Month: March 2023
Turkey solar plant ready
Until 2023, Turkey will invest USD 30 billion in renewable energy, in particular solar and wind power. In Turkey, 17 companies produce domestic solar panels. When completed, its 3.5 million panels are expected to produce a combined power output of 1,350 MW to meet the household energy demand of two million people. The system, consisting
China efforts on Saudi-Iran deal
The International community needs to appreciate China for its role as a country that is working for peace and stability in the world, said Mohammad Reza Manafi, editor-in-chief for the Asia-Pacific news desk of Iran’s official news agency IRNA. Tehran and Riyadh have expressed hopes of opening a new chapter in ties and appreciation for
The west and Europe TikTok ban
Created in 2016 by the Chinese company ByteDance, TikTok has more than a billion monthly users, making it one of the most used social networks in the world. But recently, more and more concerns are being raised about the dangers associated with the app. TikTok is accused of being a “data vacuum cleaner” that transfers
Nord Stream revelations
After three of the four pipelines which form Russia’s Nord Stream 1 and 2 undersea gas supply to Germany were destroyed by explosions September 2022, Western officials were quick to point the finger of blame at Moscow. Western leaders anxiously await developments on the Nord Stream explosions as more reports emerge contradicting their account that
OneWeb company sends 40 more spacecraft
OneWeb is in the home straight after putting up another 40 spacecraft this week. It takes the company’s in-orbit broadband constellation to over 580. It takes a while for newly launched satellites to get properly into position 1,200km above the Earth, to be tested and come online. OneWeb is likley to have enough satellites overhead
“Twitter” on Meta
Meta, the parent firm of Facebook and Instagram, is working on a standalone, text-based social network app. Meta’s plans come at a time when its biggest platform, Facebook, is struggling to attract the attention of a younger audience. It has also heavily invested in the metaverse, a virtual world where users interact and work –
Google drone delivery-network ambition
An advantage of the system working as a network is it is able to quickly adapt to peaks in demand in particular areas. Charging-pad locations can also be added rapidly. A subsidiary of Alphabet, which owns Google, hopes to develop drone delivery-network technology able to handle millions of orders, within 12 months. The company has
Silicon Valley Bank share slump
SVB launched the share sale after losing around $1.8bn when it offloaded a portfolio of assets, mainly US government bonds. Shares in banks around the world have slid after troubles at one United States bank triggered fears of a wider problem for the financial sector. Silicon Valley Bank ‘s shares saw their biggest one-day drop
hypersonic missiles hits Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin has highlighted Russia’s investment in ballistic hypersonic missiles, which can travel at more than five times the speed of sound. in a new wave of strikes across Ukraine in which Russia used powerful weapons, including rare hypersonic missiles. The Ukrainian military claimed it successfully shot down 34 cruise missiles and four Iranian-made
African countries losing out in the medical industry due to lack of patent rights
some African states have invested in research and development of vaccines and medicines, they have ended up relinquishing or selling IP rights to foreign firms, setting the vaccine manufacturing efforts back. Because of this, the African Union is, for instance, pushing to get back the IP technologies from the firms that bought them, which has