The horn of Africa is starving. Forecasts are indicating an underwhelming rainy season for the last month of 2022. Famine in African countries has reached its fifth consecutive dry season in significant parts of Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya. This year is the driest in 70 years, putting millions of lives in danger of starvation by […]
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Crypto can enable financial inclusion and economic empowerment across the globe in many areas where financial services are either lacking or even corrupted. Users of crypto can bypass some international and banking restrictions and even have an alternative to storing and saving money. As it stands today, crypto is the wild west. However, large global […]
The UAE’s announcement that the nation would go to a 4.5-day workweek was a turning point. Still, according to reports from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the decision is already paying off. Experts spoke on a panel about the advantages of a four-day workweek at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland. Emphasizing how flexible work […]
The crypto market has had a disastrous first half of 2022. Bitcoin and ethereum have dropped by more than half since their all-time highs in late 2021. While there have been some tiny gains in recent weeks, the cryptocurrency market as a whole remains relatively stagnant. While no one knows for certain, some analysts believe […]
The parent company of social media platform Parler and American rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, have agreed to terminate the intent of the sale of Parler, according to a statement from Parlement Technologies on Thursday. “This decision was made in the interest of both parties in mid-November,” the company said in a […]
Sci-Fi movies are a pillar of pop culture. You probably reference scenes from these movies daily. In previous eras, movies related to Sci-Fi and the future gained traction and popularity. Such movies made bold claims and introduced techs and gadgets that they hoped would be a reality in the future. Well, the events of one […]
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday it approved SpaceX’s bid to deploy up to 7,500 satellites, but put on hold some other decisions. SpaceX’s Starlink, a fast-growing network of more than 3,500 satellites in low-Earth orbit, has tens of thousands of users in the United States so far, with consumers paying at […]
So you finally gave into the intrigue and want to know what all the fuss is about around NFTs? You’ve come to the right place. Read on for a brief yet comprehensive guide about NFTs for dummies. A non-fungible token (NFT) is a special digital code that identifies a certain sort of digital object and […]
Amazon.com Inc hopes to interest a wider range of industries in the technology it developed for cashier-less checkout at brick-and-mortar shops, a vice president said. In recent years, the e-commerce company has opened stores without cashiers in which cameras and sensors determine what shoppers take and bill them after they exit. Since 2020, it has […]
Cybersecurity started in the 1980s after Morris created the first worm, a program capable of moving through a network and leaving behind a trail. Ever since then, cybercrime has only evolved to become the digital era’s biggest problem. Subsequently, companies and individuals alike now need to put up exceptional cyber defenses and put down protocols […]