Anger at star-studded benefit to raise $150M for controversial WHO

December 31 – China first reports a cluster of unusual pneumonia cases in Wuhan to the WHO January 4 – WHO tweets about ‘a cluster of pneumonia cases’ in Wuhan with no deaths, saying investigations into the cause are underway January 5 – The WHO issues its first guidance on ‘pneumonia of unknown cause’, saying … Read more

Clearview AI exposes source code to controversial facial recognition app and company credentials

Clearview AI exposes database containing source code to its controversial facial recognition as well as company keys and credentials Clearview’s source code was exposed via a misconfigured database The database allowed anyone to bypass a password by creating a new user login It also exposed company passwords and a token to Clearview’s Slack channel Clearview … Read more

France summons Chinese ambassador after diplomat over controversial Covid-19 comments

France summons Chinese ambassador after Paris embassy diplomat accuses French care workers of ‘leaving residents to die of hunger and disease’ in new attack on West’s coronavirus response Ambassador Lu Shaye slammed the West in an essay on the embassy’s website French Foreign Minister has summoned the Chinese envoy for the comments  Lu Shaye suggested … Read more

Tom Gleeson jokes about the Logie awards ceremony being cancelled after his controversial win 

‘Some people in the entertainment industry probably think I started the coronavirus!’ Last years Gold Logie winner Tom Gleeson jokes about the awards ceremony being cancelled after his controversial win By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:15 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 13:21 BST, 4 April 2020 Last years Gold Logie winner … Read more