Month: January 2025
Microsoft Stocks future
As one of the most valuable companies in the world, the only thing investors focus on is what the stock will do over the coming years. Everyone knows Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and its best-known products, including the Windows operating system and Microsoft 365 suite of productivity apps, but its growing cloud computing platform, Azure, is
cybersecurity marketing
Cybersecurity is big business, and tech companies often sell their products based on fear. These campaigns are often rooted in what I call the technology vs. user cycle, a feedback loop that creates more problems than it solves.As users feel less secure, they are more likely to demand new technology to solve their problem, further
Global EV Battery Reuse and Recycling
The rise in EV adoption means that many batteries will soon need recycling. Efficient recycling recovers valuable materials like lithium, cobalt, and nickel, conserving resources and reducing environmental impact. The global EV battery reuse and recycling market focuses on lithium-ion, nickel-metal hydride, and lead-acid batteries. It discusses recycling methods, types of EVs (BEV, HEV, PHEV),
Alcohol consumption linked to cancer
Alcohol consumption has been named as the “third leading preventable cause of cancer” in the country, the advisory noted, with tobacco and obesity taking the top two spots. The advisory breaks down four different ways in which cancer can increase cancer risk. In one mechanism, the alcohol breaks down into a chemical called acetaldehyde, which
Russia military gear from Syria to Libya
Russian ships are preparing to transport military equipment from a naval base in Syria to Libya after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year. The flurry of movement comes around a month after the fall of Bashar Assad, the longtime ruler of Syria who was considered a close Russian ally. Assad’s ousting, following a
Damage of Finland under sea cables
The undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia was damaged on Dec. 25 along with four telecoms lines, and Finnish authorities boarded the tanker the following day on suspicion it had caused the damage by dragging its anchor along the seabed. Baltic Sea nations are on high alert after a string of outages of power
Apple Siri privacy lawsuit
Mobile device owners complained that Apple routinely recorded their private conversations after they activated Siri unintentionally, and disclosed these conversations to third parties such as advertisers. Apple agreed to pay $95 million in cash to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users’ privacy. The class period runs from
Deployment of Swarm drones Ukraine -Russia battlefield
Swarm technology enables multiple drones to function as a coordinated unit rather than as isolated entities. Managing even a small group of drones is challenging, and the complexity grows significantly with larger swarms. Future historians could potentially refer to the Russia-Ukraine War as the “Drone War” because of the pivotal role that drone technology has
The United Kingdom is developing a quantum clock
A quantum clock uses quantum mechanics the physics of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic scale to keep time with unprecedented accuracy by measuring energy fluctuations within atoms. A top-secret lab in the UK is developing the country’s first quantum clock to help the British military boost intelligence and reconnaissance operations. The clock
Pornhub pull out of Florida
Google searches for “vpn,” “virtual private network” and “browsers with vpn” surged in Florida after midnight, according to Google Trends. VPN services allow users to hide the location of their computer or mobile device, allowing them to see regionally-blocked material. As of Wednesday, Jan. 1, several major adult websites, including the world’s most popular one,