Month: August 2023
Devastating wild fire in Greece
The fire that started Aug. 19 has decimated homes and vast tracts of forest in the Alexandroupolis and Evros region, near the border with Turkey. It was blamed for 20 of last week’s 21 wildfire-related deaths in Greece. Several other people, including the two-member crew of a firefighting plane, have died as a result of
China and Russia to Skip G20 Summit
The G20 describes itself as the “premier forum for international economic cooperation” that “plays an important role in shaping and strengthening global architecture and governance on all major international economic issues.The G20 members represent around 85% of the global GDP, over 75% of the global trade, and about two-thirds of the world population, Putin reportedly
Georgia election racketeering case
Donald Trump has entered a plea of not guilty to the charges brought against him by Fulton county district attorney Fani Willis for trying to overturn Georgia’s presidential election results in 2020. A couple of Donald Trump’s other co-defendants in the Georgia election subversion case have opted out of next week’s arraignment and entered not
Chatbot ChatGPT language processing in wales
Language AI technology works with computerised large language models, which use huge amounts of data such as webpages, books and articles to predict which words and phrases go together. Chatbot ChatGPT’s ability to understand and communicate in Welsh has impressed researchers with some saying the language was “part of the AI revolution”. The online events
Anonymous hacker Sudan from Sudan takes twitter offline
Anonymous Sudan has been accused by many in the cyber-security world of being a Russian cyber-military unit in disguise and causing cyber-chaos for the Kremlin under the cover of a foreign hacktivist outfit. The theory stems from its online support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and an apparent alignment of motives with other hacking gangs
Russia Gas in Europe
For Russia, which shipped two-thirds of its gas exports to Europe, the decision to close Nord Stream was an own goal. Russia’s market share in the EU has fallen drastically to around 10% even as it struggles to reroute the spare gas. Russian gas exports via pipeline to Europe fell nearly 60% to 62 billion
Kiev under heavy missile bombardment
The wave of cruise missiles from the direction of the Caspian Sea was preceded by an attack with drones from the north. An air alert was sounded throughout the country. There were also reports of missiles approaching the Odessa region in southern Ukraine. Ukraine has been fending off a Russian invasion for over 18 months.
Netflix expansion into gaming
Since November 2021 games have been available to play on the Netflix app, but this development passed many users by. So far, what’s being offered are mobile games, with some tied to famous Netflix franchises and others independent of the service . Currently they’re only available to play on mobile devices, although tests are under
Coffee Meets Bagel dating app down for days
The CMB app – which sells itself as the one “for serious daters” – first went down on 27 August, blocking users from their budding romances. The app claims to have more than 10 million sign-ups worldwide, including many across Asia. It has now been down for three days with the firm’s engineers saying they
Russian regions hit by Wave of drone
Kyiv hopes that this strategy of targeting key infrastructure – as well as long-range artillery and missile strikes well behind Russia’s front lines in southern Ukraine – will help Ukrainian forces to push though those lines and achieve some measure of success before the end of the year. The drones hit several Russian regions and