more of one. The toolbox
Taliban take control of Kabul's presidential palace
www.cnn.com Taliban take control of Kabul's presidential palace… Read More
How iPhone KILLED the BlackBerry
www.techquickie.youtube.com Squarespace link: Visit http://squarespace.com/techquickie and use offer code TECHQUICKIE to save 10% off your first order. Why aren’t BlackBerries popular …… Read More
What does endemic mean when it comes to COVID?
www.mashable.com First the coronavirus was an epidemic, then it became a pandemic, and now we’re starting to hear over and over again that it’s on its way to becoming endemic. That means COVID will forever be part of our lives, like how the Spanish flu of 1918 morphed over time
US defense secretary approves sending 1,000 more troops into Afghanistan
www.cnn.com US defense secretary approves sending 1,000 more troops into Afghanistan… Read More
About Me
Hello ! I am Richard Y. Lim
Upon migration to Medina, the direction of the Qibla continued to be Jerusalem, although it was then physically impossible for one to also face the Ka’ba, as Medina is north of Makkah.
