Reduced investment on minerals
If the world is to decarbonise, it will need 6.5bn tonnes of metals between now and 2050 and not just lithium, cobalt and nickel, the much-talked-about battery metals, but steel, copper and aluminium, too. Because that output is several times greater than today’s capacity, producing it will require miners to invest more and dig faster.Mining
Valuation of Nvidia AI Chip company
Founded in 1993, Nvidia was originally known for making the type of computer chips that process graphics, particularly for computer games. Long before the AI revolution, it started adding features to its chips that it says help machine learning, investments that have helped it gain market share. The company, which became worth $1tn less than
Reddit to sell shares to the Public
In 2023, thousands of Reddit communities became inaccessible in protest at how the site was being run – in particular controversial charges for developers of third-party apps, which are used to browse the platform. Reddit users have been reacting with deep gloom to the firm saying it plans to sell shares to the public.The company
Ukraine war Stalemate
As of February 2024, the war has broadly reached a stalemate. And with political wrangling over funding the war intensifying, there appears no end in sight to this brutal and destructive conflict. So as the world ponders the last 24 months since hostilities began, it’s time to pause and reflect on some of the key
‘horrific human cost’ of war of Ukraine war
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says the damage caused by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine will be felt for generations. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk says Russia’s war in Ukraine has inflicted a terrible human cost, causing huge suffering for millions. The rights chief also called for full and unbiased investigations
Bionic limbs
Modern-day replacement arms and legs are made of silicone and carbon fibre, and increasingly they are bionic. The assistive devices landscape is littered with products that, while impressive, can cost many times an average yearly salary. That puts most devices out of reach for many disabled people who statistics show are more likely to be
Cyber Attacks differ in Intensity
Ransomeware attackers can encrypt the hypervisor – locking up multiple systems and programs in one go. In a situation where a hypervisor is running many programs critical to business operations, the impact is more significant and in some cases can actually impact the underlying infrastructure that the organisation would use to be able to get
Gmail is “shutting down”
Gmail is the world’s most popular email service, with more than 1.5bn active users worldwide, In 2023 alone, Google killed its Stadia gaming service, its Snapchat-like YouTube Stories feature, and it began closing old and inactive Gmail accounts. It has has announced plans to close Google Podcasts, though this functionality has effectively been supplanted by
Ukraine weighs unpopular plan in the war against Russia
Russia’s population is more than three times as large as Ukraine’s, and President Vladimir Putin has shown a willingness to force men to the front if not enough volunteers. The lack of soldiers isn’t Ukraine’s only predicament it is also desperate for Western military aid, which has been harder to come by as the war
Moscow Strategic goal in Ukraine
In order to achieve its overall strategic objective of Ukraine’s total subjugation, Moscow will try to cripple the country’s war effort along three fronts. First, Russia will continue to apply pressure along the entire front to drain Ukraine’s munitions and troop reserves. Ukraine would need to cede all of the territory already taken during the