Month: February 2024
Sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz elaborated at a Berlin event on Monday on his reasons for not approving the export of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. He named two principal problems, their range, and the likely need for assistance from German Bundeswehr troops, which he said could be construed as direct or indirect participation in the
Europe to “send” troops to Ukraine
Russia and the United States – the big power behind NATO – have the world’s largest arsenals of nuclear weapons. President Joe Biden has cautioned that a conflict between Russia and NATO could trigger World War Three. Germany, Britain and other European countries said on Tuesday they had no plans to send ground troops to
The Palestinians’ new prime nightmare
Whoever takes the reins will face three big obstacles. First, the Palestine is broke. It relies on Israel to collect taxes on its behalf, which make up 64% of its total revenue. In October Bezalel Smotrich, the far-right Israeli finance minister, decided to withhold much of that cash. The Palestine has since been unable to pay public-sector salaries
Music labels leaving TikTok over Universal Music label
Universal’s music was licensed to TikTok until earlier this year – but they let the license lapse after failing to reach an agreement over how much the app should pay artists. As a result, the label’s recording catalogue, which is around three million songs, was removed at the start of February. TikTok says it has
Russia’s 2024 election
U.S. officials and experts are most concerned that Russia could try to interfere in the election through a “deepfake” audio or video using artificial intelligence tools or through a “hack and leak,” such as the politically damaging theft of internal Democratic Party emails by Russian military intelligence operatives in 2016.Moscow and its proxies have long
Ukraine Troops out of eastern village
Ukraine says it has withdrawn its troops from the eastern village of Lastochkyne in a bid to counter a Russian advance. Russia says it has now seized the village near the town of Avdiivka, which fell to Russian forces last week. This comes as French President Emmanuel Macron is set to host a conference in
Teaching children new skills compared to adults
Most young children can easily develop new skills and quickly pick up tons of information in their earlier years. Adults, on the other hand, may have more difficulties learning a new skill, and it can take many years to master a new language or certain elements of mathematics. School is a safe space where kids
NATO builds new defensive line against invasion
Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia are building massive new fortifications along their borders with both Russia and Belarus in order to create a common defense line against possible future invasions by Moscow or its allies in Minsk.The project is a joint effort between all three of the Baltic states but it was also adopted to help
AI-powered Ad space for Africa
While Google touts this innovation as a gamechanger to SEM users, it remains unclear whether it will successfully revitalise search advertising even as more people increasingly ditch search engines for LLMs like ChatGPT for answers that were previously available only on search engines.Google is capitalising on the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence-powered large language models
prostate treatment
There are alternatives to having a prostate removed, depending on the underlying condition and individual circumstances. For early-stage prostate cancer, especially in older men or those with low-risk tumors, active surveillance may be an option. This involves closely monitoring the cancer through regular check-ups, PSA tests, and biopsies, but not actively treating it unless it