Month: October 2024
Amazon, Google dueling nuclear investments
Nuclear energy is a climate solution in that its reactors don’t emit the planet-warming greenhouse gases that come from power plants that burn fossil fuels, such as oil, coal and gas. The demand for power is surging globally as buildings and vehicles electrify. People used more electricity than ever last year, placing strain on electric
Suspension of the right to asylum in Poland
Poland’s plan aims to signal that the country is not a source of easy asylum or visas into the EU. In many cases, irregular migrants apply for asylum in Poland, but before requests are processed, they travel across the EU’s no-visa travel zone to reach Germany or other countries in Western Europe. Germany recently expanded
Brazil Requests for extradition of Rioters from Argentina
Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ordered the extradition of Brazilian nationals currently in Argentina linked to an alleged 2023 coup attempt, the court’s press office said on Wednesday. The extradition request was initially brought up by Brazil’s federal police, according to two sources familiar with the matter. It is now with the
review of Intel products in China
The Cyber Security Association of China (CSAC) said in a WeChat post on Wednesday that Intel’s central processing units (CPUs) have shown multiple vulnerabilities in the past and that certain chip series from the firm caused video games to crash. A Chinese cybersecurity group has called for a review of Intel products sold on the
spectrum for satellite allocation in India
Musk had warned on Monday that satellite spectrum auctions “would be unprecedented”, citing long-standing ITU designations of shared satellite spectrum. The decision escalates the billionaire battle over India’s satellite internet market. Sunil Mittal, co-chair of Eutelsat and chair of Bharti Airtel, argued earlier on Tuesday that satellite companies serving urban areas should “take the telecom
Tha launch of first hard disks with eleven disks
The hard disks are getting tighter and tighter: whereas the high-capacity hard disks from Seagate, Toshiba and Western Digital used to have a maximum of ten disks, there are now eleven at least in the new drives from Western Digital.Hard disks are getting even thinner: Western Digital squeezes eleven disks into a standard hard disk
China and Russia’s cyber threat against the west
The growing collaboration between authoritarian governments and criminal hackers has alarmed national security officials and cybersecurity experts who say it represents the increasingly blurred lines between actions directed by Beijing or the Kremlin aimed at undermining rivals and the illicit activities of groups typically more interested in financial gain.Russia, China and Iran are increasingly relying
Cyber Security Threat and burnout
The nature of the cyberthreats has changed dramatically. Traditional threats like phishing and malware are still prevalent, but today’s attackers are leveraging cutting-edge technologies to launch more advanced, AI-driven assaults. The relentless pace and high stakes of cybersecurity have led to significant mental health challenges for chief information security officers and their teams. 93% of
Polluted European Waters
Under the EU’s Water Framework Directive, European rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and groundwaters were supposed to achieve ‘good chemical status’ by 2015. EEA reports that little progress has been made since 2010, with just 29 per cent of Europe’s surface water bodies achieving a good chemical status by 2021 – meaning they are not excessively
The Starship, a 400-behemouth demo
The Starship, a 400-foot behemouth composed of both a rocket and a vehicle, underwent its fifth uncrewed demonstration Sunday morning from a launch site in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas. And this time around, SpaceX founder Elon Musk upped the ante setting the goal of not only returning the 232-foot rocket booster to the launch