Month: April 2024
Destroyed Ukraine Railways
Ukrainian railways, with an estimated 12,000 miles of tracks and 230,000 employees, have played a crucial role in the war, evacuating civilians from frontline areas, transporting everything from grain to humanitarian assistance around the country, and moving heavy weapons supplied by Western allies along carefully guarded and hidden supply lines. Russia attacked railway facilities in
Ukraine removes Abrams tanks from frontline
Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part because Russian drone warfare has made it too difficult for them to operate without detection or coming under attack. News of the sidelining of the tanks comes as the U.S. marks the two-year anniversary of the Ukraine Defense
Probe in Tesla Autopilot recall
The US auto regulator is investigating whether Tesla’s biggest ever recall successfully addressed safety concerns relating to its driver assistance system. The new investigation comes shortly after Tesla recalled thousands of its new Cybertrucks over an accelerator crash risk. 2024 has also seen sales and profits fall at the car-maker, and an on-going row about
Tiktok will not be sold to US
Beijing’s tightening grip on private companies has raised concerns in the US, and other Western countries, about how much control the Chinese Communist Party has over ByteDance, and the data it holds.TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance says it has no intention of selling the business after the US passed a law to force it to
Google Dominance in Tech Industry
Google’s algorithm uses a number of factors to determine the ranking of search results. When the algorithm is updated, it can have a big impact on businesses that rely on the visits search sends to their websites. There was an update in early March, as a result of which Google warned there would be more
Russia is “weakening” America
In March 2024, historian and Russian propaganda translator Ian Garner explained in Foreign Policy magazine that the West was still oblivious to Moscow’s information war and said the Kremlin’s influence campaigns have “deeply penetrated Western politics and society.” Leaked Russian documents have revealed Moscow’s secret plan to weaken Ukraine’s partners and allies in the West
French President calls for a united Europe
Macron hailed the European Green Deal, saying Europe was the only part of the world sufficiently planning the implementation of its green transition. However, Macron accused Washington and Beijing of deciding “to stop respecting the rules of trade,” citing the US Inflation Reduction Act. He said such policies could bring about the “impoverishment” of Europe.
Apple Buying “Blood” Minerals
Blood minerals Growing demand for cobalt and copper to power so-called clean energy, including rechargeable batteries, has also led to forced evictions, sexual assault, arson, and beatings in eastern DRC, according to a 2023 Amnesty International Report.M23 currently controls large swathes of North Kivu and is encircling the provincial capital of Goma, where more than
The America Aid package to Ukraine
The latest American package to Ukraine will soon be felt on the front lines. Since funds began to dwindle in the autumn, shortages of crucial supplies, especially shells, have become ever more pressing. Russia has been firing five or more rounds for every one Ukraine sends the other way. The West’s goal is, rightly, a
Meta Shares goes down
Meta has been updating its ad-buying products with AI tools to boost earnings growth. It has also been introducing more AI features on its social media platforms such as chat assistants. Shares in Meta fell sharply after it announced higher than expected spending on artificial intelligence (AI). They went down more than 15% in after-hours