Samsung Profits to fall
It is much less than the roughly 3.7 trillion won expected by technology industry analysts. Demand for electronic gadgets and the memory chips that go in them ramped up during Covid lockdowns as consumers bought new devices to use at home. However, memory chip prices dropped sharply last year. This was because of a build
The release of Apple Vision Pro headset
After years of rumours during development, the company revealed the headset in June 2023.But there have been issues since then,Apple has more than halved its production forecasts, dropping from an estimated one million units to 400,000 in 2024. Apple has announced its long-awaited Vision Pro headset will go on sale on 2 February in the
Accessing Google Accounts without a Password
Google authentification cookies allow users to access their accounts without constantly having to enter their login details, however the hackers found a way to retrieve these cookies in order to bypass two-factor authentication. The Google Chrome web browser, which is the world’s most popular with a market share greater than 60 per cent last year,
Sudan’s RSF Commander in Rwanda
Lt Gen Mohamed ‘Hemedti’ Dagalo, commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), arrived in the Rwandan capital Kigali on Friday, as part of an African tour that has taken him to Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, and South Africa.Earlier, Hemedti tweeted: “Today, I had the honour of meeting His Excellency the President of Rwanda as
Pope Francis: The urge to ban surrogacy
“Altruistic” surrogacy, whereby a woman gives birth to a baby on behalf of another woman or couple but no money changes hands, excluding for expenses, is legal in countries including Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK, Canada, Brazil and Colombia. In June 2022, the pope condemned surrogacy as an “inhuman” practice. In a speech dominated by
former Ukrainian Prisoners of wars taken to the battle field
Russian state-owned news outlet had previously reported that the Kremlin planned to deploy a battalion of former Ukrainian soldiers to fight for Moscow in October, stating that the men allegedly volunteered to fight for Moscow. Russia has officially deployed a battalion formed of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) to the frontline in Ukraine, further confirming
Apple starts making payment lawsuit over claims it deliberately slowed down certain iPhones in the US.
The US case dates back to December 2017, when Apple confirmed a long-held suspicion among phone owners by admitting it had deliberately slowed down some iPhones as they got older. It said that as batteries aged, their performance decreased, and so the “slowdown” lengthened the phones’ lifespan. Apple has begun making payments in a long-running
Resignation of Claudine Gay
Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University. Revelations of plagiarism in her academic work were first publicised weeks ago. The next day she resigned, a mere six months into her post the shortest tenure in Harvard’s history. She determined that this was in the university’s best interests. Plagiarism did for Ms Gay, a political scientist by
Worry over Taiwan Elections
Many in Washington worry that a clash over Taiwan looms, despite efforts by the American and Chinese presidents, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, to stabilise relations at a summit in November. China claims the island as its own, and America says Mr Xi has ordered the People’s Liberation Army to develop the means to invade
Binyamin Netanyahu’s war in Gaza
Since the slaughter of Israeli civilians by Hamas in October, Israel has had to rethink its long-standing security doctrine. That doctrine involved giving up on peace with the Palestinians, building walls and using technology to repel missile attacks and infiltrations. It didn’t work. The Palestinians were radicalised and the walls did not stop the atrocities