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Elon Musk Giving 'Serious Thought' to Build a New Social Media Platform

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is giving “serious thought” to building a new social media platform, the billionaire said in a tweet on Saturday. Musk was responding to a Twitter user’s question on whether he would consider building a social media platform consisting of an open source algorithm and one that would prioritize […]

Ukraine Launches NFT 'Museum of War' in Crypto Crowdfunding Push

Ukraine started auctioning off a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Friday in an expansion of a cryptocurrency fundraising push that Kyiv says has already collected more than $65 million for its war effort. The ‘Meta History: Museum of War’ collection is a series of digital images – including silhouettes of warplanes, screengrabs of news […]

Ukraine Uses Facial Recognition to Identify Dead Russian Soldiers, Minister Says

Ukraine is using facial recognition software to identify the bodies of Russian soldiers killed in combat and to trace their families to inform them of their deaths, Ukraine’s vice prime minister told Reuters. Reuters exclusively reported that Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense this month began using technology from Clearview AI, a New York-based facial recognition provider […]

No Country Met WHO Air Quality Standards in 2021 - Data

Not a single country managed to meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) air quality standard in 2021, a survey of pollution data in 6,475 cities showed on Tuesday, and smog even rebounded in some regions after a COVID-related dip. The WHO recommends that average annual readings of small and hazardous airborne particles known as PM2.5 […]

Rising Cybersecurity Tactics from the Russian-Ukrainian Crisis: A Prelude to a Global War?

Contrary to general belief, cyberattacks were much older than the internet itself. The first incident, which can be qualified as a cyberattack, took place nearly two centuries ago when a pair of thieves hacked France’s telegraph wireline communications system and stole some important financial information. Since then, the evolution of telecommunication systems has been accompanied […]

OneWeb to Launch Satellites with SpaceX after Suspending Ties with Russian Agency

OneWeb will resume satellite launches with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the British satellite communications company said on Monday after it suspended launches from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. OneWeb did not disclose terms of the new launch agreement. Earlier in March, OneWeb, said it would halt launches after Moscow’s space agency Roscosmos demanded guarantees that its […]

Germany Calls for New Talks on Transatlantic Trade Deal

Germany’s finance minister has called for fresh talks over a free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States, a newspaper reported on Sunday, aiming to revive discussions halted by former U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump ended negotiations over the so-called Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and instead pressed a number of […]

Occidental Signs Four-Year Deal with Jet-Maker Airbus for Carbon Credits

Occidental Petroleum Corp on Thursday said it agreed to sell emissions-offsetting carbon credits to jet-maker Airbus under a deal that advances the U.S. oil producer’s budding energy transition business. The four-year agreement sets the stage for Occidental to go ahead on an investment decision for what would be the world’s largest plant designed to suck […]

5G: A Chunky Rough Diamond Waiting to be Polished

Needless to say, 5G is the hype of the moment, not only among operators but also among big tech companies, industries, and governmental organizations. To the large audience, 5G is a Formula 1 car with the most advanced technological innovations. It is a precious stone of the highest quality. Yet, 5G clearly hasn’t achieved what […]

U.S., EU, India, S.Africa Rech Compromise on COVID Vaccine IP Waiver Text

The United States, European Union, India and South Africa have reached a consensus on key elements of a long-sought intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, according to a proposed text reviewed by Reuters. Sources familiar with the talks described the text as a tentative agreement among the four World Trade Organization members that still needs […]