Month: April 2022
Changing of Russia- Ukraine War Images
Google has denied that it has been making satellite imagery of military sites available after the war in Ukraine. Many suggested that Google had opened up the images in an attempt to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia. People now be able to help find Russian installations from home, for instance, many of the
Elon Musk Thinking Earns Tesla $1m
Mr Musk, who last week launched a stunning $43bn bid to buy Telsa, addressed his position as the world’s richest person with a reported personal fortune of $251bn. Elon Musk says that every minute of his thinking helps make Tesla $1m. And he recalled a 30-minute meeting where says he “improved the financial outcome” of
Thumbs Up Feature on Netflix
The feature will be an addition to the existing Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down controls, and Two Thumbs Up will act as an indication that users loved a movie or TV show, as opposed to merely liking or disliking it. “But a Double Thumbs Up tells us what you loved and helps us get even
Electric Mercedes to Travel 1,000km on a single charge
A Mercedes-Benz concept car has travelled over 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) across four countries on a single charge. “The Vision EQXX is the result of a comprehensive program that provides a blueprint for the future of automotive engineering… We will keep testing the limits of what’s possible.” The Vision EQXX is only a concept car
Netflix to Introduce Ads
The streaming giant is examine the option of adding advertising in the “next year or two”, boss Reed Hastings said. Those earnings showed that Netflix is rapidly losing subscribers for the first time in its history. Following the results, Netflix announced a range of possible changes, including a much bigger crackdown on people sharing accounts.
Interpretation of UN Climate Findings
A key finding in the latest IPCC climate report has been widely misinterpreted. “Global greenhouse gases are projected to peak between 2020 and at the latest by 2025, in global modelled pathways that limit warming to 1.5C,” the summary states. This implies that carbon could increase for another three years and the world could still
Pegasus Spyware
Pegasus is sold by NSO Group to governments to carry out surveillance through infecting phones with malicious software. Pegasus allows governments to take control of people’s phones, extract data and carry out surveillance. NSO Group reportedly ended its contract with the UAE last year after reports that Pegasus had been used by the ruler of
Apple Staff Union
Workers at Apple’s Grand Central Station store in New York have announced a plan to start a union. The move follows unionisation drives by staff at Starbucks and Amazon. Apple has not commented on the announcement. If their bid is successful it would be the first union at one of the tech giant’s US stores.
Ukraine War Crime Documentation
Cases against individuals who have committed war crimes in Ukraine could depend on social media posts about unlawful killings, wartime sexual violence and torture, said Prof Yvonne McDermott Rees, who runs the Open Source Research for Human Rights project at Swansea University. Bystanders are being encouraged to film landmarks and known buildings in their footage
Egyptian TikToker Arrested
Haneen Hossam, who is in her early 20s, was accused of exploiting girls for money through video-sharing platforms. She denied the charge, which was linked to an invitation to her followers to get paid for making live videos. The Egyptian TikTok star has been sentenced to three years in prison after a court convicted her