Under the guise of coronavirus spread cards malicious software is distributed.

With these applications, hackers can steal user credentials, logins and passwords, credit card numbers, and other sensitive information. They distribute dangerous software – namely AZORult – under the guise of “Coronavirus Distribution Cards”.

When installed on the AZORult device, there are almost no data collection restrictions for the application. Not only the software that should be downloaded but also the browser extension can be infected. One such program is a copy of a true online coronavirus spread map created by Johns Hopkins University (USA).

Schoolchildren in Taiwan have created a Lego robot to help combat coronavirus.

Students in Taiwan manually collected an automatic dispenser with a disinfectant from a Lego designer. The robotic dispenser was collected by the students and their robotics teacher. Students are actively using the invention for hand disinfection.

A significant plus is that the robot works without touch – the ultrasonic sensor works as soon as the hands appear in front of it. “Wash your hands is great,” screams the recorded voice after the dispenser dispenses a disinfectant from the sprayer.

NASA showed the most detailed panorama of Mars.

NASA has released a panorama of Mars in record high resolution. It was made up of more than a thousand individual, carefully assembled, photos.

The footage depicts the Glen Torridon area, located on the slope of Mount Sharp. The panorama was taken by the Curiosity rover. He photographed the surface of the Red Planet from November 24 to December 1, 2019.

Google Assistant can read aloud information from web pages and translate text into 42 languages.

To launch the new feature, you must say, “Hello Google, read this page”. While reading, the assistant will indicate what part he is currently voicing. It will also automatically scroll the page if the text on the screen ends.

The assistant can also automatically translate text into 42 languages. Google said the assistant would read in a “clear and natural voice.” Read speed can be adjusted.

The company hopes the new feature will help visually impaired people. The new feature will work on all modern smartphones running Android 5 and above.

Google has dedicated a new doodle to International Women’s Day.

The company has released an animation depicting the history of the fight for women’s rights and how generations have changed. The video description states that doodles were created to greet women who are united around the world.

“This is a multi-layered 3D paper mandala animation, illustrated in Oslo and London and animated in Zurich. It shows the history of this important holiday and the importance it has for women of all generations,” – Google noted.

The Ministry of Health has launched a Telegram-bot to promptly answer common questions about coronavirus in Ukraine.

The Ministry of Health also launched the Telegram-channel “Coronavirus_Info”, where you can find up-to-date information on the situation with COVID-19 in Ukraine.

“This is the only Telegram channel verified by the Ministry of Health. All news, current data, recommendations and evaluation from specialists», – said in the department.

Previously, the government created a special information page with all the relevant information on the Chinese coronavirus – https://covid19.com.ua/

The YouTube video platform will not pay for advertising on Chinese coronavirus videos or videos with even mentioning infection.

YouTube videos that deal with important topics – usually recent events related to someone’s death – are generally not good for advertising. The service does not remove them, but they do not allow video creators to make money from YouTube embedded ads. The YouTube Coronavirus referred to such sensitive topics.

“In this way, all videos dedicated to this topic will not be monetized until the company reports the opposite,” said YouTube Product Specialist Tom Leung.

The social network Twitter has begun testing a new service of messages that disappear in a day.

A service similar to the story format on Facebook and Instagram, the company called Fleets. Photos or videos can be uploaded to Fleets – they will be visible to other users throughout the day. Unlike tweets, such messages do not receive retweets, likes or public replies, but can be responded to, for example, by a personal message.

The company plans to test the new feature in Brazil for several months before adding it in other regions.

Google’s Developers Conference in California (Google I / O) canceled due to threat of coronavirus spread. The event organizers are currently working on another format of the conference.

“Due to coronavirus fears (COVID-19) and in accordance with the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), WHO and other health authorities, we have decided to cancel the Google I / O face-to-face at Shoreline Arena” , – the company said. All guests who have purchased conference tickets will receive a full refund.

US President Donald Trump said at the briefing that the Google conference had been canceled, US residents should not be deterred from traveling domestically.

Apple has agreed to pay up to $ 500 million in compensation to owners of old iPhones.

Compensation will be paid to iPhone owners, whose smartphones have started to run slower when new iOS versions are launched.

Company has made a deal with owners of old iPhone models, which have filed a lawsuit against Apple and insisted that after the software update, their smartphones became worse. These included the iPhone 6, 6s, 7 and SE models.

If divide the total amount of compensation between the claimants, each of them will receive from Apple about $ 25. This amount may increase or decrease depending on how many devices go into regulation.

Scientists discovered a new type of antibiotics with help of artificial intelligence.

The neural network has analyzed more than 100 million chemical compounds in several days. Scientists wanted to find compounds that have the most antibacterial qualities that can kill E. coli. After analyzing the chemical compounds, the scientists selected about 100 possible antibiotics for testing.

A recently discovered compound can kill 35 potentially deadly bacteria. A research fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said it was the first time the neural network had discovered a new antibiotic.

15.1% of Ukrainians do not have digital skills at all. Another 37.9% of Ukrainian citizens have a low level.

After conducting a large-scale survey, it turned out that 53% of Ukrainians between the ages of 18 and 70 have a digital skills rating below average. Also, 34% of Ukrainians between the ages of 18 and 70, and almost half (49.5%) between the ages of 10 and 17 have been victims of online fraud over the past year.

Digital skills include the ability to search information, communicate, solve problems, download and use software on the Internet.