Saturday, August 12 — 2 significant news stories

There was no significant news yesterday that we haven’t already covered, so I skipped the email.

Today ChatGPT read 1044 top news stories. After removing previously covered events, there are 2 articles with a significance score over 8.

[8.1] WHO reports 80% increase in new Covid-19 cases worldwide in the last month — The Straits Times

The World Health Organization has reported an 80% increase in new Covid-19 cases worldwide in the last month. While the number of deaths has fallen by 57%, WHO warns that the reported numbers do not reflect the true extent of the pandemic due to reduced testing and monitoring. The Western Pacific region saw a 137% increase in infections, and several countries in the Northern Hemisphere have experienced a summer uptick in cases.

[8.0] Vulnerability in Intel processors potentially affects billions of chips — Digital Trends

A vulnerability called Downfall has been discovered in some Intel processors, potentially affecting billions of chips. The vulnerability allows hackers to steal sensitive data, including passwords, from affected computers. Intel has released a fix for the vulnerability, but it comes with a significant performance loss of up to 50%.

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Vadim