Zelensky sacks ambassador to United Kingdom
Earlier this month, Ben Wallace said he had warned Ukraine that its allies were “not Amazon”, saying Kyiv needed to show gratitude for weapons it received in order to persuade Western politicians to give more. Wallace’s remarks had stirred anger in Kyiv and he later said his words had been “somewhat misrepresented”. Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Zelenskyy calls Crimean bridge army target
On Monday, explosions on the Crimean bridge killed two civilians and damaged part of the bridge, which had only recently been fully reopened after being badly damaged in a similar attack in October. Traffic on the bridge linking Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula has been temporarily suspended, authorities reported. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said
Taiwan Semiconductor delays Arizona production
TSMC first announced plans to build a facility in Arizona in 2020, during the presidency of Donald Trump. In December last year, the firm said it would more than triple its investment in the project to $40bn . This marked one of the largest foreign investments in American history. Chipmaking giant Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) has
Cryptocurrency scam warning
Cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency designed to work as a medium of exchange. Action Fraud said as more people have invested their money in cryptocurrencies, criminals have capitalised on this as an opportunity to commit fraud.Police are warning people about the dangers of cryptocurrency scams,Staff at a bank in Cheltenham contacted police on
Apple Opposes surveillance-bill proposals in the United Kingdom
WhatsApp and Signal are among the platforms to have opposed a clause in the Online Safety Bill allowing the communications regulator to require companies to install technology to scan for child-abuse material in encrypted messaging apps and other services. Apple says it will remove services such as FaceTime and iMessage from the United Kingdom rather
Romania and other European countries to ban Ukraine grains
The EU in May allowed Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia to ban domestic sales of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seeds while permitting transit of such cargoes for export elsewhere. The ban is set to end on September 15. Romania, want a European Union ban on Ukrainian grain imports to be extended at
A man “cured” from HIV
Scientists think it will still take decades to develop an HIV cure. It’s considered unethical to do a stem cell transplant on someone who does not have cancer because the treatment is so toxic. HIV can also hide in non-replicating immune cells, even when the disease is suppressed by antiretrovirals. First diagnosed with HIV in
Tesla to “cut” prices lower
Tesla reported that its profit margin had fallen to the lowest level in four years. The company said its gross profit margin fell to 18.2% for the three months to the end of June, down from 26.2% for the same period last year. Earlier this year, Mr Musk said he believed pursuing higher sales, with
Netflix password crackdown boosts subscriptions
Netflix has been wrestling with a sharp slowdown in growth since the pandemic, as competition heats up, households grapple with rising costs and it reaches what analysts see as saturation point in some of its biggest markets. A burst of people signed up for Netflix this spring, after the streaming giant cracked down on password
The United Kingdom to Amend Online safety bill targeting tech companies
As end-to-end encrypted messages can only be read by the sender or recipient, critics suggest this means companies would need to scan messages before they are encrypted so called client-side scanning. This, they say, fundamentally undermines the privacy and security of encrypted messaging. Signal and WhatsApp had previously said they wouldn’t comply, and Apple also