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Microsoft has reportedly fixed the infamous ‘zero-day exploit’ in Internet Explorer even for Windows XP which is no longer supported by the American company. The bug allowed hackers to install malware on one’s computer without permission, and allowed hacker to steal user’s personal data, track online behavior, or gain control of the computer, CNET reported.

Richard Gere was so moved by the kindness of a female passerby who handed him food after mistaking the actor for a real-life homeless man last week he branded her an “angel”, according to director Oren Moverman. Gere was filming, dressed in shabby clothes for his role as a tramp in new movie Time Out of Mind, when he was …

Ubisoft has released a new trailer to coincide with today’s Child of Light release date. The game is now available via digital download channels on PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 and Wii U for £11.99/$14.99. A deluxe retail edition is also available on PC and PlayStation platforms.

Babies who have skull deformation because they lie in the same position most of the time do not benefit from wearing a corrective helmet, finds research published today on bmj.com. There was no meaningful difference in skull shape at the age of two years between children treated with therapy helmet and those who received no active treatment. Both groups showed …

Parting may be such sweet sorrow, but staying together? That may be another kind altogether, a new study on marriage and depression suggests. Published in the April edition of the Journal of Psychophysiology, the study found that people who deal with chronic marital stresses are less likely to enjoy positive experiences, and are more likely to exhibit other depressive symptoms.

Experts with the CDC released the top five things that kill two-thirds of United States residents Thursday afternoon. Five things kill more people in the United States than anything else: Heart disease, cancer, lung disease such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis, stroke and unintentional injuries such as those on roads or caused by medication overdoses.

An illuminated sign hangs in front of the new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train attraction at Fantasyland inside Disney’s Magic Kingdom. A board that is rope tied to the sign displays “Mine Opens Soon!”, with the other side displaying “We’re Dig, Dig, Digging For You!”. The opening of the new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train attraction could be just days away as …

A group of anti-gentrification and transit activist filed suit today in San Francisco Superior Court hoping to kill the City-approved “Commuter Shuttle Pilot Program,” otherwise known as Muni’s Google Bus Compromise, which was approved in January. They cite “devastating impacts on our neighborhoods” and Mayor Lee’s “double standard [of] rules for the tech industry and another set of rules for …

The WHO has added its voice to a booming choir warning of the global threat posed by antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance extends to bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses. The UN health agency says that the future is now for global resistance, in a report released yesterday. People who catch drug-resistant infections are at greater risk of dying and place a …

The high school senior accepted to all eight Ivy League universities has made The Decision. In a LeBron-like move, Kwasi Enin held a press conference at his Long Island high school to announce he’s taking his talents to New Haven. Looks like Cleveland got robbed again.

Sleep apnea sufferers have a new option to address hard-to-treat nighttime breathing problems after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a first-of-kind device that keeps airways open by zapping them with an electrical current The FDA approved the pacemaker-like device from Inspire Medical Systems for sleep apnea patients who have trouble with the current standard of care, involving machines …