Tiktok mother company accused of helping Chinese government t spy of activists in Hong Kong
In May, Montana became the first US state to pass a sweeping ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform. The ban is due to take effect in January 2024. It will make it illegal for app stores to offer TikTok, but does not ban people who already have TikTok from using it. TikTok’s owner ByteDance has
Moving with AI technology
Interest in AI has mushroomed since chatbot ChatGPT burst on to the scene last November, amazing people with its ability to answer complex questions in a human-sounding way. It can do that because of the incredible computational power AI systems possess, which has caused deep unease.In May, AI industry leaders – including the heads of
Iran’s first hypersonic missile
Hypersonic missiles reach enormous speeds when they are launched. The high speed makes it difficult for air defence systems to detect incoming missiles in time. Moreover, such missiles can be launched not only from ramps, but also from aircraft. Iran unveiled on Tuesday the “Fattah,” the country’s first hypersonic missile, which can obtain speeds of
Showmax cyber attack
Streaming service Showmax has recently been targeted by hackers, who then published the subscribers’ login credentials on a fake website. The company recently released a statement on its website, stating that the clients’ details were compromised; however, the data was “not stolen” from Showmax. The company suggests that the hackers may have obtained the login
Pope Francis undergoes surgery
In 2021, Pope Francis spent 10 days in hospital after having a part of his colon removed, in a bid to address a painful bowel condition.The 86-year-old has faced a series of health issues in recent years, and uses a cane and a wheelchair due to a persistent knee ailment. Pope Francis will have surgery
Rheinmetall for rapid production as Ukraine war rages
The European Union has agreed on a plan to spend two billion euros ($2.1 billion) on artillery shells for Ukraine to try to get a million rounds of artillery ammunition to the country over twelve months. Kyiv had told the EU it needed 350,000 shells a month to support troops, saying its forces were having
Russia to sell off Zelensky’s holiday home
Sergey Aksyonov is the Russian-backed leader of Crimea and announced On May 21st the local legislature voted in favor of nationalizing several Ukrainian-owned properties. Russian officials recently announced that they were nationalizing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s holiday home on the Black Sea to raise money for the war effort. Askyonov added that one building in
The dam near Kherson in Ukraine destroyed amid Russian-Ukraine war
Ukrainian authorities have previously warned that the dam’s failure could unleash 18 million cubic meters (4.8 billion gallons) of water and flood Kherson and dozens of other areas where hundreds of thousands of people live. A total collapse in the dam would wash away much of the left bank and a severe drop in the
Saudi cuts its oil supply
Saudi Arabia, the dominant producer in the OPEC oil cartel, was one of several members that agreed on a surprise cut of 1.16 million barrels per day in April. The kingdom’s share was 500,000. That followed OPEC+ announcing in October that it would slash 2 million barrels per day, angering U.S. President Joe Biden by
Bitcoin reels as crypto exchange faces lawsuit
Binance is a Cayman Islands limited liability company founded by Zhao and the charges are familiar to practices uncovered after the collapse of the second largest cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, last year.The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao have been accused of misusing investor funds, operating as an unregistered exchange, and violating