England’s loss against Italy in the UEFA Euro 2020 final on Sunday night did not only crush the dream of millions who believed the championship was coming home, but it also unleashed a wave of deeply rooted racism that remains embedded in today’s modern world. Social media, including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, were flooded with racial abuse and slurs targeted towards England’s Black football players. As anger boiled […]
Search results for "X"
Microsoft confirmed on Monday the future purchase of San Francisco-based cybersecurity company RiskIQ to tighten up its security siege due to latest cybersecurity breaches, following the shift to remote working policies. This proceeds the tech giant’s extended efforts to secure its customers and employees data against the recent exposure to cyberthreats. The cybersecurity vendor will […]
Crypto traders are seeking reparation from Binance to enforce regulations and accountability on the crypto exchange platform following Bitcoin’s latest plunge from $64,000 per coin to almost $30,000 per coin by end of May. Since modernity is one of the leading factors of cryptocurrency’s extended influence, traders count on crypto market to safeguard their digital funds as it is decentralized and not tracked by any governmental sector. On […]
Cubans facing the country’s worst economic crisis in decades took to the streets over the weekend. In turn, authorities blocked social media sites in an apparent effort to stop the flow of information into, out of and within the beleaguered nation. Restricting internet access has become a tried-and-true method of stifling dissent by authoritarian regimes […]
Moderna has begun human trials for an mRNA vaccine called mRNA-1010, that targets multiple influenza strains, the company announced Wednesday. The American pharmaceutical and biotechnology firm based in Cambridge, aims on the long run for one seasonal shot for flu, COVID-19, respiratory viruses RSV, and HMPV. The flu shot is designed to target four strains of influenza viruses that circulate seasonally each year, just like the current quadrivalent flu vaccines on the market. The four virus […]
France’s Competition Authority slapped on Tuesday one of the biggest fines in the tech world against Google. The Authority found that the search engine failed to negotiate with other media organizations regarding the utilization of their content under EU copyright reforms. As a result, the internet giant is facing a 500-million-euro ($593 million) fine. The Competition Authority also stated on their website that they requested Google to provide media publishers with “an […]
As the world increasingly focuses attention on climate change, Roland Busch, the CEO of Siemens AG, says his company is well-positioned to help manage the challenges. Munich-based Siemens specializes in making buildings, factories and railroads more efficient through digitalization and automation. And its medical unit includes technology that could lead to faster treatments for stroke […]
At this point, the idea of Elon Musk easily playing with the crypto market through social media is reoccurring, as the Tesla Chief strikes once again with another tweet that swung the market in the favor of Dogecoin. Leave it to the “Dogefather” himself to lift the meme-coin from its slump. After witnessing a steady […]
Google faced French authority ruling on its copyright dispute with media groups to negotiate whether it was negotiating “in good faith” over content and search result payments. In the wake of the major feud arising between France and the popular search engine concerning its position in online advertisement, France’s competition regulator revealed potential plan on […]
Tesla has finally released through the weekend its beta version 9 update of its full self-driving system, after four years of delay, the automaker’s CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet. Musk had stated earlier in 2018 that version 9 is coming soon, then again in 2019. However, earlier this month, the CEO again swore […]