Month: September 2024
Relations between Iran and Iraq
Relations between Iran and Iraq, both Shiite-majority countries, have grown closer over the past two decades. Tehran is one of Iraq’s leading trade partners, and wields considerable political influence in Baghdad where its Iraqi allies dominate parliament and the current government. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian will visit neighbouring Iraq Pezeshkian will head a high-ranking Iranians delegation
Killing of three Israelis in Allenby Bridge Crossing
The Israeli-occupied West Bank has seen a surge of violence since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack out of Gaza triggered the war there. Israel has launched near-daily military arrest raids into dense Palestinian residential areas, and there has also been a rise in settler violence and Palestinian attacks on Israelis.The Allenby Bridge Crossing over the Jordan
Russian drone over Romania
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Romania has confirmed drone fragments on its territory on several occasions and as recently as July this year. The Romanian Defense Ministry strongly condemned the Russian attacks on Ukraine, calling them “unjustified and in serious contradiction with the norms of international law.” A Russian drone violated Romania’s airspace
Microsoft and Volkswagen collaboration
That’s the future of mobility envisioned by researchers at German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen, who see augmented reality as one of the key components of future mobility concepts. To get a little closer to that vision, Volkswagen collaborated with Microsoft to enable the HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset to be used in moving vehicles for the
Reimaging education with Microsoft Azure
Azure helps educational institutions modernize and grow with scalable cloud solutions. With a $20 billion investment in cybersecurity, Microsoft provides robust protection, including customized hardware, integrated controls, and defenses against threats like DDoS.In today’s rapidly evolving world, education is facing unprecedented challenges that require transformation. Microsoft plays a pivotal role in providing the tools and
Google to launch developer trial for digital ID
The Digital Credentials API is a platform for relying party websites to request the presentation of digital credentials like mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) from digital wallets. The announcement from Google also notes the eIDAS 2.0 regulations for accepting digital ID and credentials for online verifications. An origin trial is beginning on Chrome to enable Android
Redesigning Google Task Manager
Google Chrome is getting Parallel Process launching support on Windows, to show Save bookmarks to Google Account Prompt soon to users, and is adding toast notifications to Reading list.Desktop Chrome’s built-in feature, Task Manager, which displays and lets you control processes running in the browser, is getting a redesign after a long time.Just like the
Chrome Vulnerability
CERT-IN has highlighted the seriousness of these vulnerabilities and warned that attackers could exploit them by luring users to malicious websites. This type of attack, called drive-by downloading, happens when simply visiting a compromised webpage can infect your system without any additional user action. The flaws affect Chrome versions older than 128.0.6613.119/.120 on Windows and
Open Source AI models
A loose definition of open source could undermine consumer products and services that use those systems, giving companies a license to change how the system works and restrict access if necessary to protect their bottom line. The definition of open-source AI has been an ongoing matter of technical debate, which started well before OSI released
Elon Musk active satellites
The latest data from non-profit satellite tracker CelesTrak shows that SpaceX has 6,370 active Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit, with several hundred more inactive or deorbited. Elon Musk now controls nearly two thirds of all active satellites orbiting Earth following the launch of the 7,000th Starlink satellite this week. The internet satellite constellation, which is